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Goa shuts schools, colleges amid Covid surge; night curfew to be imposed

Goa reported 10.7 per cent Covid-19 positivity rate on Sunday

84% of Covid cases in past 2 days are of Omicron variant: Delhi minister

According to the health bulletin to be issued later on Monday, the capital has recorded around 4,000 new cases of coronavirus and the positivity rate has increased to 6.5 per cent

Omicron common viral fever, but exercising caution important: Adityanath

CM Adityanath said eight Omicron cases have so far been reported in Uttar Pradesh and of the patients, three have recovered and the others are in home isolation

Twitter suspends US Congresswoman's account for Covid misinformation

Twitter has permanently suspended an account of US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican Representative from Georgia, for "repeated violations" of Covid-19 misinformation policies.

India's Omicron tally reaches 1,700; Maharashtra, Delhi worst-hit

Of the total, 639 people have been discharged

No shortage of medical staff in Delhi hospital, says Satyendar Jain

Health Minister Satyendar Jain informed Delhi Assembly that there was no shortage of medical staff in state-run hospitals and clinics at a time when capital is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases.

2,000 on board Mumbai-Goa cruise ship stuck after crew tests Covid positive

The crew member was isolated in the ship itself and the RT-PCR tests of 1,471 passengers and 595 crew members were done

PM Scott Morrison upbeat amid Australia's record coronavirus surge

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday said his country's health system can cope with the new wave of coronavirus infections as Victoria state reported a record number of new cases

DATA STORY: 129,549 cases added in 7 days; daily positivity rate at 3.8%

India has so far administered 1,456,889,306 vaccine doses. That is 4171.73 per cent of its total caseload, and 104.15 per cent of its population

Australia to push ahead with reopening amid record Covid-19 cases

Record daily case numbers were reported on Monday in the states of Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania, as well as the Australian Capital Territory

Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo tests positive for Covid-19

Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.

Covid-19: Air travel sees turbulent start to 2022 over Omicron worries

New York shatters the record for daily Covid numbers with over 85,000 cases

Delhi records 3,194 new Covid cases, positivity rate jumps to 4.59%

The national capital reported 3,194 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May 20, and one death while the positivity rate rose to 4.59%

West Bengal announces fresh curbs, restricts flights from Mumbai, Delhi

Swimming pools, spas, gyms, beauty parlors, salons and wellness centers, entertainment parks, zoos and tourist places will be closed

Gujarat logs 968 new Covid-19 cases; active tally crosses 4,000

The number of active cases crossed the 4,000-mark and reached 4,753 in the state

Covid-19 pandemic: Daily numbers continue to surge in Tamil Nadu

Chennai and neighbouring Chengalpet accounted for the majority of infections with 776 and 146 cases respectively

Maharashtra sees 11,877 new Covid-19 cases; 50 Omicron infections

Of the 11,877 cases, 7,792 are from Mumbai

Karnataka gears up for vaccinating children in 15-18 age group from Monday

All districts have geared up with micro-plan, logistics and staff with an existing stock of 16 lakh doses of Covaxin

Covid-19 pandemic: One death, 76 fresh cases in Himachal Pradesh

The number of active cases in the state on Sunday rose to 526

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka registers fresh 1,187 cases, six deaths

The spike in cases was driven by Bengaluru Urban, which contributed 923 infections and three deaths.