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Why India is facing an oxygen crisis as Covid-19 cases surge

Why India is facing an oxygen crisis as Covid-19 cases surge

REUTERS 2021-04-25 13:43:40

By air, by train and by road, India is scrambling to move large quantities of medical oxygen to hospitals in its capital New Delhi and other areas hit hard by a record surge of Covid-19. ARE HOSPITAL...

At least 27 killed in fire at Baghdad Covid hospital

At least 27 killed in fire at Baghdad Covid hospital

-- 2021-04-25 09:49:54

At least 27 people were killed and 46 injured in a fire on Saturday at a hospital in southeastern Baghdad that had been equipped to house COVID-19 patients, medical sources at three nearby hospitals s...

India exempts customs duty on vaccines, oxygen for three months

India exempts customs duty on vaccines, oxygen for three months

-- 2021-04-24 21:00:55

Amid a massive oxygen crisis across the nation, the Indian central government on Saturday decided to waive off the customs duty and health cess on import of oxygen and oxygen-related equipment for thr...

ASEAN leaders reach consensus on ending Myanmar crisis

ASEAN leaders reach consensus on ending Myanmar crisis

-- 2021-04-24 19:53:36

Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation, including halting the killing of civilian protesters and acc...

Indian hospitals turn away patients in COVID-19 ‘tsunami’

Indian hospitals turn away patients in COVID-19 ‘tsunami’

Reuters 2021-04-24 19:24:16

Overwhelmed hospitals in India begged for oxygen supplies on Saturday as the country’s coronavirus infections soared again overnight in a “tsunami” of disease, setting a new world re...

Cambodia closes markets to curb COVID-19, thousands plead for food

Cambodia closes markets to curb COVID-19, thousands plead for food

REUTERS 2021-04-24 18:12:05

Cambodia closed all markets in the capital Phnom Penh on Saturday to contain a spike in coronavirus infections as thousands of families plead for food during a two-week lockdown. The Southeast Asian...

Iran bans flights from India, Pakistan

Iran bans flights from India, Pakistan

AP 2021-04-24 17:39:15

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency is reporting the country’s civil aviation agency has banned all flights to and from India and Pakistan because of the dramatic surge in coronavirus cases...

53 Indonesian sailors feared dead as rescuers find debris of missing submarine

53 Indonesian sailors feared dead as rescuers find debris of missing submarine

-- 2021-04-24 16:48:54

Indonesian searchers have recovered debris believed to be from the missing submarine lost in the Bali Sea on Wednesday, the country’s military chief said on Saturday Hopes for the 53 crew are d...

ASEAN leaders discuss Myanmar crisis with junta chief

ASEAN leaders discuss Myanmar crisis with junta chief

-- 2021-04-24 16:38:40

Southeast Asian leaders began a crisis meeting on Myanmar on Saturday aiming to persuade Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who led the military takeover that sparked turmoil in his country, to forge a...

At least eight die in glacier avalanche in India's Himalayan state

At least eight die in glacier avalanche in India's Himalayan state

Reuters 2021-04-24 15:47:43

At least eight people died and 384 were rescued after a glacier broke triggering an avalanche close to the Indo-China border in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday, a government official said....

India Covid-19 patients suffocate from low oxygen amid surge

India Covid-19 patients suffocate from low oxygen amid surge

AP 2021-04-24 15:28:24

In this April 23, 2021, file photo, Health workers carry a patient after a fire in Vijay Vallabh COVID-19 hospital at Virar, near Mumbai, India. India is battling the world’s fastest pace of spr...

Myanmar junta leader arrives in Jakarta for ASEAN crisis summit

Myanmar junta leader arrives in Jakarta for ASEAN crisis summit

-- 2021-04-24 15:27:11

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s junta chief, arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for a summit of Southeast Asian leaders centred on the crisis in his country, video footage released by the...

Hope fades for Indonesian missing submarine

Hope fades for Indonesian missing submarine

REUTERS 2021-04-24 15:09:51

The United States is deploying a P-8 Poseidon aircraft to assist in the search and rescue operation for a missing Indonesian navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea, as hopes fade for the 53 crew which ar...

India's daily virus cases climb to new world record

India's daily virus cases climb to new world record

Reuters 2021-04-24 14:25:31

India's coronavirus infections rose by 346,786 overnight, the health ministry said on Saturday, setting a new world record for the third consecutive day, as overwhelmed hospitals in the densely-popula...

25 Covid patients die in Delhi hospital due to oxygen shortage

25 Covid patients die in Delhi hospital due to oxygen shortage

-- 2021-04-24 14:13:38

The oxygen crisis in the Indian capital is escalating by the day. At least 25 Covid patients on life support have died at a leading Delhi hospital due to a shortage of oxygen. Jaipur Golden Hospital,...

