Climate Trends’ air-pollution and health expert Dr. Palak Balyan warns that air pollution is “a pandemic as severe as COVID at its peak,” adding that if cities like Beijing and London could reverse extreme air pollution, Delhi too has hope and can improve its air quality.
Over 7,000 cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus have emerged in China’s Guangdong province since July, triggering Covid-style containment measures, a Hong Kong-based English daily said.
Vaccine hesitancy—a reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of the vaccine—continues to be a growing global concern, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and fuelled by misinformation and distrust.
In response to public concerns around sudden, unexplained deaths, particularly among young adults, India’s top medical research bodies have found no evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to such fatalities.
A 52-year-old woman suffering from tuberculosis, bronchitis, and other comorbidities died during treatment at a hospital in Indore after testing positive for COVID-19 as well.
On May 2, the government lifted the outdoor mask mandatory but continued to wear masks at events where more than 50 people gather.
The COVID-19 tally rose to 13,32,082, a bulletin issued by the department said, adding that Khurda district with 41 cases topped the daily Covid tally followed by Cuttack at 33.
With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 48,027 with active cases now constituting 0.11% of the country’s total positive cases.
With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 47,922 with active cases now constituting 0.11% of the country’s total positive cases.
This was the most upbeat assessment ever since the UN agency declared Covid-19 as an international emergency in January 2020 and started describing COVID-19 as a pandemic three months later.
