Tag: covid-19

Virus may never go away but could change into mild annoyance

NEW DELHI — What if COVID-19 never goes away? Experts say it’s likely that some version of the disease will linger for years. But what it will look like in the future is less clear. Will the coronavirus, which has already killed more than 2 million people worldwide, […]

Asia becomes second region to exceed 10 million coronavirus cases

Asia surpassed 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the second-heaviest regional toll in the world, according to a Reuters tally, as cases continue to mount in India despite a slowdown and sharp declines elsewhere. Behind only Latin America, Asia accounts for about one-fourth of the […]

COVID-19: J&K Govt classifies districts into red, orange, green zones

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 09: The Government has classified all districts of Jammu and Kashmir valley excluding Kishtwar district of Jammu division as Orange zones following the assessment of COVID-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir. This classification has been done after the State Executive Committee took a detailed review of […]

UPDATES on COVID-19

10 States/UTs account for 76% of new recovered cases open view news desk NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 27: India has been recording higher number of recoveries than the new cases for several consecutive days in the recent past. 92,043 new recoveries have been reported in the last 24 hours in […]

India caps prices of medical oxygen amid rising COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI – India said on Saturday it was capping the price of liquid oxygen used to treat victims of novel coronavirus and other respiratory diseases after complaints of hoarding and shortages, as total covid infections hit 5.9 million countrywide. The Indian health ministry on Saturday reported more […]

With highest ever single day recoveries of nearly 30,000, the total number of recoveries crosses 7.82 lakhs

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 23: For the second day in a row, recoveries in a single day continue to post significant rise. The last 24 hours saw the highest ever single day number of patients cured and discharged i.e. 29,557. While the total number of […]

India records biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases

NEW DELHI – India reported its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases on Saturday, adding 11,458 confirmed infections and taking the its total count to more than 300,000, according to data from the federal health ministry. India is the fourth-worst affected country in the world, having surpassed the […]

Maharashtra minister tests positive for COVID-19

Mumbai, Jun 12 :  A Maharashtra cabinet minister, who belongs to the NCP, has tested positive for COVID-19, sources said on Friday. The minister, who hails from the Marathwada region, had attended the cabinet meeting held at the state secretariat here earlier this week, the sources said. He […]

India’s top bureaucrats hit by coronavirus as cases spike

NEW DELHI – A top Indian civilian defence official has tested positive for coronavirus and is in home quarantine, government officials said on Thursday, as the daily rise in infections hits a new high. India’s cases reached 216,919 after 9,304 new cases were reported over the previous day, […]

India’s urban COVID-19 outbreak is morphing into a rural health crisis

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – Rural parts of India have begun to see a surge in novel coronavirus infections, as millions of migrant workers returning from big cities and industrial hubs bring the virus home with them, according to data collected from seven Indian states. Officials said the spike in […]

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