The spread of infection has reached a stage where asymptomatic cases are spreading the virus and the original carriers can no longer be traced and most of the infections are locally acquired Coronavirus pandemic is in its third phase with the Omicron variant and India has acknowledged now it is in community transmission stage. The … Read more
An official from northeast district requesting anonymity said, “There are lesser number of containment zones in our district since the active cases are lower and the clusters are also less. The number of containment zones in Delhi has seen an almost 17-fold rise from 1,243 zones on January 1 to 20,878 zones on January 12 … Read more
AIIMs Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Covid-19 secind wave in Delhi (IE Image) The Covid surge that brought the second wave of the pandemic in the country has reached the national capital. Delhi witnessed a record high of close to 2,000 cases in around three-and-half months and private hospital running out of hospital beds. AIIMS … Read more
NEW DELHI: The sero prevalence in the containment zones ranged from 2.97%-55.17%, sources told ET. The findings are a part of the survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Council (ICMR) in the hot spots. The ICMR has ‘conveniently suppressed’ the crucial data from being published, prompting some experts to question the medical ethics … Read more
From August 5 to August 9, the number of fresh COVID-19 cases again stayed above the 1,000-mark, only to come down to 707 on August 10. The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi, which currently stand at 716, may be increased owing to further relaxations under ‘Unlock’ and doubling of coronavirus tests, officials said … Read more
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday decided to expand the areas under lockdown and impose tougher restrictions from July 9 to stem the relentless spike in COVID-19 cases, a senior official said. The containment zones and buffer zones around them will be clubbed together and constitute a “broad-based” containment zone where total lockdown will … Read more