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With Covid-19 cases on the wane, countries start relaxing travel norms

Travel firms pin hopes on a robust spring and summer season after two years of closure

Covid-19 pandemic: Sikkim reports nine new cases, tally at 39,039

East Sikkim logged six new cases, followed by two West Sikkim and one case in South Sikkim

Delhi logs 498 Covid-19 cases, 1 death; positivity rate below 1%

The number of tests conducted a day ago stood at 51,793, while 411 patients were discharged in a day, the bulletin said

Gujarat logs 367 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally below 4,000

As many as 902 patients were discharged, pushing the tally of recovered cases to 12,06,445, said the department in a release

Covid-19 pandemic: Eight more deaths, 271 new cases in Himachal Pradesh

Besides, 365 more patients recovered from the viral disease, taking the overall recoveries to 2,76,904, the official said

Maharashtra reports big jump in Covid-19 deaths at 47; 1,080 test positive

With these additions, the state's Covid-19 tally reached 78,60,317, while the death toll increased to 1,43,633, the department said in a bulletin

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 767 fresh cases and 29 deaths

There were 1,692 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,87,744, a Health bulletin said

DDMA meeting to be held Feb 25; Covid-19 norms likely to be relaxed

As Covid-19 cases continue to decline in the national capital, a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has been scheduled for February 25

Covid-19: Mumbai records 135 new cases, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Tuesday was the third day in a row when the addition to the tally was less than 200, with Monday's 96 being the lowest since April, 2020

European Union further relaxes Covid rules to enter the 27-nation bloc

EU member countries agreed Tuesday that they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered from Covid

Kerala records 5,691 new Covid cases, 10 deaths in last 24 hours

Kerala on Tuesday recorded 5,691 fresh Covid-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 64,78,750 in the state.

Queen Elizabeth II cancels virtual events due to cold-like Covid symptoms

Queen Elizabeth II cancelled her scheduled online engagements as she recovers from "mild cold-like symptoms" of Covid-19, Buckingham Palace said.

Maharashtra's orders of only fully vaccinated in local trains 'illegal': HC

The Bombay High Court said the Maharashtra government's orders of 2021 permitting only people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel in local trains were "illegal"

Hong Kong orders mandatory Covid-19 testing for all residents

Hong Kong will test its entire population for Covid-19 in March as the city grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant.

Need to ramp up Covid vaccination, necessary to wear masks: Maharashtra CM

After virtually inaugurating a hospital and medical college at Alibaug in Raigad district, the CM said vaccine reduces the severity of the coronavirus infection

Data story: India logs 13,405 new cases; active tally drops below 200,000

India has so far administered 1,758,327,441 vaccine doses. That is 4103.26 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.5 per cent of its population

India records over 13,000 Covid-19 infections, 235 more fatalities

A reduction of 21,056 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Covid death payouts given to 2,216 applicants in Mumbai, says BMC

BMC on Monday said out of 35,138 applications received by it for compensation from relatives of patients who died due to Covid, a financial aid of Rs 50,000 each has been paid to 2,216 applicants.

Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh sees 264 new cases, one fatality

The state's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.91 per cent as of Monday

Coronavirus pandemic: Nagaland reports six fresh cases, tally at 35,363

Nagaland on Monday reported six new COVID-19 cases, four more than the previous day, taking the tally in the state to 35,363, a health department official said.