Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday warned citizens against falling prey to fake news surrounding coronavirus and the vaccination drive. It shared the poster of an advertisement that claimed that people could book their vaccination slots via the social networking app WhatsApp. It also falsely claimed there was a phone … Read more
The Centre advised the UTs to improve testing facilities, surveillance for early detection of Covid cases, contact tracing and house-to-house surveillance by medical staff. The Centre on Saturday advised union territories to ramp-up efforts to contain the COVID-19 spread by sticking to the rules for prevention of the disease as well as following standard operating … Read more
The death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi stood at 4,347 on Wednesday. Delhi recorded 1,840 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day spike in August in the city, taking the tally to over 1.67 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,369, authorities said. Twenty-two fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according … 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