South Africa has seen “worrying signs” of a daily spike in Covid-19 infections over the last week, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said, as he expressed hope that an increase in the number of cases won’t be disruptive enough to divert the country’s vaccination programme. Updating the parliamentary portfolio committee on health on Friday, Phaahla … Read more
Amid a rise in Covid cases, the Delhi government has stepped up preparations, including arranging hospital beds, medical oxygen and medicines, officials said on Wednesday and asserted that the situation is “fully under control”. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is keeping a close watch on the Covid situation and is in constant touch with top officials … Read more
After a steady decline in Covid cases, Delhi has been witnessing a spurt in new infections with the positivity rate registering a nearly three-fold rise between April 11-18, according to city health department data. On April 11, the positivity rate stood at 2.70 percent which jumped to 3.95 percent on April 15 followed by 5.33 … Read more
With an uptick in Covid cases here, district authorities have intensified surveillance and are on alert mode for early detection and containment of people infected with the disease. Some districts have also planned awareness campaigns from next week.The daily Covid cases and the positivity rate in the national capital have seen an upward trend in … Read more
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Saturday said coronavirus cases may have been rising in the national capital, but there is no need to worry as hospitalisation is low. Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, reiterated that instructions have been issued to schools to follow the government’s Standard Operating Procedure if they detect any … Read more
The Delhi government will issue fresh guidelines for schools amid reports of a few students testing positive for COVID-19 across the national capital and NCR.Noting a “slight” rise in COVID cases, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said he has directed the education department to issue guidelines on Friday in this regard. However, both Chief … Read more
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization fell for a third consecutive week, a trend likely helped by the dismantling of testing and surveillance programs. In its latest weekly report on the pandemic, issued late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said the more than 7 million new cases … Read more
The number of coronavirus cases reported globally has dropped for a second consecutive week and confirmed COVID-19 deaths also fell last week, according to a World Health Organisation report issued Wednesday. In its latest pandemic report, WHO said 9 million cases were reported, a 16% weekly decline, and more than 26,000 new deaths from COVID-19. … Read more
Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases — 138, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 70 cases and Kottayam with 56 cases. Kerala reported 496 new COVID-19 cases and 141 virus-related deaths on Saturday taking the total number of people affected in the state to 65,30,690 and the death toll to 67,772, respectively. Of … Read more
Anantapuramu district reported 15 fresh cases and East Godavari 10. Active Covid-19 cases fell from 400 to 395 in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday when there were 41 cases. In 24 hours ending 9 AM, 75 people got discharged and there were no deaths, said a bulletin. The gross positives now stood at 23,19,448, recoveries at … Read more