COVID-19 updates from India and the World | |
| COVID-19 State-wise Status - December 2024 (Last updated on December 2, 2024;8.00 a.m.) Source: MoHFW, Government of India | WHO Global Situation Reports on COVID-19 [External Link]. Source: World Health Organization |
| Daily Updates from Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (ICMR) [External Link] Source: ICMR, New Delhi | Weekly Epidemiological Reports on COVID-19 - November 2024 (Last updated on November 6, 2024) Source: World Health Organization |
| PIB Daily Bulletin on COVID19 - October 2022 (Last updated on October 28, 2022; 6.02 p.m.) Source: PIB, Government of India | The WHO’s India Updates on COVID-19, Updates 1-116. (Last updated on July 22, 2022) Source: World Health Organization - India |
PIB Press Releases – COVID-19 for the year 2024 | |
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External Links on COVID-19
Press Releases in September
September 10, 2024
1903. India Against Mpox - Government Implementing Preventive Public Health Measures Against the Disease- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Introduction: In mid-August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the surge of Mpox (Monkeypox) cases in several parts of Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This declaration emphasises the gravity of the situation and calls for increased global cooperation to address the outbreak. 4.46 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2053458], [https://pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=152119&ModuleId=3]. Click here for PDF.
September 09, 2024
1902. Presence of Mpox virus of West African clade 2 confirmed in Isolated Patient - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
The previously suspected case of Mpox (monkeypox) has been verified as a travel-related infection. Laboratory testing has confirmed the presence of Mpox virus of the West African clade 2 in the patient. This case is an isolated case, similar to the earlier 30 cases reported in India from July 2022 onwards, and is not a part of the current public health emergency (reported by WHO) which is regarding clade 1 of mpox. 6.13 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2053187]. Click here for PDF.
September 08, 2024
1901. Suspected Mpox case under investigation; patient put under isolation, no cause for alarm - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
A young male patient, who recently travelled from a country currently experiencing Mpox (monkeypox) transmission, has been identified as a suspect case of Mpox. The patient has been isolated in a designated hospital and is currently stable. 3.48 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2052937]. Click here for PDF.
September 03, 2024
1900. ”VISHANU YUDDH ABHYAS”: A Mock Drill on Pandemic Preparedness conducted under National One Health Mission - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Under the aegis of National One Health Mission (NOHM), a comprehensive national mock drill, “Vishanu Yuddh Abhyas” (Virus War Exercise), was conducted in Ajmer district of Rajasthan state, from August 27 to August 31, 2024 to assess pandemic preparedness.. 6.04 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2051388]. Click here for PDF.
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Priya, R, et al., 2022 . COVID-19: Urban Middle Class Survey Highlights Need for People’s Agency in Policy Making , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, February 18.
Subramanian, S. 2021 . Pandemic-induced Poverty in India after the First Wave of COVID-19: An Elaboration of Two Earlier Estimates , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, August 19.
Shankar, G. and Kumari, R. 2020 . The Migrant Economy During the Pandemic: An Exploratory Study in Baisi Block, Bihar , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, December 10.
Jacob, N. 2020 . Sewage Testing as a Pandemic Monitoring Tool , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, September 10.
Chaturvedi, S. 2020 . Pandemic Exposes Weaknesses in India’s Disaster Management Responses , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, September 3.
Mudliar, P. 2020 . A Reality Check on India’s Search for Digital Utopia , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, August 28.
Ebenezer, R. 2020 . Ensuring Zero Tolerance for all Forms of Forced Labour , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, July 14.
Ngullie, O. G. and Ansari, A. A. 2020 . India’s Public Distribution System and the Pandemic – Revisiting Delhi’s Beneficiaries , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, June 26.
Vijay, G. and Gudavarthy, A. 2020 . A Pandemic as a Political Reality Check , The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, April 15.
External Links on COVID-19
Source : World Health Organization. [https://www.who.int/news/item/15-07-2021-statement-on-the-eighth-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-pandemic].
Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline
Source : World Health Organization. [https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-therapeutics-2021.1].
Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
Source : World Health Organization. [https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/A74_16-en.pdf].
Information related to COVID-19
Source : Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
ICMR Third National Sero-survey for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Source: Indian Council of Medical Research.
Government of India PIB Press Briefing, 4 th February 2021
Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Governement of India.
COVID-19 VACCINE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Governement of India.
Full Text: World Migration Report 2020
Source: International Organization for Migration, November 2019.
World Bank Report: COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens
Source: The World Bank Group (April 2020).
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the World Health Assembly
Source: World Health Organization, May 18, 2020.
Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0
Source: Ministry of Finance, November 12, 2020.
Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.