India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) count increased to 6,394,068 after 81,484 new infections and 1,095 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, data from the Union Ministry of Health showed on Friday . The number of active cases of the coronavirus disease stands at 942,217, as India maintained its trend …
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20 applicants for civil service had addressed the Supreme Court during the examination. New Delhi: The civil service exam scheduled for October 4 cannot be postponed due to the coronavirus crisis, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) told the Supreme Court today. The high court was hearing a request to …
Read More »Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Covid reinfection: “Under serious investigation”
There are several cases of reinfection around the world, not just in India: Harsh Vardhan (Archive) New Delhi: India is seriously examining all emerging aspects of the novel coronavirus, which has so far affected nearly 60 lakh people in the country, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said today, while …
Read More »India’s coronavirus count is approaching 60 lakh-mark, 88,600 new cases, 1,124 deaths in one day; 49.4 lakh patients have recovered
Coronavirus cases in India close to 60 lakh-mark, 88,600 new cases, 1,124 deaths in one day. New Delhi: India recorded 88,600 new coronavirus cases with 1,124 deaths in the past 24 hours as its coronavirus count approached the 60 lakh mark, COVID-19 data from the Ministry of Health shows. With …
Read More »Why Kerala could re-enter the top 10 states soon
Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: September 26, 2020 12:40:41 pm A Covid hospital built by Tata Group in Kasaragod in Kerala. It was handed over to the state government on September 10. Coronavirus cases in India: With more than 18,000 new cases detected …
Read More »Hope in numbers: Active Covid cases on the decline, R-value now below 1
Written by Amitabh Sinha | Pune | Updated: September 25, 2020 7:25:59 am A health worker taking off PPE after finishing the collection of the covid test sample at Taluka’s office in Detroj village, Ahmedabad district. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran) As India’s coronavirus numbers continue to grow, some promising …
Read More »India Coronavirus Tracker: Statewide Active Covid-19 Cases, Deaths, Recovery Rate
Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: September 24, 2020 7:23:13 pm Health workers rest while waiting to collect nasal swab samples for COVID-19 in Hyderabad (AP) Coronavirus cases in India: In keeping with the national trend, the states with the five highest coronavirus cases …
Read More »Daily recoveries exceed daily new cases during the sixth day, as 87,374 recover from covid-19
With the single-day peak of 86,508 new positive covid-19 cases, India has reported a total of 5,732,519 cases, the Union Health Ministry said in a bulletin. New recoveries in India have outpaced new cases for six consecutive days With this latest increase, the count of covid-19 cases stands at 5,732,519 …
Read More »‘Need to assess whether local closures are effective in containing Covid-19’: PM Modi to states
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 23, 2020 10:39:42 pm Prime Minister Modi was interacting with the chief ministers of the states (Source: Twitter / BJP4India). Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked states to assess whether local one- or two-day closures were effective in containing …
Read More »Saudi Arabia suspends flights to and from India due to increase in covid-19 cases
Saudi Arabia has suspended travel to and from India, Brazil and Argentina due to the growing number of positive COVID-19 cases, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GACA), the country’s civil aviation regulator, said on Wednesday in a note to the airlines. According to the GACA note, no person who has …
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