India Covid 19

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Covid 19 surge: Here's what the states are doing to curb the spread of the virus

PM Narendra Modi, on Thursday afternoon will chair a high level meeting to review the Covid situation in the country.

Coronavirus Update | Lowest Covid cases recorded in country since April 2020

The active cases further declined to 4,982, while the death toll climbed to 5,30,615 with one fatality being reported from Delhi, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Coronavirus Update | 343 fresh COVID-19 cases in India

The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,30,612 with four more fatalities, including three reconciled by Kerala and one reported from Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Coronavirus Update | Active Covid cases in India dip to 7,561

Currently, the total Covid cases stand at 4,46,66,676, while the death toll has climbed to 5,30,535 with two more fatalities — one each from Delhi and Rajasthan.

Coronavirus Update | Active Covid cases in country dip to 20,821

The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 5,28,987 with one new fatality, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Coronavirus Update | Daily Covid cases in country lowest in 196 days

The death toll climbed to 5,28,980 with three fatalities which includes two deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. One death has been reported from Delhi in the last 24 hours.

Coronavirus Update | India adds 2,797 Covid 19 infections, active cases drop below 30,000 after 122 days

There are 29,251 active COVID-19 cases in India which comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections. The national recovery rate has increased to 98.75 per cent, the ministry said.

India reports 2,527 fresh COVID-19 cases, 33 fatalities in last 24 hours

The death toll has climbed to 5,22,149 with 33 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School's Brian Wahl talks about preparedness of COVID third wave, the R factor, the Delta variant and more

The health epidemiologist says most models suggest a third wave, if there is one, would not be as intense as the second wave. But he also warns of potential emergence of a new variant that could better evade the immune system

Finance minister says no plan to print currency to tide over COVID-19 crisis

FM Nirmala Sitharaman said the gradual scaling back of lockdowns, along with the astute support of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Mission has placed the economy firmly on the path of recovery from the second half of FY21.

135 crore doses to be available between August and December, Rs 9,725 crore spent on vaccination: Govt tells Rahul Gandhi

Over 41 lakh extra vaccine doses extracted, expected that beneficiaries aged 18 years and above will be vaccinated by December 2021, no fixed timeline at present can be indicated for completion of vaccination exercise, the government said to a question posed by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha.

Glove industry gains as demand surges due to COVID-19

It has increased three times over the normal consumption, but manufactures are unable to meet the requirement as it is difficult to raise capacity in a short time; There are 28 glove manufacturing units in India, half of which are in Kerala

Record COVID-19 vaccinations on June 21: Which demographic got the most jabs?

The 18-44 age group accounted for 72 percent of the nearly 86 lakh jabs given in all on Monday, official government data showed

5 top experts weigh in on the possibility of a Third Wave, COVID-inappropriate behaviour and vaccination

There have been enough warnings and road maps laid down on how to stockpile medical infrastructure. This, coupled with months of experience by the government and public alike on how to handle a pandemic, is ideal learning ground. If still the country fails now, it will be difficult to find scapegoats

Rural COVID-19 warriors up in arms; fixed wage less than Rs 100 a day

An army of overworked and underpaid women is the backbone of the fight against the pandemic in rural areas. These unsung heroes are not given protective gear and paid a pittance

RDIF says Sputnik V will soon offer booster shot that's adjusted to work against Delta variant

Sputnik V uses heterogeneous boosting with 2 shots by 2 different adenoviral vectors Ad5 and Ad26. The adenoviral vector Ad26 is used for prime boost, and Ad5 is used as booster dose. RDIF didn't clarify which vector it would be adjusting against Delta variant.

Did coronavirus originate in a Wuhan lab? Clamour grows for China to offer answers

Over the past few weeks, statements from the White House and the G7 have spurred renewed interest on how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may have developed. Here's a breakdown of the various theories, including the one that it leaked from a Wuhan lab.

Delivery by Drones: Vaccines may reach remote areas starting in August

Telangana and Maharashtra may become the first two states to start using drones to deliver vaccines, while 20 entities have been selected to conduct trials

Economic impact of second wave will not be as severe as the first: Finance Secretary

The pace of vaccination holds the key to the momentum and sustainability of the economic recovery.

Private hospitals look to renegotiate deals with vaccine companies

With limits on purchases and the prices they can charge, private hospitals are assessing the impact on their COVID-19 vaccination drives

Big lesson from Covid is that India must abandon the US healthcare model: Jean Dreze

Jean Dreze, the Belgian-born hunger economics expert, on the devastation of Covid, what plagues MNREGA, central government’s relief measures, stimulus packages, vaccination drive and more.

COVID-19 impact – delayed payments, less work pushes up MNREGA needs; raise total spends up to Rs 1.3 lakh crore, say activists

As the infection spreads to India's interior, livelihood loss is a double-edged sword: migrant workers losing jobs in cities are returning to their homes and need alternate sources of earning; campaigners demand tripling wages

COVID-19 | Govt now prefers rapid antigen tests to RT-PCR to contain virus in rural areas

The spread of COVID-19 to rural areas has forced the government to make a U-turn on the testing strategy

MBBS students, fresh graduates fill gaps in COVID wards, but there are challenges

Hospitals are deploying medicine students and freshly graduated doctors for COVID care, but many complain of long hours and delayed salaries at government facilities, while senior physicians get the additional burden of training raw talent.