Tag: covid
WHO Chief Calls For 'immediate Action' Amid Covid-19 Resurgence
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the world was still at "a critical juncture" in its fights against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and called for "immediate action" as several countries have reported a resurgence in new confirmed cases. ....
Mizoram Records 1st Covid Death
A 62-year-old man died of Covid-19 on Wednesday in Mizoram, the only state where until now there was no fatal cases even though India's tally touched 80,00,000 cases and 1,20,010 people succumbed to the virus since January 30, when the first case was reported in the country. ....
Delhi Records Its Highest Single-day Spike Since Pandemic Began
Delhi reported an unprecedented rise in the number of daily infections on Wednesday. According to a health department bulletin, the national capital recorded 5,673 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike till date, taking the total case-load to more than 3.7 lakh with 40 new fatalities pushing the death count in the national capital to 6,396. ....
UK PM Boris Johnson Announces Month-long Lockdown In England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England will enter a month-long lockdown from Thursday. ....
Vote In Large Numbers To Strengthen Democracy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people to exercise their right to vote in large numbers to strengthen democracy and also to follow the protocol of social distancing and wearing face masks in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Delhi Shatters Record With 7,745 New Corona Cases, Every 6th Person Tests Positive
Covid-19 cases shattered all records in the national capital as it reported as many as 7,745 new coronavirus cases and an all-time high positivity rate of 15.26 per cent on Sunday while the fatalities recorded were 77 in the last 24 hours. ....
Delhi Reports Highest Single-day Spike Of 7,830 Covid Cases
The number of Covid-19 cases shattered all records in the national capital as it reported as many as 7,830 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday and an all-time high positivity rate of 13.26 per cent, while 83 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours.....
No Pre-board Exams For Class X, XII In Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday that no selection or pre-board examinations would be held this year for students of Class X and Class XII in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Delhi To Increase Daily Covid Tests To 1.25 Lakh: Kejriwal
After participating in a meeting convened by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Delhi's grim Covid situation, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he had sought the Centre's cooperation in jointly tackling the pandemic spread and in increasing the number of daily tests. ....
Random Covid Testing At Delhi-Noida Border From Wednesday
Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases in the NCR, particularly in the national capital, authorities in Noida have decided that people coming from Delhi to Noida will be randomly tested for the virus from Wednesday onwards. ....
