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US Supreme Court blocks federal vaccine mandate for large businesses

The US Supreme Court has blocked the Joe Biden administration's rule requiring employees at large US businesses to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or be subject to frequent testing

US to allow Lebanon to import energy through Syria: Lebanese FM

The US will allow Lebanon to import natural gas and electricity from Egypt and Jordan through Syria, without being subject to restrictions imposed by the US Caesar Act, Abdallah Bou Habib said

Chile records over 7,000 daily Covid-19 cases on Friday, a 7-month high

Chile's Health Ministry has said it registered more than 7,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, after detecting 7,291 infections in one day, the highest figure in seven months

Test kits, masks: US takes more actions to cope with soaring Covid-19 cases

The US has taken more actions to contain the new Covid-19 surge, including offering more free test kits and 'high quality masks' to Americans.

Supreme Court halts Covid-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

The court's orders Thursday during a spike in coronavirus cases was a mixed bag for the administration's efforts to boost the vaccination rate

Joe Biden to double free Covid-19 tests, add N95s, to fight Omicron

Biden also announced that starting next week 1,000 military medical personnel will begin deploying across the country to help overwhelmed medical facilities

Total Covid-19 vaccine doses given in India crosses 155.28 crore

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated in the first phase

Jharkhand: 39 school children test Covid positive in Dumka district

Jharkhand on Thursday recorded 4,753 fresh cases

Bihar reports 6,393 fresh Covid-19 infections and seven fatalities

Patna logged 2,275 fresh infections

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagpur registers 2,086 new cases and 1 death

The eastern Maharashtra district had registered 1,461 new coronavirus patients on Wednesday

Bengal prepared to tackle rise in Covid cases: Mamata at meeting with PM

Banerjee was speaking at a virtual meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Containment zones in Delhi go up from less than 1,000 to nearly 24,000

South Delhi topped the list of 11 districts in the city with 8,383 containment zones

Covid-19 pandemic: 6,015 new cases, 7 more deaths in Chhattisgarh

The average positivity rate of the infection was 9.51 per cent in the state

UN's warning linked to '2,40,000 lives stolen in India' during Delta wave

The country is now witnessing increasing number of cases of the Omicron variant that is soon overtaking the Delta variant of the coronavirus globally

Gujarat CM participates in PM's Covid meet; 94.5% adults fully vaccinated

The state government separately said 94.5 per cent of the adult population in Gujarat has been fully vaccinated against coronavirus

Delhi govt suspends routine, elective surgeries at LNJP, GTB hospitals

Delhi on Thursday reported 28,867 Covid-19 cases, the sharpest single-day spike since the pandemic began

Omicron spread: Haryana extends Covid-19 curbs across the state

Haryana has witnessed a huge spike in Covid cases over the past fortnight

Pune district logs 9,645 new Covid-19 cases; positivity rate at 25%

The western Maharashtra district's case positivity rate stood at over 25 per cent

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam logs 3,238 cases, three more fatalities

Three persons succumbed to the infection on Thursday, one less than the day before, pushing the toll to 6,192

Beware of new coronavirus variants, fight is on: PM Narendra Modi

Says maintain economic momentum; focus on local curbs