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when it first came out, it was ridiculed with the chinese as rushed and phase 3 was suspicious
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when it first came out, it was ridiculed with the chinese as rushed and phase 3 was suspicious
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Who said phase 3 was suspicious? It came out just 2 weeks back.
Before phase 3, lancet published the phase 2 trial results after a peer review and it was ok.
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Coronavirus in India live updates: Maharashtra records highest single day rise with 27,126 cases
Over the past five days, India has seen the sharpest surge in Covid-19 infections in at least the last 10 months, with the seven-day rolling average of daily cases rising by as much as 39% during this period. The total case tally stands at 1,15,55,284, while death toll is at 1,59,558 with 188 more people dying in the last 24 hours
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-march-19/liveblog/81579348.cms
Over the past five days, India has seen the sharpest surge in Covid-19 infections in at least the last 10 months, with the seven-day rolling average of daily cases rising by as much as 39% during this period. The total case tally stands at 1,15,55,284, while death toll is at 1,59,558 with 188 more people dying in the last 24 hours
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-march-19/liveblog/81579348.cms
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Dude. The lancet is a peer reviewed medical journal. It's not written by some reporter who just gathers news. It has far more credible in the medical field than any news paper report.
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All links mention one NGO All India Drug Action Network. Trust me, as a doctor i haven't even heard about them till recently.
Such NGO hit jobs are dime a dozen.
Anyways, you are posting old news.
https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-india-55748124
Covaxin has 81 percent efficacy as per the phase 3 trials. More than Aztra.
https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2AV192
Covaxin had good immunogenic response and safety as per Lancet which published the phase 1 and phase 2 data.
Such NGO hit jobs are dime a dozen.
Anyways, you are posting old news.
https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-india-55748124
Covaxin has 81 percent efficacy as per the phase 3 trials. More than Aztra.
https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2AV192
Covaxin had good immunogenic response and safety as per Lancet which published the phase 1 and phase 2 data.
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Large Crowds, Mutant Strains Behind India's Covid Surge: AIIMS Chief
India added 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours alone, setting another highest daily-high in nearly four months, amid a worrying surge.
There is nothing to stop the second wave of Covid-19 in India from being as severe as the first unless people follow appropriate behaviour and are quickly vaccinated, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria has warned. The recent spike in infections is likely being caused by slip-ups in precautionary measures and variants of the virus, he said. The cases could spread even more rapidly if basic protective steps like wearing masks and rigorous contact-tracing are not followed.
"There is a loss of Covid-appropriate behaviour. Now people feel that the pandemic is over because vaccines are here. So they fail to wear masks. We see large crowds gathering - again without masks. Many of these crowded events have become super-spreading events," Dr Guleria told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
"The other issue is that we are become lax in the basic principle of testing, tracking, and isolating than what were doing six months ago. The third point is that the virus itself is mutating and some of the variants are more infectious," he said.
India added 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours alone, setting another highest daily-high in nearly four months, amid a worrying surge. This rise has prompted states like Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu to consider revert to school closure, restricted public gatherings, and other measures, including lockdowns in worst-hit districts.
The daily rise in infections today was the highest recorded in 112 days, while the number of fatalities has risen to 1,59,755 with 197 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, and Gujarat are the five states that have recorded the highest single-day surge since yesterday, government data show.
The number of cases and mortality could both rise in the second wave, according to Dr Guleria.
Referring to the vaccines, he acknowledged that some studies show vaccine efficacy falling 10-20% when it comes to the South African variant of Covid-19. "As we go along with vaccinations, other variants may appear. We will have to be ready to tweak the vaccines...it is not a cause of concern since we do not have enough data. But we need to be vigilant," he said.
"There is a loss of Covid-appropriate behaviour," AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria said.
New Delhi: There is nothing to stop the second wave of Covid-19 in India from being as severe as the first unless people follow appropriate behaviour and are quickly vaccinated, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria has warned. The recent spike in infections is likely being caused by slip-ups in precautionary measures and variants of the virus, he said. The cases could spread even more rapidly if basic protective steps like wearing masks and rigorous contact-tracing are not followed.
"There is a loss of Covid-appropriate behaviour. Now people feel that the pandemic is over because vaccines are here. So they fail to wear masks. We see large crowds gathering - again without masks. Many of these crowded events have become super-spreading events," Dr Guleria told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
"The other issue is that we are become lax in the basic principle of testing, tracking, and isolating than what were doing six months ago. The third point is that the virus itself is mutating and some of the variants are more infectious," he said.
India added 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours alone, setting another highest daily-high in nearly four months, amid a worrying surge. This rise has prompted states like Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu to consider revert to school closure, restricted public gatherings, and other measures, including lockdowns in worst-hit districts.
The daily rise in infections today was the highest recorded in 112 days, while the number of fatalities has risen to 1,59,755 with 197 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, and Gujarat are the five states that have recorded the highest single-day surge since yesterday, government data show.
The number of cases and mortality could both rise in the second wave, according to Dr Guleria.
Referring to the vaccines, he acknowledged that some studies show vaccine efficacy falling 10-20% when it comes to the South African variant of Covid-19. "As we go along with vaccinations, other variants may appear. We will have to be ready to tweak the vaccines...it is not a cause of concern since we do not have enough data. But we need to be vigilant," he said.
Is there a home-grown strain of Covid-19 that is driving up numbers?
"There may be variants in India. If the variants are of clinical significance - causing more severity or more number of infections, that is a cause of concern. We know that the virus will undergo mutation," he said.
Containment zones need to be developed, he said, adding that aggressive testing and quarantine must be followed. Mere night curfews and weekend lockdowns may not alone stop the chain of transmission, he said.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-coronavirus-aiims-chief-randeep-guleria-says-large-crowds-mutant-strains-behind-indias-covid-surge-2395645
India added 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours alone, setting another highest daily-high in nearly four months, amid a worrying surge.
There is nothing to stop the second wave of Covid-19 in India from being as severe as the first unless people follow appropriate behaviour and are quickly vaccinated, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria has warned. The recent spike in infections is likely being caused by slip-ups in precautionary measures and variants of the virus, he said. The cases could spread even more rapidly if basic protective steps like wearing masks and rigorous contact-tracing are not followed.
"There is a loss of Covid-appropriate behaviour. Now people feel that the pandemic is over because vaccines are here. So they fail to wear masks. We see large crowds gathering - again without masks. Many of these crowded events have become super-spreading events," Dr Guleria told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
"The other issue is that we are become lax in the basic principle of testing, tracking, and isolating than what were doing six months ago. The third point is that the virus itself is mutating and some of the variants are more infectious," he said.
India added 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours alone, setting another highest daily-high in nearly four months, amid a worrying surge. This rise has prompted states like Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu to consider revert to school closure, restricted public gatherings, and other measures, including lockdowns in worst-hit districts.
The daily rise in infections today was the highest recorded in 112 days, while the number of fatalities has risen to 1,59,755 with 197 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, and Gujarat are the five states that have recorded the highest single-day surge since yesterday, government data show.
The number of cases and mortality could both rise in the second wave, according to Dr Guleria.
Referring to the vaccines, he acknowledged that some studies show vaccine efficacy falling 10-20% when it comes to the South African variant of Covid-19. "As we go along with vaccinations, other variants may appear. We will have to be ready to tweak the vaccines...it is not a cause of concern since we do not have enough data. But we need to be vigilant," he said.
"There is a loss of Covid-appropriate behaviour," AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria said.
New Delhi: There is nothing to stop the second wave of Covid-19 in India from being as severe as the first unless people follow appropriate behaviour and are quickly vaccinated, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria has warned. The recent spike in infections is likely being caused by slip-ups in precautionary measures and variants of the virus, he said. The cases could spread even more rapidly if basic protective steps like wearing masks and rigorous contact-tracing are not followed.
"There is a loss of Covid-appropriate behaviour. Now people feel that the pandemic is over because vaccines are here. So they fail to wear masks. We see large crowds gathering - again without masks. Many of these crowded events have become super-spreading events," Dr Guleria told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
"The other issue is that we are become lax in the basic principle of testing, tracking, and isolating than what were doing six months ago. The third point is that the virus itself is mutating and some of the variants are more infectious," he said.
India added 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours alone, setting another highest daily-high in nearly four months, amid a worrying surge. This rise has prompted states like Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu to consider revert to school closure, restricted public gatherings, and other measures, including lockdowns in worst-hit districts.
The daily rise in infections today was the highest recorded in 112 days, while the number of fatalities has risen to 1,59,755 with 197 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, and Gujarat are the five states that have recorded the highest single-day surge since yesterday, government data show.
The number of cases and mortality could both rise in the second wave, according to Dr Guleria.
Referring to the vaccines, he acknowledged that some studies show vaccine efficacy falling 10-20% when it comes to the South African variant of Covid-19. "As we go along with vaccinations, other variants may appear. We will have to be ready to tweak the vaccines...it is not a cause of concern since we do not have enough data. But we need to be vigilant," he said.
Is there a home-grown strain of Covid-19 that is driving up numbers?
"There may be variants in India. If the variants are of clinical significance - causing more severity or more number of infections, that is a cause of concern. We know that the virus will undergo mutation," he said.
Containment zones need to be developed, he said, adding that aggressive testing and quarantine must be followed. Mere night curfews and weekend lockdowns may not alone stop the chain of transmission, he said.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-coronavirus-aiims-chief-randeep-guleria-says-large-crowds-mutant-strains-behind-indias-covid-surge-2395645
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Currently watching a Road Safety series where CM of Chattisgarh is sitting without any mask. Crowd is also there. They can't have exams there but matches are ok. I don't understand this inconsistency. Are the lives of people in Ahmedabad more important than the lives of people from Raipur? 
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Currently watching a Road Safety series where CM of Chattisgarh is sitting without any mask. Crowd is also there. They can't have exams there but matches are ok. I don't understand this inconsistency. Are the lives of people in Ahmedabad more important than the lives of people from Raipur?
South Asians are just careless and non obedient in genernal.
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India's capital, Delhi, will begin randomised Covid tests at airports, bus stops and train stations amid what some experts say is a second wave.
Mumbai, a financial hub and virus hotspot, ordered mandatory testing in busy areas earlier this week.
Cases have surged in recent weeks - on Wednesday, India reported more than 47,000 new cases and 275 deaths, it's highest this year.
It has reported more than 11.7 million cases and 160,000 deaths so far
India's caseload dropped significantly at the start of this year - it reported under 10,000 new infections on some days. And this coincided with the launch of the country's vaccine drive, the largest in the world.
But March saw a sharp uptick, with more than 40,000 new infections reported daily since Sunday.
The surge in cases comes during what some experts have called a 'delicate phase' for India - the healthcare system is already exhausted from a year-long battle against the coronavirus.
Reasons for the rise in cases range from poor adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols and lax test and trace and isolation rules to new variants that are more infectious.
States are now re-introducing restrictions to stem the spread of the virus. Public gatherings and celebrations during Holi, a popular Hindu festival, have been barred.
Delhi has also designated cinema halls, the metro rail and religious places as potential "super spreader" areas. Local officials have been told to increase surveillance of in these places to make sure people are wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
The federal government has also extended its ban on international commercial flights until 30 April. Authorities said only those flying approved routes will continue to run.
Maharashtra, where Mumbai is located, accounts for nearly 70% of the national caseload. Some districts have already resorted to intermittent lockdowns and curfews. In Mumbai, officials said rapid tests will be done randomly in areas such as shopping centres and train stations.
Experts recommend scaling up vaccination alongside improving test and trace and safety protocols.
More than 50 million doses have been administered so far and the government has announced that from 1 April the drive will further expand to include anyone above the age of 45. It hopes to vaccinate some 250 million people by the end of July.
So far, more than 48 million people have received atleast one dose of a coronavirus vaccine in what is the world's biggest inoculation drive. However the pace of vaccinations will have to pick up if the government intends to cover 250 million people by the end of July. Experts say unless the drive is scaled up, India could miss its target.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued fresh guidelines stressing increased testing and adherence to "Covid-appropriate behaviour."
"Keeping in view a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, which is being witnessed in some parts of the country, the guidelines mandate the State/ UT Governments to strictly enforce the Test- Track-Treat protocol in all parts of the country; ensure observance of COVID appropriate behaviour by everyone; and, to scale up the vaccination drive, to cover all the target groups." the ministry said in a statement .
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-india-56506545?__twitter_impression=true
Mumbai, a financial hub and virus hotspot, ordered mandatory testing in busy areas earlier this week.
