Paresh Rawal shared this photo in early March (courtesy SirPareshRawal) Reflexes Paresh Rawal tweeted about his COVID-19 diagnosis “Unfortunately, I have tested positive for Covid,” he wrote. Paresh Rawal received his first covid vaccination earlier this month New Delhi: Actor and politician Paresh Rawal is the latest celebrity to contract …
Read More »Negative RT-PCR report must be for all passengers arriving in Bangalore.
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said Thursday that all passengers traveling to Bangalore, from any state in India, will be required to submit a negative RT-PCR report. Addressing journalists, the minister said that this guideline will apply only to the boundaries of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). For the rest …
Read More »Big jump in Covid cases in Mumbai, today’s figure crosses the 5k mark
On Wednesday, Bombay witnessed 5185 fresco coronavirus cases With the second wave of COVID-19 Rising rapidly in Mumbai, the city reported 5,185 COVID 19 cases on Wednesday. The total number of cases now stands at 374,611. On Tuesday, the city had 3,512 cases and eight deaths. Dr Gautam Bhansali from …
Read More »New cause for concern: 81% of samples from Punjab are positive for the UK variant
81% of the 401 samples sent by the Punjab government for genome sequencing tested positive for the British variant of Covid-19, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday. The samples were sent for analysis at the National Center for Disease Control. “A total of 401 samples, collected between 1.1.2021 and …
Read More »All people over 45 eligible for vaccination as of April 1, says government
With various states experiencing a second wave of increase in Covid-19 cases, the Union Cabinet decided on Tuesday to further open vaccination, making all people over the age of 45 eligible for a vaccine as of April 1. On Tuesday, the Center also made changes to the Co-WIN platform and …
Read More »Coronavirus Cases in India: India’s Daily Cases Now Third Highest in the World | India News
NEW DELHI: For the fourth day in a row, more than 40,000 new cases were reported in the country and the steady increase in cases has once again led India to become the third most affected country in the world in terms of daily cases. Data compiled by WHO shows …
Read More »India’s middle class shrank by 32 million in 2020, according to Pew report
The coronavirus pandemic may have reduced India’s middle-class population by 32 million and brought 75 million below the poverty line in 2020, according to a report from the Pew Research Center, as a severe recession hit the third. Asia’s largest economy. The report, which is based on an analysis of …
Read More »Ongoing vaccination is slow, it will take years to cover the entire population: panel Par | India News
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has indicated that with less than 1% of the country’s population vaccinated against Covid-19 as of mid-February, according to information shared with him by the Interior Ministry, it would take “many years to vaccinate all the population “. While expressing concern about the large number …
Read More »India vs England: T20I remaining in Ahmedabad to be played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 | Cricket news
AHMEDABAD: The remaining three T20 internationals between India and England will be played here without spectators in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases, Gujarat Cricket Association Vice President Dhanraj Nathwani said on Monday. “T20s on March 16, 18 and 20 will be played without an audience at Narendra …
Read More »India Adds 26,291 New Covid Cases, Highest One-Day Increase in 85 Days
India has been trending upward for five days in a row. (Archive) New Delhi: India recorded 26,291 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, its highest single-day peak in 85 days, bringing the country’s infection count to 1,13,85,339, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health. The death toll from the …
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