Ahmedabad: CCTV footage of the fire that broke out in the COVID-19 ward of Vadodara’s SSG hospital posted by Ahmedabad Mirror on Tuesday indicates that the fire may have started with a Dhaman-1 ventilator.

The country is besieged by a host of issues that need immediate attention. China is waiting to strike at the border. The spectre of a war is looming large. The country has been defeated in the Corona war and finds itself exhausted. The lockdown has not only destroyed the country’s economy but also left people struggling with issues of life and death. 

 The United Nations independent expert on poverty has warned that the worst impacts from the coronavirus pandemic on poverty are yet to come, and that measures taken by governments to protect people so far have been insufficient.

A special court in Mumbai on Friday denied bail to Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik, arrested by the NCB in connection with a drugs-related case pertaining to the death of filmstar Sushant Singh Rajput.

The much-awaited findings of the first national serosurvey conducted by the ICMR, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, indicate that 0.73 per cent adults in India were exposed to SARS-CoV-2 amounting to a total of 6.4 million infections by early May.

India's COVID-19 caseload sprinted past 45 lakh and the death toll climbed to 76,271 with a record 96,551 infections and 1,209 fatalities being reported in a day, while the recoveries crossed 35 lakh on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

Honouring Dr Taha Mateen of 'Mercy Angels' with Kempegowda Award in recognition of the efforts to ensure dignified last rites for persons who died from Covid-19, the BBMP has blundered by removing him from the list of awardees.

The heavy rainfall accompanied by stormy weather which began on Thursday evening has continued into Friday in the city. Amid this weather, a few disastrous incidents have been reported.