Amidst the sharp rise in COVID cases in Delhi, patients are struggling to find beds in hospitals. The Arvind Kejriwal-led government on Tuesday declared 14 private hospitals in the city as 'full COVID-19' facilities and directed 19 other private hospitals to reserve at least 80 per cent of their ICU beds for COVID-related treatment. Also, in order to meet the increased demand for manpower, the government has decided to engage AYUSH students currently in their fourth and fifth years as interns. Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday had said that the Delhi government does not wish to impose a lockdown unless beds go unavailable for serious patients. Watch the video for more.Also Read: COVID-19 vaccination: Kejriwal urges Centre to treat journalists as frontline workers

Kejriwal said journalists are reporting from most adverse situations and they should be treated as frontline workers and allowed vaccination on priority.

Addressing a virtual press briefing on April 13, Dmitriev said its vaccine partnership covers 20 producers in 10 countries including Korea, China and India

The company has got permission from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to import the vaccine. Reddy's is also going to tap domestically contract manufactured vaccines as and when companies are allowed to start commercial manufacturing in India

COVID-19 update in India: Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi are the ten states that account for 82.04 per cent of the fresh coronavirus infections in the country

Rahul Gandhi tweeted, citing Mahatma Gandhi's quote: 'First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win'. He also tagged a media report, saying the Centre has fast-tracked emergency approval for foreign-produced jabs.

Coronavirus vaccination: After taking the first shot, the vaccine beneficiary will receive a message on his/her registered mobile number about the link to download the vaccination certificate

India's daily new cases continue to rise and a record 1,84,372 fresh coronavirus cases were registered in a span of 24 hours

Moreover, over 6 lakh devotees have arrived to participate in the Baisakhi snan which considered as the biggest of all the snans at the Kumbh mela

Most Asia-Pacific share indexes followed Wall Street higher, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng leading gains in the region, while benchmark US Treasury yields continued their decline, marking a fresh three-week low

\"It is an investigational drug. Its role has been clearly defined in the clinical management protocol. There is no question of the use of Remdesivir in home settings,\" said NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul

COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years and those aged 45 and above with specified comorbid conditions in India

A total of 82,339 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours. As of April 14, India's total case tally stands at 1.38 crore; total recoveries 1.2 crore; active cases 13.6 lakh; and 1.72 lakh patients have died

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government will not go for lockdowns as they don't want to arrest the economy

The Johnson & Johnson pause, which regulators say they hope to resolve within days, comes on the heels of production issues at the Baltimore plant that produces the J&J vaccine

The bloc is seeking the new supply deal with the two companies for up to 1.8 billion vaccines, of which is 900 million optional, to be delivered in 2022 and 2023

The rollout of vaccines in January did bring back the confidence of travellers in India, but the optimism was short-lived as the second wave swept across the globe at a faster pace

The government has not started with the vaccination of people under the age of 45 yet, but whenever it'll start, another 4 months will be required to cover them at the present rate of vaccination

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, in a joint statement on Tuesday, said it was probing clots in six women in the days after vaccination, in combination with reduced platelet counts

Warning that the pandemic is a long way from over, Ghebreyesus said the world has many reasons for optimism