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Delhi records 405 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths, positivity rate at 11.2%

Delhi reported 405 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 11.2 per cent, and three Covid-related deaths on Sunday, according to data shared by the city government's health department. With the fresh cases and fatalities, the national capital's caseload climbed to 20,38,722 and the death toll rose to 26,630, the health department bulletin said. The fresh cases emerged from 3,617 tests conducted the previous day, it said. Delhi on Saturday recorded 564 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 14.93 per cent and one Covid-related fatality. The health department did not issue a bulletin on Friday. On Thursday, the city logged 865 cases with a positivity rate of 16.90 per cent and seven deaths. The number of active cases in Delhi stands at 3,031. Of these, 2,385 patients are in home isolation, Sunday's bulletin stated. Only 246 of the 7,970 COVID-19 beds in the national capital are occupied at present, the data showed. The number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi had dropped to

Delhi's air quality in Jan-Apr 'best' since 2016, barring 2020: CAQM

Delhi's air quality from January to April this year has been the best in the corresponding period since 2016, barring 2020 which saw a strict lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said on Sunday. Delhi recorded an average PM2.5 concentration of 109 microgram per cubic metre and an average PM10 concentration of 221 microgram per cubic metre from January to April, which is also the lowest in the corresponding period since 2016. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), there have been 52 days from January to April when the air quality index (AQI) remained below 200. In 2016, there were only eight such days. The complete lockdown in 2020 resulted in a significant improvement in air quality. If the year 2020 is excluded, the first four months of 2023 have seen the cleanest air quality compared to previous years, the CAQM said in a statement. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101

Maharashtra records 425 fresh Covid-19 cases, including 105 in Mumbai

Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 425 COVID-19 cases, including 105 in Mumbai, which took the state's tally to 81,65,891, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,514, a health official said. The addition to the tally was a drop from the 489 cases detected on Saturday, which also saw one death, he pointed out. The recovery count increased by 499 in the last 24 hours to touch 80,13,372, leaving the state with 4,005 active cases. As per state health department data, the recovery rate was 98.13 per cent and the fatality rate was 1.81 per cent, while the overall number of coronavirus tests conducted was 8,69,94,604, including 12,076 in the last 24 hours. It said the dominant variant of COVID was Omicron XBB.1.16, with 1,112 cases, including 10 deaths, being reported due to it. Maharashtra coronavirus cases for the day: Fresh cases: 425; Fatality: 0; Active cases: 4,005; Tests: 12,076.

Chinese who reported on Covid-19 outbreak to be released after 3 years

Chinese authorities were preparing on Sunday to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicising videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said. Fang Bin and other members of the public who were dubbed citizen journalists posted details of the pandemic in early 2020 on the internet and social media, embarrassing Chinese officials who faced criticism for failing to control the outbreak. The last video Fang, a seller of traditional Chinese clothing, posted on Twitter was of a piece of paper reading, All citizens resist, hand power back to the people. Fang's case is part of Beijing's crackdown on criticism of China's early handling of the pandemic, as the ruling Communist Party seeks to control the narrative of the country. He was scheduled to be released Sunday, according to two people who did not want to be identified for fear of government retribution. One of them said Fang was sente

PM Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' helped India to fight against COVID-19: MP Guv

Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' radio programme helped in motivating people, enabling India to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and making the cleanliness drive a public campaign. Speaking at a programme organised at the Raj Bhawan in Bhopal ahead of broadcast of the 100th episode of the PM's radio address, Patel said Modi has made a place in the people's hearts. The governor said whatever the prime minister says during 'Mann ki Baat' has become people's Dil ki Baat, which has resulted in the success of the cleanliness drive. Now, people have adopted cleanliness as part of their habit and encourage others towards the same, he said. PM Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' has enabled India and the people in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic and ensured success of the 'Janata Curfew' and the vaccination drives against the viral infection, he said. Patel said being part of Modi's cabinet (in Gujarat when Modi was the CM),

Single-day rise of 5,874 Covid cases recorded in India, active cases drop

India saw a single-day rise of 5,874 new coronavirus cases, while the active case count dropped to 49,015 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll from the pandemic has increased to 5,31,533 with 25 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.31 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 4.25 per cent. The COVID-19 tally was recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,45,389) The active cases now comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.71 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease went up to 4,43,64,841 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

Maharashtra sees 489 Covid-19 cases, one death, active tally at 4,079

Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 489 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the state's tally to 81,65,466 and the toll to 1,48,514, a health official said. On Friday, the state had seen 597 cases and two deaths, he pointed out. The recovery count increased by 1,126 in the last 24 hours to touch 80,12,873, leaving the state with an active caseload of 4,079, he said. Mumbai accounted for the lone death as well as 118 cases recorded during the day, the official said. As per state health department data, the recovery rate is 98.13 per cent and the fatality rate stands at 1.81 per cent. So far, 8,69,82,528 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Maharashtra, including 14,564 in the last 24 hours. The state health department's bulletin said the dominant variant of COVID at present was XBB.1.16. A total of 1,112 patients were found to be infected with this variant, and 10 deaths have been reported due to it, the bulletin added. Maharashtra coronavirus cases for the day: Fresh case

India logs 7,171 new Covid-19 cases, active infections decline to 51,314

India saw a single-day rise of 7,171 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases have decreased to 51,314, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll increased to 5,31,508 with 40 deaths, which included 15 reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.49 crore. The active cases now comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.70 per cent, according to the health ministry website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,43,56,693 while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far.

