4th wave

After showing signs of stabilisation for a few months, COVID cases are once again surging in India. On Wednesday, the country recorded above 5,000 cases for the first time in 93 days. With this, the total COVID tally…

Even as the daily COVID tally is showing an upward trend, the Maharashtra government said that there is no scenario of a fourth wave of the pandemic anytime soon.  Health Minister Rajesh Tope, who met…

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday warned that there are very high chances that daily infection rate of COVID-19 will once again surge in  June and July and the best way ahead is to speed up the vaccination drive…

With new COVID variants, including Omicron hybrid strain XE, circulating, Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar urged all to complete their COVID-19 vaccination doses at the earliest. Also, the minister said that the state is…

A central team has been rushed to Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh to scrutinise claims related to Covid ex-gratia compensations, the Union Ministry of Health said in a statement. The…

With COVID cases increasing again in some states, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan directed them to take necessary actions to curb the spread of the virus. This comes at a time when fear around new COVID variants and 4th…

After an IIT Kanpur team predicted that COVID 4th wave is likely to hit India in June, virologist Dr. T Jacob John pointed out that he is "fairly confident" that chances of another coronavirus surge is bleak “unless an…

The intensive care unit at the McGill University Health Centre’s Royal Victoria hospital has been a key battleground in Quebec’s fight against COVID-19. After treating more than 200 COVID patients throughout the pandemic, the…

As Alberta hospitals struggle to keep up with rising COVID-19 case numbers, the province’s chief medical officer of health has suggested the surge is because most health restrictions were removed as part of the government’s…

Britain’s chief medical officers said Monday that children aged 12 to 15 should be vaccinated against coronavirus, despite a ruling by the government’s vaccine advisors that the step would have only marginal health benefits.…