The daily rise in new coronavirus infections in India remained above 90,000 for the third consecutive day on Tuesday taking the nationwide Covid-19 tally of cases to 1,26,86,049, according to the Union Health Ministry.
The second wave of Coronavirus is sweeping through the country. But along with it many apprehensions, misconceptions and misinformation has emerged. Asianet Newsable busts some of these myths with Dr Dinesh V Kamath, Consultant for Internal Medicine at Manipal Hospitals in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru.
Taking to Twitter, the world health body said the video claiming that the WHO has warned of 50,000 deaths in India is "fake news".
Saudi Arabia has announced new terms and conditions for visitors and pilgrims wanting to visit The Prophet's Mosque and the Great Mosque in Mecca in the wake of surging coronavirus cases.
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 75.88 per cent of the total active Covid-19 cases in India. Maharashtra alone accounts for nearly 58.23 per cent of the total active caseload of the country.
The night curfew will be in place from 10 pm to 5 am till 30 April. Residents are not allowed to come out of their house from 10 pm to 5 am.
“I’ve had substantial contact with the Serum Institute. India is blessed with having a major manufacturer of global vaccines in India,” he said.
The Election Commission had made elaborate arrangements to ensure the smooth progress of voting in 4 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry with adequate emphasis on maintaining Covid-appropriate behaviour. Let's take a look.
Rajasthan has also mandated a negative RT-PCR test, not old than 72 hours, for people entering the state and those travelling outside.
The tighter restrictions were necessitated after over 57,000 positive cases were reported from Maharashtra. Mumbai alone reported 11,163 new Covid-19 cases and 25 deaths on Sunday.
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