Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B India recorded 140 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,960, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on January 22. The COVID-19 case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,921). The death toll stands at 5,30,733, with one fatality reported by Meghalaya and two … Read more
The increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country over the last few days should not be a cause for panic, health experts said on Saturday, highlighting that no new variant of concern has been found and the rise so far is limited to a few districts. They also pointed out towards non-adherence … Read more
The Home Ministry officials also said that the tourists will be allowed with certain conditions–like those vaccinated will be allowed to enter the borders (Reuters Photo) COVID-19 India: With the covid cases in the country showing a steady decline, India may soon reopen its door to welcome foreign tourists for the first time after good … Read more
We are tired but the virus is not: Dr VK Paul (Photo: IE) A total number of 22 districts across seven states in the country are witnessing daily rise in new COVID cases, reported the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday calling it a “cause of concern”. The seven of these districts are in Kerala and … Read more
About 8,300 miles east of Wall Street, on a stretch of Bangalore’s Outer Ring Road, sits what was once the heart of the global financial industry’s back office. Before the pandemic, this cluster of glass-and-steel towers housed thousands of employees at firms like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and UBS Group AG who played critical roles … Read more
At a daily press briefing at Auckland on Friday, New Zealand’s Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay said, “There are five new confirmed community cases of COVID-19 to report and seven imported cases giving us a total of 12 new cases.” Seven passengers who travelled from Delhi to Auckland in New Zealand on Sunday on … Read more
The officials said this was the third meeting of the committee during this intersession period of Parliament and it has so far spent 12 hours and 11 minutes discussing the pandemic with various stakeholders. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs set a record on Thursday by discussing various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and … 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