Officials also said while some states have been the worst hit, the upswing in cases is across India. Modi govt has also decided to launch a 'Jan Andolan' to deal with the crisis.
Year-long events proposed to mark 75 years of India's Independence have been suspended for an indefinite period due to latest spike in Covid cases, Delhi govt officials said.
In meeting with state chief secretaries Friday, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said states must step up contact tracing & containment even as vaccination goes on, highlights 11 'states of grave concern'.
Tuberculosis notifications reduced to 18.02 lakh in 2020 from 24.04 lakh in 2019 due to lockdown and diversion of resources, the health ministry has found.
Thanks to the election season, rallies by all major political parties are seeing huge crowds gather but with no social distancing norms being followed & a majority of people without masks.
In the virtual meeting, Modi is expected to reiterate the importance of testing, tracking, contact tracing and timely medical care in keeping casualties and cases low.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
Not the religion nor religious practices in any country try is accountable for the spread of any type of communicable and infectious diseases. It is the environment under which people participate and become responsible for the spread of diseases. Mass gathering in out door or small gathering. Indoor have similar deleterious effects. Let us not blame religion and religious practices. Let us look at the human behavior and societal attitudes
Not the religion nor religious practices in any country try is accountable for the spread of any type of communicable and infectious diseases. It is the environment under which people participate and become responsible for the spread of diseases. Mass gathering in out door or small gathering. Indoor have similar deleterious effects. Let us not blame religion and religious practices. Let us look at the human behavior and societal attitudes
Dr Thuppil Venkatesh
Lead man of India