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Covid cases in India rise to 4-month high. These states have highest number of active cases

India reported over 800 covid cases in last 24 hours, according to the latest government data. This is the highest single-day case in over four months. With 843 fresh infections, the total number of active cases in India rose to 5,839. Jharkhand and Maharashtra reported one death each. The health ministry website showed 476 recoveries in 24 hours. 1,02,591 covid tests were conducted in past 24 hours.

Among the states Delhi had 148 active covid cases, Gujarat 521, Karnataka 584, Kerala 1665, Maharashtra 1029, Tamil Nadu 304 and Telangana 268. Amid rise in Covid cases, the central government had this week asked six states to take measures to contain the virus. According to the ministry’s website, 220.64 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered under the nationwide vaccination drive.

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka were asked to follow a risk assessment-based approach to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19 infections. “There are a few states which are reporting higher numbers of cases indicating possible localised spread of infection,” Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has said in a letter to these states.

The centre advised these states to examine the situation of COVID-19 at micro-level and maintain focus on implementation of necessary measures for prompt and effective management of the disease, duly ensuring effective compliance with various advisories issued by the Ministry of Health.

Source : https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/covid-cases-in-india-rise-to-4-month-high-these-states-have-highest-number-of-active-cases/articleshow/98753154.cms

India records 524 new Covid cases in 24 hours, highest in 113 days

The death toll has increased to 5,30,781 with one death reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, the ministry said. (File Representational Photo)

India logged 524 new coronavirus cases after a gap of 113 days, while the active cases rose to 3,618, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The death toll has increased to 5,30,781 with one death reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,90,492).

The national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, the ministry said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,56,093, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

Source : https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-new-covid-cases-in-24-hours-8491731

 

China Locks Down iPhone, Tech Hub Shenzhen as Covid Cases Jump

China placed the 17.5 million residents of the southern city of Shenzhen into lockdown for at least a week, seeking to halt a growing Covid-19 outbreak with a move that could cause disruption and production delays in the key technology hub and port.

The lockdown, which came after virus cases doubled nationwide to nearly 3,400, will be accompanied by three rounds of city-wide, mass testing, according to a government notice. The measure, announced Sunday, followed earlier restrictions placed on Shenzhen’s central business district, and will last until March 20.

All bus and subway systems were shut, and businesses, except those providing essential services, have been closed. Employees were told to work from home if they can. Residents will be barred from leaving Shenzhen — home to the headquarters of giants Huawei Technologies Co. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., as well as one of China’s busiest ports — except in limited situations.

The city is home to the China headquarters and a key manufacturing facility of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Apple Inc.’s main maker of the iPhone and other products. The surge in infections in the city is thought to be linked to an unbridled outbreak in neighboring Hong Kong, where about 300,000 people are currently in isolation or under home quarantine. A Covid flareup in Shanghai has also seen most schools returned to online learning and travel into the city restricted. Bus services from other provinces were halted, and China’s aviation regulator is in discussion with airlines about diverting all international flights into the financial center, Bloomberg News reported Friday.

Source: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/china-places-all-shenzhen-residents-under-lockdown-afp

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