Third Covid Wave

As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning weary governments and populations alike to brace for more waves of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 test positivity rate (TPR) in Mumbai jumped over 15 per cent twice in the current week, civic officials said on Friday, as the metropolis battles a fresh surge in cases after the third wave of the pandemic waned earlier this year.

Hiccups in recovery of contact-intensive services attributable to the third wave of Covid-19 in the country may have also affected the economic growth

Titan's net profit fell by 7.18 per cent year-on-year to Rs 491 crore for March quarter of 2021-22 from Rs 529 crore recorded in corresponding period

Seventy per cent of people who received a booster dose of Covid vaccine did not get infected during the third wave, according to a new study that covered around 6,000 people in India.

The Delhi government's excise department has extended the licenses of liquor wholesalers and establishments such as bars and restaurants under a new policy for two months, in view of disruption caused by the third Covid wave and subsequent lockdown.

Amid demands from certain quarters to reconsider the face mask rule in view of the declining Covid graph in Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday ruled out any such relaxation though he said that third wave of the pandemic

RBI has said that economic situation in the country continues to improve and budgetary proposals have set the tone for broad-based economic revival

India is the only large and major country listed by the IMF whose growth projection has been revised upwards in 2022

Around 95% of swab samples examined in the latest round of genome sequencing in Mumbai were found infected with Omicron variant that triggered the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in late December and which has now ebbed in the metropolis.

As a virus-weary world limps through the third year of the outbreak, experts are sending out a warning signal: Don't expect omicron to be the last variant we have to contend with - and don't let your guard down yet.

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the number of COVID-19 cases had begun declining statewide and predicted that the third wave of the pandemic might get over by the second or third week of March.

A comparatively younger population with an average age of 44 years has been infected more in this Covid wave, the government said on Thursday, highlighting there was significantly less use of drugs for treatment this time.

Media reports about mass exodus of migrant workers amid the third wave of the pandemic were untrue and states have been asked to be wary of rumour mongering on this issue, Parliament was informed on Thursday.

The Union Budget session of the parliament starting Monday under the shadow of the third Covid wave and days ahead of assembly elections in five states is expected to be stormy with opposition parties ready with several hot button issues

As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning weary governments and populations alike to brace for more waves of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 test positivity rate (TPR) in Mumbai jumped over 15 per cent twice in the current week, civic officials said on Friday, as the metropolis battles a fresh surge in cases after the third wave of the pandemic waned earlier this year.

Hiccups in recovery of contact-intensive services attributable to the third wave of Covid-19 in the country may have also affected the economic growth

Titan's net profit fell by 7.18 per cent year-on-year to Rs 491 crore for March quarter of 2021-22 from Rs 529 crore recorded in corresponding period

Seventy per cent of people who received a booster dose of Covid vaccine did not get infected during the third wave, according to a new study that covered around 6,000 people in India.

The Delhi government's excise department has extended the licenses of liquor wholesalers and establishments such as bars and restaurants under a new policy for two months, in view of disruption caused by the third Covid wave and subsequent lockdown.

Amid demands from certain quarters to reconsider the face mask rule in view of the declining Covid graph in Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday ruled out any such relaxation though he said that third wave of the pandemic

RBI has said that economic situation in the country continues to improve and budgetary proposals have set the tone for broad-based economic revival

India is the only large and major country listed by the IMF whose growth projection has been revised upwards in 2022

Around 95% of swab samples examined in the latest round of genome sequencing in Mumbai were found infected with Omicron variant that triggered the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in late December and which has now ebbed in the metropolis.

As a virus-weary world limps through the third year of the outbreak, experts are sending out a warning signal: Don't expect omicron to be the last variant we have to contend with - and don't let your guard down yet.

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the number of COVID-19 cases had begun declining statewide and predicted that the third wave of the pandemic might get over by the second or third week of March.

A comparatively younger population with an average age of 44 years has been infected more in this Covid wave, the government said on Thursday, highlighting there was significantly less use of drugs for treatment this time.

Media reports about mass exodus of migrant workers amid the third wave of the pandemic were untrue and states have been asked to be wary of rumour mongering on this issue, Parliament was informed on Thursday.

The Union Budget session of the parliament starting Monday under the shadow of the third Covid wave and days ahead of assembly elections in five states is expected to be stormy with opposition parties ready with several hot button issues