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Thane records 683 fresh Covid-19 infections, 10 fatalities

The mortality rate is 1.67 per cent

US considers authorization of first Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5

The arrival of a vaccine for younger children could help harried parents who have had to contend with quarantines and closures of pre-schools and daycare centers

WHO recommends countries ease Covid measures 'in steady, slow way'

Recent data have shown a sharp increase in coronavirus-related deaths around the world

In 10 weeks, omicron surge causes Covid-19 cases to soar, says WHO

The WHO chief said that 90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago amounting to more than in all of 2020

14,366 new Covid-19 cases in Karnataka, 58 deaths; 60,914 discharges

Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,27,575 cases, Mysuru 2,22,747 and Tumakuru 1,55,142

Mumbai reports 803 cases of Covid-19, seven deaths in 24 hours

Mumbai reported 803 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths, the BMC said in a release

Rate of Covid-19 spread has come down in Kerala: Health minister

The state health department also issued new guidelines for the hospitals with regard to the circumstances of Omicron spread

Delhi records 2,683 Covid cases; positivity rate comes down to 5.09%

The number of Covid-19 tests conducted a day ago stood at 52,736

Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir adds 2,751 cases, 9 deaths

Jammu district recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 561, followed by 440 in Srinagar district

Nagaland reports first case of Omicron variant of coronavirus

Nagaland reported its first Omicron variant of Covid-19 case, a senior health department official said.

Delhi govt order to wear mask in car while driving alone absurd: HC

The Delhi High Court termed as absurd a Delhi government order making it compulsory to wear a mask while driving alone in the context of COVID-19 and asked why the decision was still prevailing.

Covid-19 pandemic: Sikkim logs 98 new cases and three fatalities

The state has so far tested 3,10,614 samples for Covid-19, including 1,230 samples in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 pandemic: Andhra Pradesh records 6,213 cases in 24 hours

: Andhra Pradesh witnessed a marked drop in Covid-19 cases as 35,035 sample tests yielded 6,213 fresh infections in the 24 hours

Kerala records 51,887 fresh coronavirus cases, 1,205 fatalities

After dropping below the 50,000 mark for a day, fresh COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Tuesday rose to 51,887 raising the caseload to 60,77,556 in the state.

South Africa relaxes Covid-19 isolation rules, restarts schools

The South African government has relaxed isolation rules for asymptomatic Covid-19 positive people and removed the one-meter social distancing requirements at schools

'Vaccines induce robust protection against severe disease from Omicron'

The research, published in the journal Nature on Monday, demonstrated that the vaccines induce this protection through cellular immunity or the production of protective immune cells

Covid: BA.2 sub variant more contagious, evades vax protection, says Study

The BA.2 Omicron subvariant is inherently more contagious than the original BA.1 strain among both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, according to a Danish study.

Covid-19 curbs eased for Mumbai, 10 districts as infections decline

Restaurants and theatres to operate at 50 per cent capacity

China reports 27 local, 39 new imported Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

The Chinese mainland reported 27 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections and a total of 39 new imported corona cases on Monday, reported Xinhua news agency.

Data story: India logs 167,059 cases; over 1,000 deaths added after 59 days

India has so far administered 1,666,848,204 vaccine doses. That is 4019.45 per cent of its total caseload, and 118.97 per cent of its population