Fourth wave scare

Fourth wave scare: India logs 1,675 new Covid-19 infections, active caseload climbs to 14,841

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Monday reiterated that the Covid-19 pandemic "is far from over".

May 24, 2022, 11:46 AM IST

Rising Covid-19 cases highlight 'volatility of this virus': WHO warns pandemic 'not over'

Omicron, specifically BA.4 and BA.5, is driving the upsurge in South Africa, while BA.2 is dominant worldwide, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

May 11, 2022, 09:49 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: India logs in 3,805 fresh cases, 260 more than yesterday

With Saturday's numbers, India's total Covid-19 caseload has moved up to 4,30,98,743. The country also saw 22 fatalities due to Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 5,24,024.

May 07, 2022, 11:02 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: China reports 6,074 new cases, around 21 crore people in 26 cities still under lockdown

China, which is going through its worst phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, has so far recorded 2,17,836 confirmed infections.

May 03, 2022, 09:32 AM IST

Fourth wave scare: Section 144 extended in Noida till May 31 due to surge in Covid-19 cases

"No one should be allowed to conduct any protests or hunger strike without the permission of the higher authorities," the Police Commissionerate of Gautam Budh Nagar said in a statement.

May 02, 2022, 07:14 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: Cases rising in Delhi but people not developing severe disease, says Satyendar Jain

"Though Covid cases have increased in Delhi, people are not developing severe disease and the hospitalisation rate is low," Satyendar Jain said. 

Apr 28, 2022, 14:55 PM IST

Fourth wave scare: These states make wearing face masks compulsory amid rising Covid-19 cases

Amid the fear of the fourth wave of Covid-19, the governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala and other states decided to bring back the mask mandates.

Apr 28, 2022, 08:03 AM IST

Delhi faces maximum threat of Covid-19 amid fourth wave scare, here's why

Delhi reported 1,204 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday. This was the fifth consecutive day that the national capital recorded over 1,000 fresh cases in a single day.

Apr 27, 2022, 15:49 PM IST

Covid-19 threat is not fully gone yet, PM Narendra Modi tells CMs amid fourth wave scare

Amid rising coronavirus infections in India, PM Modi interacted with several chief ministers, including Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Bhupesh Baghel and Bhagwant Mann.

Apr 27, 2022, 13:57 PM IST

Is Delhi staring at another Covid wave? Capital's active case count surges from 601 to 4,508 in 15 days

Delhi on Tuesday reported over 1,000 fresh coronavirus infections in a single day for the fifth day on the trot.

Apr 27, 2022, 10:53 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave scare: Is Delhi's deteriorating air quality causing surge in coronavirus cases?

Delhi on Tuesday recorded over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases in a single day for the fifth consecutive day. 

Apr 27, 2022, 06:51 AM IST

Fourth wave scare: Covid-19 cases continue to surge at IIT Madras, total 111 now

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has recorded 32 new coronavirus cases.

Apr 26, 2022, 14:03 PM IST

DCGI gives emergency use nod to Covaxin for kids aged 6-12 amid fourth wave scare

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given a restricted emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children aged 6-12 years, ANI news agency reported on Tuesday (April 26, 2022).

Apr 26, 2022, 13:06 PM IST

Fourth wave scare: 'Curfew' in Delhi to stop spread of Covid-19? City's active caseload rises to 4,168 from 601 within 14 days

With 1,011 fresh Covid-19 infections, Delhi's positivity rate has now increased to 6.42 per cent.

Apr 26, 2022, 08:39 AM IST

Covid-19 Fourth wave: India reports 2,541 new cases, 30 deaths in last 24 hours

The country recorded 1,862 recoveries today, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,25,21,341. 

Apr 25, 2022, 09:33 AM IST

Covid-19 LIVE Updates: Now Haryana government offers free booster doses for all adults

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced free booster doses for adult citizens in the age group of 18 to 59 years.

Apr 25, 2022, 07:44 AM IST

Fourth wave scare: Noida reports 107 new Covid-19 cases; over 100 penalised for not wearing face mask

The Gautam Buddh Nagar district has so far recorded 99,475 positive coronavirus cases.

Apr 23, 2022, 07:45 AM IST

Fourth wave threat looms large! Possibility of new variants of Omicron in Delhi, says expert

Dr SK Sarin, Director, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), believes that there are eight variants of Omicron and amongst them, one is dominating, which can be held responsible for the surge in cases. 

Apr 21, 2022, 17:06 PM IST

Fourth wave scare: India reports 2,380 new Covid-19 cases, active caseload at 13,433

The death toll climbed to 5,22,062 with 56 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

Apr 21, 2022, 09:45 AM IST

Fourth wave scare: Delhi sees 517 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate now at 4.21 per cent

In view of an uptick in coronavirus infections in the national capital, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will hold a meeting on April 20 in which it may consider reimposing the mandatory use of face masks.

Apr 18, 2022, 07:10 AM IST