The next 100-125 days in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic will be critical, the NITI Aayog member (health) said, adding that people need to remain “cautious”.The Haryana government on Sunday extended its covid-19 lockdown by a week, it will now stay in effect till 5 am on July 26. The state however introduced more relaxations and allowed restaurants, malls etc. to be open till 11 pm with 50 per vent capacity. Gyms will also be allowed to operate from 6 am to 9 pm, with half capacity. Up to 100 people are allowed for weddings and funerals.
India recorded 41,157 new cases of covid-19 in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Sunday. Active cases have marginally declined to 4.22 lakh. Kerala recorded the highest new cases(16,148) in one and a half months. The country also reported 518 new fatalities on Sunday. Maharashtra reported the highest deaths followed by Kerala.
India’s athletes are all set to participate in the Tokyo Olympics even as three athletes, two of them staying at the Olympic Village, have tested positive for covid-19, the Games Organising Committee announced on Sunday. Following the positive case, the Olympics organisers urged every team to be extra cautious.
The centre on Sunday said that over 41.99 crore coronavirus vaccine doses have so far been provided to states and union territories. It further said that over 2.56 crore unused doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals.
Traffic jams have returned to Mumbai as Covid restrictions are eased. (PTI Photo)
Chhattisgarh on Sunday reported 165 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, taking the tally to 9,99,853 and the toll to 13,496, a health official said. The number of recoveries reached 9,82,638 after 53 people were discharged from hospitals and 228 completed home isolation during the day, leaving the state with 3,719 active cases, the official informed. "Raipur district recorded 16 new cases, taking its caseload to 1,57,534, including 3,136 deaths. Janjgir-Champa saw 17 cases, Bastar 14 and Bijapur 12. With 26,833 samples being examined on Sunday, the number of tests in the state went up to 1,09,15,132," he said. The official said more than 1.11 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the state till Saturday, with 90,92,377 people getting the first jab and 20,16,679 receiving the second one as well. --PTI
Tamil Nadu reported 2,079 new COVID-19 cases, including a returnee from Andhra Pradesh, pushing the tally to 25,35,402, the Health department said on Sunday. The number of fatalities mounted to 33,724 with 29 more people succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours. Recoveries outnumbered new coronavirus infections with 2,743 people getting discharged, aggregating to 24,73,781 leaving 27,897 active cases in the state, a medical bulletin said. As many as 30 districts reported new infections in double digits, while there were no fresh deaths in 21 districts. Chennai added 150 new cases, taking the overall count to 5,36,206, while the death toll mounted to 8,296 in the state capital. --PTI
In view of Covid-19, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has cancelled the organisation of the Kanwar Yatra in Delhi, news agency ANI reported.
Uttarakhand reports 19 new Covid cases, 52 recoveries, and zero deaths today.
The Assam government has tightened its screening procedure for people entering the state, with no exemption for even those who have received both doses of the COVID vaccine, an official said on Sunday. With about five per cent of the fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Assam in the last few months being of fully vaccinated people, testing of everyone irrespective of their inoculation status has been made mandatory, he said. The Assam government had on July 15 withdrawn its earlier order, dated June 25, 2021, in which it had exempted fully vaccinated air and train passengers from undergoing mandatory COVID tests. --PTI
The Karnataka government has allowed cinema halls and theatres across the state, including Bengaluru, to function from Monday (July 19) while colleges have been permitted to allow students on campuses from July 26. These were among several relaxations announced to the curbs that were in place in the state to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic since the second wave began months back. Here are the full guidelines
The Haryana government on Sunday extended the lockdown by a week, it will now stay in effect till 5 am on July 26. The state however introduced more relaxations and allowed restaurants, malls etc to be open till 11 pm with 50 per vent capacity.
The centre on Sunday said that over 41.99 crore coronavirus vaccine doses have so far been provided to states and union territories.It further said that over 2.56 crore unused doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak have been contacted by NHS test and trace as contacts of someone who has tested positive for COVID, Downing Street said on Sunday.