Cases have surged in recent weeks - on Wednesday, India reported more than 47,000 new cases and 275 deaths, it's highest this year.
It has reported more than 11.7 million cases and 160,000 deaths so far
India's caseload dropped significantly at the start of this year - it reported under 10,000 new infections on some days. And this coincided with the launch of the country's vaccine drive, the largest in the world.
But March saw a sharp uptick, with more than 40,000 new infections reported daily since Sunday.
The surge in cases comes during what some experts have called a 'delicate phase' for India - the healthcare system is already exhausted from a year-long battle against the coronavirus.
Reasons for the rise in cases range from poor adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols and lax test and trace and isolation rules to new variants that are more infectious.
States are now re-introducing restrictions to stem the spread of the virus. Public gatherings and celebrations during Holi, a popular Hindu festival, have been barred.
Delhi has also designated cinema halls, the metro rail and religious places as potential "super spreader" areas. Local officials have been told to increase surveillance of in these places to make sure people are wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
The federal government has also extended its ban on international commercial flights until 30 April. Authorities said only those flying approved routes will continue to run.
Maharashtra, where Mumbai is located, accounts for nearly 70% of the national caseload. Some districts have already resorted to intermittent lockdowns and curfews. In Mumbai, officials said rapid tests will be done randomly in areas such as shopping centres and train stations.
Experts recommend scaling up vaccination alongside improving test and trace and safety protocols.
More than 50 million doses have been administered so far and the government has announced that from 1 April the drive will further expand to include anyone above the age of 45. It hopes to vaccinate some 250 million people by the end of July.
So far, more than 48 million people have received atleast one dose of a coronavirus vaccine in what is the world's biggest inoculation drive. However the pace of vaccinations will have to pick up if the government intends to cover 250 million people by the end of July. Experts say unless the drive is scaled up, India could miss its target.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued fresh guidelines stressing increased testing and adherence to "Covid-appropriate behaviour."
"Keeping in view a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, which is being witnessed in some parts of the country, the guidelines mandate the State/ UT Governments to strictly enforce the Test- Track-Treat protocol in all parts of the country; ensure observance of COVID appropriate behaviour by everyone; and, to scale up the vaccination drive, to cover all the target groups." the ministry said in a statement .
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-india-56506545?__twitter_impression=true
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Holi marks the advent of spring in India and is celebrated all around the Hindu-majority country with coloured powders and splashing water.
Thousands of devotees have defied coronavirus prevention protocols and social distancing norms to celebrate the festival.
Though Holi itself is celebrated on a particular day, March 29 this year, it is a week-long affair in villages around Mathura in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and some other parts of India.
India has reported a worrying second surge in COVID-19 cases, which has prompted multiple states to return to some form of restrictions on public gatherings.
On Wednesday, the country reported 275 new COVID-19 deaths, the most this year, as the surge fills hospital beds in big states such as Maharashtra. Total deaths have shot up to 160,441.
Infections rose by 47,262 in the past 24 hours, the highest since early November, to a total of 11.7 million, data from the health ministry showed.
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Thousands of devotees have defied coronavirus prevention protocols and social distancing norms to celebrate the festival.
Though Holi itself is celebrated on a particular day, March 29 this year, it is a week-long affair in villages around Mathura in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and some other parts of India.
India has reported a worrying second surge in COVID-19 cases, which has prompted multiple states to return to some form of restrictions on public gatherings.
On Wednesday, the country reported 275 new COVID-19 deaths, the most this year, as the surge fills hospital beds in big states such as Maharashtra. Total deaths have shot up to 160,441.
Infections rose by 47,262 in the past 24 hours, the highest since early November, to a total of 11.7 million, data from the health ministry showed.
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Hindus have been holding outdoor Holi celebrations despite Indian states restricting large gatherings in an attempt to contain a resurgence of the coronavirus.
Millions of people would normally be able to throw coloured powder at each other in outdoor events as part of Holi, which marks the advent of spring and is widely celebrated throughout Hindu-majority India.
However, for the second consecutive year, people were encouraged to stay at home to avoid turning the festivities into superspreader events - but the appeals failed to stop people gathering in large crowds.
India's confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections have exceeded 60,000 daily over the past week from a low of about 10,000 in February.
On Monday, the health ministry reported 68,020 new cases, the sharpest daily rise since October last year. It took the nationwide tally to more than 12 million reported infections.
Daily deaths rose by 291 and the virus has so far killed 161,843 people in the country.
The latest surge is mainly centred in the western state of Maharashtra, where the authorities have tightened travel restrictions and imposed night curfews.
Cases are also rising in the capital New Delhi and the states of Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.
The surge has coincided with multi-stage state elections marked by large gatherings and roadshows, and the Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival, celebrated in northern Haridwar city, where tens of thousands of Hindu devotees take a daily holy dip into the Ganges river.
the situation can be controlled if vaccination is opened up for more people and safety guidelines are strictly followed.
India, with a population of more than 1.3 billion, has vaccinated about 60 million people, of which only nine million have so far received both doses of vaccine.
More than 60 million doses manufactured in India have been exported abroad, prompting widespread criticism that domestic needs should be given priority.
The government said last week that there would be no immediate increase in exports and said vaccines will be given to everyone aged over 45 starting on 1 April.
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Millions of people would normally be able to throw coloured powder at each other in outdoor events as part of Holi, which marks the advent of spring and is widely celebrated throughout Hindu-majority India.
However, for the second consecutive year, people were encouraged to stay at home to avoid turning the festivities into superspreader events - but the appeals failed to stop people gathering in large crowds.
India's confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections have exceeded 60,000 daily over the past week from a low of about 10,000 in February.
On Monday, the health ministry reported 68,020 new cases, the sharpest daily rise since October last year. It took the nationwide tally to more than 12 million reported infections.
Daily deaths rose by 291 and the virus has so far killed 161,843 people in the country.
The latest surge is mainly centred in the western state of Maharashtra, where the authorities have tightened travel restrictions and imposed night curfews.
Cases are also rising in the capital New Delhi and the states of Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.
The surge has coincided with multi-stage state elections marked by large gatherings and roadshows, and the Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival, celebrated in northern Haridwar city, where tens of thousands of Hindu devotees take a daily holy dip into the Ganges river.
the situation can be controlled if vaccination is opened up for more people and safety guidelines are strictly followed.
India, with a population of more than 1.3 billion, has vaccinated about 60 million people, of which only nine million have so far received both doses of vaccine.
More than 60 million doses manufactured in India have been exported abroad, prompting widespread criticism that domestic needs should be given priority.
The government said last week that there would be no immediate increase in exports and said vaccines will be given to everyone aged over 45 starting on 1 April.
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'Huge cause for worry' as COVID-19 situation in country is going from 'bad to worse', warns Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry, on Tuesday warned that the COVID-19 situation in the country is going from 'bad to worse', and added that that the development is a 'cause of worry'.
Ministry, in a briefing, also listed 10 districts, namely Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Thane, Nashik, Aurangabad, Bengaluru Urban, Nanded, Delhi and Ahmednagar as the worst-hit by COVID-19 so far. The Health Ministry has asked the respective state governments to increase the number of tests in order to curb the spread of the virus.
"We spoke to representatives of these states. We told them why are they not increasing testing when cases are increasing. It's essential to increase testing with a focus on RT-PCR tests. Rapid Antigen tests are used for screening tests in densely populated areas," Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said during a routine press conference.
Bhushan said that while the weekly national average positivity rate is 5.65 per cent, Maharashtra has a weekly average of 23 per cent, followed by Punjab which has a weekly average of 8.82 per cent, Chhattisgarh 8 per cent, Madhya Pradesh 7.82 per cent, Tamil Nadu 2.50 per cent, Karnataka 2.45 per cent, Gujarat 2.2 per cent and Delhi 2.04 per cent.
Bhushan said that 'isolation isn't taking place in most states. "People are being told to isolate at home. But it's to be monitored if they're actually doing it. If they can't, they must be quarantined institutionally. Delhi was able to bring numbers under control through it," he further added.
"We are facing an increasingly severe and intensive situation in some districts but the whole country is potentially at risk. All efforts to contain the virus and save lives should be taken," Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog said.
Meanwhile, according to the ministry, 807 UK variants, 47 South African variants and 1 Brazilian variant have been found in India so far. Bhushan also noted that from April 1 all people above 45 yrs of age will be eligible for vaccination. "Advance appointment can be booked through cowin.gov.in. If you don't want to do this, you can go to your nearest vaccination centre after 3 pm & go for on-site registration," he added.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pune-mumbai-nagpur-health-ministry-highlights-10-worst-covid-19-affected-districts-across-country/738907
The Union Health Ministry, on Tuesday warned that the COVID-19 situation in the country is going from 'bad to worse', and added that that the development is a 'cause of worry'.
Ministry, in a briefing, also listed 10 districts, namely Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Thane, Nashik, Aurangabad, Bengaluru Urban, Nanded, Delhi and Ahmednagar as the worst-hit by COVID-19 so far. The Health Ministry has asked the respective state governments to increase the number of tests in order to curb the spread of the virus.
"We spoke to representatives of these states. We told them why are they not increasing testing when cases are increasing. It's essential to increase testing with a focus on RT-PCR tests. Rapid Antigen tests are used for screening tests in densely populated areas," Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said during a routine press conference.
Bhushan said that while the weekly national average positivity rate is 5.65 per cent, Maharashtra has a weekly average of 23 per cent, followed by Punjab which has a weekly average of 8.82 per cent, Chhattisgarh 8 per cent, Madhya Pradesh 7.82 per cent, Tamil Nadu 2.50 per cent, Karnataka 2.45 per cent, Gujarat 2.2 per cent and Delhi 2.04 per cent.
Bhushan said that 'isolation isn't taking place in most states. "People are being told to isolate at home. But it's to be monitored if they're actually doing it. If they can't, they must be quarantined institutionally. Delhi was able to bring numbers under control through it," he further added.
"We are facing an increasingly severe and intensive situation in some districts but the whole country is potentially at risk. All efforts to contain the virus and save lives should be taken," Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog said.
Meanwhile, according to the ministry, 807 UK variants, 47 South African variants and 1 Brazilian variant have been found in India so far. Bhushan also noted that from April 1 all people above 45 yrs of age will be eligible for vaccination. "Advance appointment can be booked through cowin.gov.in. If you don't want to do this, you can go to your nearest vaccination centre after 3 pm & go for on-site registration," he added.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pune-mumbai-nagpur-health-ministry-highlights-10-worst-covid-19-affected-districts-across-country/738907
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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: J&K Records This Year's Biggest Spike. Tourism Responsible?
Jammu and Kashmir recorded its highest cases this year as 373 Covid-19 cases came to light in the last 24 years, taking the UT’s total tally above 2,500.
This is now J&K’s highest single-day spike of 2021. Health experts say the ingress of travellers and migrant labourers, some without the gold-standard RT-PCR test, into the Valley has resulted in a huge spike of Covid cases.
Active cases crosses 2500 mark; 2531 active cases
https://www.news18.com/news/india/coronavirus-news-live-updates-mumbai-maharashtra-bengaluru-pune-delhi-covid-19-vaccine-3590564.html
Jammu and Kashmir recorded its highest cases this year as 373 Covid-19 cases came to light in the last 24 years, taking the UT’s total tally above 2,500.
This is now J&K’s highest single-day spike of 2021. Health experts say the ingress of travellers and migrant labourers, some without the gold-standard RT-PCR test, into the Valley has resulted in a huge spike of Covid cases.
Active cases crosses 2500 mark; 2531 active cases
https://www.news18.com/news/india/coronavirus-news-live-updates-mumbai-maharashtra-bengaluru-pune-delhi-covid-19-vaccine-3590564.html
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India records 53,480 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours; sharp spike in toll with 351 fatalities
The Centre said on Tuesday that Covid-19 situation in the country is turning from bad to worse. The health ministry stressed that efficient implementation of "test, track and treat" remains the only proven strategy for control of transmission.
India's coronavirus disease tally went up to 12,149,335 on Wednesday after 53,480 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, the data from Union health ministry showed.
The number of active cases went up by 11,846, and currently stand at 5,52,566, the ministry's data showed.
The disease also killed 354 people, which pushed the death toll to 1,62,468. The number of patients who have been discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours is reported to be 41,280.
Covid-19 situation is turning from "bad to worse" in the country and is a huge cause for worry, especially for some states, the Centre said on Tuesday. It also warned that the whole country is at risk and any complacency at this stage, and at any level, will have "heavy costs".
