With Covid-19 numbers once again rising ominously, thats a message more people might need to heed.. Since the body requires time to mount an immune response after taking the vaccine, it is important to remember that vaccination is just part of the strategy to combat Covid-19, say experts.
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April 04, 2021 12:33 IST
Variants, imported and homegrown, are increasingly seen but have so far not been linked epidemiologically to the surge
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Virus resurgence: Large cities including Mumbai and Pune, which had recorded large infection rates during the first wave, are witnessing a surge.
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Variants, imported and homegrown, are increasingly seen but have so far not been linked epidemiologically to the surge
With a steady increase in the daily fresh coronavirus cases since the third week of February, with over 89,000 cases reported on April 2, the seven-day average test positivity rate climbing to 6.8% as on April 2, and with the reproduction number (R0) how many people each infected person will infect on average above 1.5 and steadily increasing over the last two–three weeks, the second wave has well and truly begun in many States. The rate of increase in cases in India during March has been faster than at any oth
NEW DELHI: The Kumbh Mela festival has stoked coronavirus super-spreader fears in India as millions of pilgrims are expected to flock to the Ganges River every day during the month-long celebrations.
Kumbh Mela, which started on Thursday, is the biggest festival of Hinduism, with the faithful coming from across the country to the holy waters for a ritual dip. This year, organizers of the festival in Haridwar in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand expect 150 million people to arrive at the riverbank pilgrimage site, undeterred by the coronavirus outbreak.
India reported 72,330 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the highest since October, as it is observing a new coronavirus surge. In all, 12.22 million people have contracted the virus in India and 162,927 have died of it.
NEW DELHI: There isn’t any room at Sion Hospital in India’s megacity, Mumbai – approximately all 500 beds reserved for COVID-19 patients are occupied. And with new patients coming in daily, a doctor said the hospital is being forced to add beds every second day. Waiting lists in some hospitals in the city are so unreasonable that “numbers can’t define the burden on hospitals,”
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April 1, 2021
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1of20People wait to get their vital signs checked before receiving the COVID- 19 vaccine at a government hospital in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 1, 2021. India is accelerating its vaccination drive by opening it up for everyone above 45 years just as cases spike sharply after several months.Altaf Qadri/APShow MoreShow Less
2of20A health worker administers the COVISHIELD vaccine for COVID-19 at a Government Fever Hospital in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, April 1, 2021. India is accelerating its vaccination drive by opening it up for everyone above 45 years just as cases spike sharply after several months.Mahesh Kumar A/APShow MoreShow Less