Covid-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection in those not yet eligible for shots, Director Rochelle Walensky said. Stay with TOI for latest updates --Read Less
Single day rise of 1,016 new coronavirus infections push India's Covid-19 tally to 4,46,63,968, death toll climbs to 5,30,514: Govt
Covid-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection in those not yet eligible for shots, Director Rochelle Walensky said. “We’re seeing more and more of those younger babies getting hospitalized,” Walensky said in an exclusive interview at CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta. “That’s really where we’re trying to do some work now because we think we can prevent those by getting mom vaccinated.”
Shanghai reported no new domestically transmitted symptomatic coronavirus cases for Nov. 9, the same as a day earlier, while four local asymptomatic cases were reported, also the same as the previous day, the city government said on Thursday.
Beijing reports 34 symptomatic, 61 asymptomatic Covid cases for Nov 9
China's capital Beijing reported 34 symptomatic new locally transmitted Covid-19 infections and 61 asymptomatic cases for Nov. 9, local government authorities said on Thursday. This compared with 32 symptomatic and 48 asymptomatic cases the day before.
Covid curbs increased in China factory hub Guangzhou
China is increasing Covid restrictions in southern manufacturing powerhouse Guangzhou, suspending schools and widening lockdowns after days of more incremental moves failed to arrest a swelling outbreak. In-person classes in eight of the city of some 19 million people’s 11 districts will be halted from Thursday, officials said late Wednesday. The order came after two more districts followed the Haizhu region in locking down, with residents confined to their homes except to shop for essential items like food.
China's Guangzhou reports 125 symptomatic, 2,430 asymptomatic Covid cases for Nov 9
China's Guangzhou reported 125 new locally transmitted symptomatic Covid-19 infections and 2,430 asymptomatic cases for Nov. 9, local government authorities in the southern city of nearly 19 million people said on Thursday.