The outbreak in Beijing, the seat of Communist Party power and a crowded metropolis, has added significance for Xi, who had ordered that the nation’s capital remain free of the virus. An extended lockdown there would add to the political and economic pressures on his government.
Not only has the Karnataka government made face covering or mask-wearing mandatory in all public places, it has also made spitting in public places a punishable offence attracting a fine as prescribed by the local authorities.
The daily COVID-19 cases and test positivity rate in the national capital have hovered around 1,000 and 4-5 percent over the last five days. They are now showing signs of plateauing.
Analysts say the government may be suppressing the death toll because the real picture would raise serious questions about governance
Chennai accounted for the majority of new coronavirus infections with 34, followed by Chengalpet with five, while Pudukottai and Tiruvallur recorded two each.
On Saturday, the national capital had reported 1,094 COVID-19 cases, its highest daily spike since February 10, with a positivity rate of 4.82 percent and two fatalities.
India's daily coronavirus count has been climbing over the past few days, primarily due to the surge in infections in the national capital.
The active case count hit zero for the first time in the northeastern state since the detection of three COVID patients on May 25, 2020
Moderna and Pfizer are testing 2-in-1 COVID-19 protection that they hope to offer this fall. Each bivalent shot would mix the original, proven vaccine with an omicron-targeted version.
New coronavirus infections at IIT-Madras have gone up to 60 till date. As many as 2,015 people were tested of the total 7,300 at the institution.
India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,57,545, while the active cases increased to 15,873.
City officials suspended classes in the school for a week following the positive test results on Friday. The Chinese capital also reported four other confirmed cases that day that were counted separately.
The state's tally now stands at 12,87,980. The total number of active cases has dropped to 85, while 12,78,718 patients have recovered from the disease and 9,124 have succumbed to the infection to date.
The 'R' or reproductive value indicates the number of people an infected person can spread the disease to, and a pandemic is considered to end if this value goes below one.
All vaccinated travellers and non-fully vaccinated children aged 12 and below arriving in Singapore via air or sea checkpoints will no longer need to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test, effective midnight Tuesday.
Visitors are encouraged to perform antigen self-tests during their stay, instead of the current "Test & Go" scheme, where arrivals must isolate in a hotel while awaiting the result of a test on arrival.
The death toll has climbed to 5,22,149 with 33 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
More than 50 sub-variants of Omicron BA.2, a variant of the coronavirus, are currently circulating worldwide. A sub-variant catches public attention only when cases multiply and/or it manifests significant virulence.
Understanding this evolution is critical to better inform future therapeutic targets and vaccine formulations
The administration of the precautionary or third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the 18-plus population through private vaccination centres had started across the country on April 10.
Once the vaccine gets permission from CDSCO, it can be rolled out in the market. In case the country decides to go for a different booster dose, the stock can be diverted for the same
This mutant has also been identified in the US and appears more transmissible than Omicron BA.2 but scientists are yet to ascertain its epidemiological implications.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has made the country’s low death and infection rates central to his administration’s legitimacy.
This was the maximum number of cases recorded in Delhi since February 10 when 1,104 infections were reported.
The government can take note of IMF observations to fine-tune its domestic manufacturing policy and help India Inc better tackle the challenge of input sourcing
