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Students whose exams have been postponed have been asked to vacate hostels. Entry of visitors has been restricted to the campus

Reliving some of the torrid experiences in the past week, Network 18's Chief Executive Producer, Rajen Garabadu says never in his living memory has he felt so helpless.

A missing Indonesian submarine carrying 53 people is believed to have sunk in the Bali Sea after search teams found debris floating around the vessel's last location, a navy official said.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 14,08,02,794, according to a provisional report at 8 pm.

Stationed at the many state-run hospitals in and around the city, these volunteers worked as attendants and helped the doctors and nurses in treating the patients.

Serum Institute of India (SII), which manufactures AstraZeneca's vaccine Covishield at its Pune facility, earlier this week announced a price of Rs 600 per dose and at Rs 400 for state governments and any new contract by the central government.

Shops selling essential items were allowed to open from 6 am till 10 am when people flocked to make urgent purchases.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also confer the National Panchayat Awards 2021 on the occasion

To boost oxygen supply, the Centre also decided to immediately install DRDO-Tata Sons oxygen generation plants.

Sonu Sood arranged for the patient to be airlifted to Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, for a treatment called ECMO.

The city has reported around 2,100 deaths due to the deadly virus in the last 11 days.

The campaigning for the seventh phase ended 72 hours before the polling on April 26.

The decision came a day after the Indian Navy deployed a deep submergence rescue vessel (DSRV) to support the Indonesian Navy's search and rescue mission for the missing submarine.

The British Prime Minister recently cancelled his visit to India in view of the surge in coronavirus cases in the country.

Meanwhile, the hospital management and the district administration denied the allegations. The police have, however, launched a probe into the incident.

India is grappling worsening coronavirus situation, with rising cases and dwindling healthcare infrastructure.