Covid-19 fourth wave scare

Covid-19 in India: Possibility of lockdown? IMA doctor says THIS

Just one day prior to the conference, Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister, examined the pandemic situation and asked people to adopt Covid-appropriate behavior, details below.

Dec 22, 2022, 13:26 PM IST

India sees rise in new Covid-19 cases amid fourth wave scare; PM Modi to review situation today

India's active Covid-19 caseload now stands at 3,402. The spike in daily coronavirus infections has been seen amid a sudden spurt in Covid-19 cases in China and some other countries.

Dec 22, 2022, 10:41 AM IST

After Omicron BF.7 variant detected in India, Odisha stresses on Covid surveillance, genome sequencing

The case of the Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China's current surge of COVID infections, was detected in Odisha on September 30, the official said, details below.

Dec 22, 2022, 09:10 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: Omicron sub-variant BF.7 driving surge in China, here are symptoms to watch out for

The surge in Covid-19 cases in Chinese cities is currently driven by highly transmissible Omicron strains, mainly BA.5.2 and BF.7. The BF.7 variant of Omicron, which is wreaking havoc in the capital city of Beijing, is stated to be the fastest spreading coronavirus.

Dec 22, 2022, 08:19 AM IST

Punjab makes face mask mandatory in public places in view of rising Covid-19 cases - Check latest guidelines here

Concerned over the rise in Covid cases in the state, the Punjab government that had previously withdrawn the mask mandate have now re-introduced this rule.

Aug 13, 2022, 18:33 PM IST

Covid-19 Update: Wear mask, or else keep THIS amount READY in your pocket; Delhi Government takes BIG step

Mask Returns in Delhi: The Delhi government has once again made masks mandatory in public places with immediate effect. Now a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed for not wearing a mask in Delhi. Let us tell you that for the last few days, there has been an increase in corona cases in Delhi. So far 40 people have died in Delhi due to Covid in August.

Aug 11, 2022, 10:35 AM IST

Covid-19: India reports 14,830 new infections, active caseload declines to 1.47 lakh

The death toll due to coronavirus has climbed to 5,26,110 with 36 new fatalities.

Jul 26, 2022, 10:53 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: Karnataka to impose fines for not wearing masks in public places in Bengaluru? Minister says THIS

"Covid-19 is a new disease that broke out nearly two years ago, so experts do not know much about the post-Covid effect on a person", Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said urging people to remain vigilant.

Jul 14, 2022, 19:18 PM IST

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin hospitalized two days after testing Covid-19 positive

MK Stalin, 69, has been admitted for investigations and observation for Covid-19-related symptoms, the statement from the Chennai hospital read.

Jul 14, 2022, 13:41 PM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave alert? India records over 20,000 new cases after 145 days, 38 fatalities in past 24 hours

In a span of 24 hours, an increase of 3,619 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload, while the daily positivity rate was at 5.10 per cent and the weekly positivity rate stood at 4.37 per cent, said a PTI report said citing the health ministry data.

Jul 14, 2022, 11:45 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: India reports 18,257 new infections, active caseload now at 1.28 lakh

As many as 4,32,777 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said and added that India's daily coronavirus positivity rate now stands at 4.22%, while the weekly positivity rate is at 4.08%.

Jul 10, 2022, 09:55 AM IST

Amid Covid-19 fourth wave threat, Centre reduces gap for booster dose to 6 months for those above 18 years

Amid the Covid-19 fourth wave threat, the Centre on Wednesday (July 6, 2022) reduced the gap for precaution doses from existing 9 months to 6 months for those above 18 years.

Jul 06, 2022, 17:30 PM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave alert? India reports 14,506 new infections, active caseload now at 99,602

An increase of 2,902 coronavirus cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate is now at 3.35 per cent, almost equal to the weekly positivity rate, which was recorded at 3.36 per cent.

Jun 29, 2022, 10:39 AM IST

Amid Covid-19 fourth wave scare, Delhi records new cases of Omicron's BA.5 variant

Almost five per cent of the samples genome sequenced from central and south east Delhi tested positive for the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron and nearly two per cent samples from south Delhi showed its presence, news agency PTI reported.

Jun 28, 2022, 09:08 AM IST

Amid fourth wave scare, Centre warns 'Covid-19 not over yet'; urges States to focus on vaccination

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged States/UTs to strengthen the surveillance and focus on genome sequencing for identifying new Covid-19 mutants/variants in the country.

Jun 13, 2022, 16:35 PM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: Should India be worried? Experts answer as cases rise again

India on Sunday recorded over 8,000 Covid-19 infections for the second consecutive day. The country's active coronavirus caseload has now increased to 44,513.

Jun 12, 2022, 11:51 AM IST

Fourth wave scare: China warns of 'explosive' Covid-19 outbreak, all new cases in Beijing linked to a bar

Beijing said on Saturday that all 61 new coronavirus cases uncovered in the city on Friday had either visited the Heaven Supermarket Bar or had links to it, Reuters reported.

Jun 12, 2022, 08:21 AM IST

Amid Covid-19 fourth wave scare, schools in Mumbai, other Maharashtra cities to reopen next week

Maharashtra, which has been witnessing a surge in daily Covid-19 cases from the past few days, reported over 1,000 coronavirus infections on Monday for the fifth consecutive day.

Jun 07, 2022, 10:27 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: Bengaluru makes masks mandatory again after cases rise

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had indicated that his government is likely to take a decision on imposing certain Covid-19 control measures, aimed at containing the uptick in daily cases.

Jun 07, 2022, 09:09 AM IST