Covid deaths and compensation: Rahul Gandhi opens new front against Modi govt for Parliament session

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has opened a new front to target the Narendra Modi government during the Winter Session of Parliament on the issue of deaths caused by Covid-19. Rahul Gandhi is likely to lead the Congress in Parliament in demanding compensation to each of the affected families. Sources in the Congress said…

“Some Covid Deaths In Andhra Pradesh Due To Insufficient Oxygen”: Centre

New Delhi:  An unspecified number of COVID-19 patients died due to “insufficient oxygen being available” at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati during the second wave, the centre told Parliament on Tuesday. Responding to a question from Telugu Desam Party MP K Ravindra Kumar, junior Health…

Australia Records One Of Its Youngest Covid Deaths Amid Sydney Outbreak

Sydney:  An Australian man in his 20s died at home of COVID-19 in Sydney, authorities said on Wednesday, one of the country’s youngest coronavirus deaths. The man, who was unvaccinated, was 13 days into home isolation after testing positive when his health deteriorated rapidly, authorities said, adding that…

“Fallacious”: Government On Report Of “Vastly Undercounted” Covid Deaths

New Delhi:  Refuting media reports that alleged India’s COVID-19 death count was “vastly undercounted”, the government on Thursday said the reports assume that all excess mortality figures are Covid deaths, which is not based on facts and totally fallacious. Given the robust and statute-based…