Biden plan aims to stem border migration as Covid-19 restrictions end

With COVID-19 immigration restrictions set to expire, the Biden administration on Thursday announced measures meant to stop migrants from illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, both by cracking down on many of those who do come, and by creating new pathways meant to offer an alternative to the dangerous journey. The effort includes opening processing centres outside the United States for people fleeing violence and poverty to apply to fly in legally and settle in the United States, Spain or Canada. The first processing centres will open in Guatemala and Colombia, with others expected to follow. The administration also plans to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border itself, quickly deport those deemed as not being qualified, and penalising people who cross illegally into the US or illegally through another country on their way to the US border. But it is unclear whether the measures will do much to slow the tide of migrants fleeing countries marred by political and ..

Maha records 597 new Covid cases, 2 deaths; active tally drops to 4,717

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 597 fresh coronavirus cases, down from 754 the previous day, while two more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, said the health department. With these additions, the state's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 81,64,977, while the death toll increased to 1,48,513, said the department in a bulletin. The state recorded 754 cases and three fatalities linked to the disease on Thursday. Mumbai recorded 135 cases and one fatality in the last 24 hours, said the bulletin. Neighbouring Raigad district recorded the second death. The state's coronavirus recovery rate was 98.12 per cent, while the fatality rate stood at 1.81 per cent. The department said 752 patients recovered from the respiratory illness in the last 24 hours, pushing up their cumulative count to 80,11,747 and leaving the state with 4,717 active cases. It said 15,621 new coronavirus tests were conducted in the state, upping their total tally to 8,69,67,964. The department said the .

Japan to lift Covid-19 border controls before holiday season begins

Japan will lift most of its coronavirus border controls, including a requirement that entrants show proof of three vaccinations or a pre-departure negative test, beginning on Saturday as the country's Golden Week holiday season begins and a large influx of foreign tourists is expected. All entrants with symptoms will still be required to take COVID-19 tests after arriving until May 8, and those who test positive will be placed in designated quarantine facilities, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. After May 9, testing of those with symptoms will be voluntary. Japan will also drop a special measure subjecting visitors from mainland China to random testing upon arrival that was implemented in late December when infections surged there, he said. The government had originally planned to implement the changes on May 8, when it will downgrade the official status of the coronavirus to a common infectious disease like seasonal influenza, but decided to speed them up f

Delhi recorded at least 40 Covid-linked fatalities during April 19-27: Data

At least 40 COVID 19-related deaths have been recorded in Delhi from April 19 to 27, with experts saying the infection is turning serious mostly in elderly patients and those with comorbidities. The medical experts also said though the number of daily cases in absolute numbers is still not low, the count needs to monitored over the next few days, before one can say if a downward trend has set in or not. Delhi reported seven Covid-related fatalities for the second consecutive day on Thursday and 865 fresh cases of the viral disease with a positivity rate of 16.9 per cent. With the new cases and fatalities, the national capital's Covid caseload has climbed to 20,37,061, while the death toll stands at 26,620, according to data shared by the city government's health department. Of the seven fatalities reported on Thursday, COVID-19 was the primary cause of death in three cases, the department said in a bulletin. On Wednesday, Delhi registered 1,040 cases with a positivity rate of 21.1

India logs 7,533 new Covid-19 cases, 44 deaths in past 24 hours

India recorded 7,533 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 4.49 crore, while the active cases decreased to 53,852, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,468 with 44 deaths, which included 16 fatalities reconciled by Kerala, data updated by the ministry at 8 am stated. The active cases now comprise 0.12 per cent of the total infections, it said. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.69 per cent, according to the data shared on the ministry's website. The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 4,43,47,024, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent. India has so far recorded a total of 4.49 crore Covid cases. According to the ministry's website, a total of 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 inoculation drive.

India established itself as pharmacy of world during Covid: Jaishankar

During pandemic, India truly established that it was the pharmacy of the world and it did so by supplying almost 100 countries with vaccines, EAM S Jaishankar said in Colombia

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Delhi records 865 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7 fatalities in last 24 hours

Delhi reported seven Covid-related fatalities for the second consecutive day on Thursday and registered 865 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 16.90 per cent, according to data shared by the city government's health department. On Wednesday too, the city reported seven fatalities, the highest so far this year. The addition of the fresh cases took the national capital's overall infection tally to 20,37,061, while the death toll rose to 26,620. The number of active cases in the national capital stood at 4,279. Of the total, 3,143 patients were in home isolation, it said. The fresh cases emerged from 5,117 tests, including 3,599 RT-PCR/CBNAAT/True Nat tests, conducted the previous day, according to a health department bulletin. Only 296 of the 7,974 Covid beds in the national capital are occupied at present, the data showed. Delhi on Wednesday registered 1,040 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity of 21.16 per cent The city on Tuesday logged 1,095 fresh cases and si

Mumbai sees 135 Covid-19 cases; man with comorbidities lone fatality

Mumbai on Thursday reported 135 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the tally and the toll to 11,62,457 and 19,763, respectively, a civic official said. The addition to the tally was a drop from the 185 reported on Wednesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official added. The lone death from the infection was of a 64-year-old man with comorbidities like diabetes and chronic kidney disease, the official informed. The recovery count increased by 206 in the last 24 hours to touch 11,41,580, leaving the metropolis with an active caseload of 1,114, he said. So far, 1,88,40,698 coronavirus tests have been conducted, including 1,559 in the last 24 hours, the official said. As per BMC data, the recovery rate is 98.2 per cent, the overall growth rate of cases between April 20 and 26 is 0.0144 per cent, while the caseload doubling time stands at 4,900 days.

Safety net: Covid-19 cases up, check if policy covers at-home care

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With more than 54,700 cases in April, Covid concerns on a high in Kerala

With machinery like the government's Covid task forces inactive, the state's focus is on approaching Covid-19 as a normal disease or flu, says sources

Even mild Covid made arteries stiffer, raising cardiovascular risks: Study

Researchers found that among people diagnosed with mild Covid, artery and central cardiovascular function were affected by the disease two to three months after infection