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Highlights: Telangana records 4,801 new Covid-19 cases, 32 deaths
WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan has termed the rate of coronavirus infections and deaths in India as "worrying" and called on governments to boost exercises on reporting actual numbers.
The World Health Organization (WHO) sees the highly contagious variant of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) spreading in India as a global concern. India on Tuesday saw 329,942 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry dashboard. The new Covid-19 cases took the active caseload of the nation to over 3.71 million (3,715,221) and death toll to 249,992....Read More
The nation's capital, New Delhi extended its lockdown for another week as it battled a wave of coronavirus infections and warned about a potentially deadly fungal infection in Covid-19 patients. Uttar Pradesh also extended its lockdown till May 17 with stricter measures.
Meanwhile, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan has termed the rate of coronavirus infections and deaths in India as "worrying" and called on governments to boost exercises on reporting actual numbers.
"I would say that at this point of time, the situation is very worrying, the daily number of cases and deaths that we are seeing today in India and other countries in the Southeast area region is a big concern for us and we also realise that these are underestimates. Every country in the world, in fact, the number of cases and deaths has been underestimated to its true number," she told ANI.
No one, including WHO was able to predict 2nd Covid wave would affect India this much, says MoS Reddy
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Monday said no one, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) was able to predict that the second wave of Covid would affect the country so much. He added that the nation will also get over the second wave very soon.
LG Manoj Sinha appeals to people to follow Covid curfew in J-K
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday appealed to the people to follow the Covid curfew imposed in the Union Territory.
Malaysia declares nationwide lockdown as Covid-19 cases spike
Malaysia on Monday imposed a new nationwide lockdown, as the country grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases and highly infectious variants that the government said are testing its health system.
Novavax delays Covid vaccine authorization request
US biotech firm Novavax on Monday said it had delayed plans to seek authorization for its Covid vaccine candidate, a setback for developing countries hoping the injection would soon be available.
Twitter donates USD 15 mn for Covid-19 relief in India
Twitter has donated USD 15 million to help address the Covid-19 crisis in India which is battling the unprecedented second wave of the deadly pandemic.
China reports 14 new Covid-19 cases vs 11 a day earlier
China reported 14 new Covid-19 cases on May 10, up from 11 a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday.
Karnataka to form task force to tackle third Covid wave
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday asked officials to prepare for the third wave of Covid-19 and ordered to set up a task force committee to handle the forthcoming situation.
Uttarakhand goes under stricter curfew from today
Uttarakhand will go for a stricter curfew from May 11 at 6am to18 till 6am.
Haryana to provide ₹5,000 to BPL families as Covid relief
Haryana Government will provide ₹5,000 to the families below the poverty line (BPL) in the state as their livelihood has been affected during the Covid pandemic, said State Home Minister Anil Vij.
Pfizer Covid-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12
US regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation's adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities.