Can the Saudis' oil money help him save the planet?

Can the Saudis' oil money help him save the planet?

Reuters 2021-04-24 11:15:59

Spanish biologist Carlos Duarte had been at a Saudi royal palace until three o'clock in the morning, waiting for the country's most powerful man. Finally in his hotel room, Duarte awoke hours later a...

J&J COVID-19 vaccine expected to be imported to India by July

J&J COVID-19 vaccine expected to be imported to India by July

REUTERS 2021-04-23 18:15:25

Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be imported to India for "fill and finish" by June or July, financial daily Mint reported on Friday, citing ANI. Fill and finish is...

At least 130 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean

At least 130 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean

-- 2021-04-23 16:09:42

A search in the Mediterranean Sea for boats packed with migrants has found ten bodies floating near a capsized rubber boat that was believed to have been carrying 130 people, the French humanitarian o...

Oxygen gets armed escort in India as supplies run low in COVID crisis

Oxygen gets armed escort in India as supplies run low in COVID crisis

-- 2021-04-23 15:36:05

Sirens wailing, a police convoy escorting a tanker carrying oxygen reached a hospital in India's capital just in time, to the huge relief of doctors and relatives of COVID-19 patients counting on the...

Indonesia to restrict foreign travellers from India over coronavirus strains

Indonesia to restrict foreign travellers from India over coronavirus strains

REUTERS 2021-04-23 15:08:47

Indonesia will stop issuing visas for foreigners who have been in India in the past 14 days to prevent the spread of different coronavirus strains, a government minister said on Friday. India is faci...

Covid reaches world's tallest peak as climber tests positive

Covid reaches world's tallest peak as climber tests positive

-- 2021-04-23 14:46:15

At least one climber on Mount Everest has tested positive for Covid-19, just weeks after the world's tallest peak reopened to climbers following a year of closure. Norwegian climber Erlend Ness w...

India sets yet another world record for daily virus cases

India sets yet another world record for daily virus cases

Reuters 2021-04-23 12:27:54

India reported the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for the second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it struggles with a health system overwhelmed by patients and plagued...

China hopes ASEAN summit helps with Myanmar 'soft landing'

China hopes ASEAN summit helps with Myanmar 'soft landing'

Reuters 2021-04-23 11:41:31

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday that China hoped the upcoming ASEAN summit on member Myanmar would pave the way for a "soft landing". The in-person summit in Jakarta on Saturday is...

Ramadan sees Israeli police and Palestinians face off in Jerusalem

Ramadan sees Israeli police and Palestinians face off in Jerusalem

-- 2021-04-22 21:13:17

Nightly clashes and other violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem during Ramadan have laid bare simmering tensions in the holy city, reports Reuters. Palestinians have clashe...

Singapore to block arrivals from India due to coronavirus wave

Singapore to block arrivals from India due to coronavirus wave

Reuters 2021-04-22 17:45:33

Singapore health ministry said on Thursday it will not allow entry to long-term visa holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history to India, which is battling a second wave of COVID-19 in...

Plastic pollution: Oil, gas industries plan to ramp up production in the coming years

Plastic pollution: Oil, gas industries plan to ramp up production in the coming years

SM Najmus Sakib 2021-04-22 17:29:49

Asia-focused overview of the plastic pollution crisis said the oil and gas industries will ramp up plastic production in the coming years raising fears of possible ‘plastic pandemic’ among...

Singapore quarantines over 1,100 migrant workers

Singapore quarantines over 1,100 migrant workers

Reuters 2021-04-22 15:11:46

Singapore is quarantining more than 1,100 migrant workers after about a dozen Covid-19 cases were found in a dormitory and was investigating the possibility of re-infections among those who had recove...

Australia cancels state deals on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Australia cancels state deals on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Reuters 2021-04-22 13:33:38

Australia said a decision to cancel two accords between Victoria state and China on the Belt and Road Initiative was taken to ensure consistency in foreign relations and was not aimed at any count...

China administers 200m doses of Covid vaccine domestically

China administers 200m doses of Covid vaccine domestically

-- 2021-04-22 12:01:57

Around 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far inside China, with an emphasis on front-line workers, university students and people living in border areas, health officials...

Millions face hunger as Myanmar crisis worsens: UN

Millions face hunger as Myanmar crisis worsens: UN

REUTERS 2021-04-22 11:34:02

Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup and deepening financial crisis with millions more people expected to go hungry in coming months, the United Nations said o...