"COVID-19 situation is turning from bad to worse. In the last few weeks, especially in some states, it is a huge cause for worry. No state, no part of the country should be complacent," NITI Aayog member (Health) V K Paul said at a media briefing.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-records-53-480-new-cases-of-covid-19-351-fatalities-in-24-hours-101617161525606.html
The Centre said on Tuesday that Covid-19 situation in the country is turning from bad to worse. The health ministry stressed that efficient implementation of "test, track and treat" remains the only proven strategy for control of transmission.
India's coronavirus disease tally went up to 12,149,335 on Wednesday after 53,480 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, the data from Union health ministry showed.
The number of active cases went up by 11,846, and currently stand at 5,52,566, the ministry's data showed.
The disease also killed 354 people, which pushed the death toll to 1,62,468. The number of patients who have been discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours is reported to be 41,280.
Covid-19 situation is turning from "bad to worse" in the country and is a huge cause for worry, especially for some states, the Centre said on Tuesday. It also warned that the whole country is at risk and any complacency at this stage, and at any level, will have "heavy costs".
"COVID-19 situation is turning from bad to worse. In the last few weeks, especially in some states, it is a huge cause for worry. No state, no part of the country should be complacent," NITI Aayog member (Health) V K Paul said at a media briefing.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-records-53-480-new-cases-of-covid-19-351-fatalities-in-24-hours-101617161525606.html
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81,466 new Covid-19 cases were reported in a span of 24 hours
As many as 81,466 new Covid-19 cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, the biggest single-day rise in six months in India. It is the highest number since October 2, 2020 when 81,484 patients had tested positive for the virus.
The fresh numbers on Friday took the Covid-19 tally of cases to 1,23,03,131, according to the Union health ministry data. While the death toll increased to 1,63,396 with 469 daily new fatalities, the highest since December 6, the data updated at 8 am showed. Registering a steady increase for the 23rd day in row, the active cases have increased to 6,14,696 comprising 5% of the total infections.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-19-india-reports-81466-new-cases-highest-in-six-months/articleshow/81868090.cms
As many as 81,466 new Covid-19 cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, the biggest single-day rise in six months in India. It is the highest number since October 2, 2020 when 81,484 patients had tested positive for the virus.
The fresh numbers on Friday took the Covid-19 tally of cases to 1,23,03,131, according to the Union health ministry data. While the death toll increased to 1,63,396 with 469 daily new fatalities, the highest since December 6, the data updated at 8 am showed. Registering a steady increase for the 23rd day in row, the active cases have increased to 6,14,696 comprising 5% of the total infections.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-19-india-reports-81466-new-cases-highest-in-six-months/articleshow/81868090.cms
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Saw on news about some mela going on. Seemed insane that’s happening In Covid
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Apparently it’s a religious festival which will have up to a million people.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/01/india/india-kumbh-mela-2021-intl-hnk/index.html
It’s fascinating to see the difference between how this event is being treated as compared to how the Tablighi Jamaat was dealt with.
That's godi media and sanghis for you.
Will bigot and his deputy take break from 'all important' election campaigning and instead concentrate on what is required from him at this crucial juncture when the daily cases have risen to almost 90k in a day?
Is winning elections that important for him?
Is winning elections that important for him?
Not only that. The state CM even said that having Covid negative test report isn't a pre requisite for taking part in mela.
Thankfully, HC shut him down.
Nothing to worry if you have blessings of Modiji, with his blessings elections were conducted in a state having 127 million population during the peak.
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India braces for COVID-19 curbs as infections hit 6-month high
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s biggest cities braced for stricter lockdowns and other COVID-19 curbs on Saturday as infections hit a six-month high, as a month-long surge continued in the country third-worst hit by the pandemic.
India’s richest state, Maharashtra, accounted for more than half of the 89,129 new cases reported by the national health ministry in the last 24 hours, with a record 47,827 infections.
The state’s chief minister warned citizens of a lockdown if cases continued to rise at their current rate, saying medical infrastructure would be inadequate in a couple of weeks.
In the southern state of Karnataka, home to India’s tech capital Bengaluru, authorities ordered gyms to be closed, barred functions at religious places and told cinema halls, bars, pubs and restaurants to limit the number of people allowed in.
India’s capital, New Delhi recorded more than 3,500 cases, its highest this year, but its chief minister ruled out another lockdown for now.
Daily coronavirus cases have surged from around 15,000 in early March to 88,000 or so at the start of April.
The south Asian nation recorded 89,129 new infections and 714 deaths, the ministry said. That was the biggest daily rise since Sept. 20 and the most deaths since Oct. 21, according to a Reuters tally.
India follows only the United States and Brazil in infections, with more than 12 million recorded since the start of the outbreak.
The government has intensified its vaccination drive in recent weeks, but the shots have been slow to reach India’s 1.3 billion people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced criticism for exporting vaccines produced in India when most Indians are yet to get them.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-as-infections-hit-6-month-high-idUSKBN2BQ04D
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s biggest cities braced for stricter lockdowns and other COVID-19 curbs on Saturday as infections hit a six-month high, as a month-long surge continued in the country third-worst hit by the pandemic.
India’s richest state, Maharashtra, accounted for more than half of the 89,129 new cases reported by the national health ministry in the last 24 hours, with a record 47,827 infections.
The state’s chief minister warned citizens of a lockdown if cases continued to rise at their current rate, saying medical infrastructure would be inadequate in a couple of weeks.
In the southern state of Karnataka, home to India’s tech capital Bengaluru, authorities ordered gyms to be closed, barred functions at religious places and told cinema halls, bars, pubs and restaurants to limit the number of people allowed in.
India’s capital, New Delhi recorded more than 3,500 cases, its highest this year, but its chief minister ruled out another lockdown for now.
Daily coronavirus cases have surged from around 15,000 in early March to 88,000 or so at the start of April.
The south Asian nation recorded 89,129 new infections and 714 deaths, the ministry said. That was the biggest daily rise since Sept. 20 and the most deaths since Oct. 21, according to a Reuters tally.
India follows only the United States and Brazil in infections, with more than 12 million recorded since the start of the outbreak.
The government has intensified its vaccination drive in recent weeks, but the shots have been slow to reach India’s 1.3 billion people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced criticism for exporting vaccines produced in India when most Indians are yet to get them.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-as-infections-hit-6-month-high-idUSKBN2BQ04D
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Explained: How India’s second wave of Covid-19 is different and why lockdown might not be the answer
The rapidly rising coronavirus numbers in the last month has brought back the spectre of a lockdown. Limited lockdowns have already been imposed in some cities, and the threat of a more stringent lockdown looms large over a state like Maharashtra which is the worst-affected.
Several assessments of the effectiveness of the previous lockdown have already been made. The ongoing second wave of infections offers us another lens to estimate how effective that lockdown was.\\
On Thursday, more than 80,000 new infections were detected in the country. Even as late as February 22, the case count was only about 10,000. The journey from 10,000 to 80,000 cases a day has taken less than 40 days. Last year, the 10,000-mark was first breached on June 11, while the 80,000-figure was crossed on September 2, a gap of 83 days, or more than twice the duration it has taken this time. This, when the conditions for the spread of the disease were far more conducive than it is now.
There are several things about this pandemic that are not very well understood. But a lot of things that health experts and scientists have been pointing out, about the nature and behaviour of a pandemic like this, have held true throughout this period. One of them is the fact that the speed with which the virus spreads in the community is dependent on the number of susceptible people in the population, people who can potentially get infected.
Faster spread in absence of lockdown
Higher the number of susceptible people faster would be the spread, if there are no interventions to reduce contact amongst them. As more and more people get infected, the number of susceptible people starts to come down and after some time the rate of spread also begins to slow down.
In March last year, when the disease had first broken out, the proportion of susceptible people in the population was much higher than it is now. By the time the second wave started in the second week of February, about 1.1 crore people were known to have been infected. Besides, there was a much larger group whose infection was never detected through tests. Serosurveys in December estimated that between 20 and 30 per cent of the population could have already been infected. It would be safe to assume that by the second week of February, between 30 to 40 crore people in India had been infected with the virus. The ongoing vaccination drive has also reduced the number of susceptible populations.
On March 24 last year, when the lockdown was first imposed, the number of known infections was 525. There could be another few hundred — a few thousand at worst — unknown cases. Left to itself, the virus would have spread much faster than it is doing now. And for the first 45 days since the outbreak began in March, it was indeed doing so. Scientists had said the number of infections would increase exponentially, and that is exactly what it was doing till the first few weeks. Starting from zero on March 2, it had taken 14 days for the number to reach 100. In exactly another 14 days, on March 29, the number of known infections had reached 1,000. Then, in another 15 days, on April 13, this number had crossed 10,000.
After that, the impacts of the lockdown began to be felt. In the next 15 days, the total case count increased by three times, and not by ten times that it would have had if it had continued to rise exponentially at the same rate.
Several studies last year tried to put a number on the cases, and deaths, that were avoided as a result of the lockdown. One of them, by a government-appointed team of scientists, had concluded that in the absence of the lockdown active cases in India could have gone up to as high 1.4 crore by June itself (instead of the actual peak of ten lakh achieved in September), and could have resulted in more than 26 lakh deaths by October. Not everyone agrees with these numbers. Another modelling exercise, with a different set of assumptions, would result in very different numbers. But there is little disagreement over the fact that the lockdown did prevent lots of cases and deaths.
Real benefit in terms of avoided deaths
More than the infections, it was the avoided deaths that demonstrate the usefulness of the lockdown. The disease was causing many more deaths last year than it is now. The case fatality ratio was well above 3% till the middle of August. There is growing evidence to show that the infection was leading to more serious illnesses last year. Besides, the hospitals were not so well prepared to deal with serious patients. Beds with oxygen-support and ventilators were still in short supply, and even the clinical management was still evolving. Due to scare or stigma, a lot of patients were not reporting their infections in the initial stages and were getting to hospitals only when their situation deteriorated. Several deaths happened because of late admissions in hospitals.
If the lockdown did not slow down the spread of the disease, the death count could have been much closer to the many nightmarish predictions that had been made. It can very well be argued that fewer case detections were not because of any slowdown but a result of our limited testing capacity. After all, India was barely testing two lakh samples a day by the end of June, and less than five lakh a day by end of July. Only in August could we reach our peak capacity of more than 10 lakh tests a day.
While that may be true, there is an alternative argument as well. A higher number of tests would not just have resulted in higher detection of cases, it would itself have led to a slowdown after some time. After all, aggressive testing, followed by effective isolation and contact tracing, is still the best control measure the governments have against this pandemic. The fact that we did not have adequate testing capacity at that time meant that the slowdown, visible in the known numbers, was not happening because of aggressive testing, but because of reduced contact amongst people.
Also, if the spread in the community had continued at the same rate as before the lockdown, it would have reflected in the test positivity rates as well. The test positivity rates rose through June, and most of July, but stabilised after that, indicating that the spread had indeed slowed down. From mid-October, it had begun to decline as well, a process that continued for about five months, even when the number of tests started to progressively come down.
Lockdown again?
With the number of cases rising rapidly again, there has been a clamour for re-imposition of lockdown, especially in Maharashtra which is the worst affected state and contributing more than 60 per cent of all cases in the country during the second wave. In fact, some districts in the state, like Nagpur, Amravati and Akola, have already been experimenting with lockdowns with varying degrees of restrictions being put in place.
But it is important to understand the real objective, and achievement, of last year’s lockdown. The lockdown was not supposed to be a control measure. As has been pointed out innumerable times, the lockdown was meant only to delay the inevitable, and it had remarkable success in achieving that.
Theoretically, the lockdown can in fact be a very effective control measure as well, especially at the start of the pandemic. If everyone was compulsorily isolated in their homes, every infected person would, in the worst case, pass on the disease only to those who are isolated in the same space. Continued isolation for some time can actually bring an end to the pandemic.
But a total lockdown is an illusory situation. Even in the strictest phase of India’s lockdown, movement of people could not be brought to a complete halt. Doctors, healthcare staff and emergency workers were of course working. But there was also a big group of people working behind the scenes to ensure that essential supplies and services were not disrupted – food, medicines, milk, and also, phone and internet services.
And, the lockdown did not come without costs. It brought in immense pain, suffering, and loss to millions of families. The only reason it could be justified was that it succeeded in saving potentially lakhs of lives.
