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Mandaviya to hold review meet today with 5 states over Covid-19 situation

Mansukh Mandaviya will review the Covid situation, preparedness as well as response measures being taken in the context of the Omicron variant in Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh

Global Covid caseload tops 369.4 mn, deaths surge to more than 5.64 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 369.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.64 million and vaccinations to over 9.92 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Covid-19: Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall's delta wave

Omicron is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks

Covid-19: Night curfew extended in 27 Gujarat cities till February 4

The decision to extend the date of the night curfew was taken by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during a core committee meeting

Maharashtra records 24,948 new Covid-19 cases and 103 deaths

New cases declined by 477 compared to the day before

Covid-19 pandemic: Bihar reports 1,654 fresh cases, six more deaths

At present, the caseload stands at 820,512

Covid-19: Over 71K recoveries, 31,198 new cases, 50 deaths in Karnataka

With 31,198 fresh cases, Karnataka's Covid-19 caseload reached 37,23,694, while 50 deaths took the death toll to 38,804

Haryana govt allows opening of cinema halls, theatres with 50% capacity

The Haryana government eased some Covid-related restrictions in the state, allowing the opening of all cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes with 50 percent seating capacity

Omicron dominates Covid third wave in Karnataka, minister clarifies

Hours after tweeting on Friday that the Delta variant dominated the Covid third wave in Karnataka, State Health Minister K Sudhakar clarified that it was both Omicron and the Delta strains.

UP records almost 8k new cases, 14 deaths due to Covid-19 pandemic

Uttar Pradesh reported 7,907 fresh Covid-19 infections on Friday, taking active cases tally to 65,263, and 14 more more fatalities raised the toll to 23,139

Covid-19 pandemic: Punjab reports 3,096 fresh cases and 25 deaths

Twenty-five people lost their lives to Covid-19 in Punjab in last one day, a daily health bulletin said on Friday.

Covid-19 pandemic: Rajasthan schools to begin opening from February 1

Schools will open for class 10-12 from February 1 in Rajasthan and for classes 6-9 from February 10, the government said on Friday in its new COVID guidelines.

DCGI gives permission to Bharat Biotech for intranasal booster dose trials

The dosage form of the vaccine is liquid for the intranasal route of administration and every single dose contains 0.5 ml

'NeoCov': Chinese scientists warn of new kind of coronavirus from bats

Researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences and Wuhan University noted that NeoCov is found in a population of bats in South Africa and to date spreads exclusively among these animals

Chhattisgarh sees 3,919 Covid cases, 11 deaths; positivity rate now 8.24%

The state's positivity rate, which is cases detected per 100 tests, was 8.24 per cent

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagaland reports 130 new cases, 4 more fatalities

The recovery rate among coronavirus patients stood at 91.23 per cent

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 26,533 new cases and 48 deaths

Tamil Nadu added 26,533 new Covid-19 infections, pushing the caseload to 32,79,284, while 48 more deaths took the death toll to 37,460

Covid-19 pandemic: Russia nears 100,000 daily infections as Omicron rages

Russian authorities on Friday reported over 98,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases, but according to the Kremlin, the actual number is likely to be much higher

Coronavirus pandemic: Telangana reports 3,877 new cases, two deaths

Telangana on Friday reported 3,877 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 754,976

Over 164.96 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day