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NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday issued fresh guidelines for testing amid an unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases in the country. At present, the laboratories are facing challenges to meet the expected testing target due to extraordinary case load and staff getting infected with Covid-19. In view of this situation, it is imperative to optimize the RT-PCR testing and simultaneously increase the access and availability of testing to all citizens of the country, ICMR said in a statement. - . @MoHFW INDIA @PIB India… https://t.co/ekiQ8hCXrh ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) 1620141180000
Here are the new guidelines issued by ICMR:
NEW DELHI (XINHUA, REUTERS) - India s Covid-19 tally reached 19,557,457 on Sunday (May 2), with a single day spike of 392,488 cases, said the federal health ministry.
As many as 3,689 deaths were recorded since Saturday morning, taking the total death toll to 215,542, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s creaky healthcare system is unable to cope with a massive caseload.
There are a total of 3,349,644 active cases in the country, with an increase of 80,934 through Saturday, while 15,992,271 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals so far across the country.
Indian hospitals, morgues and crematoriums have been overwhelmed as the country has reported more than 300,000 daily cases for more than 10 days straight. Many families have been left on their own to scramble for medicines and oxygen.
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By Xinhua Published: May 03, 2021 02:56 PM
Patients receive treatment inside a COVID-19 ward in a hospital, in Bangalore, India, April 30, 2021. India s COVID-19 tally reached 19,164,969 on Saturday, with a single day spike of 401,993 cases, the health ministry said. This is the first time when over 400,000 new cases were recorded in India in 24 hours, and a record number of 3,523 deaths since Friday morning took the total death toll to 211,853. (Str/Xinhua)A total of 368,147 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 19,925,604, according to the health ministry on Monday.
Besides, 3,417 more deaths were recorded since Sunday morning, bringing the death toll to 218,949.
2021-05-03 05:36:20 GMT2021-05-03 13:36:20(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NEW DELHI, May 3 (Xinhua) A total of 368,147 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 19,925,604, according to the health ministry on Monday.
Besides, 3,417 more deaths were recorded since Sunday morning, bringing the death toll to 218,949.
There are a total of 3,413,642 active cases in the country, with an increase of 63,998 through Sunday, while 16,293,003 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals across the country.
The daily figures continue to peak in the country, and the government has imposed new measures to contain the spread. Some school exams have been canceled or postponed in the wake of the deteriorating situation.
India s COVID-19 tally reached 19,557,457 on Sunday, with a single day spike of 392,488 cases, said the federal health ministry.
As many as 3,689 deaths were recorded since Saturday morning, taking the total death toll to 215,542.
There are a total of 3,349,644 active cases in the country, with an increase of 80,934 through Saturday, while 15,992,271 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals so far across the country.
The COVID-19 figures continue to peak in the country, but the federal government has ruled out imposing a complete lockdown. The capital Delhi has been put under a second successive week-long lockdown till May 3.
Delhi, one of the most COVID-19 affected places in the country, witnessed over 25,219 new cases and 412 deaths through Saturday. As many as 16,559 people have died in the national capital due to COVID-19, confirmed Delhi s health department.