THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 28, 2022, 09:20:07 IST
India reports 1,270 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours;active cases stand at 15,859. Stay with TOI more updates:
Daily cases Vs daily deaths
India reports 1,270 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Mumbai to achieve 100% full vaccination within a week
The city is just 34,000 doses shy of immunizing its entire adult population with two shots of the Covid-19 vaccine. It will be the first among the major metros to reach the milestone since the national d rive started 15 months ago.
Shanghai reports record asymptomatic Covid cases as lockdowns begin
China’s financial hub of Shanghai reported a record 3,450 asymptomatic Covid-19 cases and 50 symptomatic cases on March 27, the city government said on its official WeChat account on Monday.That compared with 2,631 new asymptomatic cases and 47 new cases with symptoms reported a day earlier.
Fresh Covid-19 cases in India dip for ninth week in a row
Fresh cases of Covid-19 continued to dip in the country for the ninth week running. India reported just over 11,400 cases in the current week (March 21-27), down 28% from the previous week’s tally of 15,820. This was the lowest weekly Covid case count since April 20-26, 2020, when 10,585 fresh infections were recorded.
2 year lows: Daily Covid toll below 10, weekly sub-100
Pakistan accumulates over $10 billion in new debt during Covid pandemic
Asian Development Bank released a report which states that Pakistan has accumulated over $ 10 billion in new debt during the Covid-19 pandemic. To manage the fiscal imbalance, the government massively stockpiled debt, which led to impacts on financial markets. A high fiscal deficit affects resource allocation among the private and the public sectors. In Pakistan, the borrowing of the government from banks constitutes more than 90 per cent of total loans, the report noted.
France records 113,242 coronavirus deaths in hospital, up by 25
France reports 1,486 people in intensive care units for Covid-19, up by 5
Italy reports 59,555 coronavirus cases on Sunday, 82 deaths
It’s an important day as regular international flights resumed with full capacity: Jyotiraditya Scindi
“Today is a very important day. All regular international flights services resumed with full capacity from today. During the last two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the international flights were being operated under the air bubble arrangements,” Scindia told reporters
Maharashtra sees 140 Covid-19 cases, one fatality; active tally at 926
Delhi reports 71 new Covid-19 cases
Delhi reported 71 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death in the past 24 hours, according to the health bulletin. The total Covid-19 cases in the city moved up to 18,64,549 including 448 active cases. According to the Delhi Health Department bulletin, the city had a positivity rate of 0.31 per cent. It said 86 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours and the total recoveries have gone up 18,37,950. The death toll is 26,151 and the case fatality rate is 1.4 per cent. In the ongoing vaccination drive against Covid-19, 84,132 beneficiaries were vaccinated in the last 24 hours. Of these, 51,580 took their first dose and 27,640 took their second dose. The number of beneficiaries in the 15 to 17 age group who were vaccinated in the last 24 hours is 9,924.
Travel industry welcomes Centre’s decision to reopen international flights
The travel industry stakeholders of the country on Sunday hailed the decision of the Central government to resume commercial international passengers services after a gap of two years from today. As per the press release issued by the Ministry of Tourism, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation had suspended operations of international commercial services with effect on March 23, 2020, with a view to preventing the spread of the Covid 19 pandemic.
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 28, 2022, 09:20:07 ISTIndia reports 1,270 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours;active cases stand at 15,859. Stay with TOI more updates:Daily cases Vs daily deathsIndia reports 1,270 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hoursMumbai to achieve 100% full vaccination within a weekThe city is just 34,000 doses shy of immunizing its entire adult population with two shots of the Covid-19 vaccine. It will be the first among the major metros to reach the milestone since the national d rive started 15 months ago.Shanghai reports record asymptomatic Covid cases as lockdowns beginChina’s financial hub of Shanghai reported a record 3,450 asymptomatic Covid-19 cases and 50 symptomatic cases on March 27, the city government said on its official WeChat account on Monday.That compared with 2,631 new asymptomatic cases and 47 new cases with symptoms reported a day earlier.Fresh Covid-19 cases in India dip for ninth week in a rowFresh cases of Covid-19 continued to dip in the country for the ninth week running. India reported just over 11,400 cases in the current week (March 21-27), down 28% from the previous week’s tally of 15,820. This was the lowest weekly Covid case count since April 20-26, 2020, when 10,585 fresh infections were recorded.2 year lows: Daily Covid toll below 10, weekly sub-100Pakistan accumulates over $10 billion in new debt during Covid pandemicAsian Development Bank released a report which states that Pakistan has accumulated over $ 10 billion in new debt during the Covid-19 pandemic. To manage the fiscal imbalance, the government massively stockpiled debt, which led to impacts on financial markets. A high fiscal deficit affects resource allocation among the private and the public sectors. In Pakistan, the borrowing of the government from banks constitutes more than 90 per cent of total loans, the report noted.France records 113,242 coronavirus deaths in hospital, up by 25France reports 1,486 people in intensive care units for Covid-19, up by 5Italy reports 59,555 coronavirus cases on Sunday, 82 deathsIt’s an important day as regular international flights resumed with full capacity: Jyotiraditya Scindi”Today is a very important day. All regular international flights services resumed with full capacity from today. During the last two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the international flights were being operated under the air bubble arrangements,” Scindia told reportersMaharashtra sees 140 Covid-19 cases, one fatality; active tally at 926Delhi reports 71 new Covid-19 casesDelhi reported 71 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death in the past 24 hours, according to the health bulletin. The total Covid-19 cases in the city moved up to 18,64,549 including 448 active cases. According to the Delhi Health Department bulletin, the city had a positivity rate of 0.31 per cent. It said 86 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours and the total recoveries have gone up 18,37,950. The death toll is 26,151 and the case fatality rate is 1.4 per cent. In the ongoing vaccination drive against Covid-19, 84,132 beneficiaries were vaccinated in the last 24 hours. Of these, 51,580 took their first dose and 27,640 took their second dose. The number of beneficiaries in the 15 to 17 age group who were vaccinated in the last 24 hours is 9,924.Travel industry welcomes Centre’s decision to reopen international flightsThe travel industry stakeholders of the country on Sunday hailed the decision of the Central government to resume commercial international passengers services after a gap of two years from today. As per the press release issued by the Ministry of Tourism, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation had suspended operations of international commercial services with effect on March 23, 2020, with a view to preventing the spread of the Covid 19 pandemic.