Delhi has reported more than 2.7 lakh of Covid cases so far (archive) New Delhi: The Additional District Magistrate of the Southwest District of Delhi has withdrawn an order that makes quarantine mandatory at Covid care facilities for infected people over 60 years of age. The order, issued on Sept. …
Read More »Covid reinfection cases are negligible at the moment, but the expert panel is examining: Vardhan
The Union minister was interacting with people on social media during the third episode of Sunday Samvaad, adding that the cases of people contracting the deadly virus a second time after being cured were negligible at this time and were being studied by a panel of experts from India. Council …
Read More »China is administering untested Covid-19 vaccines to thousands of essential workers, with unknown risks
An employee answers questions from the public near samples of a Covid-19 vaccine produced by CNBG, a subsidiary of Sinopharm, during a trade fair in Beijing on September 6, 2020 (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan). The world still lacks a proven coronavirus vaccine, but that hasn’t stopped Chinese officials …
Read More »ICMR Second Sero-Survey Shows Indians Far From Achieving Herd Immunity Against Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan | India News
NEW DELHI: The second ICMR sero-survey shows that the Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against coronavirus infection, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday, while underscoring the need to continue appropriate Covid behavior. He also emphasized that masks should be worn even in places of …
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 »Travelers From Dubai, UK Contributed Peak Covid-19 Imports To India: IIT | India News
NEW DELHI: Travelers from Dubai and the UK were the main sources of Covid-19 imports to India, according to an analytical study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi. According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, Covid-19 was induced into the …
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 »Nearly 89,000 cases bring India’s Covid-19 count closer to the 6 million mark and death toll to 94,503
India recorded 88,600 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the past 24 hours, bringing the national count closer to six million. According to the Union Ministry of Health on Sunday, the number of active cases in the country amounts to 9.56,402, while 49,41,627 patients have been cured / …
Read More »With a tweet about the Covid-19 vaccine, Rahul Gandhi mocks the Prime Minister’s ‘Mann ki Baat’
Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the government on Sunday about its strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in India. On Twitter, he also mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will celebrate his Mann ki Baat today. “It is a justified question, but how long will India wait for the …
Read More »Coronavirus LIVE Updates: No Navratri Mahotsav This Year, Gujarat CM Announces; BJP leader Uma Bharti tests positive
The global death toll from Covid-19 could double to 2 million before a successful coronavirus vaccine is widely used and could be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemic, the World Health Organization said. “Unless we do it all, (2 million deaths) … not only imaginable, but sadly …
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