PM Modi to interact with DMs of 100 high COVID-19 caseload districtsWhile DMs of 46 districts from nine states will be part of the first meeting, those from 54 districts from 10 states will attend the second...
13 May, 2021, 05.06 PM IST
Coronavirus situation in India tragic, have committed support to them: Kamala HarrisVice-President Kamala Harris has described the coronavirus situation in India as "tragic" and said the US has made a commitment to support ...
01 May, 2021, 02.14 PM IST
Ensure local containment measures in districts with high COVID caseload: MHA to statesIt asked the states and Union territories to identify the districts where either the COVID positivity rate was more than 10 per cent or the...
29 Apr, 2021, 10.47 PM IST
150 districts with a COVID-19 positivity rate over 15 percent may go under lockdownThe measures were recommended by the Union health ministry at a high-level meeting on Tuesday but a final decision will be taken by the Cen...
28 Apr, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Conduct oxygen audits, reduce wastage at healthcare facilities: Centre to statesAt the centre of this strategy of oxygen audits is Madhya Pradesh’s Government Medical College Khandwa model which is now guiding the Centr...
26 Apr, 2021, 07.23 AM IST
India becomes fastest COVID-19 vaccinating country in world, over 8.70 cr doses administeredIn a significant development, India has surpassed the United States to become the fastest vaccinating country in the world with an average ...
07 Apr, 2021, 01.20 PM IST
COVID-19: Daily cases rise from 20,000 to one lakh in just 25 daysEight states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab have shown a steep...
05 Apr, 2021, 01.45 PM IST
8 states witness steep rise in COVID-19 cases, account for 81.42% of single-day infectionsIndia's tally of COVID-19 active caseload also increased to 6,58,909 and now comprises 5.32 per cent of the total infections. In a day, the...
03 Apr, 2021, 01.35 PM IST
52% say Covid variant-induced strong 2nd wave likely in IndiaSixty per cent believe that the new coronavirus variants have a role to play in the latest surge. Many citizens are again planning to obser...
23 Mar, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
6 states showing steep rise in daily new Covid cases: GovtWhile Covid-19 situation has turned worrisome in Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, it continues to remain alarming in Kerala and M...
07 Mar, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
Number of fresh COVID-19 fatalities below 170 in India after 229 days"Declining new cases and high rate of recovery have in tandem resulted in continuous fall in the country's active caseload on a sustained b...
11 Jan, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
India's Covid-19 cases cross 1 crore 323 days after 1st, last 1 million 2nd slowestEven average daily deaths during these 29 days were the lowest after the first one million. India’s Covid numbers have been falling for thr...
19 Dec, 2020, 09.21 AM IST
India's single-day COVID recoveries exceed new cases continuously for last 5 weeksLess than 50,000 new cases of the coronavirus infection have been reported in the country in a span of 24 hours, whereas the daily new reco...
06 Nov, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
COVID-19: Active caseload below 6 lakh for the first time after 85 daysThe trajectory of the active caseload across different states and UTs has been diverse indicating their efforts and gradual progress in the...
30 Oct, 2020, 01.28 PM IST
Covid-19: September was worst as India added 41% of cases & 34% of deathsWith 1,173 fresh deaths on Wednesday, India’s Covid-19 toll went up to 98,628. As many as 33,255 of these deaths — or 33.7% of the total ca...
01 Oct, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
As India nears 24 lakh cases, Rahul Gandhi says coronavirus curve 'frightening, not flattening'Taking a swipe at the prime minister over his remarks that India is in a better position compared with other countries, the former Congress...
13 Aug, 2020, 08.19 PM IST
Covid-19: 10 states, 1 UT to allow rapid antigen testsAfter Delhi and Maharashtra, states of Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Assam, West Bengal, Karnat...
05 Jul, 2020, 11.54 PM IST