COVID-19 situation News

As of Monday, India has 1,475 active coronavirus cases. The maximum number of active cases is in Kerala (1,010), followed by West Bengal (182) and Maharashtra (116).

According to PMO, the virtual meeting will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday Apart from the PM and the PMO officials, Amit Shah, Mansukh Mandaviya and officials from their respective Ministries are likely to attend it

The number of people in extreme poverty - defined as those living on less than $1.90 a day - was 24.3 million last year, or 3.7% of Southeast Asia`s collective 650 million population, the ADB said in a report.

Goa on Thursday reported 103 fresh coronavirus positive cases and three deaths linked to the infection The overall caseload reached 2,44,508, while the death toll went up to 3,785 The recovery tally rose to 2,39,496 as 481 patients recuperated during the day

US Secretary of state Blinken chaired the meeting that lasted for 2 hours It saw India highlighting its development assistance to the international community India has conducted 17 training modules for more than 60 countries on COVID management

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, is witnessing the spread of COVID-19 on the campus In a bid to control the spread of the virus further, the administration has made containment zones inside the academy itself

The WHO has said that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated The current vaccines provide a high level of protection against severe disease and death caused by Variants Of Concern But future vaccines that can prevent infection and transmission need to be developed, it added

MHA issued orders to all Chief Secretaries in the states and UTs in view of the current COVID-19 situation It stressed "the need for strict and prompt containment actions at the local and district levels" .

Britain put the army on standby to deliver fuel from Tuesday after an acute shortage of truckers triggered panic buying This left fuel pumps dry across the land and raised fears that hospitals would be left without doctors and nurses

PM-CARES Fund was set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 27, 2020 The purpose was to extend assistance to people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic The fund is under the scanner of activists, lawyers and political parties who have questioned the transparency of the donations

Assam schools for class 12 and colleges reopened from Sept 6 in compliance with COVID-19 protocols The new SOP also mandated the capacity of a classroom to be not more than 30 students The measure has been taken to maintain social distancing measures in the classroom

The special vaccination camps organised at religious places of various faiths in the city have given a boost to the drive against Covid-19 They account for nearly 10 per cent of the total 28.2 lakh Covid doses administered so far in the state capital

Ajit Pawar said that some people in rural areas are becoming lax They don't use masks, don't follow physical distancing, and they have assumed that everything is over, he added

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with senior ministry officials He reviewed the status of the reopening of schools across the country and the roadmap for vaccinating their staff Schools were closed in March last year ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the COVID-19 infection

Manish Sisodia on Sunday vowed that Aam Aadmi Party will take out the Tiranga Yatra in Uttar Pradesh He took a pledge that "every child, woman, elderly and farmer living under this tricolor should get their rights"

A five-member delegation of TMC MPs will be visiting the Election Commission office in Delhi They will submit their written replies to the EC over earlier letter seeking views of parties on holding the polls

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks and listed it along with the suo motu matter on COVID preparedness The SC noted that the final NTF report has been submitted and an interim report of the sub-committee on evaluation of oxygen requirement of national capital has been filed

The meeting is scheduled at Chief Minister`s official residence, Krishna, after Bommai returns from New Delhi. The CM will also hold meetings with the authorities of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to monitor the situation in Bengaluru.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requested the Centre to award the country’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, to the medical fraternity He made this request during a 'Doctors’ Day Celebration' programme organised by StepOne where he was invited as the Chief Guest

CM Kejriwal announced that all market activities will be allowed from Monday at 5 am, but with certain restrictions He said that while weekly markets will resume activity, but only one market will open in one zone on a day Further, all gyms, cinema theatres, and banquet halls will continue to remain shut, he added