WHO stepped in and made a statement to ease the fear in the minds of people. Coronavirus transmission: Among rising concerns of Coronavirus transmission via food packaging, the danger has been downplayed by the World Health Organization and people are urged to not be afraid of the virus entering the food chain. It is to … 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
India has tested more than 9 lakh samples for the detection of COVID-19 for the second consecutive day The cumulative tests for detection of COVID-19 have reached 3,94,77,848 in the country, and more than one crore samples have been tested in the past two weeks, the Union Health Ministry said, highlighting that the Tests Per … Read more
Experts say children could be contracting the infection from the adults in their family and domestic helps. Minors aged between 5 and 17 are most exposed to the novel coronavirus in Delhi, according to a serological survey conducted in the city this month. Conducted between August 1 and August 7, the survey, second in the city, … Read more
The state also reported 212 fresh deaths, taking the toll to 22,465 Maharashtra on Monday reported 11,015 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking its tally to 6,93,398, said a state health department official. Maharashtra on August 17 had crossed the mark of six lakh COVID-19 cases and is expected to touch the grim milestone of seven … Read more
India is the third worst-hit nation in terms of COVID-19 cases after the US and Brazil. India’s COVID-19 tally hurtled past the 30-lakh mark on Saturday night, just 16 days after it crossed 20 lakh, while the total number of recoveries too surged to 22.71 lakh, according to data from states and union territories. Union health … Read more
The active cases stood at 53,413. Of the fresh deaths, 93 people had comorbidities. Tamil Nadu on Friday recorded 5,995 fresh coronavirus cases taking the tally to 3,67,430 while 101 fatalities pushed the death toll to 6,340, the health department said. With 5,764 patients getting discharged from various hospitals, recoveries mounted to 3,07,677 till date … Read more
HYDERABAD: Continuing its record of high-four-digit cases every day, Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday reported 9,747 cases. This comes after recording over 10,000 cases a day for three consecutive days last week. The latest addition takes the total to 1,76,333 cases in AP. The state over the last 24 hours suffered 67 Covid deaths, which takes … Read more
MUMBAI: A top World Health Organisation (WHO) official has voiced concern that Covid-19 is moving into India’s rural areas, where shaky healthcare systems can easily get overwhelmed, leading to higher mortality rates. Mike Ryan, head of emergency preparedness at the WHO, also said that the pattern of the disease moving into younger age groups is … Read more
Andhra Pradesh on Monday reported another single-day high new Covid positive cases of 7,822 after recording over 10,000 cases a day for three consecutive days last week. This takes the total to 1,66,586 cases in AP. The state over the last 24 hours suffered 63 Covid deaths, which takes the total death toll to 1,537 … Read more