“They will be participating in the daily contact testing pilot to allow them to continue to work from Downing Street," Downing Street said in a statement. “They will be conducting only essential government business during this period.”
Three athletes, two of them staying at the Olympic Village, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Games Organising Committee announced on Sunday.
It is the first instance of athletes staying at the village catching the infection. Their identities have not been revealed by the organisers. The third infected athlete is staying at a designated Games hotel.
A total of 10 cases were detected on the day, including five “Games concerned personnel”, one contractor, and a journalist, according to the COVID-19 Positive Case List uploaded by the OC here.
As countries around the world witness a surge in coronavirus cases linked largely to the highly transmissible ‘Delta’ variant, Etihad Airways announced that it was extending the suspension of flights from India and two other countries to the UAE until July 31. In a statement, Etihad Airways said that flights services have also been suspended from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Earlier, the carrier had banned air services to UAE in five countries, including India and Pakistan, until July 21. But amidst the recent concern over the Delta variant, the airline announced that it would be extending the ban even further.
Every adult in the United Kingdom has been offered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Sunday, ahead of the end of legal restrictions in England on Monday.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s target was for every adult who wanted to a shot to be able to get one by July 19.So far, 87.8% of adults have received a first shot of COVID-19 vaccine, with the government also meeting a target to give two-thirds of adults two doses of vaccine by Monday.
Johnson is proceeding with the full re-opening of the economy despite a fresh surge of cases fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. New infections are running at their highest level since January.
India recorded 41,157 new cases of covid-19 in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Sunday. Active cases have marginally declined to 4.22 lakh. Kerala recorded the highest new cases(16,148) in one and a half months. The country also reported 518 new fatalities on Sunday. Maharashtra reported the highest deaths followed by Kerala.
India's athletes are all set to participate in the Tokyo Olympics even as the the first Covid-19 case was detected inside the Games Village on Saturday, raising concerns ahead of the opening ceremony. Following the positive case, the Olympics organisers urged every team to be extra cautious.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday cancelled the Kanwar Yatra a day after the Supreme Court asked the state government to reconsider even allowing a symbolic physical yatra given the fear of a third Covid-19 wave.
While asking the UP government to reconsider allowing even a symbolic physical yatra this year, the apex court on Friday had underlined that “the health of the citizenry of India and their right to ‘life’ are paramount” and that “all other sentiments, albeit religious, are subservient to this most basic fundamental right”. Read the full report here
Maharashtra on Saturday reported 8,172 new Covid-19 cases and 124 deaths which took the state's infection tally to 62,05,190 and death toll to 1,26,851, the health department said in a release.
As many as 8,950 patients were discharged from hospitals, pushing the total of recovered persons to 59,74,594. The state has a recovery rate of 96.28 per cent. The case fatality rate stood at 2.04 per cent, while there are 1,00,429 active cases in the state, the release said.
Mumbai city reported 469 Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths, taking its caseload to 7,30,703 and death toll to 15,690. (PTI)
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated that India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage surpassed 40 crore (40,44,67,526), as of 7 pm on Saturday. More than 46.38 lakh vaccine doses were administered today.
It also stated that 12,40,07,069 persons in the age group 18-44 years across 37 States/UTs have received their first dose and total 48,50,858 have received their second dose since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive.
Covid-19 can make a person more susceptible to developing active tuberculosis as it is an "opportunistic" infection like black fungus but currently there is not enough evidence to suggest TB cases have risen due to the viral disease, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
The ministry said notification of tuberculosis cases had decreased by about 25 per cent in 2020 due to Covid-related restrictions and special efforts are being made to mitigate this impact through intensified case findings. (PTI)
Tamil Nadu on Saturday reported 2,205 new Covid-19 cases and 2,802 recoveries. The state also recorded 43 deaths today.
Karnataka reported 1,869 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday along with 3,144 recoveries, and 42 deaths. (ANI)