Topic: COVID-19
COVID-19 cases cross 1,000: 430 active in Kerala, 104 in Delhi, 7 dead
COVID-19 cases are witnessing a rapid surge across the country, with over 1,000 infections reported so far, including 752 new cases recently confirmed.
‘Undercounting’ COVID deaths: Congress accuses Union government of depravity
The Union government came under criticism from the Congress on Sunday over a reported discrepancy between the official COVID-19 death toll and the number of deaths recorded in the civil registration system during the pandemic.
India records 797 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths
India has logged 797 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 225 days, while the number of active cases of the infection have been recorded at 4,091, the health ministry said on Friday.
Union govt asks states to report influenza-like illnesses amid surge in COVID-19 cases
The Union government on Monday asked state governments to monitor and report influenza-like illnesses and severe acute respiratory illnesses amid the surge in coronavirus cases in some states and Union Territories.
COVID is officially no longer a global health emergency – here’s what that means (and what we’ve learned along the way)
World Health Organisation (WHO) experts have officially declared that COVID no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (Pheic). This coincides with the WHO’s new strategy to transition from an emergency response to longer-term sustained COVID disease management.
COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency, declares WHO
The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it does not mean the disease is no longer a global threat.
