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Covid-19 pandemic: Pakistan says no to lockdown despite spurt in cases

The Cabinet asked for ensuring the implementation of standard operating procedures, including the use of masks and vaccination to arrest the spread of Omicron

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam reports highest single day spike of 8,072 cases

The positivity rate has gone up to 12.62 per cent from 10.75 per cent on Monday

Tripura logs record 1,385 new Covid-19 cases, four fresh fatalities

West district registered the highest number of new cases at 610, followed by 145 in Unakoti

Maharashtra reports 39,207 Covid-19 cases, up 26% from day ago; 53 more die

No fresh case of the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus was reported in the state in the last 24 hours

Eighty-nine new cases push Nagaland's Covid-19 tally to 33,053

The COVID-19 death toll remained at 703 as no patient succumbed to the disease for the 11th consecutive day

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu reports 23,888 fresh cases and 29 deaths

Total count of cases of the disease in the state has gone up to 2,987,254.

Over 15,000 people take 'precautionary dose' in Delhi on Tuesday

As many as 4,878 people aged above 60 and 7,800 frontline workers also got their third doses

After dipping for 5 days, Mumbai Covid-19 cases slightly up to 6149; 7 die

The number of active cases also dipped below the 50,000-mark

West Bengal logs 10,430 new Covid-19 cases and 34 more deaths

The number of active cases now is 155,711

Gujarat records highest single-day surge of 17,119 Covid-19 cases

Ahmedabad city alone accounted for 5,998 new cases

'Hearing that 15-18 age group being given vaccine other than Covaxin'

: Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said it is receiving several reports that children in the age group 15 to 18 are being administered COVID-19 vaccine other than Covaxin.

Vaccines must be central strategy to fight Covid-19 pandemic: WHO official

The best chance to end the public health emergency depends on the vitality of vaccine equity, a WHO official said

Covid-19 pandemic: 41,457 cases in Karnataka; 25,595 from Bengaluru alone

The total number of active cases across the state is now 250,381

Covid-19 pandemic: Russia to shorten isolation period to seven days

The move comes as Russia faces another surge of Covid-19 cases

Delhi records 11,684 fresh coronavirus cases, 38 more fatalities

Delhi logged 11,684 fresh COVID-19 cases and 38 more deaths due to the viral disease, while the positivity rate declined to 22.47 per cent, according to a bulletin issued by the city health dept

Omicron to peak in India by Feb 15, may spell end of 3rd wave: Experts

Most of India will see a peak in Omicron cases by mid February, health experts said on Tuesday.

Covid-19 pandemic: Kerala reports 28,481 new cases in last 24 hours

Kerala had reported 22,946 cases on Monday

Covid LIVE: Delhi sees dip in new cases; Kerala, Karnataka report big spike

Delhi's positivity rate drops to 22% from 28%; Karnataka's COVID19 test positivity rate crosses 22% as daily cases rise to over 41,000 today

Andhra Pradesh records a 7-month high of 6,996 coronavirus cases

Active cases shot up to 36,108 as Andhra Pradesh added 6,996 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the highest in a day after a gap of seven months.

With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past Covid

Health experts say the variant's rapid spread may herald a turning point in the pandemic