According to an order by the state's additional chief secretary (home) Awanish Awasthi, the maximum number of people allowed at weddings and other celebrations to 100 from the existing limit of 50.
A serosurvey conducted by PGIMER, Chandigarh among 2700 children shows 71 per cent of them have developed antibodies. It shows children won't be affected disproportionately during the third wave.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday, the country saw a total of 34,848 discharges in the last 24 hours.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India slightly rose to 3,91,516, the ministry data showed.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday, the country saw a total of 37,681 discharges in the last 24 hours.
Mumbai Police on Thursday imposed Section 144 in the city from September 10 to 19 to curb the public celebrations in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The DDMA advised people to celebrate the festival at home. It should be ensured that crowds do not gather at any religious or social place, the order stated.
"Third wave is not coming, it is already here," Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar told reporters at a function.
Goa CM Pramod Sawant said the entire eligible population should be double vaccinated by October 31, and urged people to join hands with the state government for the same.
So with safety necessarily being the watch-word during upcoming celebrations, whether outdoor or indoors, listed are five healthcare items that people must ensure they have in their homes in the coming weeks and months for any possible emergency.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India rose to 4,10,048, the ministry data showed.
Atishi on Saturday said that the Delhi government needs 1.5 crore COVID vaccine doses to fully inoculate the whole eligible population in the national capital.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India rose to 4,05,681, the ministry data showed.
Weekly Covid-19-associated hospitalisation rates among children and adolescents rose nearly five-fold during the period from late June to mid-August.
As per the new guidelines, the provision of institutional quarantine for international passengers travelling by air has been scrapped.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday, the country saw a total of 36,275 discharges in the last 24 hours.
Manindra Agrawal, an IIT-Kanpur scientist who is part of the three-member team of experts that have been tasked with predicting any surge in infections, said if no new virulent emerges, then the situation is unlikely to change.
On Monday morning, New South Wales (NSW), the country's most populous state and the current epicenter of the pandemic, reported another four new fatalities, which increased Australia's overall death toll to 1,003.
C.1.2 has been found in China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, England, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland as of August 13.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the government is doing its best and learning from experiences to prevent the third wave but following Covid-appropriate behavior is very important, and thus people must not become negligent.
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