Fourth wave scare

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: Uttarakhand govt takes these measures amid rising cases

COVID-19 fourth wave scare: Uttarakhand Health Secretary in charge and Director of the National Health Mission Dr R Rajesh Kumar told ANI,  "The guidelines of the government regarding COVID infections are in place. The government is ensuring that all the precautions like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing also take place."

Jul 22, 2022, 08:16 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

Covid-19 fourth wave scare persists! India records rise in active coronavirus infections

An increase of 737 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.

Jul 06, 2022, 10:30 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare! India reports 16,135 fresh cases, 24 deaths in 24 hours

According to the Health Ministry data updated at 8 AM today, the country also witnessed 13,958 recoveries and 24 deaths during this period. With this, there are 1,13,864 active cases now.

Jul 04, 2022, 10:17 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave alert? Karnataka reports 1,249 new cases, Bengaluru worst-hit; Basavaraj Bommai govt issues new guidelines

Karnataka currently has 5,707 active coronavirus infections. According to state health department data, Bengaluru is the worst-hit city with 5,393 active Covid-19 cases.

Jun 30, 2022, 14:31 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

Fourth wave threat looms large as Delhi records 614 new Covid-19 cases; positivity rate highest since May 4

With 614 new Covid-19 infections, Delhi's tally of cases has now increased to 19.13 lakh, while the death toll remained unchanged at 26,221.

Jun 13, 2022, 23:02 PM 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

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: India reports 7,584 fresh cases, 24 deaths

The country saw 3,791 recoveries. The death toll in the country has climbed to 5,24,747 with 24 more fatalities.

Jun 10, 2022, 09:31 AM IST

Start of fourth Covid-19 wave? India sees BIG jump, reports 7,240 new cases

India has recorded a big jump in Covid-19 cases. Meanwhile, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the pandemic is not yet over and urged caution, even as many countries have dropped their coronavirus protocols and segued into trying to live with the virus.

Jun 09, 2022, 08:54 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

Fourth wave scare: IIT Bombay turns into Covid hotspot as 30 test positive

Covid-19 Fourth Wave scare: Mumbai in the last 24 hours recorded more than 700 Covid cases, the highest since February 2022.

Jun 03, 2022, 20:29 PM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: Centre writes to 5 states for ‘pre-emptive action’ as cases rise

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, in his letter, told these 5 states that they must maintain a strict watch and take pre-emptive action if required to control any emerging spread of Covid-19 infection.

Jun 03, 2022, 18:21 PM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: Physically remove fliers not wearing masks, fine them, Delhi HC to DGCA

The high court said all such persons, who are found to be violating these norms, should be booked and fined and they should be placed on the no-fly list and added that it is essential to introduce sufficient deterrence to enforce compliance of norms.

Jun 03, 2022, 15:18 PM IST

Fourth wave scare in Maharashtra? Ajit Pawar hints at mandatory use of face masks if COVID-19 cases increase

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said, "If COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Maharashtra, the state government will take a decision to make masks mandatory. The government is keeping an eye on it. Discussions have been held with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray regarding the COVID-19 situation in the state." 

Jun 03, 2022, 10:59 AM IST