No such justification is applicable in the current situation. Hospitals are not as overwhelmed as they were in July and August last year, death rate is distinctly lower, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the infection is causing much milder form of disease now compared to earlier, clinical management protocols are fairly well-established, there is much less panic amongst the people now, and the awareness levels among the public is considerably high.
A nation-wide total lockdown, like the one which was executed between March 24 and May 1, is not possible any longer, mainly because the accompanying costs cannot be justified. In fact, even a state-level lockdown is not possible, for similar reasons.
And, the effectiveness of limited lockdowns, the kind of which are being suggested and implemented, are extremely doubtful. There is no evidence to suggest that weekend lockdowns, night curfews, or early closure of shops and markets, has had any tangible benefit anywhere. The only purpose they serve is to show that the administration is doing something to control the rise of cases.
Test, trace, quarantine
Importantly, there are tried and tested methods that are much more effective as control measures. Scientists and health experts have been crying hoarse since the beginning that the only serious way to go about this is to increase capacities to test, trace contacts and isolate the infected individuals. The more we test and identify infected individuals, aggressively trace their contacts, and effectively isolate them, the more successful we will be in controlling the spread of the virus. Maharashtra, for example, is now testing substantially higher number of samples every day compared to its peak last year.
Countrywide, the daily testing numbers are back to the levels seen in August, September and October last year, but well below the peak of more than 14 lakh tests a day that was achieved in the middle of October. Because the infection is spreading at a much faster rate than last year, it makes sense to increase our testing capacity further. Directing government efforts here can prove to be more productive than in planning and implementing limited lockdowns.
An equally effective control measure is the behaviour of people themselves. Again scientists have been repeating that the strongest immunity against the disease is the mask, and the practice of physical distancing. The five-month decline in the number of cases led many to believe that the epidemic was over. Combined with the fatigue from leading a restricted life, this led people to abandon masks and physical distancing. This lack of ‘Covid-appropriate behaviour’ has played a major role in the rapid rise in numbers during the current wave. But this is also the lowest-hanging fruit. Masking and physical distancing can yield much better results than a limited lockdown.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-how-this-second-covid-19-wave-is-different-lockdown-7255977/
The rapidly rising coronavirus numbers in the last month has brought back the spectre of a lockdown. Limited lockdowns have already been imposed in some cities, and the threat of a more stringent lockdown looms large over a state like Maharashtra which is the worst-affected.
Several assessments of the effectiveness of the previous lockdown have already been made. The ongoing second wave of infections offers us another lens to estimate how effective that lockdown was.\\
On Thursday, more than 80,000 new infections were detected in the country. Even as late as February 22, the case count was only about 10,000. The journey from 10,000 to 80,000 cases a day has taken less than 40 days. Last year, the 10,000-mark was first breached on June 11, while the 80,000-figure was crossed on September 2, a gap of 83 days, or more than twice the duration it has taken this time. This, when the conditions for the spread of the disease were far more conducive than it is now.
There are several things about this pandemic that are not very well understood. But a lot of things that health experts and scientists have been pointing out, about the nature and behaviour of a pandemic like this, have held true throughout this period. One of them is the fact that the speed with which the virus spreads in the community is dependent on the number of susceptible people in the population, people who can potentially get infected.
Faster spread in absence of lockdown
Higher the number of susceptible people faster would be the spread, if there are no interventions to reduce contact amongst them. As more and more people get infected, the number of susceptible people starts to come down and after some time the rate of spread also begins to slow down.
In March last year, when the disease had first broken out, the proportion of susceptible people in the population was much higher than it is now. By the time the second wave started in the second week of February, about 1.1 crore people were known to have been infected. Besides, there was a much larger group whose infection was never detected through tests. Serosurveys in December estimated that between 20 and 30 per cent of the population could have already been infected. It would be safe to assume that by the second week of February, between 30 to 40 crore people in India had been infected with the virus. The ongoing vaccination drive has also reduced the number of susceptible populations.
On March 24 last year, when the lockdown was first imposed, the number of known infections was 525. There could be another few hundred — a few thousand at worst — unknown cases. Left to itself, the virus would have spread much faster than it is doing now. And for the first 45 days since the outbreak began in March, it was indeed doing so. Scientists had said the number of infections would increase exponentially, and that is exactly what it was doing till the first few weeks. Starting from zero on March 2, it had taken 14 days for the number to reach 100. In exactly another 14 days, on March 29, the number of known infections had reached 1,000. Then, in another 15 days, on April 13, this number had crossed 10,000.
After that, the impacts of the lockdown began to be felt. In the next 15 days, the total case count increased by three times, and not by ten times that it would have had if it had continued to rise exponentially at the same rate.
Several studies last year tried to put a number on the cases, and deaths, that were avoided as a result of the lockdown. One of them, by a government-appointed team of scientists, had concluded that in the absence of the lockdown active cases in India could have gone up to as high 1.4 crore by June itself (instead of the actual peak of ten lakh achieved in September), and could have resulted in more than 26 lakh deaths by October. Not everyone agrees with these numbers. Another modelling exercise, with a different set of assumptions, would result in very different numbers. But there is little disagreement over the fact that the lockdown did prevent lots of cases and deaths.
Real benefit in terms of avoided deaths
More than the infections, it was the avoided deaths that demonstrate the usefulness of the lockdown. The disease was causing many more deaths last year than it is now. The case fatality ratio was well above 3% till the middle of August. There is growing evidence to show that the infection was leading to more serious illnesses last year. Besides, the hospitals were not so well prepared to deal with serious patients. Beds with oxygen-support and ventilators were still in short supply, and even the clinical management was still evolving. Due to scare or stigma, a lot of patients were not reporting their infections in the initial stages and were getting to hospitals only when their situation deteriorated. Several deaths happened because of late admissions in hospitals.
If the lockdown did not slow down the spread of the disease, the death count could have been much closer to the many nightmarish predictions that had been made. It can very well be argued that fewer case detections were not because of any slowdown but a result of our limited testing capacity. After all, India was barely testing two lakh samples a day by the end of June, and less than five lakh a day by end of July. Only in August could we reach our peak capacity of more than 10 lakh tests a day.
While that may be true, there is an alternative argument as well. A higher number of tests would not just have resulted in higher detection of cases, it would itself have led to a slowdown after some time. After all, aggressive testing, followed by effective isolation and contact tracing, is still the best control measure the governments have against this pandemic. The fact that we did not have adequate testing capacity at that time meant that the slowdown, visible in the known numbers, was not happening because of aggressive testing, but because of reduced contact amongst people.
Also, if the spread in the community had continued at the same rate as before the lockdown, it would have reflected in the test positivity rates as well. The test positivity rates rose through June, and most of July, but stabilised after that, indicating that the spread had indeed slowed down. From mid-October, it had begun to decline as well, a process that continued for about five months, even when the number of tests started to progressively come down.
Lockdown again?
With the number of cases rising rapidly again, there has been a clamour for re-imposition of lockdown, especially in Maharashtra which is the worst affected state and contributing more than 60 per cent of all cases in the country during the second wave. In fact, some districts in the state, like Nagpur, Amravati and Akola, have already been experimenting with lockdowns with varying degrees of restrictions being put in place.
But it is important to understand the real objective, and achievement, of last year’s lockdown. The lockdown was not supposed to be a control measure. As has been pointed out innumerable times, the lockdown was meant only to delay the inevitable, and it had remarkable success in achieving that.
Theoretically, the lockdown can in fact be a very effective control measure as well, especially at the start of the pandemic. If everyone was compulsorily isolated in their homes, every infected person would, in the worst case, pass on the disease only to those who are isolated in the same space. Continued isolation for some time can actually bring an end to the pandemic.
But a total lockdown is an illusory situation. Even in the strictest phase of India’s lockdown, movement of people could not be brought to a complete halt. Doctors, healthcare staff and emergency workers were of course working. But there was also a big group of people working behind the scenes to ensure that essential supplies and services were not disrupted – food, medicines, milk, and also, phone and internet services.
And, the lockdown did not come without costs. It brought in immense pain, suffering, and loss to millions of families. The only reason it could be justified was that it succeeded in saving potentially lakhs of lives.
No such justification is applicable in the current situation. Hospitals are not as overwhelmed as they were in July and August last year, death rate is distinctly lower, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the infection is causing much milder form of disease now compared to earlier, clinical management protocols are fairly well-established, there is much less panic amongst the people now, and the awareness levels among the public is considerably high.
A nation-wide total lockdown, like the one which was executed between March 24 and May 1, is not possible any longer, mainly because the accompanying costs cannot be justified. In fact, even a state-level lockdown is not possible, for similar reasons.
And, the effectiveness of limited lockdowns, the kind of which are being suggested and implemented, are extremely doubtful. There is no evidence to suggest that weekend lockdowns, night curfews, or early closure of shops and markets, has had any tangible benefit anywhere. The only purpose they serve is to show that the administration is doing something to control the rise of cases.
Test, trace, quarantine
Importantly, there are tried and tested methods that are much more effective as control measures. Scientists and health experts have been crying hoarse since the beginning that the only serious way to go about this is to increase capacities to test, trace contacts and isolate the infected individuals. The more we test and identify infected individuals, aggressively trace their contacts, and effectively isolate them, the more successful we will be in controlling the spread of the virus. Maharashtra, for example, is now testing substantially higher number of samples every day compared to its peak last year.
Countrywide, the daily testing numbers are back to the levels seen in August, September and October last year, but well below the peak of more than 14 lakh tests a day that was achieved in the middle of October. Because the infection is spreading at a much faster rate than last year, it makes sense to increase our testing capacity further. Directing government efforts here can prove to be more productive than in planning and implementing limited lockdowns.
An equally effective control measure is the behaviour of people themselves. Again scientists have been repeating that the strongest immunity against the disease is the mask, and the practice of physical distancing. The five-month decline in the number of cases led many to believe that the epidemic was over. Combined with the fatigue from leading a restricted life, this led people to abandon masks and physical distancing. This lack of ‘Covid-appropriate behaviour’ has played a major role in the rapid rise in numbers during the current wave. But this is also the lowest-hanging fruit. Masking and physical distancing can yield much better results than a limited lockdown.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-how-this-second-covid-19-wave-is-different-lockdown-7255977/
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Coronavirus update: India reports over 93,000 new cases for first time since mid-September
The active tally in the country is close to breaching the seven-lakh mark again
The fatality count stands at 513 and has declined slightly as compared to yesterday when it had climbed to 714
As many as 93,249 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours as the second wave of the infection rages across the country, said the Union health ministry on Sunday.
With this, the cumulative caseload in India has reached 1,24,85,509. The country had last seen over 93,000 cases on 18 September last year.
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-covid-update-india-reports-over-93-000-new-cases-for-first-time-since-september-11617507826585.html
The active tally in the country is close to breaching the seven-lakh mark again
The fatality count stands at 513 and has declined slightly as compared to yesterday when it had climbed to 714
As many as 93,249 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours as the second wave of the infection rages across the country, said the Union health ministry on Sunday.
With this, the cumulative caseload in India has reached 1,24,85,509. The country had last seen over 93,000 cases on 18 September last year.
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-covid-update-india-reports-over-93-000-new-cases-for-first-time-since-september-11617507826585.html
We have so many cases coming on daily basis and here we have this imbecile advising people not to wear masks. Whats the worst part is, he is health minister of his state!
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-...iswa-sarma-2405878?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
Guwahati: Assam minister and senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma hit back Sunday morning after his comment - there is "no Covid in Assam... (so) there is no need to wear a face mask" - led to a row.
Those who are making fun on my statement on masks must come to Assam and see how we have contained COVID-19, compared to states like Delhi, Kerala and Maharashtra... along with impressive recovery of economy," he tweeted.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-...iswa-sarma-2405878?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
Guwahati: Assam minister and senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma hit back Sunday morning after his comment - there is "no Covid in Assam... (so) there is no need to wear a face mask" - led to a row.
Those who are making fun on my statement on masks must come to Assam and see how we have contained COVID-19, compared to states like Delhi, Kerala and Maharashtra... along with impressive recovery of economy," he tweeted.
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Lockdown isn't an option whether there's an election or not. It will be a massive suicide regardless and lockdown will impose more destructive clout than current condition.
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Plus >50% of cases are from one state unlike the last peak in September or so. (Back then Mumbai’s state still led but there were quite a few with 10k plus per day I think). Now it’s simply one state
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in your opinion what should occur = smart lockdowns,bring army for food / covid testing ?
I know lockdown isn't an option, wasn't an option one year back!
