With as many as 28 per cent Indians planning to travel in August-September, which is also the time for some of the major festivals in the country, the risk of the third wave of the pandemic is set to rise, according to a survey.
Delhi recorded 66 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.35 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 25,043.
The travel restriction, imposed by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), will be applicable from August 1 on unvaccinated people of over 18 years of age.
Narendra Modi on Sunday underlined that both he and his nonagenarian mother Heeraben Modi were fully vaccinated against the virus and urged people to do the same.
The case prompted the zoo to request an experimental COVID-19 vaccine for animals for emergency use.
Giving an update on the current situation in India, the Foreign Secretary said India had now reached a point where it is able to supply its excess liquid oxygen and life-saving medication like Remdesivir to neighbouring countries in need, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand.
Researchers from the Boston Children's Hospital assessed the health of 551 people admitted to the hospital for Covid-19 in Italy from March through May 2020. About half of the patients (46 percent), with no history of diabetes, were found to have new hyperglycemia.
Delhi recorded zero Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department on Saturday.
The DDMA in its order has also said that marriage functions, last rites gatherings shall be permitted with a ceiling of 100 persons.
Pawar also said the government was mulling an extension of the timings of shops and restaurants from the current deadline of 4 pm. He said a decision on granting relaxations on the weekends is likely next week.
The case was lodged against unidentified persons who came from different districts of Punjab and assembled at Punjab Congress Bhawan.
Meanwhile, a hospital based in the American state of Maryland has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and two continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) machines for COVID-19 relief in India.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and two continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) machines for COVID-19 relief was sent to India by a US hospital.
Delhi recorded 58 new coronavirus cases on Friday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.35 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 25,041.
The fourth round of the survey covered 36,227 individuals to estimate seroprevalence among children aged 6-17 years, adults and healthcare workers.
The total consumption including wastage is 41,12,30,353 doses.
High caseload areas of Lucknow will witness targetted Covid sampling in order to check the third wave of the pandemic in the state capital.
Given the robust and statute-based death registration system in India, while some cases could go undetected as per the principles of infectious disease and its management, missing out on the deaths is unlikely, the Union Health Ministry said.
WHO has acknowledged that it was premature to rule out a potential link between the pandemic and a leak of the coronavirus from a Chinese lab.
US Covid-19 cases: President Joe Biden has said that even though the United States has seen a dramatic drop in the number of COVID-19 deaths due to its vaccination programme, the people must remain vigilant about the more virulent Delta variant that is spreading fast in the country.
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