Covid 19 In India
Covid 19 In India News
India reports 2,628 COVID-19 cases in a day, 18 deaths; positivity rate at 0.58%
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,26,04,881, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22 per cent
Modi@8: Work in progress on economic front as government sets a 25-year template
The eight years of the Modi government is work in progress, not work completed. The broad reform agenda sets the template for India in the next 25 years, for 2047 or 2050
Health
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan writes to states, UTs over surge in COVID-19 cases
The ministry advised ensuring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible populations including the primary vaccination as well administration of precaution doses
People should get tested, mask mandate be brought back: Doctors on COVID-19 situation in Delhi
The National Capital's COVID-19 tally increased to 18,68,033 on Saturday while the death toll stood at 26,160
XE variant of COVID-19 not more severe than Omicron, says top virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang
XE is a combination or recombinant of both sub-variants (BA.1 and BA.2) of Omicron and could be more transmissible than any COVID-19 strain, according to the WHO
Exercise increased caution while travelling to India, says new US travel advisory
However, its view on Jammu and Kashmir and the Indo-Pak border remains the same, where it is asking its citizens not to travel.
US relaxes COVID travel rating for India from Level 3 to Level 1: What does it mean for travellers
As per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Level 1 is a low-risk category. However, flyers have been requested to be fully vaccinated
Novovax’s COVID-19 vaccine gets authorisation for 12-17 age group in India: What you should know about Covovax
The protein-based vaccine, which is about 90 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic coronavirus, received emergency-use approval from the Drugs Controller General of India
COVID-19: Future waves unlikely to have serious impact in India, say experts
Some of them even said that the government should consider relaxing the mask mandate as the daily COVID-19 cases and deaths have remained low for a while
India’s agricultural exports rose remarkably despite COVID-19, may cross $50 bn in 21-22
This year, the country is also expected to witness the highest ever exports of meat, marine products and rice, with around 50 per cent share of rice exports in the world market
Active COVID-19 cases in India dip to 85,680, stand at 0.20% of total infections
A reduction of 6,792 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
India may see fourth COVID wave around 22 June: IIT Kanpur study
The researchers noted that there is always a fair chance that a possible new variant of coronavirus may have an intense impact on the whole analysis.
India's services sector activity slips further in January 2022; business confidence hits 6-month low
According to survey participants, demand was restricted by the fast spread of the Omicron variant and the reinstatement of curfews in parts of the country
India reports over 2.09 lakh COVID-19 cases, 959 deaths in 24 hours; daily positivity recorded at 15.77%
The number of people who have recuperated from COVID-19 increased to 3,89,76,122, the health ministry said
Omicron-driven surge in ten states a cause for worry, warns Centre
'Most of the cases were concentrated in ten states including Karnataka, Kerala and Gujarat, where over 90 per cent of patients had mild symptoms,' said officials
How conditional market authorisation to Covishield and Covaxin will change India’s COVID-19 vaccine drive
Highly-placed sources have said that the conditional market authorisation will now allow the two vaccines to be made available at private hospitals and clinics at pre-decided costs
Health
Those unvaccinated can have a severe form of COVID-19 after Omicron infection, says WHO expert amid rising cases
Maria van Kerkhove, the health agency's technical lead on coronavirus, said that the surge of infections across the world is putting a significant burden on health care systems which are already severely overburdened
COVD-19: Masks not recommended for children under five years, says health ministry in revised guidelines
The guidelines were reviewed by a group of experts in view of the current surge that is mainly attributed to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which is also a variant of concern
Closing schools should be the last resort in view of COVID-19: World Bank Education Director
He also asserted that it does not make sense from public-policy perspective to wait till children are vaccinated as there is 'no science' behind it
Karnataka Congress temporarily halts Mekedatu padayatra after leaders test COVID positive
Several party leaders including Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, who had attended the inaugural of the padayatra on 9 January, 2022, have tested positive for COVID