COVID-19 updates from India and the World | |
| COVID-19 Statewise Status - December 2020 (Last updated on December 3, 2020; 11.55 a.m.) Source: MoHFW, Government of India | WHO Global Situation Reports on COVID-19 [External Link] Source: World Health Organization |
| PIB Daily Bulletin on COVID19 - December 2020 (Last updated on December 3, 2020; 5.40 p.m.) Source: PIB, Government of India | The WHO's India Updates on COVID-19, Updates 1-39. (Last updated on October 26, 2020) [PDF 4.83 MB] Source: World Health Organization - India |
| Daily Updates from Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (ICMR) [External Link] Source: ICMR, New Delhi | Find answers about Coronavirus. [External Link] Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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Press Releases in December
December 3, 2020
1088. Daily Recoveries outnumbering daily New Cases ensures steady decline in the Active Caseload. Active Caseload falls below 4.5% of the Total Cases - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India has reported more daily recoveries than the daily new cases during the past 24 hours. While 35,551 persons were found to be infected with COVID in India, during the same period, India has registered 40,726 new recoveries. It has led to a net decline of 5,701 cases from the total Active Caseload in the last 24 hours. 11.25 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1677931]. Click here for PDF.
December 2, 2020
1087. Health Ministry releases SOP on Preventive Measures in Markets to contain spread of COVID-19 - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued Standard operating Procedures (SOPs) on the preventive and precautionary measures to be followed to contain the spread of COVID19 in the country. These are as follows: 2.03 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1677644]. Click here for PDF.
1086. India's Active Caseload drops to 4.28 Lakh after 132 days. Daily New Cases at around 30K for the past three days - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s total Active Caseload had significantly dropped to 4.28 lakh (4,28,644) today. This is the lowest after 132 days. The total active cases were 4,26,167 on 23rd July, 2020. There has been a sustained decrease in the number of active cases. India’s present active caseload consists of just 4.51% of India’s Total Positive Cases. 11.30 a.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1677603]. Click here for PDF.
December 1, 2020
1085. We have a collective responsibility to create awareness about vaccine effectiveness and safety: Health Secretary - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Maharashtra shows decline in active cases in the last month Initial causality assessment did not necessitate stoppage of clinical trials for vaccines: DG, ICMR. 7.39 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1677470]. Click here for PDF.
1084. India's Active Caseload further contracts to 4.35 Lakhs - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India's active cases today stand at 4,35,603, much below the 5-lakh mark. The share of Active Cases in the total Positive Cases has further shrunk to 4.60%. 12.12 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1677317]. Click here for PDF.
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External Links on COVID-19
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the World Health Assembly
Source: World Health Organization, November 9, 2020.
Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0
Source: Ministry of Finance, November 12, 2020
Press Information Bureau: Coronavirus
Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India
COVID-19 Updates
Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India
JAMA Network: Coronavirus Disease 2019
Source: 2020 American Medical Association