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Uttar Pradesh records highest single-day rise of 298 Covid deaths

Death toll rose to 12,241

Coronavirus: Uttar Pradesh govt extends weekend lockdown to Mondays

All shops and establishments will now remain closed between Friday 8 pm and Tuesday 7 am

BJP MLA Sharad Awasthi drives off with oxygen cylinders amidst crisis in UP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sharad Awasthi is among those who use their power to get favours while the common man battles for life

Polling begins for fourth, final phase of Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections

Voting in the fourth and final phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday amid concerns over Covid surge.

UP records highest single-day rise of 266 Covid deaths, 29,824 new cases

Case tally at 11,82,848.

FIR against private Covid-19 panel hospital in UP's Kanpur for overbilling

The Kanpur district administration has lodged an FIR against a private Covid panel hospital for overbilling

Allahabad HC issues notice to UPSEC over death of 135 teachers on poll duty

The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to UPSEC, seeking an explanation on why it failed to check non-compliance of Covid guidelines during multiple phases of panchayat elections

SC asks UP govt to file medical report of journalist Siddique Kappan

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file a medical report of journalist Siddique Kappan and adjourned the matter for further hearing till Wednesday

UP govt mulls to rope in retd doctors, para-medical staff to fight Covid-19

To fight against coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said retired doctors and para-medical staff can be roped in to increase manpower in hospitals

Mukhtar Ansari tests positive for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Banda jail

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who was recently shifted from a Punjab Jail to isolation barrack in the District Jail in Uttar Pradesh's Banda, has tested positive for Covid-19

Covid-19: Oxygen Express train reaches UP's Lucknow from Jharkhand's Bokaro

In a big respite to cope up with the oxygen shortage in Uttar Pradesh, Indian Railway's 'Oxygen Express', carrying oxygen tankers, reached Lucknow from Jharkhand's Bokaro on Monday morning.Uttar Pradesh is currently witnessing a surge in cases. As per the union health ministry, currently, there are 2,97,616 active cases in the state.The Indian Railways is running 'Oxygen Express' trains and will continue to run them over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country. Roll-on-roll-off trucks are being transported on flat wagons by the trains for a quick supply of medical oxygen.The first Oxygen Express train, that left Visakhapatnam on Thursday, arrived in Maharashtra's Nagpur Friday evening with seven tankers carrying the life-saving medical gas.The central government has also restricted the use of liquid oxygen for non-medical purposes with immediate effect with the ministry of home affairs announcing that the use of liquid oxygen will ..

Uttar Pradesh: Agra face grim situation as healthcare infra overstressed

The alarming surge in the number of fresh Covid-19 cases in Agra has pushed the city's medical infrastructure close to a virtual collapse

Polling begins for third phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections

Voting for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections began on Monday following Covid-19 protocols.

Uttar Pradesh govt orders 5 million doses each of Covisheild and Covaxin

To ensure availability of adequate doses of Covid-19 vaccine in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has ordered 5 million doses of Covishield and Covaxin each from manufacturing companies

Oxygen Express with three tankers of medical O2 arrives in Uttar Pradesh

An Oxygen Express train carrying three tankers of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning via a green corridor as the state battled a surge in Covid-19 cases

Covid: With 223 deaths, UP sees biggest 1-day toll; record 38,055 new cases

Of the latest fatalities due to Covid-19, Lucknow recorded a maximum of 42, followed by Prayagraj, which recorded 15 deaths

UP records highest single-day spike of 37,238 Covid cases, sees 196 deaths

The total infection tally in the state is now 10,13,370 and death toll at 10,737

Uttar Pradesh: Prescription now mandatory to buy, refill oxygen cylinders

The Uttar Pradesh government has now made a doctor's prescription mandatory for buying oxygen or refilling cylinders

Oxygen crisis: Hospital in Varanasi shifts 9 patients to BHU Trauma Centre

As many as nine Covid-19 patients were shifted to the BHU Trauma Centre in Uttar Pradesh Varanasi on Thursday due to the lack of liquid medical oxygen at a private hospital

Facing backlash, UP govt revises Covid-19 patients admission policy

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday revised its order enabling admission of Covid-19 patients in private hospitals with referral of the Integrated Covid Command Center after facing criticism