Four of the infected patients died after developing complications linked to severe pre-existing illnesses, while health officials said hospitals across Andhra Pradesh have been placed on alert and five samples are undergoing genome sequencing.
Claiming that Odisha is fully prepared to tackle any possible resurgence of COVID-19, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said on Tuesday that the public has no reason to panic as the state has implemented all necessary preparedness measures.
Following a new COVID-19 case in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, the health department has appealed to the public to remain vigilant.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that just as the people of the country united to confront the global COVID-19 pandemic, a similar sense of collective responsibility and national spirit is now needed amid the evolving situation in West Asia.
Odisha, endowed with a huge tourism potential, has recorded a substantial increase in the footfall of foreign tourists to coastal state in recent years after a considerable decline in 2020 and 2021 due to the outbreak of Covid-19.
“There should be no complacency in view of the declining numbers in recent weeks. The region still reports large numbers of COVID-19 cases. We need to continue to do our very best to curtail the pandemic,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia Region.
According to Anuj Puri, Chairman of Anarock Property Consultants, the RBI's move to permit banks for restructuring of loans of real estate companies at the project level rather than the entity level is "indeed a good move".
In August, Genelia revealed that she had tested Covid-19 positive, adding that her report came in as negative on Saturday.
Abdul Mannan has alleged that Chatradhar Mahato faked his COVID-19 report to avoid the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) hearing.
12 persons, including nine players and three officials of the ongoing National T20 Cup in Rawalpindi, breached the bio-secure protocols in place for the Covid-19 pandemic.
