Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: 51 New Covid Cases Reported In Delhi, Zero Deaths
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Saturday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but as he has received both jabs of vaccine his symptoms were "very mild".
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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Sunday, July 18: British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Saturday he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was self-isolating -- just as his government prepared to jettison most pandemic restrictions in England.
Under his government's rules, Javid is now required to self-isolate for 10 days unless a PCR test comes back negative and he no longer has symptoms.
Any of his "close contacts" -- potentially including others in the government -- would have to self-isolate too if they receive instructions from the state-run National Health Service (NHS).
We may think that the worst is over and now we are heading to certain normalizations with restrictions relaxing in several states and tourists flocking to hill stations. However, Professor Samiran Panda, a leading scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), predicts that the third wave of COVID-19 would arrive in India around the end of August, with about 1 lakh cases each day.
Professor Panda, speaking about the severity of the third wave, says that if the virus does not further mutate, the scenario will be similar to the first wave, according to a report by India Today.
France allowed international travellers who have received the Covishield, AstraZeneca’s Indian-manufactured vaccine, into the country starting Sunday. The move to accept visitors vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s vaccine made by India’s Serum Institute came after a global outcry over the fact that the European Unions COVID-19 certificate only recognizes AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Europe.
A number of countries approve the Covishield vaccine for international travel to their country, which includes 16 European nations. Recently, the EU launched the “Green Pass" programme, which would allow travellers who have been vaccinated with an approved set of vaccines to travel inside the EU’s 27-country zone.
51 New Covid Cases Reported In Delhi, Zero Deaths
No death was reported due to COVID-19 in Delhi which recorded 51 new cases with a positivity rate of 0.07 per cent, according to a health bulletin issued on Sunday. Eighty patients recovered from the infection in the past 24 hours, it said. The national capital had recorded 59 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths on Saturday, while the positivity rate was 0.08 per cent.
On Friday, Delhi had recorded 66 cases and one fatality, while the positivity rate was 0.09 per cent, while on Thursday the city had logged 72 cases and one death, with a positivity rate of 0.10 per cent. The infection rate, which had reached 36 per cent in the last week of April, has come down to 0.07 per cent now.
On Wednesday, the city had recorded 77 cases and one death, while on Tuesday, the daily infection tally was 76 with two deaths.
Statewide Curfew in Goa extended up to July 26
Statewide Curfew in Goa extended up to 7am, July 26 with further relaxations that will allow the opening of bars & restaurants with 50% capacity & religious places with up to 15 people.
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