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Uttar Pradesh reports 15,795 coronavirus cases, tally reaches 95,148

Uttar Pradesh reported 15,795 new coronavirus infections that pushed its active caseload to 95,148, while four more fatalities pushed the death toll to 22,953, an official statement issued here said.

Unvaccinated people not allowed at public places from tomorrow in Assam: CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that those who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be allowed to enter public places like district courts, hotels, markets etc

Odisha logs 10,856 new Covid-19 cases, Omicron tally mounts to 202

Odisha's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 11,22,735 on Saturday with 10,856 fresh infections, while two more fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,478, the Health Department said in a bulletin.

250,000 frontline staff in Karnataka trained online to fight Covid

Karnataka has effectively leveraged technology in COVID battle and so far about 2.5 lakh healthcare and frontline staff have been trained through online platforms

Twenty more people tests Covid-19 positive in IIT Kharagpur campus

Twenty more people, including eight students, residing on the IIT Kharagpur campus have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Saturday.

'Delta dominant strain in Maharashtra with 68% infections, Omicron at 32%'

The Maharashtra health department has said that the Delta strain of the virus still accounts for the maximum number of infection cases in the state as revealed by the genome sequencin

Covid-19: Kerala records 48 new Omicron cases, state's tally at 528

Kerala confirmed 48 new Omicron cases on Saturday, taking the total infected in the state with the new variant of COVID-19 to 528, the health department said.

Study finds stress, anxiety linked to increased risk of getting Covid-19

A new study has found that people who went through extreme stress, anxiety, and depression at the beginning of the pandemic had an increased risk of getting COVID-19.

Covid: Bengal extends curbs till Jan 31; allows fairs, marriage functions

The state government allowed marriage functions with a maximum of 200 attendees or 50 per cent of the venue's capacity, whichever is lesser,

Delhi: 'Percentage of people on ventilator up only 2-fold from Jan 1-14'

Although the number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi rose almost by nine times between January 1 and 14, the percentage of patients on ventilator support in city hospitals grew only by double

First Indian study provides evidence of Omicron's community transmission

The study shows a steep increase in the daily progression of Omicron cases with its preponderance in the community, which was observed from 1.8% to 54%

From pandemic to endemic: Can 2022 succeed where 2021 failed?

Health experts, however, are preaching caution, saying there's too much uncertainty about how virus will evolve, how much immunity society has built up, potential damage if people stop being careful

Covid-19 surge: Kerala govt to suspend offline classes for 2 weeks

Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty on Saturday said there was no considerable spread of Covid-19 among students in the state

Covid peak has arrived in Delhi, cases to decline now: Satyendar Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that the peak of third Covid-19 wave has already arrived in the capital city and now the cases may soon register a decline.

How Novak Djokovic plans to fight deportation from Australia in court

Djokovic won his first legal round against Australian authorities who want to deport him. But the world tennis No. 1 now faces a formidable challenge on Sunday in his second round

Omicron less severe even for unvaccinated, claims S African study

A new South African study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, has claimed that the Omicron variant is even less severe for the unvaccinated

Novak Djokovic back in immigration detention in Australia: Report

Djokovic was reported to be back in immigration detention Saturday after his legal challenge to avoid being deported from Australia for being unvaccinated for COVID-19 was moved to a higher court

Australia says Novak Djokovic's vaccination stance poses a public risk

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke barred the world's top-ranked tennis player despite saying Djokovic had entered Australia with a valid medical exemption from being vaccinated

Novak Djokovic's appeal of canceled visa moves to higher court

Djokovic's effort to play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for Covid moved to a higher court Saturday as the No. 1-ranked tennis player appealed the second cancellation of his visa

Data story: India logs 268,833 new cases; positivity ratio rate to 16.7%

India has so far administered 1,560,251,117 vaccine doses. That is 4233.94 per cent of its total caseload, and 111.53 per cent of its population