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Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. File   | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Delhi recorded 10,774 fresh cases of COVID-19 on April 11, the highest single-day surge in the national capital till date, according to data shared by the Health Department Amid an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on April 12 that the city government has written to the Centre to again scale up COVID-19 beds in its hospitals in New Delhi. In...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File   | Photo Credit: PTI PM Modi urged people to keep four things in mind, including “each one, vaccinate one”, “each one, treat one” and “each one, save one” Asserting that the ‘Tika Utsav’, a vaccination drive between April 11 and 14, marks the beginning of the second big war on COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 11 made several suggestions to people on tackling the virus and urged them to focus on personal and social hygiene. In ...

Updated: April 06, 2021 15:31 IST IMA urges PM Modi to open COVID-19 vaccination for all above 18 years; India records highest single-day vaccination coverage Share Article AAA People wait in a queue for COVID-19 test in New Delhi, Monday, April 5, 2021.   | Photo Credit: AP IMA urges PM Modi to open COVID-19 vaccination for all above 18 years; India records highest single-day vaccination coverage The daily rise in new coronavirus infections in India remained above 90,000 for the third consecu...

Updated: April 05, 2021 11:43 IST The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17, 2020 Share Article AAA Passengers stand in a queue at Birsa Munda International Airport to give their swab samples for COVID-19 tests, amid spike in coronavirus cases, in Ranchi, Jharkhand on April 5, 2021.   | Photo Credit: PTI The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17, 2020 Coronavirus cases in In...

Updated: April 04, 2021 11:25 IST The death toll climbed to 1,64,623 on April 4 with 513 new fatalities, the Ministry data updated at 8 a.m. showed Share Article AAA A man reacts as a health worker takes a nasal swab to test for COVID-19 at an urban health centre in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 3, 2021.   | Photo Credit: AP The death toll climbed to 1,64,623 on April 4 with 513 new fatalities, the Ministry data updated at 8 a.m. showed India on April 4 recorded 93,249 new coronavirus infectio...

Ten districts account for 50% of the total active caseload of the country. In the last two months (February 3 to April 3), Maharashtra has shown a nine-fold jump, the maximum increase in the number of active cases during this period. In percentage terms, Punjab has reported the maximum rise, the release said. India’s cumulative recoveries stand at 1,15,69,241, with an addition of 44,202 in the last 24 hours. “Six States account for 85.85% of the new deaths, with Maharashtra seeing the maxim...

Updated: April 04, 2021 14:29 IST Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 49,447. This is followed by Chhattisgarh with 5,818 cases while Karnataka reported 4,373 new cases Share Article AAA A medic administers COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a vaccination centre, in New Delhi on April 4, 2021.   | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 49,447. This is followed by Chhattisgarh with 5,818 cases while Karnataka reported 4,373 new ...

Ten districts account for 50% of the total active caseload of the country. In the last two months (February 3 to April 3), Maharashtra has shown a nine-fold jump, the maximum increase in the number of active cases during this period. In percentage terms, Punjab has reported the maximum rise, the release said. India’s cumulative recoveries stand at 1,15,69,241, with an addition of 44,202 in the last 24 hours. “Six States account for 85.85% of the new deaths, with Maharashtra seeing the maxim...

Coronavirus | Bengaluru police intensify patrolling to enforce new restrictions Updated: Updated: April 03, 2021 14:40 IST In several neighbourhoods, patrolling personnel used public address systems to remind people to wear masks and follow COVD-19-appropriate behaviour Share Article AAA Jurisdictional police visited public places, shops and commercial establishments to put up social distancing markers. Photo: Special arrangement   In several neighbourhoods, patrolling personnel used public a...

The pfizer vaccine also appears to work against the worrisome south african variant. but johnson & johnson is facing fresh scrutiny after an ingredient mixup at a baltimore manufacturing plant, potentially ruined about 15 million future doses. >> its really quite unfortunate that about 15 million doses now are not going to be able to be used. but you do have checks and balances and you see that. and thats the reason why the good news is that it did get picked up. >> reporter: the mistake at bioe...