Eight states witnessed a sharp increase in daily new COVID-19 cases and accounted for 81.42 percent of reported infections on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said. These eight states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh. India’s active COVID-19 case count also increased to …
Read More »The world begins to usher in a closed New Year
From Sydney to Rome, fireworks shows, pyre burning, and live performances will be seen online or on television, if they have not been canceled entirely. The world began ushering in the New Year on Thursday, with pandemic controls silencing the celebrations for billions of people eager to bid farewell to …
Read More »Final trials of the local Covid-19 vaccine could end in two months: Harsh Vardhan | India News
NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that a locally developed Covid-19 candidate vaccine could complete its final trials in one to two months, raising hopes for rapid deployment in a country with the second highest number of infections in the world. . The Indian Council for …
Read More »Covid Cases Top 75 Lakh As Slowdown Continues | India News
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 case count surpassed the 75 lakh mark on Sunday, 33 days after the count had passed 50 lakh. India is the second country after the United States to reach the grim milestone. However, the slowdown in the pandemic was evident, as the previous 25 lakh increase …
Read More »Coronavirus | In the rush for ‘immunity’, Ayurveda supplements have an untested run
The companies that market these products have taken advantage of the association between COVID-19 and immunity. For a pharmacy that is usually full of drugs, Noida owner Mahesh Agrawal prominently displays his Dabur Chyawanprash packaging. “There is a lot of demand for them along with the honey and sales have …
Read More »IMA calls on Kerala government to declare health emergency due to increase in COVID-19 cases
The letter gives six recommendations to the state government to better manage the increase in infections. The Indian Medical Association has written to the Kerala government to declare a “health emergency” in the state due to an alarming increase in COVID-19 infections. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that …
Read More »Should we celebrate the drop in Covid-19 cases in India? – news from india
The simple answer, at a time when good news is a rare commodity, is yes, but fall is more than meets the eye. First, the facts. In the past week, the nationwide new case curve has seen a rare drop, with the seven-day average of cases per day declining for …
Read More »Coronavirus in India had estimated 6.4 million infections at the beginning of May: National survey of sero | India News
NEW DELHI: Long-awaited results from the ICMR’s first national serosurvey, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, indicated that 0.73 percent of adults in India were exposed to SARS-CoV-2, which equates to a total of 6.4 million infections at the beginning of May. The survey was conducted from May …
Read More »The doubling time of coronavirus cases slows to 12.2 days from 10.9 | India News
[ad_1] Representative image NEW DELHI: Although the number of Covid-19 cases continues to increase, the doubling time has slowed to 12.2 days in the last three days from 10.9 days in the last 14 days, Health Minister Harard Vardhan he said Tuesday, highlighting the need to improve surveillance and contact …
Read More »Coronavirus infections decrease in Italy as closure closes
[ad_1] Rome, May 3 (IANS): As the national shutdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic is drawing to a close, Italy saw a decline in new infections on Saturday, according to the latest numbers released by the Department of Civil Protection. The number of new infections was 1,900 in the past …
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