Taiwan bars arrivals from India amid coronavirus crisis
Taiwan will bar from Tuesday the entry of people who have been to India over the previous 14 days, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said, the latest place to enforce curbs on travel from coronavirus-battered India. The Indian variant of the virus has reached at least 17 countries, including Britain, Iran and Switzerland, spurring several to […]
Vote count in five Indian states begin amid pandemic
India’s election officials on Sunday started counting votes in five states from elections held in March and early April at the start of a surge in COVID-19 cases that has overwhelmed the country’s healthcare system. The state election results are seen as a test of the impact the devastating second wave of the pandemic is […]
India’s COVID-19 daily cases hold close to record, another state imposes lockdown
India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths due to the infection jumped by a record 3,689, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s creaky healthcare system is unable to cope with a massive caseload. Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous 24 hours to push total cases to […]
Indian scientists flag virus mutations that could ‘evade immune response’
Are the increased number of Covid cases in India causing concern in other countries?
The Covid 19 outburst has reappeared in the scenario. When other nations have reached a point where they can deal with this lethal virus, the virus has spread to the other side of the globe. The shocking scenery from India, which is dealing with a Covid epidemic, has stunned the globe. However, the epidemic isn’t […]
Indian shares set to snap 4-day gaining streak, Reliance earnings eyed
Indian shares stepped back on Friday after four straight sessions of gains that set them on course for their strongest week since early-February, with earnings of Reliance Industries, the country’s most valuable company, in focus. The NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) fell 0.78% to 14,778.9 by 0349 GMT, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) slipped 0.84% to 49,345.57. […]
Ukraine bans non-Ukrainian arrivals from India from May 2 – deputy health minister
Ukraine will impose an entry ban on non-nationals arriving from India, which is battling a surge in coronavirus cases, from May 2, its deputy health minister said on Friday. Ukraine has reported more than 2 million COVID-19 cases so with 44,085 deaths. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/ukraine-bans-non-ukrainian-arrivals-india-may-2-deputy-health-minister-2021-04-30/
Vaccination centres close in Mumbai as India posts another record rise in COVID-19
All vaccination centres in India’s financial capital of Mumbai were shut for three days starting Friday due to a shortage of vaccines, said authorities, as the country posted another record daily rise in coronavirus cases. India reported 386,452 news cases on Friday, while deaths from COVID-19 jumped by 3,498 over the last 24 hours, according […]
India’s coronavirus infections cross 18 million as gravediggers work round the clock
India’s total COVID-19 cases passed 18 million on Thursday after another world record number of daily infections, as gravediggers worked around the clock to bury victims and hundreds more were cremated in makeshift pyres in parks and parking lots. India reported 379,257 new infections and 3,645 new deaths on Thursday, health ministry data showed,the highest […]
India’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 200,000 after record case surge
India’s COVID-19 death toll surged past 200,000 on Wednesday as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new cases of the virus.
