Tag: Covid wave
Third Covid Wave Has More Younger Patients, Deaths Due To Co-morbidities: ICMR
The third Covid wave surge in India saw younger population as patients with lesser proportions of all symptoms and higher level of co-morbidities, Indian Council of Medical Research chief, Dr Balram Bhargava said on Thursday. ....
Priyanka Gandhi Slams Govt For Declaring False Victory Over Covid
Congress General secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday once again slammed the government for declaring early victory over Covid, asking -is Prime Minister's new residence and new Parliament building more important than health facilities? ....
Bhopal Hospital Fire Points To Lack Of Preparation For 3rd Covid Wave Threat
As the death toll in Bhopal's Kamla Nehru hospital fire reached five on Wednesday, questions are being raised about the preparedness of the administration to tackle such a situation. It has also been found that the hospital lacked severely in its preparation for the possible third wave of Covid. ....
India Extends Ban On International Commercial Flights
India's civil aviation regulator, the DGCA, on Monday extended the ban on scheduled international commercial flights till "further orders". ....
Covid-19 Second Wave May Be A Tsunami, Warns Uddhav Thackeray
With Covid-19 cases again surging in some parts of the the country, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday hinted at Lockdown 2.0, saying the possible second wave may be a "Tsunami". ....
Need To Prepare For Third Covid Wave, Revamp Oxygen Formula: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to spell out its plan to deal with a possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, even as it held that the Centre's formula to distribute oxygen to state governments, particularly the national capital, was "a gross underestimate".....
Covid Third Wave Likely This Month, May Peak In October: Report
India may see another rise in Covid-19 cases as soon as August with the third wave peaking with less than 100,000 infections a day in the best-case scenario or nearly 150,000 in the worst scenario, researchers have said.....
Marshalls At Weddings In Karnataka To Prevent 2nd Covid Wave
Marshalls would be deployed at wedding halls in Karnataka to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 in the state, Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Monday. ....
COVID: 2 New Hospitals, Revamping Healthcare Part Of Delhi's Plan For Possible 3rd Wave
With the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic receding in Delhi after daily cases declined to below 500, the Delhi government is using the respite to prepare for a possible third wave. It swung into action to augment the number of beds in government hospitals. ....
2nd Covid Wave In Delhi Shows Reaching Herd Immunity Hard With Delta: Study
The severe outbreak of Covid-19 in Delhi this year showed not only that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV2 is extremely transmissible but that it can infect individuals previously infected by a different strains of the virus, according to a team of international scientists.....