Aggressive vaccination could have stopped daily cases getting out of hand as it has become now.
Despite being close to 3 months of its existence, our vaccination program could've been lot more swifter. Only 7 crores have been vaccinated till now which considering our enormous population is nothing.
There should not have been any bars on anyone getting vaccinated, anyone and everyone should have been allowed to be vaccinated.
Who asks for prior registration and OTP while registering for getting vaccinated during a pandemic?
Does everyone in our country have phones?
Is everyone in our country educated enough to register himself/herself for being vaccinated?
Then why these bureaucratic hassles in what should have been a simple exercise?
Does everyone in our country have phones?
Is everyone in our country educated enough to register himself/herself for being vaccinated?
Then why these bureaucratic hassles in what should have been a simple exercise?
Also, celebration of festivals irrespective of religion could have waited for a bit longer as could electioneering in so many states.
Have you seen the kind of crowds in these election rallies? How these netas are taking these gullible people for ride in the name of votes?
As for our festivals, less said the better!
Have you seen the kind of crowds in these election rallies? How these netas are taking these gullible people for ride in the name of votes?
As for our festivals, less said the better!
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3rd world countries can't afford that. People are already broken from the last lockdown and another one will lead to broken to a point where people will die from weaker section out of hunger and poverty. There's nothing one can do at this point of time. Just hope that people have enough immunity to counter it and pray to God.
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In most states, there are women given the responsibility of census of young kids, pregnancy care who was also carrying out distributing foods during the lockdown. They work under the medical officer and nurses of health care center present in each village. Even if someone doesn't have mobile/illiterate, they can approach these workers and they take care of the rest.
While testing, the same issue arose but these workers with their tremendous hard work and courage, carried out their duties.
There's already a system in place by the govt which it can mobilise as and when required.
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Clearly that policy isn't working or else we won't have just 7 crore people vaccinated in 3 months! Also, due to illiteracy and other social issues, people hesitate in going to medical facilities and ask for help for them to vaccinated.
I bet quite a few of them won't be even aware that there is a vaccination drive happening currently in the country. For such folk, its important for health officials to go door to door and vaccinate such vast number of people.
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The medical staff is under staff to accommodate such a huge people. It is not possible to go door to door. That's why, to bridge that gap, those workers were introduced.
It is futile to expect high driven vaccination at such early stage after introduction. It took years to make people aware about polio vaccines. Hence, groups have been made who are given priority while vaccination.
Its one thing to expect what should have been done. But to implement in the system successfully is a whole another issue which requires co ordination from different branches from establishments. And logistics, manufacturing will also come in to play. The manufacturing is still not at its peak.
I thought we had ample stock of vaccines! So I was wrong, clearly!
In that case, we should not have donated so many doses to other countries then! It's common sense to vaccinate your own first and then donate to others!
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You really believe making billions of vaccines in spar of 2-3 months is easy? Even the first world countries are reluctant to produce on their own as they can not scale it as it is required
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Liars lie but they dont realise that they get caught. All vaccination centers have walk in registration. No need for prior registration.
So far we have donated more than 6 crore doses of vaccines to other nations, close to the total number of Indians we've vaccinated in India! Had vaccine been in that short supply, we won't have donated so many doses to so many countries.
But for bhakts, all is well, nothing to worry about.
But for bhakts, all is well, nothing to worry about.
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COVID-19 cases surge in India: Warning over variants and social distancing as cases exceed 100,000 a day
Doctors in the country warn of a crisis as politicians continue to campaign ahead of elections.New cases of COVID-19 in India have surged passed 100,000 a day - the highest total of daily cases recorded in the country since the pandemic began.
More than 103,790 new cases were recorded on Sunday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in India to over 12.5 million, second only to the United States and Brazil.
With 477 deaths recorded in the same period, the COVID-19 related death toll stands at 165,132, the fourth highest in the world.
After relatively easier winter months where the number of cases had fallen to just a few thousand per day, the country is now in the grip of a second wave.
Dr Randeep Guleria, a key member of India's pandemic task force said: "The new variants which is more infectious along with the old one and then the lack of appropriate COVID-19 behaviour of people, that is of not wearing masks, or keeping social distancing and mingling is the cause of this sharp spike."
The extraordinary rise of the cases in the last few days has alarmed the government and scientific community, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a high level meeting of all concerned ministries and officers of the COVID-19 task force.
In a tweet, the prime minister said he "reiterated the importance of the five fold strategy of testing, tracing, treatment, COVID-appropriate behaviour, and vaccination as an effective way to fight the global pandemic".
He also directed all states to take necessary steps and impose the required restrictions to contain the outbreak.
Under Mr Modi's direction, teams from the federal government consisting of health specialists and clinicians have been sent to some states.
The western state of Maharashtra, with an estimated population of about 123 million people - almost twice that of Britain - had its highest single day jump of 57,704 cases.
To curb the wave, the state's government has put in a number of restrictions which will begin on Monday and last for the rest of April, including a lockdown during weekdays from 8pm until 7am, with a complete lockdown during weekends.
Only people involved in essential services would be allowed to move around and work. All markets except essential shops will remain shut. Schools, colleges, educational institutions, malls, spas, gymnasiums and restaurants will remain closed.
In the district of Nagpur in Maharashtra, there is now a shortage of Intensive Care Unit beds in hospitals. The district's administration has ordered its only oxygen supplier to reserve its entire production for medical purpose only.
Videos on social media showed COVID-19 patients sharing beds at the Government Medical College Hospital in Nagpur.
Dr Avinash Gawande, medical superintendent, told reporters: "We cannot keep patients waiting, it will affect their oxygen levels. If 40 patients come at a time then it is difficult to shift them to the wards at the same time, so it takes a bit of time. We provide oxygen support first and then shift them to the wards."
Other states like Punjab, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh, which have seen a large number of cases, have also put restrictions in place.
Dr VK Paul, a core member of the government's COVID-19 task force, said: "The situation is turning from bad to worse. We are facing an increasingly severe and intense situation, more so in some districts.
"But the whole country is potentially at risk and therefore all efforts to contain and save lives should be taken," Dr Paul added.
The country's vaccination rollout, which began on 16 January, has been criticised for its slow start.
Even though it has picked up pace recently, only 0.7 % of Indians have had both shots while less than 5% of the population, which consists of 1.3 billion people, have had at least one dose.
The country is in the middle of elections in five state assemblies.
The prime minister, cabinet ministers, state chief ministers and leaders of all parties have been conducting large political rallies, road shows and canvassing with hundreds of thousands in attendance. All precautions and social distancing norms have been thrown to the wind.
At the same time, one of the largest congregation of pilgrims have started converging for the month long Maha Kumbh in Haridwar, Uttarakhand from 1 April.
According to the organisers, this once-in-12-years festival is estimated to attract about 150 million pilgrims over the next 30 days.
Dr Guleria has a stark warning: "Should we allow the disease to spread, if we do then the health care system will get burdened. We must reduce the number of cases by means of containment zones, lockdowns and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour."
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-cases-surge-in-india-warning-over-variants-and-social-distancing-as-cases-exceed-100000-a-day-12266417?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter
Doctors in the country warn of a crisis as politicians continue to campaign ahead of elections.New cases of COVID-19 in India have surged passed 100,000 a day - the highest total of daily cases recorded in the country since the pandemic began.
More than 103,790 new cases were recorded on Sunday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in India to over 12.5 million, second only to the United States and Brazil.
With 477 deaths recorded in the same period, the COVID-19 related death toll stands at 165,132, the fourth highest in the world.
After relatively easier winter months where the number of cases had fallen to just a few thousand per day, the country is now in the grip of a second wave.
Dr Randeep Guleria, a key member of India's pandemic task force said: "The new variants which is more infectious along with the old one and then the lack of appropriate COVID-19 behaviour of people, that is of not wearing masks, or keeping social distancing and mingling is the cause of this sharp spike."
The extraordinary rise of the cases in the last few days has alarmed the government and scientific community, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a high level meeting of all concerned ministries and officers of the COVID-19 task force.
In a tweet, the prime minister said he "reiterated the importance of the five fold strategy of testing, tracing, treatment, COVID-appropriate behaviour, and vaccination as an effective way to fight the global pandemic".
He also directed all states to take necessary steps and impose the required restrictions to contain the outbreak.
Under Mr Modi's direction, teams from the federal government consisting of health specialists and clinicians have been sent to some states.
The western state of Maharashtra, with an estimated population of about 123 million people - almost twice that of Britain - had its highest single day jump of 57,704 cases.
To curb the wave, the state's government has put in a number of restrictions which will begin on Monday and last for the rest of April, including a lockdown during weekdays from 8pm until 7am, with a complete lockdown during weekends.
Only people involved in essential services would be allowed to move around and work. All markets except essential shops will remain shut. Schools, colleges, educational institutions, malls, spas, gymnasiums and restaurants will remain closed.
In the district of Nagpur in Maharashtra, there is now a shortage of Intensive Care Unit beds in hospitals. The district's administration has ordered its only oxygen supplier to reserve its entire production for medical purpose only.
Videos on social media showed COVID-19 patients sharing beds at the Government Medical College Hospital in Nagpur.
Dr Avinash Gawande, medical superintendent, told reporters: "We cannot keep patients waiting, it will affect their oxygen levels. If 40 patients come at a time then it is difficult to shift them to the wards at the same time, so it takes a bit of time. We provide oxygen support first and then shift them to the wards."
Other states like Punjab, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh, which have seen a large number of cases, have also put restrictions in place.
Dr VK Paul, a core member of the government's COVID-19 task force, said: "The situation is turning from bad to worse. We are facing an increasingly severe and intense situation, more so in some districts.
"But the whole country is potentially at risk and therefore all efforts to contain and save lives should be taken," Dr Paul added.
The country's vaccination rollout, which began on 16 January, has been criticised for its slow start.
Even though it has picked up pace recently, only 0.7 % of Indians have had both shots while less than 5% of the population, which consists of 1.3 billion people, have had at least one dose.
The country is in the middle of elections in five state assemblies.
The prime minister, cabinet ministers, state chief ministers and leaders of all parties have been conducting large political rallies, road shows and canvassing with hundreds of thousands in attendance. All precautions and social distancing norms have been thrown to the wind.
At the same time, one of the largest congregation of pilgrims have started converging for the month long Maha Kumbh in Haridwar, Uttarakhand from 1 April.
According to the organisers, this once-in-12-years festival is estimated to attract about 150 million pilgrims over the next 30 days.
Dr Guleria has a stark warning: "Should we allow the disease to spread, if we do then the health care system will get burdened. We must reduce the number of cases by means of containment zones, lockdowns and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour."
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-cases-surge-in-india-warning-over-variants-and-social-distancing-as-cases-exceed-100000-a-day-12266417?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter
Its you who are issuing contradictory statements. On the one hand you say, its not easy to manufacture vaccines. OTOH you say, its perfectly valid to distribute vaccines (during raging pandemic) to other nations.
Why do we need to bother about other nations when we've around a lakh of our own people getting infected every day?
Why this mental gymnastics? Just to defend the indefensible?
You're a broken record too..... in defending this government....
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PM Narendra Modi to meet chief ministers on April 8 to discuss COVID surge
Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi will be meeting the chief ministers and heads of Union Territories via video conference on April 8 to take stock of the coronavirus situation and the ongoing vaccination drive.
As the COVID-19 cases in India continue to rise at an alarming rate, Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi will be meeting the chief ministers and heads of Union Territories via video conference on April 8 to take stock of the coronavirus situation and the ongoing vaccination drive.
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the country, PM Modi has regularly interacted with the government heads of states and UTs to assess the situation and suggest and take inputs to tackle the COVID disease.
The prime minister chaired a meeting with several CMs in March over the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country and the ongoing vaccination drive.
In a significant development in the fight against COVID-19, the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the 8 crore mark today.
In a grim milestone, India recorded over one lakh new COVID cases in a single day for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic.
As per the data released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare, 1,03,558 new infections pushed the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,25,89,067 on Monday.
Currently, the national recovery rate stands at 92.8 per cent. 1,16,82,136 corona patients have recovered so far. 52,847 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
With 478 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll increased to 1,65,101, the union health ministry said.
The active cases increased to 7,41,830 comprising 5.89 per cent of the total positive infections. A net incline of 50,233 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.
As per the health ministry data, eight States including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab have shown a steep rise in the COVID daily new cases. 81.90 per cent of the new cases are reported from these 8 states.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 57,074 (55.11%). It is followed by Chhattisgarh with 5,250 while Karnataka reported 4,553 new cases.
