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COVID: Two families informed about bodies of members succumbed to virus rotting since 2020

Nov 30, 2021, at 04:15 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: Nearly a year and a half after they lost their loved ones to Covid-19, two families in Bengaluru have now come to know that the bodies have been rotting since 2020 in the hospital's mortuary.

COVID second wave not over yet, warns Centre's top advisor

Jul 10, 2021, at 02:40 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The second wave of COVID-19, which caused an unprecedented rise in cases and deaths, is not yet over, the government warned on Friday, urging people to avoid crowding and keep wearing masks.

Delta strain caused second wave of COVID-19 in India: Study

Jun 04, 2021, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delta strain, the coronavirus variant which was first found in India, led to the massive second wave of COVID-19 in the country, a government study has stated, media reports said.

COVID-19 second wave on downswing: Centre

May 27, 2021, at 11:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Thursday said the country is on the downswing of COVID-19 second wave in the backdrop of the noticeable gradual decline in the daily cases over the last several days.

India's Covid cases have peaked, reflects Cambridge tracker: Report

May 12, 2021, at 08:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The coronavirus infections in India have reached the peak according to a tracker developed by the researchers at Cambridge Judge Business School and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, said a Bloomberg report.

Why more young are getting affected by second wave of Covid-19? ICMR chief has the answer

May 12, 2021, at 06:43 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The second wave of Covid-19 is affecting the young people slightly more as they might have started going out and also because of some strains of SARS-COV-2 active in the country,  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief said on Tuesday.

Pakistan witnessing rise in COVID-19 deaths, experts believe 'lethal' second wave hit nation

Nov 13, 2020, at 03:50 am

Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a sudden rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and even recorded the highest single-day coronavirus death toll in four months when the infection claimed 34 lives on November 11, media reports said.

Pakistan: Second wave of COVID-19 sweeps nation, govt makes wearing masks compulsory

Oct 28, 2020, at 11:23 pm

Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC)  in Pakistan has made wearing masks compulsory for all the citizens in the country as they step out from their houses, amid warning of rising COVID-19 cases in the nation.

Widespread facemask use could prevent a second COVID-19 wave, says study

Jun 12, 2020, at 04:22 pm

London/IBNS: Even basic homemade masks can significantly reduce transmission if enough people wear them when in public, according to latest modelling. Researchers call for information campaigns that encourage the making and wearing of facemasks.