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The pandemic situation in India is becoming increasingly grim. India recorded nearly 170,000 new Covid-19 infections and 904 deaths yesterday (April 11), the highest single-day jump in infections in over a year. The country is currently the world’s highest contributor to fresh Covid-19 cases, with numbers worsening every day. In large Indian metropolises, the healthcare facilities are overburdened. In the western state of Maharashtra—which currently has nearly 40% of the total cases in the country—patients received oxygen support while they sat on chairs because hospitals were all out o...

NEW DELHI: Amid a sharp and continuous rise in daily new Covid cases, the Centre on Tuesday said the pandemic situation has worsened in India and the next four weeks will be "very, very critical". India reported close to 97,000 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. On April 5, India became only the second country in the world after the US to report over 1 lakh new cases in a day. 'Next four weeks critical' During a media briefing, Niti Aayog member Dr V K Paul said that the pandemic is spreading at a more rapid pace than it did during the previous wave.

Covid-19 update: India reports 16,738 new cases, active cases on rise As alarm grows over what appears to be the beginning of India’s second Covid-19 wave, the Union government on Wednesday lifted some key restrictions to speed up vaccination (HT_PRINT)Premium Share Via Read Full Story After seeing the graph of active infections going down for days, India has once again started reporting an upward trend. As many as 16,738 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in the country, according to the Union health ministry. The total number of cases now stands at 1,10,46,914. TREN...

Amid second wave scare, Centre rushes high-level team to 10 states and UT in fight against Covid-19 A health worker collects swab samples during a door-to-door screening for Covid-19 (AP)Premium The three-member multidisciplinary teams are headed by joint secretary-level officers in the Union health ministry India's total tally of Covid-19 cases surged to 1,10,30,176 with 13,742 new infections on Wednesday Share Via Read Full Story The central government has deputed high-level multi-disciplinary teams to states and Union Territory that have seen a surge in Covid-19 cases. The teams have bee...

Stocks plunge amid fears of second wave Premium Share Via Read Full Story Fears of a second wave of covid-19 infections and a likely surge in inflation from higher crude prices dragged Indian stocks by the most in two months on Monday, in tandem with falling equities and rising bond yields worldwide. The BSE Sensex fell 1,145.44 points or 2.25% to close at 49,744.32, while the broader Nifty index lost 306.05 points or 2.04% to close at 14,675.70. Indian indices are now 5% below their record highs set after the Union budget on 1 February. The India Volatility Index, or VIX, rose 14.5% on Monda...