Five states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 75.88 per cent of the country's total active cases.
Notably, Maharashtra alone accounts for nearly 58.23 per cent of the total active caseload of the country.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pm-narendra-modi-to-meet-chief-ministers-on-april-8-to-discuss-covid-19-surge-major-decisions-may-be-announced/741308
Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi will be meeting the chief ministers and heads of Union Territories via video conference on April 8 to take stock of the coronavirus situation and the ongoing vaccination drive.
As the COVID-19 cases in India continue to rise at an alarming rate, Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi will be meeting the chief ministers and heads of Union Territories via video conference on April 8 to take stock of the coronavirus situation and the ongoing vaccination drive.
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the country, PM Modi has regularly interacted with the government heads of states and UTs to assess the situation and suggest and take inputs to tackle the COVID disease.
The prime minister chaired a meeting with several CMs in March over the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country and the ongoing vaccination drive.
In a significant development in the fight against COVID-19, the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the 8 crore mark today.
In a grim milestone, India recorded over one lakh new COVID cases in a single day for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic.
As per the data released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare, 1,03,558 new infections pushed the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,25,89,067 on Monday.
Currently, the national recovery rate stands at 92.8 per cent. 1,16,82,136 corona patients have recovered so far. 52,847 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
With 478 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll increased to 1,65,101, the union health ministry said.
The active cases increased to 7,41,830 comprising 5.89 per cent of the total positive infections. A net incline of 50,233 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.
As per the health ministry data, eight States including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab have shown a steep rise in the COVID daily new cases. 81.90 per cent of the new cases are reported from these 8 states.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 57,074 (55.11%). It is followed by Chhattisgarh with 5,250 while Karnataka reported 4,553 new cases.
Five states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 75.88 per cent of the country's total active cases.
Notably, Maharashtra alone accounts for nearly 58.23 per cent of the total active caseload of the country.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pm-narendra-modi-to-meet-chief-ministers-on-april-8-to-discuss-covid-19-surge-major-decisions-may-be-announced/741308
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By that token, no country should have had sent hazmat suit to india since every country was facing hazmat suit crisis initially.
Since Astrazenac is a british company, it should have had kept the IP for british manufacturers only and let UK milk the whole world.
You don't work in isolation. You give some, you get some.
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COVID-19 | India records 96,982 new cases, 446 fresh fatalities
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections in India remained above 90,000 for the third consecutive day taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,26,86,049, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
A total of 96,982 cases have been reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 1,65,547 with 446 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed.
India on Monday recorded an all-time high of 1,03,558 single day new coronavirus infections in a span of 24 hours.
Registering a steady increase for the 27th day in row, the active cases have increased to 7,88,223 comprising 6.21% of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 92.48%, the data stated. The active caseload was at its lowest at 1, 35,926 on February 12 comprising 1.25% of the total infections. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,17,32,279, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.30%, the data stated.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
According to the ICMR, 25,02,31,269 samples have been tested up to April 5 with 12,11,612 samples being tested on Monday.
The 446 new fatalities include 155 from Maharashtra, 72 from Punjab, 44 from Chhattisgarh, 32 from Karnataka, 15 each from Delhi, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, 13 from Uttar Pradesh, 12 each from Kerala and Rajasthan, 11 from Tamil Nadu and 10 from Jharkhand.
A total of 1,65,547 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 56,033 from Maharashtra, 12,789 from Tamil Nadu, 12,657 from Karnataka, 11,096 from Delhi, 10,348 from West Bengal, 8,894 from Uttar Pradesh and 7,244 from Andhra Pradesh and 7,155 from Punjab.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70% of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the Ministry said on its website, adding that State-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/covid-19-india-records-96982-new-cases-446-fresh-fatalities/article34250840.ece
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections in India remained above 90,000 for the third consecutive day taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,26,86,049, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
A total of 96,982 cases have been reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 1,65,547 with 446 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed.
India on Monday recorded an all-time high of 1,03,558 single day new coronavirus infections in a span of 24 hours.
Registering a steady increase for the 27th day in row, the active cases have increased to 7,88,223 comprising 6.21% of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 92.48%, the data stated. The active caseload was at its lowest at 1, 35,926 on February 12 comprising 1.25% of the total infections. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,17,32,279, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.30%, the data stated.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
According to the ICMR, 25,02,31,269 samples have been tested up to April 5 with 12,11,612 samples being tested on Monday.
The 446 new fatalities include 155 from Maharashtra, 72 from Punjab, 44 from Chhattisgarh, 32 from Karnataka, 15 each from Delhi, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, 13 from Uttar Pradesh, 12 each from Kerala and Rajasthan, 11 from Tamil Nadu and 10 from Jharkhand.
A total of 1,65,547 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 56,033 from Maharashtra, 12,789 from Tamil Nadu, 12,657 from Karnataka, 11,096 from Delhi, 10,348 from West Bengal, 8,894 from Uttar Pradesh and 7,244 from Andhra Pradesh and 7,155 from Punjab.
The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70% of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the Ministry said on its website, adding that State-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/covid-19-india-records-96982-new-cases-446-fresh-fatalities/article34250840.ece
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New Delhi imposes night curfew to check Covid surge
India’s capital city has announced a night curfew as it seeks to check a surge of new coronavirus infections.
Authorities in New Delhi have ordered all businesses to close and city residents to stay at home from 10pm to 5am in a bid to prevent social gatherings. The curfew will remain in place until April 30.
Health care workers, and travellers with valid air, train and intercity bus tickets will be exempted, as will people travelling to seek medical care.
The announcement of the curfew, which takes effect from Tuesday, comes a day after more than 3,500 people in the city tested positive for the virus.
More than 103,000 people tested positive for the virus across India on Sunday, surpassing the peak reached at the height of the country’s first wave in September. India recorded 445 deaths on Monday, bringing its death toll to more than 165,000.
The announcement of new measures in Delhi comes days after Maharashtra, which has been hardest hit by the second wave, also imposed a night curfew, as well as a tough weekend lockdown and the closure of most non-essential businesses on weekdays.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed doubts about night curfews, suggesting they do little to control the spread of the virus. Modi has recently held several large campaign rallies across five states set to elect new governments.
https://www.ft.com/content/a4cf97fe-e350-4c31-8837-2fb6b6e47f6e
India’s capital city has announced a night curfew as it seeks to check a surge of new coronavirus infections.
Authorities in New Delhi have ordered all businesses to close and city residents to stay at home from 10pm to 5am in a bid to prevent social gatherings. The curfew will remain in place until April 30.
Health care workers, and travellers with valid air, train and intercity bus tickets will be exempted, as will people travelling to seek medical care.
The announcement of the curfew, which takes effect from Tuesday, comes a day after more than 3,500 people in the city tested positive for the virus.
More than 103,000 people tested positive for the virus across India on Sunday, surpassing the peak reached at the height of the country’s first wave in September. India recorded 445 deaths on Monday, bringing its death toll to more than 165,000.
The announcement of new measures in Delhi comes days after Maharashtra, which has been hardest hit by the second wave, also imposed a night curfew, as well as a tough weekend lockdown and the closure of most non-essential businesses on weekdays.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed doubts about night curfews, suggesting they do little to control the spread of the virus. Modi has recently held several large campaign rallies across five states set to elect new governments.
https://www.ft.com/content/a4cf97fe-e350-4c31-8837-2fb6b6e47f6e
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Coronavirus India Live Updates: Section 144 imposed in Bengaluru city to curb Covid spread
Coronavirus (Covid-19) India Lockdown News Live Updates: Health Minister Rajesh Tope urged the Centre to allot more vaccine doses to Maharashtra, and also appealed for universal vaccination.
Coronavirus India Live Updates: The Karnataka government on Wednesday imposed Section 144 of CrPC in city limits in the wake of a rise in Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring state. The administration has also prohibited the use of swimming pools, gyms, party halls in residential complexes in the limit of Bengaluru city.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said the state was running short of vaccines, and is likely to exhaust its stock in three days. Tope urged the Centre to allot more doses to the state, and also appealed for universal vaccination.
India detected 115,736 cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest daily increase so far. Nearly 55,000 cases were detected in Maharashtra, while Chhattisgarh scaled a new peak of 9,921 cases. Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi reported more than 5,000 cases each.
Of India’s total Covid-19 caseload (1,28,01,785), there are now 8,43,473 active cases. At least 630 deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking the toll to 1,66,177. About a half of these were from Maharashtra. Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka were the other states which reported large number of deaths.\
read full article here : https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-coronavirus-second-wave-live-updates-lockdown-curfew-rules-cases-deaths-vaccination-7262037/
Coronavirus (Covid-19) India Lockdown News Live Updates: Health Minister Rajesh Tope urged the Centre to allot more vaccine doses to Maharashtra, and also appealed for universal vaccination.
Coronavirus India Live Updates: The Karnataka government on Wednesday imposed Section 144 of CrPC in city limits in the wake of a rise in Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring state. The administration has also prohibited the use of swimming pools, gyms, party halls in residential complexes in the limit of Bengaluru city.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said the state was running short of vaccines, and is likely to exhaust its stock in three days. Tope urged the Centre to allot more doses to the state, and also appealed for universal vaccination.
India detected 115,736 cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest daily increase so far. Nearly 55,000 cases were detected in Maharashtra, while Chhattisgarh scaled a new peak of 9,921 cases. Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi reported more than 5,000 cases each.
Of India’s total Covid-19 caseload (1,28,01,785), there are now 8,43,473 active cases. At least 630 deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking the toll to 1,66,177. About a half of these were from Maharashtra. Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka were the other states which reported large number of deaths.\
read full article here : https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-coronavirus-second-wave-live-updates-lockdown-curfew-rules-cases-deaths-vaccination-7262037/
Situation seems to be getting out of hand in India.
India has carried out a record 4.3m daily vaccinations as its second wave of coronavirus continued its rapid spread, with 115,000 fresh infections in 24 hours – the highest single-day total anywhere in the world.
While the vaccination rate, which had been been hovering at between 2-3m a day, was a triumph it was not enough to quell the sense of despondency over the sharp increase in cases.
A further 630 deaths for the previous 24 hours were reported on Wednesday, bringing the country’s official death toll to 166,177 – the fourth highest in the world.
As cases and deaths rise, hospitals in some areas are once again approaching full capacity. In states such as Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai, hospitals that had until a few weeks ago felt confident of having enough beds to cope could become overwhelmed in days.
India has carried out a record 4.3m daily vaccinations as its second wave of coronavirus continued its rapid spread, with 115,000 fresh infections in 24 hours – the highest single-day total anywhere in the world.
While the vaccination rate, which had been been hovering at between 2-3m a day, was a triumph it was not enough to quell the sense of despondency over the sharp increase in cases.
A further 630 deaths for the previous 24 hours were reported on Wednesday, bringing the country’s official death toll to 166,177 – the fourth highest in the world.
As cases and deaths rise, hospitals in some areas are once again approaching full capacity. In states such as Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai, hospitals that had until a few weeks ago felt confident of having enough beds to cope could become overwhelmed in days.
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Worrying news coming out of India-looks like this second wave is going to be more deadly, what with everyone in India now more complacent and this variant is also probably more virulent.
Wonder if the current vaccines will be effective against all the new variants of this virus.
Wonder if the current vaccines will be effective against all the new variants of this virus.
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New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India due to high Covid-19 cases
New Zealand has temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from the South Asian country, according to Reuters.
The move comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new positive coronavirus cases at its border on Thursday, of which 17 were from India.
“We are temporarily suspending entry into New Zealand for travellers from India,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a news conference in Auckland.
The suspension will start from 16:00 local time on April 11 and will be in place until April 28. During this time the government will look at risk management measures to resume travel.
New Zealand has temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from the South Asian country, according to Reuters.
The move comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new positive coronavirus cases at its border on Thursday, of which 17 were from India.
“We are temporarily suspending entry into New Zealand for travellers from India,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a news conference in Auckland.
The suspension will start from 16:00 local time on April 11 and will be in place until April 28. During this time the government will look at risk management measures to resume travel.
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Very worrying news. Those who can Work from home are fortunate. For others it is a choice between money or health. Wish they impose a hot-spot lockdown and stop public events, including elections
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1,26,789 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In India In New One-Day Record: 10 Points
New Coronavirus Cases: Over 29.79 lakh vaccinations in the last 24 hours pushed the total number of vaccine doses administered so far to over nine crore.
