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- India on Wednesday recorded the highest-ever one-day rise in the number of COVID-19 deaths for any country as 4,529 people died due to the virus in the last 24 hours.
- Delhi government increased the number of COVID-19 vaccination centres by 153 for those aged 45 and above, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi Marlena said.
- Out of the 1.3 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Jammu and Kashmir in 10 days, 1.16 lakh doses were used in Jammu alone and the Kashmir region got only 11% of the vaccines.
- BSF arrested a Pakistani national and foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba, officials said.
- Remdesivir may be dropped from COVID-19 treatment as there is no evidence of its effectiveness in treating COVID-19 patients, Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Chairperson Dr DS Rana said. “
- The Tamil Nadu government will begin COVID-19 vaccination for people in the 18-44 age group from May 20 as it has received nine lakh doses of vaccines from the Centre, Health Minister M Subramanian said.
- Police busted a prostitution racket operating out of a house in Greater Noida and arrested six persons, including three women. One of the accused women lived as a tenant in the house, police said.
- Adani Green Energy has signed definitive agreements for 100% acquisition of SB Energy’s 5 GW India renewable power portfolio for an enterprise value of $3.5 billion (nearly ₹26,000 crore).
- SBI Chief Economist Soumya Kanti Ghosh said that people spent an additional ₹70,000 crore on healthcare in the last couple of months.
- On Tuesday, Google announced the launch of its subscription and licensing programme for publishers called News Showcase in India.
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