Religious, political gatherings behind India s Covid resurgence: WHO
India on Thursday reported 3,62,727 new Covid cases and 4,120 fatalities, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said
Thursday May 13, 2021 12:19 PM, IANS
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed several religious and political mass gathering events for fuelling India s dramatic surge in new cases and deaths.
The spread of B1617 and other variants (B117), coupled with low adherence to public health and social measures were other factors for the resurgence of Coronavirus cases in India. A recent risk assessment of the situation in India conducted by WHO found that resurgence and acceleration of Covid-19 transmission in India had several potential contributing factors, including increase in the proportion of cases of SARS-CoV-2 variants with potentially increased transmissibility; several religious and political mass gathering events which increased social mixing, the global health agen
: Thursday, May 13, 2021, 7:07 PM IST Very good move : Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla after Centre extends gap between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks
Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday accepted the recommendation of the COVID working group to extend the gap between the first and second doses of the Pune-based Serum Institute of India s COVID-19 vaccine Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks. The present gap between the two doses of the vaccine is 6-8 weeks.
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan took to Twitter regarding the decision made by the ministry. He tweeted: Gap between 2 doses of #CovishieldVaccine has been increased to 12-16 weeks from 6-8 weeks currently. Decision has been taken based on recommendations given by COVID working group after analysing emerging evidence.
Religious, political gathering behind Indiaâs Covid resurgence, says WHO
The exact contributions of each of these factors on increased transmission in India are not well understood, the global health agency said
People purchase at a market on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr festival, in Patna on Thursday.
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed several religious and political mass gathering events for fuelling India s dramatic surge in new cases and deaths.
The spread of B1617 and other variants (B117), coupled with low adherence to public health and social measures were other factors for the resurgence of Coronavirus cases in India.
India logs 3.62 lakh COVID-19 infections, 4,120 deaths
New Delhi, May 13 (UNI) India has logged 3,62,727 COVID-19 positive cases and 4,120 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative total to 2,37,02,832 and 2,58,317, respectively, data revealed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported on Thursday.
The number of daily infections crossed daily recoveries in the country with 3,62,727 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours. The daily recovered cases stand at 3,52,181, according to the Ministry.
Meanwhile, the active cases have risen to 37,10,525.
Maharashtra’s infection count remained under 50,000 for the fourth consecutive day, while Kerala and Tamil Nadu recorded new highs of over 43,000 and 30,000 cases, respectively.