India posted 1,26,789 fresh Covid cases, setting another grim one-day record as the county battles the second wave of infections. 685 deaths in the last 24 hour pushed the total death count to 1,66,862.
Here's your 10-point cheatsheet to this big story:
1) The total number of cases since the first recorded infection in India in January last year now stands at over 1.29 crore, making it the third worst-hit country after the United States and Brazil.
2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the second dose of the Covid vaccine at Delhi's AIIMS. "Vaccination is among the few ways we have, to defeat the virus. If you are eligible for the vaccine, get your shot soon. Register on CoWin.gov.in," he tweeted.
3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with all Chief Ministers today to discuss the measures to control the pandemic-triggered crisis.
4) In parts of Maharashtra, the country's worst-hit state, vaccination was halted last evening, reportedly because doses were unavailable. Satara and Panvel are among the districts that paused vaccinations. Pune shut over 100 vaccination centres because of shortage, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule tweeted.
5) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan told NDTV that "there is no shortage" of vaccines. "There is no shortage of vaccine. States are given vaccines on the basis of their requirement and the stocks are continuously replenished," Dr Vardhan said.
6) In terms of the total caseload, Maharashtra is followed by the southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
7) New Zealand has temporarily stopped entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from India.
8) A night curfew has been imposed in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj due to the rising number of Covid cases in the country's most populous state. Uttar Pradesh logged in 6,002 new cases, pushing its total caseload to pver 6.45 lakh.
9) Punjab too declared a series of restrictions including night curfew across the whole state, up from the earlier 12 districts. The state recorded 2,963 fresh COVID-19 cases that took the infection tally to over 2.6 lakh.
10) Over 29.79 lakh vaccinations in the last 24 hours pushed the total number of vaccine doses administered so far to over nine crore.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-1-26-789-fresh-covid-19-cases-in-india-in-new-one-day-record-1-29-crore-total-cases-1-66-862-deaths-2408746
New Coronavirus Cases: Over 29.79 lakh vaccinations in the last 24 hours pushed the total number of vaccine doses administered so far to over nine crore.
India posted 1,26,789 fresh Covid cases, setting another grim one-day record as the county battles the second wave of infections. 685 deaths in the last 24 hour pushed the total death count to 1,66,862.
Here's your 10-point cheatsheet to this big story:
1) The total number of cases since the first recorded infection in India in January last year now stands at over 1.29 crore, making it the third worst-hit country after the United States and Brazil.
2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the second dose of the Covid vaccine at Delhi's AIIMS. "Vaccination is among the few ways we have, to defeat the virus. If you are eligible for the vaccine, get your shot soon. Register on CoWin.gov.in," he tweeted.
3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with all Chief Ministers today to discuss the measures to control the pandemic-triggered crisis.
4) In parts of Maharashtra, the country's worst-hit state, vaccination was halted last evening, reportedly because doses were unavailable. Satara and Panvel are among the districts that paused vaccinations. Pune shut over 100 vaccination centres because of shortage, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule tweeted.
5) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan told NDTV that "there is no shortage" of vaccines. "There is no shortage of vaccine. States are given vaccines on the basis of their requirement and the stocks are continuously replenished," Dr Vardhan said.
6) In terms of the total caseload, Maharashtra is followed by the southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
7) New Zealand has temporarily stopped entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from India.
8) A night curfew has been imposed in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj due to the rising number of Covid cases in the country's most populous state. Uttar Pradesh logged in 6,002 new cases, pushing its total caseload to pver 6.45 lakh.
9) Punjab too declared a series of restrictions including night curfew across the whole state, up from the earlier 12 districts. The state recorded 2,963 fresh COVID-19 cases that took the infection tally to over 2.6 lakh.
10) Over 29.79 lakh vaccinations in the last 24 hours pushed the total number of vaccine doses administered so far to over nine crore.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-1-26-789-fresh-covid-19-cases-in-india-in-new-one-day-record-1-29-crore-total-cases-1-66-862-deaths-2408746
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Delhi sees massive spike in daily COVID-19 cases; Mumbai remains among worst-affected cities
New Delhi: In a worrying sign, Karnataka reported nearly 8,000 new COVID-19 cases and 46 deaths in the last 24 hours, confirmed the state health department on Friday. The total number of cases in Karnataka has now reached 10.48 lakh while the death toll stands at 12,813.
After 3,220 COVID-19 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, total recoveries in the state have risen to 9.77 lakh. According to the Karnataka health department, there are 58,084 active cases of coronavirus in the state.
Kerala
The coronavirus menace continued to wreak havoc in Kerala as the coastal state reported 5,063 fresh cases and 22 virus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases in the state now stands at 36,185.
As many as 2,475 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the statewide tally of recoveries to 11.12 lakh.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra has reported 58,993 new COVID-19 cases, 45,391 recoveries, and 301 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state stands at 32,88,540, active cases at 5,34,603, total recoveries at 26,95,148 and death toll at 57,329.
Mumbai - Mumbai is officially the worst-affected city in the entire country, having reported a staggering number of 9,200 fresh COVID-19 cases and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in Mumbai has now crossed the 5-lakh mark while active cases stand at 90,333.
Nagpur - The district reported 6,489 new COVID-19 cases, 64 deaths and 2,175 recoveries in the last 24 hours, as per Civil Surgeon Nagpur. Total cases in the district stand at 2,66,224, active cases at 49,347 and death toll at 5,641.
Delhi
The national capital in the last 24 hours witnessed a major spike in the daily COVID-19 cases with 8,521 new cases. However, 5,032 recoveries were also reported along with 39 virus-related deaths.
The total cases in Delhi are 7,06,526, total recoveries are 6,68,699 and the death toll is 11,196.
Gujarat
The daily number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in Gujarat as it reported 4,541 fresh infections in the last 24 hours. Apart from the infections, as many as 42 new deaths were also reported in the state yesterday. The total number of cases in the western state stands at 3.37 lakh.
Tamil Nadu
The southern state reported 5,441 new #COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, making it one of the worst affected states in the country. The total number of cases currently stands at 9.20 lakh while the death toll has risen to 12,863 after the addition of 23 mortalities yesterday.
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh has reported 2,765 fresh cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, along with 1,245 recoveries. The total number of cases in the state currently stands at 9.18 lakh, total recoveries at 8.94 lakh and active cases at 16,422.
Uttarakhand
The daily coronavirus cases have more than doubled in the past week in Uttarakhand. The mountain state recorded 748 fresh infections and five states in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases to 1.06 lakh.
After 327 recoveries yesterday, the total number of active COVID-19 cases now stands at 5,384.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/covid-19-cases-in-india-statwise-numbers-today/743229
New Delhi: In a worrying sign, Karnataka reported nearly 8,000 new COVID-19 cases and 46 deaths in the last 24 hours, confirmed the state health department on Friday. The total number of cases in Karnataka has now reached 10.48 lakh while the death toll stands at 12,813.
After 3,220 COVID-19 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, total recoveries in the state have risen to 9.77 lakh. According to the Karnataka health department, there are 58,084 active cases of coronavirus in the state.
Kerala
The coronavirus menace continued to wreak havoc in Kerala as the coastal state reported 5,063 fresh cases and 22 virus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases in the state now stands at 36,185.
As many as 2,475 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the statewide tally of recoveries to 11.12 lakh.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra has reported 58,993 new COVID-19 cases, 45,391 recoveries, and 301 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state stands at 32,88,540, active cases at 5,34,603, total recoveries at 26,95,148 and death toll at 57,329.
Mumbai - Mumbai is officially the worst-affected city in the entire country, having reported a staggering number of 9,200 fresh COVID-19 cases and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in Mumbai has now crossed the 5-lakh mark while active cases stand at 90,333.
Nagpur - The district reported 6,489 new COVID-19 cases, 64 deaths and 2,175 recoveries in the last 24 hours, as per Civil Surgeon Nagpur. Total cases in the district stand at 2,66,224, active cases at 49,347 and death toll at 5,641.
Delhi
The national capital in the last 24 hours witnessed a major spike in the daily COVID-19 cases with 8,521 new cases. However, 5,032 recoveries were also reported along with 39 virus-related deaths.
The total cases in Delhi are 7,06,526, total recoveries are 6,68,699 and the death toll is 11,196.
Gujarat
The daily number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in Gujarat as it reported 4,541 fresh infections in the last 24 hours. Apart from the infections, as many as 42 new deaths were also reported in the state yesterday. The total number of cases in the western state stands at 3.37 lakh.
Tamil Nadu
The southern state reported 5,441 new #COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, making it one of the worst affected states in the country. The total number of cases currently stands at 9.20 lakh while the death toll has risen to 12,863 after the addition of 23 mortalities yesterday.
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh has reported 2,765 fresh cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, along with 1,245 recoveries. The total number of cases in the state currently stands at 9.18 lakh, total recoveries at 8.94 lakh and active cases at 16,422.
Uttarakhand
The daily coronavirus cases have more than doubled in the past week in Uttarakhand. The mountain state recorded 748 fresh infections and five states in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases to 1.06 lakh.
After 327 recoveries yesterday, the total number of active COVID-19 cases now stands at 5,384.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/covid-19-cases-in-india-statwise-numbers-today/743229
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Maharashtra: 4 dead, some injured in fire at private hospital in Nagpur
At least four patients including three male and one female died after a major fire broke out in a private hospital at Nagpur in Maharashtra on Friday night.
However, 28 other patients excluding 18 staff had a miraculous escape after a major fire that broke out in Intensive Care Unit of a non-Covid hospital ‘Well Treat Hospital’ situated on the busy Amravati road in Wadi area.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-4-dead-some-injured-in-fire-at-private-hospital-in-nagpur/articleshow/81994294.cms
At least four patients including three male and one female died after a major fire broke out in a private hospital at Nagpur in Maharashtra on Friday night.
However, 28 other patients excluding 18 staff had a miraculous escape after a major fire that broke out in Intensive Care Unit of a non-Covid hospital ‘Well Treat Hospital’ situated on the busy Amravati road in Wadi area.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-4-dead-some-injured-in-fire-at-private-hospital-in-nagpur/articleshow/81994294.cms
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another increase for india -+144,829 new cases ,
are they any reports trying to predict roughly a estimate on what will be the highest new cases per day = how long the second wave may last for, im assuming longer than the first wave due to the weather is getting far better
are they any reports trying to predict roughly a estimate on what will be the highest new cases per day = how long the second wave may last for, im assuming longer than the first wave due to the weather is getting far better
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Mumbai in lockdown as Indian vaccines run short
India's most coronavirus-hit state Maharashtra went into a weekend lockdown as the country battles exploding infection numbers and vaccine shortages.
Having let its guard down with mass religious festivals, political rallies and spectators at cricket matches, the world's second most populous nation has added more than a million new infections since late March, AFP reports.
Many states are tightening the screw, in particular the epicentre Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai, where restaurants are shut and public gatherings of more than five people are banned. Every weekend from Saturday until the end of April the state's 125 million people are confined to their homes unless shopping for food, medicine or travelling.
Meanwhile, India's drive to vaccinate its 1.3 billion people also looks to be hitting problems, with just 94 million shots provided so far and stocks running low.
India's most coronavirus-hit state Maharashtra went into a weekend lockdown as the country battles exploding infection numbers and vaccine shortages.
Having let its guard down with mass religious festivals, political rallies and spectators at cricket matches, the world's second most populous nation has added more than a million new infections since late March, AFP reports.
Many states are tightening the screw, in particular the epicentre Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai, where restaurants are shut and public gatherings of more than five people are banned. Every weekend from Saturday until the end of April the state's 125 million people are confined to their homes unless shopping for food, medicine or travelling.
Meanwhile, India's drive to vaccinate its 1.3 billion people also looks to be hitting problems, with just 94 million shots provided so far and stocks running low.
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As a second wave of coronavirus grips India, the country registered a record single-day spike of 1,45,384 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, pushing its infection tally to 1,32,05,926, the data released by Union Health Ministry on Saturday showed.
The death toll increased to 1,68,436 with 794 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of active cases has breached the 10-lakh mark again after around six-and-a-half months, while the death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,68,436 with 794 more fatalities, the highest since October 18 last year, the ministry's data stated.
With a steady increase for the 31st day in a row, the active caseload in the country is 10,46,631 accounting for 7.93 per cent of its total caseload, while 1,19,90,859 people have recovered from the disease.
The national recovery rate and the case fatality rate have further dropped to 90.80 per cent and 1.28 per cent respectively.
