The railways has decided to run 200 non-airconditioned passenger trains from June 1 in addition to the Shramik Special and 15 other AC trains already running. Meanwhile, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan will become the next chairman of the 34-member WHO executive board.
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The total number of coronavirus cases in the country crossed the 50,000-mark with 3,587 fresh cases. Meanwhile, the Centre slammed the West Bengal government for being lax in dealing with the pandemic.
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The number of coronavirus infections in the country has crossed 42,000 with 2,806 new cases and the death toll is now approaching 1,400 with 58 new deaths. Meanwhile, the US said there was “enormous evidence” that showed Covid-19 came from a Chinese lab.
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The National Health Mission said 45 people have died until July 3 since the outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in Assam. The affected areas include the upper Assam districts of Jorhat, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur and lower Assam district of Kamrup.
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Nitish Kumar visited Muzzaffarpur district for the first time since an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome 17 days ago and was met by a crowd of angry parents and protesters chanting “wapas jao (go back)”.
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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she has accepted all demands made by the striking doctors and asked them to return to work immediately. This comes after the striking doctors refused to meet Banerjee at her office.
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After the doctors’ strike that started from Kolkata’s Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital following assault of junior doctors by the family members of a patient who died, junior doctors in several states boycotted work affecting medical services.
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