‘Second wave peak nowhere in sight’
April 22, 2021
Covid patients in ambulances waiting for admission at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on Thursday - VIJAY SONEJI
Covid patients in ambulances waiting for admission at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on Thursday - VIJAY SONEJI×
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Epidemic surging simultaneously in multiple locations reason for caseload
As India reported the world’s highest-ever daily Covid-19 spike of around 3.14 lakh cases experts cautioned that the peak of the second wave is yet to come.
With hospitals under tremendous stress and severe shortage of beds, medicines, and ventilators, many feel that this situation could have been avoided with some foresight.
Six States lead the Covid surge
March 11, 2021
Covaxin has already been administered to over 19 lakh people and has stood the test of safety - The Hindu
Covaxin has already been administered to over 19 lakh people and has stood the test of safety - The Hindu×
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At 23,000, new cases at highest in 2021; Maharashtra worst hit; Covaxin use rules eased
Even as India recorded the steepest increase in daily Covid-19 cases in 2021 in the last 24 hours, the drug regulator relaxed the conditions for use ofCovaxin, the indigenously-developed Covid-19 vaccine.
The number of new Covid-19 cases reported since Wednesday morning rose to 23,000, the highest since January 1. Six States, including Maharashtra and Kerala, accounted for 86 per cent of the new infections.