Nearly 41% Jump In Daily Covid Cases With 5,233 New Infections
India reported 5,233 new Coronavirus cases on Wednesday, 41 per cent more than a day ago, as infections soared sharply in some states. | Read more|
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PM Modi chairs Covid review meet with CMs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with chief ministers on the emerging Covid situation in the country through video conferencing Wednesday. | Read more|
3.06 Lakh New Covid Cases In India, Positivity Up From 17.78% To 20.75%
India reported over three lakh new COVID-19 infections for the fifth straight day even though the caseload over the last 24 hours was eight per cent lower than a day before, data released by the government showed. | Read more|
3.33 Lakh New Covid Cases In India, Marginally Lower Than Yesterday
India's daily Covid curve showed marginal improvement today as the country reported 3.33 lakh cases, which is marginally lower than yesterday. With a tally of 3.92 crore cases, India is the second worst-hit country after the US. | Read more|
Thousands protest over Europe’s first mandatory vaccine plan
Thousands of Austrians took to the streets of Vienna to protest against an upcoming parliamentary vote to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory, with demonstrators calling for the government to be replaced. | Read more|
Millions of people sent into Covid lockdown in China
In a press conference on Wednesday, officials in Xi'an announced the implementation of new measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. | Read more|
Cases, positivity at 6-month high; city works to reopen Covid centres
Delhi saw the biggest single-day spike in new cases of Covid-19 in almost six months on Sunday, with 107 people testing positive for the infection. | Read more|
PM's Meeting Today On Covid Amid Concerns Over New Strain Omicron
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting top officials to review the COVID-19 and vaccination situation in the country. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba; PK Mishra, the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister; Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan; Dr VK Paul, the chief of the country's Covid task force, are at the meeting, ac | Read more|
China's New Covid Outbreak, Driven By Delta, May Worsen: Official
China's new Covid-19 infections will increase in coming days and the areas affected by the epidemic may continue to expand, a health official said. The current outbreak in China is caused by the delta variant from overseas, Wu Liangyou, an official at the National Health Commission, said at a briefing in Beijing Sunday | Read more|
Quad countries vow to work for freedom in region
The leaders of the US, Japan, India and Australia have vowed to work together for a free and open Indo-Pacific region at their first in-person summit, amid shared concerns about China. | Read more|
33,376 Fresh Coronavirus Cases In India, 4.5% Lower Than Yesterday
India's Covid chart showed improvement today, with the country recording 33,376 cases, a drop of 4.5% from yesterday. 308 deaths were recorded during the period, according to the Health Ministry. Active cases constitute 1.18% of total cases. | Read more|
Uttar Pradesh’s handling of second Covid wave unprecedented: PM Modi in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday lauded the Uttar Pradesh government for successfully handling the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic. During his address, PM Modi also lauded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s leadership skills. “The way in which UP has controlled the second Covid wave and stopped | Read more|
Coronavirus : India reports 37,154 new Covid-19 cases, 724 deaths
coronavirus: India Sunday reported 37,154 new Covid-19 cases and 724 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. While Kerala reported 12,220 new cases, Maharashtra detected 8,535 infections. The country’s active caseload stands at 4,50,899. Active cases in Maharashtra have increase | Read more|
Coronavirus India Live Updates: Global death toll crosses 4 million mark
The global coronavirus death toll has crossed the grim four million mark. This comes as countries around the world rush to vaccinate their populations in the wake of more virulent variants causing fresh surges of the deadly virus. | Read more|
Delta variant is dangerous & is continuing to evolve and mutate, says WHO chief
The world is in a very “dangerous period” of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded by more transmissible variants like Delta, which is continuing to evolve and mutate, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Saturday. Countries with low vaccine coverage are once again seeing hospi | Read more|