Covid 19 Outbreak

Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, mock drills to take stock of hospital preparedness are being held in several public and private facilities across the country on April 10. This exercise was conducted as per the Centre's direction.

Caring with COVID-19: Infected doctors battle China virus surge

Doctors working despite being infected, beds filled with dozens of elderly straining to breathe -- on the front lines of China's worst-ever Covid outbreak, hospitals are struggling. But as China opens up, cases are surging. The healthcare system is straining and crematoriums struggling to deal with the influx of bodies.

Time has come to cut back on food subsidy bill, economists say

India’s subsidy bill, especially for food, needs to be pruned, economists said, and a part of those savings should be diverted towards infrastructure spending.

North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles after reporting COVID-19 outbreak

Japan's coastguard also confirmed the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea, citing its military. The projectile appeared to fall outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, public broadcaster NHK said.

In Pics: Shanghai in lockdown still as parents allowed to stay with infected children after online uproar over separation

Shanghai remains under complete lockdown to fight China’s latest outbreak, now well into the second week of what originally was publicised as a two-stage measure lasting just eight days. Following a uproar on parents being separated from their infected children, a top city health commission inspector on April 6 said parents who “fully comprehend the health risks” and sign an agreement will be permitted to accompany their children in monitoring facilities.

COVID-19 Outbreak | 2 years of images tell the pandemic story

March 11 marks the two-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus a full-on pandemic, a pivotal moment in an outbreak that would go on to kill more than 6 million people around the globe.

Community isolation, treatment units: Hong Kong in 'all-out combat' to contain COVID outbreak

With a reported 6,063 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the government said in a statement that the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal would be turned into a dedicated COVID facility with 1,000 beds to mitigate overburdened public hospitals.

COVID-19 crisis | Festival travel, vaccine shortage put Bangladesh at risk

People crowded exit points in Dhaka, defying a nationwide lockdown in effect until Sunday and a suspension of long-distance passenger buses, trains and ferries.

A Collapse Foretold: How Brazil’s COVID-19 Outbreak Overwhelmed Hospitals

More than a year into the pandemic, deaths in Brazil are at their peak and highly contagious variants of the coronavirus are sweeping the nation, enabled by political dysfunction, widespread complacency and conspiracy theories. The country, whose leader, President Jair Bolsonaro, has played down the threat of the virus, is now reporting more new cases and deaths per day than any other country in the world.

COVID-19 Update | The World Needs Syringes. He Jumped In to Make 5,900 Per Minute

The world needs between 8 billion and 10 billion syringes for COVID-19 vaccinations alone, experts say. In previous years, only 5% to 10% of the estimated 16 billion syringes used worldwide were meant for vaccination and immunization.

India's manufacturing poised to witness recovery in July-September 2020: Survey

The proportion of respondents reporting higher output during July-September rose to 24 per cent, as compared to 10 per cent in the previous quarter.

Opposition in LS alleges failure in strategy to deal with COVID-19; BJP says Modi took all along, did well

The ruling allies said Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the fight against the killer virus well by taking states into confidence and several lives were saved by the government's persistent efforts.

4 Gujarat MLAs test COVID-19 positive on eve of Assembly session

As part of the safety arrangements amid the COVID-19 outbreak, all Assembly staffers have been tested and legislators would also be checked for the infection, with 56 Congress and 80 BJP MLAs having already undergone the procedure, officials said.