Is India heading for second wave of Covid?
With several States reporting a daily surge in Coronavirus numbers, there is increased speculation that India might be heading for a second wave. Continue Reading
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Is India’s second wave of Covid-19 setting in?
Just when the country thought the worst was over, India seems to be experiencing a second wave of the Covid infection, with active cases increasing by the day. Continue Reading
Expert panel okays Covishield, puts Covaxin on hold
In a huge step towards controlling the spread of the Coronavirus, India on Friday saw an expert panel clearing the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, even as a dry run of the inoculation programme is to be carried out in the country today. Continue Reading
Editorial: Countries and cases
South Korea’s Health Minister said Monday that the Seoul metropolitan area is now a Covid-19 war zone, as the country reported another 615 new infections and the virus appeared to be spreading faster. Continue Reading
India had estimated 74 mn corona cases by August: Report
Around seven per cent of India’s population aged ten and above was exposed to SARS-CoV-2, amounting to an estimated 74.3 million infections by August, with the seroprevalence being highest in urban slum areas followed by urban non-slum and rural areas, as per the findings of ICMR’s second national serosurvey. Continue Reading
Covid: Centre rushes high level teams to UP, HP, Punjab
The Union government has decided to depute high level Central Teams to Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to support the States in Covid response and management. Continue Reading
Difference between recovered and active Coronavirus cases increases in India
India has reported less than 50,000 daily new cases in the last 24 hours with 45,674 persons having tested positive for Covid-19. New daily cases have been trending downward since 15 October, according to Union Health Ministry. Continue Reading
Sharpest weekly drop in India’s Covid cases, recovery rate crosses 90%
Fresh Covid-19 infections recorded last week (19-25 October) in India were nearly 16 per cent less than the previous week’s tally while deaths from the virus fell by 19 per cent during this period. Continue Reading
India’s Covid-19 doubling time is now nearly 73 days
India is reporting an increase in the Covid-19 recoveries and a persistent decline in the percentage active cases. As a result, the doubling time of the infection has sharply improved. It is now almost 73 days (72.8 days). Continue Reading
India conducts 14 lakh Covid-19 tests in 24 hours
The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare today said India has managed to conduct 13.80 lakh tests in the past 24 hours. Continue Reading