COVID-19 | Agra man who returned from China tests positive; samples to be sent for genome sequencing

COVID-19 | Agra man who returned from China tests positive; samples to be sent for genome sequencing

Tourists at the Taj Mahal on December 24, 2022. The health department in Agra has begun screening and collecting samples of foreign tourists at Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Akbar’s Tomb. | Photo Credit: PTI A 40-year-old man, who returned from China two days back, has tested positive for COVID-19 following which he has been … Read more

The need for speed: By not vaccinating rapidly, India is delaying a full-throttle recovery

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By Dipti Deshpande As a strategy, extended public restrictions are not optimal to fight Covid-19 because they create a ‘see-saw’ between recoveries in health and economic activity. Rapidly scaling up vaccination, on the other hand, presents a one-shot – or two-jab – solution that can deliver both, health and economic rebound, simultaneously and faster. But … Read more

Coronavirus Lockdown 2021 Live News: On lockdown anniversary, India reports 47,262 new Covid cases, biggest single-day spike of 2021

March 24 India Lockdown Anniversary AP file photo

File photo of a family watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing a total lockdown across India to contain the coronavirus outbreak on March 24, 2020. (AP Photo) Coronavirus Lockdown in India 2021 Live Updates: Lockdown – The term was imprinted on the collective mental state of India when Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the order … Read more

Coronavirus Live Updates: India, is it Deja ‘woe’? Covid infections skyrocket on Janta Curfew anniversary; 46,951 fresh cases detected

Chandigarh Market Policemen Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh

As more and more cities across India impose restrictions, local police have also started keeping a vigil to dissuade the public from violating Covid norms. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh) Coronavirus India Lockdown Live News Updates: It was 2020. As the world came to terms with the novel coronavirus, India also realised its intensity. It … Read more