Over 9,500 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines given on April 10
A total of 9,674 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the 18-59 years age-group on the first day on Sunday taking the cumulative doses given in the country to 185.74 crore, the Union Health Ministry said. India on Sunday began administering precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines to all aged above 18 years at […]
India records 1,225 cases of Covid in 24 hrs, active infections at 14,307
With 1,225 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 4,30,24,440, while the active cases dipped to 14,307, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,129 with 28 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 percent of the total infections, […]
China reports 1,219 new local cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours
The Chinese mainland reported 1,219 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Of the new local infections, 1,086 were reported in Jilin, 50 in Shanghai, 12 in Liaoning, and 10 in Heilongjiang. A total of 56 imported COVID-19 cases were reported Sunday, said the commission. It added that […]
Highest Omicron cases in Maharashtra, Delhi Number 2: These 16 states affected
By Administrator_India Capital Sands India has recorded 236 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 16 states and UTs so far out of which 104 people have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. Here is what we know so far about the Omicron speed in India 1) […]
Asian shares rise after some losses due to Omicron but risks loom large
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, shrugging off a bruising Wall Street session, as Chinese markets cheered Beijing’s push to help troubled property firms, although surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant persist as a worry for investors. U.S. stock indexes retreated more than 1% as positive COVID-19 case counts rose and President Joe Biden’s social spending and […]
South Korea exceeds 2,000 daily cases for 1st time
By Administrator_India Capital Sands South Korea’s daily increase in coronavirus infections has exceeded 2,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic, continuing an alarming spread despite the enforcement of strict virus restrictions in large population centers. Health Minister Kwon Deok-Cheol on Wednesday pleaded for people to stay home during the holiday break […]
Misinformation surges amid India’s COVID-19 calamity
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The man in the WhatsApp video says he has seen it work himself: A few drops of lemon juice in the nose will cure COVID-19. If you practice what I am about to say with faith, you will be free of corona in five seconds, says the man, dressed in […]
India closing in on Brazil in daily coronavirus deaths :Second wave
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands India’s rising death toll is putting it on course to become the country with the highest daily death toll, shows an analysis of international numbers collated by tracker ‘Our World in Data. This comes even as both countries have seen a surge in the number of daily deaths recorded. The […]
UK confronts threat of food crisis as coronavirus surge blocks trade
By Administration _ India Capital Sands The UK confronted threats of food insecurity and panicked shopping days before Christmas as European nations restricted trade and travel to guard against a resurgent coronavirus, offering Britain a preview of the border chaos to come in the absence of a Brexit deal. Fearing a fast-spreading new strain of the virus […]
OPEC+ resumes talks on 2021 policy amid discord on how to tackle oil demand
By Administrator_India Capital Sands LONDON – OPEC and Russia resume talks on Thursday in a bid to define policies for 2021 after an initial round of discussions this week failed to bring a compromise on how to tackle weak oil demand amid a second coronavirus wave. The group of OPEC and allies, known as OPEC+, had been widely expected to roll over existing oil […]