- 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 Monday saw 366,161 fresh infections in the previous 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry dashboard. The new Covid-19 cases took the active caseload of the nation to over 3.74 million (3,745,237) and death toll to 246,116.
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.
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MAY 11, 2021 09:19 AM IST
Philippines records first two cases of Indian coronavirus variant
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MAY 11, 2021 09:11 AM IST
Andamans reports 31 new Covid-19 cases, 2 more deaths
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MAY 11, 2021 08:55 AM IST
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MAY 11, 2021 08:47 AM IST
Uttarakhand Police launches ‘Mission Hausla’ to help Covid-19 patients get oxygen, beds, plasma
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MAY 11, 2021 08:43 AM IST
Ladakh reports 112 new Covid-19 cases, 2 more deaths
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MAY 11, 2021 08:28 AM IST
North Korea again claims no coronavirus infections
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MAY 11, 2021 08:23 AM IST
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MAY 11, 2021 08:10 AM IST
Covid-19: Sewa spends USD 6 mn on lifesaving equipment for India
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MAY 11, 2021 07:39 AM IST
Mizoram reports 173 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours
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Active cases 1854
Total discharges 5920
Death toll 22
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MAY 11, 2021 07:29 AM IST
England reports zero daily Covid-19 deaths for first time since July last year
England reported zero daily Covid-19 deaths on Monday, the first time in a 24-hour period since July last year.
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MAY 11, 2021 07:14 AM IST
Australia’s New South Wales reports zero Covid-19 cases for fifth straight day
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MAY 11, 2021 07:13 AM IST
Indian doctors warn against cow dung as Covid cure
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MAY 11, 2021 07:06 AM IST
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.
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MAY 11, 2021 06:52 AM IST
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.
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MAY 11, 2021 06:48 AM IST
Malaysia declares nationwide lockdown as Covid-19 cases spike
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MAY 11, 2021 06:32 AM IST
Novavax delays Covid vaccine authorization request
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MAY 11, 2021 06:28 AM IST
Twitter donates USD 15 mn for Covid-19 relief in India
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MAY 11, 2021 06:00 AM IST
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.
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MAY 11, 2021 05:53 AM IST
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.
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MAY 11, 2021 05:45 AM IST
Uttarakhand goes under stricter curfew from today
Uttarakhand will go for a stricter curfew from May 11 at 6am to18 till 6am.
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MAY 11, 2021 05:30 AM IST
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.
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MAY 11, 2021 05:27 AM IST
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.
