Thiruvananthapuram: A total of 8,778 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Kerala on Wednesday. The test positivity rate was recorded at 13.45 percent. The district-wise statistics of positive cases: Ernakulam – 1,226, Kozhikode – 1,098, Malappuram – 888, Kottayam – 816, Kannur – 748, Thiruvananthapuram – 666, Thrissur – 544, Alappuzha – 481, Palakkad – […]
India recorded a 51% jump in weekly Covid-19 cases, with the current week’s numbers 1.3 lakh higher than the count in the previous seven days, making it the biggest weekly spike in infections till date. Deaths too saw the sharpest-ever rise of 51%, with 1,875 fatalities during the week, the highest since December 21-27. With […]
Thiruvananthapuram: According to a study report, about 10.76 percent of people in the state were unaware of being affected with COVID-19 and they recovered automatically. This was found out in a study held by Serosurveillance held by the health department. Serosurveillance is a study to examine if the body has produced antibodies to resist the […]
Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra witnessed the highest one-day spike of 25,833 COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said lockdown is an option but he trusts people to follow the norms on their own.Talking to reporters in Nandurbar, Thackeray also appealed people to get vaccinated against the virus without fear.The COVID-19 situation has become grimmer […]
New Delhi: Everyone above 60 years of age and those over 45 years and having other illnesses will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine from March 1 for free at government facilities and for a charge at many private hospitals, the government said on Wednesday. Announcing the next phase of India’s vaccination drive, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar […]
New Delhi/ Mangaluru: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur and Uttarakhand imposed restrictions on people coming from Kerala considering the increasing COVID cases in the state. Only those who have COVID negative certificate can enter these four states, they informed. The Dakshina Kannada authorities informed that only the people who have RT-PCR negative result will be allowed to […]
Kasaragod: The Karnataka government on Monday closed the borders with Kerala restricting free movement between the two states. The roads including national highways were blocked pointing out the Covid-19 spread in Kerala. RT-PCR test was made compulsory for those crossing borders at four points including Thalappady along the NH. It is alleged that Karnataka is […]
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found a total of 192 Covid-19 cases of the new variants of mutated SARS-CoV-2 in last two months, including four from the variant emerging in South Africa and one from the Brazilian variant, officials said on Tuesday. The remaining cases are all of the UK variant. […]
New Delhi: India has become the third topmost country in the world after the United States and the United Kingdom in terms of coverage in Covid-19 vaccination among the population, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. The country has vaccinated nearly six million of its population so far, as per the latest information shared […]
Malappuram: A total of 150 students and 34 teachers in a school at Ponnani here have tested positive for COVID-19. The students and teachers of Maranchery Government School in Ponnani were confirmed with the disease.After one student was diagnosed with COVID, 684 persons including class 10 students and teachers were subjected to COVID test. All […]