Morning Digest: April 22, 2023

Morning Digest: April 22, 2023

Smoke fills the sky in Khartoum, Sudan, near Doha International Hospital on Friday, April 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Over 400 killed, 3,500 hurt in Sudan fighting More than 400 people have been killed and over 3,500 others hurt in the fighting in Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, April 21, 2023. CBI … Read more

Covid-19: No need to panic over rising cases, no new variant of concern found, say experts

Covid-19: No need to panic over rising cases, no new variant of concern found, say experts

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

Covid-19: Daily cases fall below 1,000 in India, first time in 715 days

Covid-19: Daily cases fall below 1,000 in India, first time in 715 days

India recorded less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 715 days and its active infection count fell below 13,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The number of active cases is the lowest in 714 days, the data showed. Thirteen new fatalities pushed the death toll from … Read more

Covid-19 third wave? Epidemiologist warns against complacency, lowering guard during wedding season

Covid-19 third wave? Epidemiologist warns against complacency, lowering guard during wedding season

Masking and maintaining social distance were the way forward, apart from a full vaccination course. (File/PTI) People attending weddings should be cautious and continue to follow Covid-appropriate protocol during the ongoing wedding season, a former Indian Council of Medical Research epidemiologist has warned. Dr RR Gangakhedkar, who is now part of the World Health Organization’s … Read more

How Indians will benefit from Singapore’s conditional lifting of travel restrictions

How Indians will benefit from Singapore’s conditional lifting of travel restrictions

The likes of Spain, Germany, the Maldives, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, and Turkey are allowing Indian travellers to a certain extent. (File) Singapore will lift its travel ban for citizens from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Pakistan from October 26. People with a 14-day travel history to these countries will be once again … Read more

Over 50% of world’s new cases in a day: India’s record Covid numbers in 5 charts

Over 50% of world’s new cases in a day: India’s record Covid numbers in 5 charts

(This story originally appeared in on May 06, 2021) NEW DELHI: After staying under 4 lakh for four days, India’s daily Covid cases surged to a record-shattering high of 4.10 lakh on Thursday while the deaths rose by nearly 4,000. India has now been reporting over 3 lakh cases daily for the last 14 days … Read more

Coronavirus Live: India registers new peak in single-day Covid-19 surge, records 1,68,912 cases; Thackeray, Kejriwal call meetings today

Coronavirus Live: India registers new peak in single-day Covid-19 surge, records 1,68,912 cases; Thackeray, Kejriwal call meetings today

According to Union Health Ministry data, 5 states – Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala – together account for 70.82% of India’s total Covid-19 active cases. Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker Live, Covid-19 Cases in India Live News: India’s Covid-19 situation continues to remain grim as the number of active coronavirus cases in the country on … Read more

Coronavirus Lockdown India Live Updates: India records over 1.5 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 4-day ‘Tika Utsav’ kicks off

Coronavirus Lockdown India Live Updates: India records over 1.5 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 4-day ‘Tika Utsav’ kicks off

The total number of coronavirus infection tally has crossed the mark of 13.35 million. (Photo Source: PTI) Coronavirus Live Updates, New Cases In Maharashtra, Delhi New Restrictions: Despite several measures, the number of new coronavirus cases continues to rise as India recorded 152,879 fresh cases COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. With this, the total … Read more

COVID-19 India Live Updates: India records highest daily surge of 1.45 lakh cases, 794 deaths  

COVID-19 India Live Updates: India records highest daily surge of 1.45 lakh cases, 794 deaths  

The ICMR said that 25,52,14,803 samples have so far been tested in India. Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker Live, Maharashtra, Delhi Night Curfew News: The number of COVID-19 cases continues to surge as India recorded a fresh high of 1,45,384 coronavirus cases in the time span of 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. According to … Read more

Coronavirus Lockdown India Live News: India reports highest ever single-day spike of 1,31,968 Covid-19 cases; Lockdown begins today in Madhya Pradesh cities

Coronavirus Lockdown India Live News: India reports highest ever single-day spike of 1,31,968 Covid-19 cases; Lockdown begins today in Madhya Pradesh cities

Lockdowns and night curfews are back. Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are among the states who have already announced weekend lockdowns. Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka have imposed night curfews in order to contain the spread of second wave of Coronavirus infections in the country. Coronavirus Lockdown India Tracker Live: The Covid-19 situation in … Read more