India
Covid-19 in India: Kerala fights hard, Delhi and Maha also see surge

The deadly fear of Covid-19 third wave is gripping India amidst the rise of Coronavirus cases. Yet again, Kerala is fighting hard against the rising new cases. The public health experts blaming the surge on state government’s “carelessness” and “unwise” decisions.
On Thursday, Kerala registered 30,007 fresh Covid-19 cases, slightly lower than Wednesday’s 31,445 cases.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reviewed the situation and the steps taken to contain the alarming graph of the virus in the state.
On the other hand, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said that, if and when the third wave hits, it is estimated that around 60 lakh people will be affected. He added that the state has started preparing to tackle the third wave of Covid-19.
“Kerala is contributing to more than 51 per cent of the cases today,” Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.
India
Amit Shah: India handled Covid-19 in best possible way despite limited resources

On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that India has handled the Covid-19 pandemic in the best possible manner among all countries in the world despite limited resources.
Addressing the 17th formation day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here, Shah also said that the Centre is planning to roll out the ‘Aapda Mitra’ (Friends in Disaster) project in 350 districts across the country by imparting training to citizens as first responders to any disaster.
He added that despite limited resources and with such a large population of 130 crore, India has fought the Covid-19 pandemic in the best possible manner among all countries.
India
ICMR bats for reopening of primary schools

A paper published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended that schools in the country avoid “routine temperature checks” owing to “limited evidence” of their utility.
“It must also be acknowledged that testing strategies for SARS-CoV-2 infection in schools should act as an adjunct and not substitute to other organizational and behavioural interventions,” says the study authored by ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava, Samiran Panda and Tanu Anand.
“Routine temperature or symptom checking in schools should be avoided due to limited evidence of their utility. It is also recommended that schools should have access to onsite testing facilities as per existing country-specific guidelines,” the paper published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research read.
India
CoWin certificates to mention date of birth of fully vaccinated travelling abroad

According to the official sources, people, who have fully vaccinated and want to travel abroad, will have a CoWin certificate with their full date of birth.
This happened amidst the ongoing discussions between India and the UK over Covid vaccination certificates.
Currently, CoWin certificates mention the beneficiary’s age based on the year of birth besides other details.
The new feature is being introduced in compliance with the WHO norms and is likely to be available from next week.
“It has been decided that a new feature will be added to the CoWin under which those who are fully vaccinated and want to travel abroad will have full date of birth on their vaccination certificates,” an official source said.
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