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Amid global rise in Covid cases, India shouldn't be complacent: Experts

A non peer-reviewed research by IIT Kanpur had earlier predicted that India will see a fourth wave of the pandemic that may start around mid June and peak from mid to late August

After Uganda, India saw longest Covid-led school closure: Govt cites Unesco

After Uganda, India saw the longest school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister of State for Education Annpurna Devi said in Lok Sabha on Monday citing a UNESCO report.

China battles multiple Covid outbreaks, driven by stealth Omicron

The surge on the Chinese mainland is infecting people in cities ranging from Shenzhen to Qingdao on the coast, to Xingtai in the north and the numbers have crept steadily higher since early March

Covid-19 pandemic: Kerala records 809 fresh cases, 78 deaths

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 141 cases followed by Thiruvananthapuram (111) and Kollam (84), the release said

Covid vaccine for 12-14 age group from March 16, boosters for all above 60

The Covid vaccine to be administered to the 12-14 years age group would be Corbevax manufactured by Biological Evans

As nations return to normalcy, Covid sees record rise in Europe, Asia

Even as many countries have completely relaxed Covid restrictions in the hope of returning to normalcy, infections have begun gaining momentum, particularly in Europe and Asia.

China records more local Covid cases so far this year than in whole of 2021

China has reported more local symptomatic Covid cases so far this year than it recorded in all of 2021, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant triggers outbreaks from Shanghai to Shenzhen

Karnataka records zero Covid deaths in last 24 hours, after 21 months

Karnataka recorded zero Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, marking the first time since June 5, 2020 that the state has registered no fatalities, said the Department of Health and Family Welfare

Data story: India logs 2,503 new cases; death toll rises to 515,877

India has so far administered 1,801,945,779 vaccine doses. That is 4191.2 per cent of its total caseload, and 128.46 per cent of its population

Global Covid caseload tops 456.9 mn, deaths surge to over 6.02 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 456.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.04 million and vaccinations to over 10.68 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

India records 2,503 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs; lowest since May, 2020

India saw a further dip in daily COVID-19 cases as 2,503 new infections were recorded, the lowest since May, 2020

Major Chinese cities impose restriction as Covid-19 cases surge

Amid a rapid resurgence of Covid-19 cases in China, two of the country's biggest cities, Shenzhen and Shanghai, have imposed strict virus measures.

Former US President Barack Obama tests positive for Covid-19

Former US President Barack Obama on Sunday (local time) announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 69 new cases, one fresh fatality

The state had logged 71 cases and zero deaths on Saturday.

Covid-19 pandemic: Two new cases take Sikkim's tally to 39,105

Sikkim now has 20 active cases, while 746 COVID patients have migrated to other states and 37,893 people recovered from the disease.

China on brink of biggest Covid crisis since Wuhan as cases triple

China's high-tech Shenzhen city, which has a population of over 17 million, was latest to shut down to control the surge of COVID cases, as government scrambled to contain worst outbreak of virus.

Covid-19: Mizoram reports 357 new cases, three fatalities in last 24 hours

Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,20,786 on Sunday as 357 people tested positive for the infection, 46 less than the previous day, a health official said.

Covid-19: Delhi records 132 Covid cases; positivity rate 0.38%

Delhi on Sunday reported 132 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.38 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

Covid-19: Maharashtra logs 251 cases, no fatality in last 24 hours

Maharashtra reported 251 COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 78,71,202, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,43,752 with no fresh fatality due to the viral infection, an official said.

Covid-19: Kerala records 885 fresh cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hours

Daily COVID-19 cases in Kerala dropped below 1,000 on Sunday with the state recording 885 fresh infections which raised the total caseload to 65,21,098 in the state.