The active caseload was at its lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12, accounting for only 1.25 per cent of the total number of cases in the country.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 25,52,14,803 samples have so far been tested in the country for the viral disease, including 11,73,219 on Friday.
The 794 fresh fatalities include 301 from Maharashtra, 91 from Chhattisgarh, 56 from Punjab, 46 from Karnataka, 42 from Gujarat, 39 from Delhi, 36 from Uttar Pradesh, 32 from Rajasthan, 23 each from Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 22 from Kerala, 17 from Jharkhand and 11 each from Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.
Of the total number of 1,68,436 deaths caused by Covid-19 in the country, Maharashtra accounts for 57,329, followed by Tamil Nadu (12,863), Karnataka (12,813), Delhi (11,196), West Bengal (10,378), Uttar Pradesh (9,039), Punjab (7,390) and Andhra Pradesh (7,279).
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that a state-wise distribution of the figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
The death toll increased to 1,68,436 with 794 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of active cases has breached the 10-lakh mark again after around six-and-a-half months, while the death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,68,436 with 794 more fatalities, the highest since October 18 last year, the ministry's data stated.
With a steady increase for the 31st day in a row, the active caseload in the country is 10,46,631 accounting for 7.93 per cent of its total caseload, while 1,19,90,859 people have recovered from the disease.
The national recovery rate and the case fatality rate have further dropped to 90.80 per cent and 1.28 per cent respectively.
The active caseload was at its lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12, accounting for only 1.25 per cent of the total number of cases in the country.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 25,52,14,803 samples have so far been tested in the country for the viral disease, including 11,73,219 on Friday.
The 794 fresh fatalities include 301 from Maharashtra, 91 from Chhattisgarh, 56 from Punjab, 46 from Karnataka, 42 from Gujarat, 39 from Delhi, 36 from Uttar Pradesh, 32 from Rajasthan, 23 each from Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 22 from Kerala, 17 from Jharkhand and 11 each from Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.
Of the total number of 1,68,436 deaths caused by Covid-19 in the country, Maharashtra accounts for 57,329, followed by Tamil Nadu (12,863), Karnataka (12,813), Delhi (11,196), West Bengal (10,378), Uttar Pradesh (9,039), Punjab (7,390) and Andhra Pradesh (7,279).
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
"Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that a state-wise distribution of the figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cor...f-covid-19-2410456?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
Madhya Pradesh Minister Performs 'Puja' At Airport To Ward Off Covid
Bhopal: The worrying surge in coronavirus cases seems to have forced politicians to seek divine intervention to ward off the threat posed by the deadly disease. For instance, Usha Thakur, the Minister for Tourism and Culture in Madhya Pradesh, was seen leading a prayer meet - though without a face mask - in Indore.
The minister was seen performing 'puja' before the statue of Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar at the Indore airport. The MLA from Indore's Mhow seat - who was seen clapping and singing before the deity - was joined by Airport Director Aryama Sanyas and other staff members at the ceremony.
Ms Thakur has often been seen without a face mask in public, critics say. During assembly session when she was asked why she is not wearing a mask, Ms Thakur had told NDTV that she doesn't need to wear a mask as she performs 'havan' (ritual burning) every day and recites the Hanuman Chalisa.
Ms Thakur has previously claimed that 'havan' of a cow dung cake can keep a house sanitised for 12 hours.
Madhya Pradesh Minister Performs 'Puja' At Airport To Ward Off Covid
Bhopal: The worrying surge in coronavirus cases seems to have forced politicians to seek divine intervention to ward off the threat posed by the deadly disease. For instance, Usha Thakur, the Minister for Tourism and Culture in Madhya Pradesh, was seen leading a prayer meet - though without a face mask - in Indore.
The minister was seen performing 'puja' before the statue of Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar at the Indore airport. The MLA from Indore's Mhow seat - who was seen clapping and singing before the deity - was joined by Airport Director Aryama Sanyas and other staff members at the ceremony.
Ms Thakur has often been seen without a face mask in public, critics say. During assembly session when she was asked why she is not wearing a mask, Ms Thakur had told NDTV that she doesn't need to wear a mask as she performs 'havan' (ritual burning) every day and recites the Hanuman Chalisa.
Ms Thakur has previously claimed that 'havan' of a cow dung cake can keep a house sanitised for 12 hours.
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100mn doses of vaccine administered in India. Fastest to do so, in 85 days.
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Covid-19 Live Updates: India Is in Crisis as Virus Races Out of Control
The country reported a daily record of 145,384 new infections on Saturday. Scientists in Europe identified unusual antibodies that appear to cause, in rare cases, serious and sometimes fatal blood clots in people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine.
When the coronavirus first struck India last year, the country enforced one of the world’s strictest national lockdowns. The warning was clear: A fast spread in a population of 1.3 billion would be devastating.
Though damaging and ultimately flawed, the lockdown and other efforts appeared to work. Infections dropped and deaths remained low. Officials and the public dropped their guard. Experts warned fruitlessly that the government’s haphazard approach would bring a crisis when a new wave appeared.
Now the crisis is here.
India on Saturday reported a daily record of 145,384 new infections as Covid-19 raced out of control. Deaths, while still relatively low, are rising. Vaccinations, a mammoth task in such a large nation, are dangerously behind schedule. Hospital beds are running short.
India Coronavirus Map and Case Count
Parts of the country are reinforcing lockdowns. Scientists are rushing to track new versions, including the more hazardous variants found in Britain and South Africa, that may be hastening the spread. But the authorities have declared contact tracing in some places to be simply impossible.
Complacency and government missteps have helped turned India from a seeming success story into one of the world’s worst-hit places, experts say. And epidemiologists warn that continuing failure in India would have global implications.
Politicians in India, still stinging from the pain of the last national lockdown, have mostly avoided major restrictions and have even returned to holding big election rallies, sending mixed messages to the public. India’s vaccine rollout was late and riddled with setbacks, despite the country’s status as a major pharmaceutical manufacturer.
The sheer number of infections during the first wave led some to believe the worst was over. India’s youthful population, less susceptible to symptoms and death, created misperceptions about how damaging another outbreak could be.
What India needs now, epidemiologists and experts say, is concerted and consistent leadership to contain infections and buy time to make vaccinations more widely available and faster.
“Public behavior and administrative behavior matters,” said Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, the chairman of Public Health Foundation of India. “If we do something for six weeks, or four weeks, and then declare victory and again open the door wide open, then we are in trouble.”
A stricken India will set back the global effort. The government has restricted vaccine exports to the country’s own needs. If inoculations don’t quicken, India would need more than two years to inoculate 70 percent of its population, said Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, the director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, with headquarters in Washington and New Delhi.
“India’s size is going to dominate the global numbers — how the world performs on Covid is going to be very dependent on how India performs on Covid,” Dr. Laxminarayan said. “If it is not over in India, it is not really over in the world.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday played down the possibility of another countrywide lockdown, instead pushing for “micro containment zones.” He said India could contain a second wave with “test, track, treat, and Covid-appropriate behavior.”
Mr. Modi’s officials have blamed mismanagement by state governments, and the population’s flouting of safety measures such as masks and social distancing, for the new wave.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/10/world/covid-vaccine-coronavirus-cases
The country reported a daily record of 145,384 new infections on Saturday. Scientists in Europe identified unusual antibodies that appear to cause, in rare cases, serious and sometimes fatal blood clots in people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine.
When the coronavirus first struck India last year, the country enforced one of the world’s strictest national lockdowns. The warning was clear: A fast spread in a population of 1.3 billion would be devastating.
Though damaging and ultimately flawed, the lockdown and other efforts appeared to work. Infections dropped and deaths remained low. Officials and the public dropped their guard. Experts warned fruitlessly that the government’s haphazard approach would bring a crisis when a new wave appeared.
Now the crisis is here.
India on Saturday reported a daily record of 145,384 new infections as Covid-19 raced out of control. Deaths, while still relatively low, are rising. Vaccinations, a mammoth task in such a large nation, are dangerously behind schedule. Hospital beds are running short.
India Coronavirus Map and Case Count
Parts of the country are reinforcing lockdowns. Scientists are rushing to track new versions, including the more hazardous variants found in Britain and South Africa, that may be hastening the spread. But the authorities have declared contact tracing in some places to be simply impossible.
Complacency and government missteps have helped turned India from a seeming success story into one of the world’s worst-hit places, experts say. And epidemiologists warn that continuing failure in India would have global implications.
Politicians in India, still stinging from the pain of the last national lockdown, have mostly avoided major restrictions and have even returned to holding big election rallies, sending mixed messages to the public. India’s vaccine rollout was late and riddled with setbacks, despite the country’s status as a major pharmaceutical manufacturer.
The sheer number of infections during the first wave led some to believe the worst was over. India’s youthful population, less susceptible to symptoms and death, created misperceptions about how damaging another outbreak could be.
What India needs now, epidemiologists and experts say, is concerted and consistent leadership to contain infections and buy time to make vaccinations more widely available and faster.
“Public behavior and administrative behavior matters,” said Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, the chairman of Public Health Foundation of India. “If we do something for six weeks, or four weeks, and then declare victory and again open the door wide open, then we are in trouble.”
A stricken India will set back the global effort. The government has restricted vaccine exports to the country’s own needs. If inoculations don’t quicken, India would need more than two years to inoculate 70 percent of its population, said Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, the director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, with headquarters in Washington and New Delhi.
“India’s size is going to dominate the global numbers — how the world performs on Covid is going to be very dependent on how India performs on Covid,” Dr. Laxminarayan said. “If it is not over in India, it is not really over in the world.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday played down the possibility of another countrywide lockdown, instead pushing for “micro containment zones.” He said India could contain a second wave with “test, track, treat, and Covid-appropriate behavior.”
Mr. Modi’s officials have blamed mismanagement by state governments, and the population’s flouting of safety measures such as masks and social distancing, for the new wave.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/10/world/covid-vaccine-coronavirus-cases
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India should have take a leaf out of China’s book, they squandered a massive opportunity when the infections were very low around December/January to get a mass vaccination programme going.
If you can manufacture the vaccine then really you could have kept a lid on this second wave so def some incompetence played a bg role.
If you can manufacture the vaccine then really you could have kept a lid on this second wave so def some incompetence played a bg role.
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100mn doses already given. In record time. Its not easy and quick to vaccinate 1.3bn people.
It's been incompetent leadership right from the start, cue namastay Trump and all!
Then such an ill conceived lockdown, threatening the very existence of such a large population.
Then no financial stimulus of real substance, notwithstanding 20 lakh crores chest thumping...
And then this huge fiasco called vaccination! The supreme leader was more interested in his image building rather than preserving vaccines for his own countrymen!
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India has done more rapidly than China.
Secondly, vaccines were in testing period in December. There was no way it could have been introduced without putting risk to people's lives. One can not just inject something to somebody without proper testing. What if side effects were more severe in most people than what covid could have done?
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New Delhi: The Delhi government on Saturday announced new restrictions on weddings, restaurants, cinemas and people coming in from Maharashtra, in view of the alarming surge of coronavirus cases in the national capital. The restrictions come into effect immediately and will remain in place until further orders.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) announced that only 50 persons will be allowed at marriage-related gatherings.
Restaurants and bars will be allowed to operate with up to 50 per cent of their total sitting capacity and the same 50 per cent capping has been put on cinemas, theatres and multiplexes.
Also, it will be mandatory for people travelling by air from Maharashtra to Delhi to carry a negative RT-PCR test done 72 hours prior to their arrival. If found without the report, they will be sent to a mandatory quarantine of 14 days.
Gatherings related to funeral/last rites will be allowed with up to 20 persons in attendance.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) announced that only 50 persons will be allowed at marriage-related gatherings.
Restaurants and bars will be allowed to operate with up to 50 per cent of their total sitting capacity and the same 50 per cent capping has been put on cinemas, theatres and multiplexes.
Also, it will be mandatory for people travelling by air from Maharashtra to Delhi to carry a negative RT-PCR test done 72 hours prior to their arrival. If found without the report, they will be sent to a mandatory quarantine of 14 days.
Gatherings related to funeral/last rites will be allowed with up to 20 persons in attendance.
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In a 3-page letter, [MENTION=370]Rahul[/MENTION]Gandhi calls for immediate halt on vaccine exports.
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote to PM Narendra Modi, demanding an immediate moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine exports.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/na...accine-exports-bjp-takes-potshot-2288197.html
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote to PM Narendra Modi, demanding an immediate moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine exports.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/na...accine-exports-bjp-takes-potshot-2288197.html
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