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An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,800 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy on COVID-19, daily State-wise Status by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, all-India SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Testing Status by the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the WHO’s ‘Global Situation Reports’ and ‘India Updates’ are also provided on this page.

COVID-19 updates from India and the World

COVID-19 State-wise Status - November 2023Source: MoHFW, Government of India WHO Global Situation Reports on COVID-19 [External Link].Source: World Health Organization
COVID-19 Research Resources Repository (Data Sets) [ External Link]<br> Source: National Digital Library of India Weekly Epidemiological Reports on COVID-19 - November 2023Source: World Health Organization
Daily Updates from Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (ICMR) [External Link]Source: ICMR, New Delhi COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions. [External Link]Source: Food and Drug Administration
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)<br> Source: World Health Organization - India

PIB Press Releases – COVID-19 for the year 2023

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External Links on COVID-19

Press Releases in November

November 24, 2023

1891. Union Health Ministry is closely monitoring outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in China -  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

There is low risk to India from both the avian influenza case reported from China as well as the clusters of respiratory illness. India is prepared for any kind of exigency that may emerge from the current situation.  2.55 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1979403].  Click here for PDF.

November 26, 2023

1892. Union Health Ministry decides to proactively review preparedness measures against respiratory illnesses in view of emerging public health situation in China -  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Advises States/UTs to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness measures. All States/UTs to implement ‘Operational Guidelines for Revised Surveillance Strategy in the context of COVID-19’. Trends of ILI/SARI to be closely monitored by District and State surveillance. Increase in respiratory illness predominantly due to usual causes like Influenza, Mycoplasma pneumonia, SARS-CoV-2. Health Ministry closely monitoring the situation; no need for alarm.  2.04 p.m. IST. Read more... [https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1979931].  Click here for PDF.

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Related Articles on COVID-19 published by The Hindu Centre

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

COVID-19: National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. [https://ncdc.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=132&lid=549].

Statement on the eighth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

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.

Standard Operating Procedures SOPs: National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 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 thFebruary 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, 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.