No lockdown; division of country into zones : Lancet task force suggests measures to fight COVID-19
COVID-19 in india: Places that have a rate of increase of more than 5 per cent and test positivity ratio is more than 10 per cent with less than 40 per cent available ICU beds can be categorised as hotspots, said the Lancet panel
BusinessToday.In | May 3, 2021 | Updated 16:29 IST
Coronavirus in India: Lockdown not an option, said Lancet task force
The Lancet India Task Force on COVID-19 has suggested certain measures in order to fight coronavirus in the country. It has suggested a containment measures checklist for the central government. It said that these measures must be implemented beyond the current binary discussion on a lockdown . Among a host of suggestions, the panel said that lockdown is not an option.
Countries must share vaccine tech; no space for vaccine nationalism : Nirmala Sitharaman Countries will have to be open about sharing vaccine-based technologies. The TRIPS agreement will have to be looked at in the context of the pandemic, said Nirmala Sitharaman
BusinessToday.In | May 3, 2021 | Updated 18:02 IST
Nirmala Sitharaman says no space for vaccine nationalism
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that countries must share vaccine-based technologies with each other. The FM said that there is no space for vaccine nationalism. She also said that the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement must be looked at amid the ravaging coronavirus pandemic.
India to reach peak of 2nd Covid wave in 20 days from now, says SBI Research
SBI Research says that India should not be complacent as it ll reach the peak of the second wave as this could lead to a widespread increase in infection as has happened in the current wave
BusinessToday.In | April 30, 2021 | Updated 16:42 IST
Adopting a cluster-based approach for vaccination is the only way out, says SBI Research
The peak of the second coronavirus wave in India will come around mid-May (around 20 days from now) with active cases reaching around 36 lakhs, SBI Research in its latest report has said. As states go for partial or weekend lockdowns, SBI Research also revised India s FY22 growth projection to 10.4 per cent real GDP and 14.2 per cent nominal GDP.
India records 3.8 lakh new Covid-19 cases, 3,498 deaths
India s case positivity rate remains well above 20 per cent, which is one of the highest in the world
BusinessToday.In | April 30, 2021 | Updated 10:51 IST
India reports 3,86,452 new COVID-19 cases, 3,498 deaths and 2,97,540 discharges in the last 24 hours, shows the Union health ministry data.
Total cases: 1,87,62,976
Total recoveries: 1,53,84,418
Death toll: 2,08,330
Active cases: 31,70,228
Total vaccinations: 15,22,45,179
The total number of recoveries also saw the biggest single-day rise of nearly 3 lakh on Thursday. India s recovery rate now stands at 82 per cent and the case positivity has been at 20.1 per cent.
As per the official data, nearly 35 per cent of India s total Covid-19 cases have been added in the month of April only.
COVID-19 crisis: US govt asks citizens to leave India as soon as possible
The US State Department added that there are 14 direct daily flights between India and the US as well as other services that connect through Europe
BusinessToday.In | April 29, 2021 | Updated 09:32 IST
US issues advisory to its citizens in India
The US government has told its citizens in India to leave the country as soon as possible because of the current coronavirus situation. The Department of State issued a Level 4 advisory the highest issued by them asking citizens not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so .