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The DMK won 133 seats out of the 234 Assembly segments and together with its allies including Congress emerged victorious in 159 constituencies.

The bench asked why the state was still not prepared despite combating the pandemic for more than a year, and reminded the government about predictions of a third wave.

In view of the deadly second wave and to avoid more such outbreaks, India needed to scale up its vaccination process on the 43 lakh-mark achieved on April 5.

Chawla said his heart breaks every time he hears his son ask for his mother but he can't tell him anything since he is too young to understand the enormity of the loss.

The government was also working on increasing vaccination centres across Maharashtra, he said after a discussion with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

The state government said this in the Court when it considered a plea alleging that private hospitals and testing centres were charging high bills to "exploit the pandemic situation and fear of people in the society."

Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur said children getting orphaned due to Covid- 19 was becoming a social problem, adding that the state government would ensure they are nurtured, get protection as well as education.

Generally, patients who are cured of Covid and suffer from diabetes, have undergone organ transplantation or on cancer drugs are more prone to deadly fungi.

Kadri had died on Sunday at 3am and thousands of people had gathered to take part in his funeral. A team has also been formed to evaluate the video and take strict action against violators.

The one-time beggars, who were picked by the Rajasthan Police, are now responsible to serve food to over 4000 covid-19 patients in Jaipur.

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The CM also called for rationalising prices of medical oxygen, beds, ventilators, among others, in private hospitals.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao instructed medics to be paid respectable salaries as the state should suitably recognise their valuable services amid crisis.

Prasad urged supporters to rise to the occasion when the pandemic "has reached our farthest villages".

The government also capped the permissible number of guests at a wedding to 25, from the previous 50 guests, with effect from Sunday itself.

More than 100 national-level shooters are involved in the campaign to ensure a seamless supply of oxygen to hospitals and medical facilities to fight against coronavirus.