Saturday, April 20, 2024

Topic: Coronavirus

India’s daily coronavirus tally crosses 800 after 126 days

India's single-day tally of coronavirus cases crossed 800 after 126 days on March 18, while the number of active cases climbed to 5,389, said the Union Health Ministry.

COVID-19 remains an international health threat: WHO

The head of the UN health agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and that now is not the time to declare the pandemic over.

India records lowest COVID-19 cases since 2020

India, on Monday recorded 89 new COVID-19 infections, the lowest number of cases since March 27, 2020, according to data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

2022 in health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’

The UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, and outbreaks of cholera, Ebola and Monkeypox (now renamed mpox) led to the mobilization of health and aid workers to contain life-threatening illnesses.

COVID-19: WhatsApp message on XBB subvariant is fake, warns Union govt

The Union government on Thursday debunked a fake message regarding the coronavirus XBB subvariant of the Omicron strain, that has been circulating on social media.

WHO’s Tedros appeals for more information on COVID spread in China

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday over the evolving COVID-19 situation in China, saying the UN agency continued to receive increasing reports of severe continuous disease across the country.