Indian state braces for Tauktae, ‘most severe’ cyclone in decades | Al Jazeera

Nearly 150,000 people have been moved from their homes in the Indian state of Gujarat to safety and authorities have closed ports and a main airport as the most intense cyclone in more than two decades roared up the west coast.

Allerta in Asia: da Taiwan a Singapore è nuova stretta anti Covid

 

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GROßBRITANNIEN: Wegen gefährlicher Indien-Mutante B.1.617.2 wieder ein Corona-Risikogebiet

 

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 Die Bundesregierung stuft Großbritannien trotz niedriger Infektionszahlen ab Sonntag wieder als Corona-Risikogebiet ein. 

Australia : Controversial India travel ban to end at midnight

 

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 Flights from India to Australia will resume from midnight tonight, bringing an end to the controversial travel ban. 

Indian states asked to stop people from dumping bodies of COVID-19 victims into Ganga - Global Times

India's federal government has asked states to check the practice of dumping bodies of COVID-19 victims into the river Ganga, as the country struggles in a devastating second wave of infections.

At least 11 Covid-19 patients die from oxygen shortage in Indian hospital | Agencia EFE

At least 11 coronavirus patients died from lack of oxygen in a hospital in southern India, after the tanker bringing medical oxygen was delayed, in what is the latest incident of this type in the country amid an unprecedented health crisis, official sources reported Tuesday.

As Coronavirus Rages in India, Deadly 'Black Fungus' Infection is on the Rise Again - Sputnik International

As India is battling an unprecedented surge of COVID-19 cases in its horrific second wave, doctors across the country have confirmed multiple cases of the deadly "Black Fungus" infection, which is called "mucormycosis".

India Says 'Large' Chinese Military Presence at Border Hampers Bilateral Ties - FARS

 (FNA)- India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday that there can be no meaningful cooperation between China and India until Beijing removes its troops from the Indian border and commits itself to “de-escalating” the Ladakh border dispute.

Australia : Return travellers from India face $66,000 fine and five-year jail sentence

 

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India reports new high of over 3,600 daily COVID-19 deaths - TASS

India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare registered 392,488 COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing the total case tally since the start of the pandemic to 19,557,457, the ministry said on its official website on Sunday.

Covid: Australians could face jail or fines if they return from India - BBC News

Australian citizens returning home from India could face up to five years in jail and fines after the government made the journey temporarily illegal.

India Covid crisis: US tells citizens to leave the country - BBC News

The United States has told its citizens to leave India as soon as possible as the country battles a devastating coronavirus wave.

UN helping India fight COVID-19: Spokesman - China.org.cn

The United Nations is helping India in its uphill battle against COVID-19, said a UN spokesman on Wednesday.

WHO currently has no data about Indian coronavirus strain’s contagiousness — envoy - TASS

The World Health Organization (WHO) currently has no information indicating that the novel coronavirus strain discovered in India last month is more contagious than other strains, the WHO representative to Russia, Melita Vujnovic, told the Rossiya-24 TV channel in an interview.

India shatters global daily COVID-19 records for 5th day

 

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India asks Twitter to take down tweets critical of COVID handling | Al Jazeera

The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local legislators, that were critical of India’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as cases of COVID-19 again hit a world record.

Covid: India joins UK's red list as travel ban begins - BBC News

British and Irish nationals arriving in the UK from India must quarantine in a government-approved hotel, as new Covid travel curbs come into force.

India recording highest number of COVID infections worldwide

 

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Oxygen leak kills 22 at Indian hospital as country battles short supplies amid record surge in Covid-19 cases — RT

 At least 22 people have died at a hospital in India's western Maharashtra state after an oxygen leak caused a serious disruption to patient supplies, the region's health minister has said.

Modi warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ overwhelming India - hospitals would start running out of medical oxygen by Wednesday | Al Jazeera

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the country faces a coronavirus “storm” overwhelming its health system, as authorities in New Delhi said the Indian capital’s hospitals would start running out of medical oxygen by Wednesday.