As warned by the experts, India has seen spurt of fresh corona infections in November. (Reuters photo)Coronavirus Covid 19 India Delhi Mumbai cases, Highlights: India’s coronavirus numbers witnessed a steady increase on Saturday. The data released by the Union Home Ministry showed that around 46,000 Indians were infected with novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours. More than 500 individuals lost their lives due to Covid-19 complications. The only point of relief was that according to the latest data, for straight eleven days, the number of active cases has been registered under five lakh. Another important takeaway is the recovery rate. India is among the few nations across the world that have a remarkable recovery rate. The health updates released by the government on official portal showed that the recovery rate in India stood at almost 94%.
A day before on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-profile review meet to understand the key developments in the national strategy against the coronavirus pandemic. The focus of the meeting, according to the latest reports, was to see the preparations about the national vaccination drive.
While the Central government is busy in taking steps based on the latest vaccine updates, the state governments are planning to reintroduce night curfews in several metro cities. Though there has been no official announcement so far, there are reports that the Centre may also reimpose night curfew in Delhi. Major cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and National Capital of Delhi are reporting the majority of the caseload. With unlock guidelines helping in reigniting the engine of the Indian economy, the grim side-effect is the spike in coronavirus cases.
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In a bid to stem the spread of Coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has asked district officials to visit Covid-19 patients who are under quarantine at their homes and ensure that they follow quarantine rules properly. The order from the government comes in the wake of reports claiming that patients under home isolation are not following the home quaratine rules properly leading to spurt of Coronavirus infection in the city, news agency PTI reported.
A fire broke out at a Covid-19 dedicated hospital in Gwalior today, news agency ANI reported. According to ADM Kishore Kanyal the fire broke out due to a short circuit on the third floor of the hospital. Kanyal further said that nine patients had to be shifted to another floor while two patients suffered burn injuries in the mishap.
Government as well as private hospitals in the national capital have been provided with 411 new ICU beds in the last five days, the Delhi government was quoted as saying by ANI. The addition is also on account of the Delhi government asking the private hospitals to reserve 80 percent of their ICU beds for Coronavirus patients in the city, the government said.
Health ministry says India has carried out 13 crore corona tests so far.
Parents in Hyderabad are protesting against the fee hike by some schools in the city. The parents say that due to lockdown, many have los their jobs. The school managements must understand the situation and rollback the fee hike.
Twenty-four states and Union Territories have conducted more tests per million population than India as a whole.
Amid the surge of Covid-19 cases in Delhi, the Muzaffarnagar district administration has begun checking passenger buses origination from the national capital and headed to various places in the district or even passing through it.
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Is it lower rate of testing or fewer incidents of reporting? The jury is still out on Bihar's battle against Covid-19. The latest numbers show the state in a very enviable position. The official data states that 238 infections were reported in last 24 hours in Bihar.
COVID19 positivity rate stands at nearly 8% in Indore, says city's nodal officer.
The latest study says that people anxious about seasonal flu are unnecessarily taking antibiotics. The researchers say that consumption of such pills is of no use and may actually harm one's immunity.
As Delhi battles the third wave of Covid-19 infections, several doctors have voiced their concerns over the acute shortage of ICU beds.
Over 55 million people have been infected with the novel coronavirus.
After European nations, Canada has also decided to reintroduce lockdown. Toronto, the largest Canadian city, is going into corona lockdown to tackle new cases.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said Punjab was ready to provide all possible help to the Delhi government to combat the COVID-19 threat.
Latest reports suggest that people will now be tested at Delhi-Gurugram border for corona infections.
The positivity rate in the National Capital has come down to 10.59%.
The festive surge is coronavirus infections in India shows that the country is moving closer to the 50,000 caseload.
Buzz is that the Rajasthan government is planning to order Section 144 across the state to tackle the crowd movement and arrest the recent rise in the viral infections. However, it should be noted that there has been no official confirmation from the state government.
Several asymptomatic patients of coronavirus are complaining about facial paralysis also known as Bell’s palsy. An Indian Express report said that many such cases were reported from Mumbai recently.
Top industrialist Harsh Goenka shared his thoughts on the mega vaccination drive in India. He said that the biggest challenges will include modalities on procurement of vials, cold chain for transportation etc.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 15th G20 summit, which is being conducted virtually due to the pandemic.
Indians now can visit South Africa both for business and leisure purposes by maintaining coronavirus safety protocols. READ HERE
A day after confusion over the amount of fine, the officials on Saturday began imposing a steep penalty on violators in Delhi. Talking to ANI, the officials said that they have now received the new orders. However, they pointed out that people are still not serious about mask discipline.
The ICMR has increased testing in Delhi after the direct orders from Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Now, 37,200 RT-PCR tests will be carried out in National Capital
Schools for Classes 10 and 12 in Goa reopened on Saturday after being shut for nearly eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.
Despite the WHO guidelines urging doctors to not use Remdesivir, some hospitals in Mumbai have said that they will administer as part of the corona treatment. READ HERE
Arunachal Pradesh reports more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases for 7th consecutive day.
Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 3,13,323 on Saturday as 778 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said. Angul district reported the highest number of new cases at 68, followed by Sundergarh (64) and Khurda and Balasore (61 each), he said.
A senior official in the Maharashtra government has said that the Uddhav Thackeray administration is thinking about suspending the flight and train operations between Delhi and Mumbai due to rising coronavirus cases. READ HERE
Unilever, the FMCG giant, has said that it is ready to launch a special mouthwash for Indian markets. The company claims that it can kill 99.9% coronavirus after 30 seconds of thorough rinsing by an individual, reports PTI.
Fewer numbers of individuals are visiting the religious places after they reopened in various states across the country. Be it churches in Mumbai or popular shrines in Kerala, lesser number of devotees are visiting the places, latest reports have suggested. During the first lockdown, the Union Home Ministry had shut down all religious places to curb the rise of coronavirus.
Some farmers in Kerala are using drones due to labour shortage caused by the pandemic. An ANI report said that the farmers are using drones to spray fertilisers as there were no labourers to work in the farm fields.
A report by news agency ANI says that 33 fresh cases of the viral infections were reported at the IAS training academy based in Mussoorie. The hostels and other areas have been sealed till end of this month as part of the Covid protocol, the ANI report said.
In a single day, 10,66,022 samples were tested, the ICMR said in a statement on Saturday.
The latest health ministry data says that 925 people in Telangana were infected with the viral disease in the last 24 hours.
Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, has said that India must not lower the guard against the pandemic as major metros witness fresh spike in viral infections. READ HERE
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Latest analysis shows that around eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, which are part of the National Capital Region are reporting over 25 per cent the active COVID-19 cases in the state.
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