Covid-19 India

Saturday, Dec 03, 2022 | Last Update : 09:16 PM IST

Children wear masks in school as Covid cases are in rise in the country. (AA Image/Deepak Deshpande)

AA EDIT | Covid cases rising again: Pandemic far from over

It is not just in India that the pandemic reports higher numbers. The case is same in more than 100 countries as it stands today

01 Jul 2022 11:58 PM

The socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society were the most affected by the pandemic. (Representational Image/ PTI)

DC Edit | Covid: Don’t drop the guard

The timing of the sharp rise as it comes at a time when schools in most states are reopening offers a serious challenge to the governments

08 Jun 2022 7:19 AM

While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expressed concern about rising inflation, the government did not show any signs of worrying about price rise. (Representational Image/ PTI)

AA Edit | Headwinds in economy are a challenge for India

The Indian economy cannot remain unaffected when the entire world is in the doldrums

16 May 2022 12:25 AM

Reform WHO for a better world: Modi

The prime minister said there was a need for building a resilient global supply chain and enabling equitable access to vaccines & medicines

13 May 2022 1:24 AM

There can be two opinions about it. It could be argued that there is very little point in allowing a person to reject a treatment, or vaccination, and then limiting the liberties of such persons with respect to movement. (representational Image/ AFP)

AA Edit | Covid-19 jabs: Caution needed

The proof of the pudding is in the eating, they say

05 May 2022 11:49 PM

The good news, according to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortia, is that very few recombinant variants of the coronavirus have been found after genome-sequencing analysis were done on the samples. (PTI)

AA EDIT | Covid: Caution mandated, India not out of the woods

It is time state governments rewired the mechanism of tracking and testing along with genome testing of the positive cases

29 Apr 2022 11:27 PM

Mr Modi asked the states to ensure all the medical oxygen plants, including the hospital beds are made fully functional. (Representational Image/ PTI)

PM Modi tells states: Covid-19 not over yet, give kids jabs swiftly

PM said Omicron and its subvariants can create problems as was evident in case of many countries of Europe

28 Apr 2022 1:28 AM

The approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) comes following recommendations by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation(CDSCO). (AFP)

DCGI grants EUA to Corbevax for those aged 5-12, Covaxin for 6-12 age group

Authorisation given to Cadila for its ZyCoV-D for an additional dose of 3mg with a two-jab inoculation schedule for those aged above 12

26 Apr 2022 2:49 PM

A health worker collects swab samples of residents for Covid-19 testing, in Gurugram. (PTI)

India's COVID-19 tally sees spike again; 2,451 new cases reported

Active cases increased to 14,241, death toll at 5,22,116 with 54 fresh fatalities

22 Apr 2022 10:43 AM

The number of total new infections crossed 1,000 on Tuesday and several states, including national capital Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have shown signs of an uptick in the numbers and test positivity rates. (Representational Image/ AP)

AA Edit | Keep a close watch as Covid cases rise, act with caution

There is enough reason for India to take the daily data on the pandemic seriously, even though it has negotiated three waves of the pandemic

20 Apr 2022 12:09 AM

The breakthrough infection was found to occur on average 43 days after the second vaccination. (Representational Image/ AFP)

High immune response to Covid variants in breakthrough cases after 2 Covaxin jabs

People who recovered from Covid also showed significant immunity boost post-vaccination with Covaxin but lower than the breakthrough cases

08 Apr 2022 12:43 AM

The end of a wave or entering into the endemic stage also means that the face mask mandates for school-age children should be done away. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Chandrakant Lahariya | A new worry: How we need to ‘live with Covid’ in India

The daily new Covid-19 cases in the country have come down to around 4,000 to 5,000, the lowest in 22 months since May 2020

14 Mar 2022 3:14 AM

A person wears a designed helmet and holds a placard to raise awareness against COVID-19 virus spread, at Visakhapatnam beach road on Sunday. (DC Image/Murali Krishna)

With 3,116 new infections, India's daily COVID cases lowest in 676 days

The active cases comprise 0.09 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate further improved to 98.71 per cent

13 Mar 2022 10:26 AM

In a country where the vast majority are informal sector workers, the situation has been particularly grim for those at the bottom of the socio-economic food chain in a slowing economy. (Representational Image/ AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Don’t treat the pandemic like yesterday’s story, yet

We need to also remember that Omicron arrived last year just when the endgame enthusiasm was gathering momentum

10 Mar 2022 2:54 AM

Medical staff collects the swabs from the people for Covid-19 testing at MVP Ward Secretariat in Visakhapatnam. (Age Image)

Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 5,37045

India logged 44,877 infections, while the death toll climbed to 5,08,665 with 684 fresh fatalities

13 Feb 2022 10:52 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with chief ministers over the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country via video conferencing, in New Delhi. (PTI)

PM Modi interacts with CMs over Covid situation

The meeting came on a day India logged 2,47,417 new cases, the highest in 236 days, taking the total tally of COVID cases to 3,63,17,927

14 Jan 2022 10:36 PM

Pedestrian walks past a wall mural featuring illustrations of frontine workers urging citizens to wear masks properly in order to raise awareness about the Covid-19 coronavirus in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

Insurers put in place waiting period for people recovered from COVID

COVID survivors will now have to wait for up to three months before they can take a new life insurance policy

14 Jan 2022 2:52 PM

Passengers wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus wait to get tested for COVID-19 at a railway station in Mumbai. (AP)

India reports 1,41,986 new Covid cases, Omicron tally rises to 3,071

Maharashtra at top with 876 Omicron variant cases, followed by Delhi at 513, Karnataka 333, Rajasthan 291, Kerala 284 and Gujarat 204

08 Jan 2022 12:10 PM

A student takes a selfie as a health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to teenagers in Thane, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (PTI)

Over 40 lakh 15-18 children given COVID-19 vaccine doses on first day

The Centre will also decide within the next two to three days which vaccine should be administered as a precaution dose

03 Jan 2022 4:13 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the citizens that all possible preparations are in order to tackle increasing infections. He listed the number of hospital beds, oxygen beds available, and vaccination progress. (PTI)

Booster shots for 60+, vaccines for 15-18 age group: PM Modi

Modi said that India will soon have a nasal vaccine and world’s 1st DNA vaccine

26 Dec 2021 12:26 PM

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