Tue, Feb 20, 2024
The number of daily Covid cases was in double digits till December 5, 2023, but it began to rise after the emergence of a new variant of the virus and cold weather conditions.
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Mon, Jan 29, 2024
India has witnessed three waves of COVID-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths being reported during the delta wave during April-June 2021.
Tue, Jan 09, 2024
"The currently available data suggests that the JN.1 variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in the new cases nor a surge in the hospitalisation and mortality," the sources stated.
Mon, Jun 07, 2021
As the coronavirus cases touched its lowest level in the national capital, the Delhi government has begun its unlocking process from Monday (June 7), after a weeks-long strict lockdown in the Union Territory.
Sun, Jun 06, 2021
Niti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand on Sunday said the second COVID-19 wave will not impact the Indian agriculture sector in anyway as rural areas saw spread of infections in May when agriculture activities remained at bare minimum
Can a vaccine insurance pool provide compensation to people who suffer from adverse effects of the Covid-19 jabs with manufacturers demanding immunity from liability claims?
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met the heads of insurance companies on Saturday through Video conferencing to review the progress made under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) insurance scheme for health workers fighting Covid-19.
Sat, Jun 05, 2021
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced further relaxations in lockdown. As per the announcement made on Saturday, markets will re-open in Delhi and metro services will be resumed from June 7 with conditions.
The Assam government has extended the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions by 10 more days in the state till June 16. The restrictions were earlier supposed to be lifted on June 5.
Fri, Jun 04, 2021
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday extended the visa of foreigners stranded in India due to the Covid-19 pandemic till August 31, 2021.
A 70-year-old luggage retail brand Witco (India) Pvt Limited from Chennai has shut down its business due to the Covid-19 pandemic. "We regret to inform you that we have closed down our business. The decision to close down this business was not an easy one, but unfortunately due to COVID-19 and the restrictions on international travel it was not sustainable for us," the company said on its official website.
Aarogya Setu app has added a new feature that shows whether a person has taken the COVID-19 vaccination jab or not. So, if one has taken the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, one has to update one's vaccination status by heading over the Aarogya Setu app.
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday announced partial relaxations in the state. However, in an abrupt U-turn after this announcement, the state government said that the lockdown restrictions have not been lifted in half of the state from Friday.
Thu, Jun 03, 2021
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has on Thursday, June 3 announced the extension of lockdown in the state till June 14 to curb the spread of Covid-19.
This initiative has been initiated by the central government to support the economically weaker sections of the society consisting of the street dwellers, rag pickers, hawkers, rickshaw pullers, migrant labourers who are in need of food but have failed to procure a ration card.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has hinted on Wednesday that strict measures may continue in the state. He said that coronavirus has not completely come under control and cases are still high in rural areas.
At present, the world is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. While the exact origins of the SARS-COV2 virus have not been confirmed, scientists believe that the disease likely emerged when a virus that infects horseshoe bats was able to jump to humans, either directly through wildlife-to-human contact, or indirectly by first infecting an intermediary animal host.
The State Bank of India in its latest report has said that the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India could grave and be as severe as the second wave.
The Maharashtra government has announced a contest named "Covid-free village" in an effort to encourage the villagers to follow Covid-19 protocols to limit the spread of the virus.
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has left lots of people in a financial crunch. In order to help people during this emergency period, the central government has come up with pension plans to help pensioners and family members and dependents of salaried class and contractual or casual workers.
In the line with the central government, the Haryana government on Wednesday decided to cancel class 12 state board examinations amid prevailing COVID-19 situation. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cancelled Class 12 examinations on Tuesday.
Wed, Jun 02, 2021
Now, early intervention through rapid screening of COVID-19 with the help of chest x-ray interpretation over WhatsApp is possible. Sounds unrealistic? But it is not, courtesy, XraySetu.
The third wave of Covid-19 could have a larger impact on children as the virus changes behaviour, the Centre has warned in this regard and is now preparing guidelines for the same.
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