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Boris Johnson apologises in Parliament for attending lockdown party

Johnson on Wednesday extended a heartfelt apology in the House of Commons in response to growing anger around reports of a bring-your-own-booze party during Covid-19 lockdown in May 2020.

Four states recover faster from Covid than rest of the country: Data

Delhi is among the states with the lowest recovery time of three days of Covid-infected patients. The national average recovery time is five days

Covid-19 pandemic: Frequent boosters can weaken immunity, says EU

Repeat booster doses every four months could eventually weaken the immune system and tire out people, it said

Covaxin's makers could earn Rs 7,300 cr by vaccinating children

With a booster dose, the market of 12-18-year-olds represents a revenue pool as much as Rs 11,500 cr

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik district records 1,549 new cases, 1 death

So far, 4,07,364 coronavirus patients have been discharged following their recovery

Chhattisgarh logs 5,476 new Covid cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 27,425

The positivity rate of the infection was 9.25 per cent in the state

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam logs 3,274 fresh cases, four more fatalities

The death toll rose to 6,189 as four more persons succumbed to the disease

1,804 fresh Covid-19 cases and three deaths in Himachal Pradesh

Two persons succumbed to the disease in Shimla and one in Kangra district

Maha's Covid-19 curve not flattening despite drop in numbers, cautions Tope

Vaccination and restrictions are key to arrest the spread of the infection, he stressed

UP saw 14-fold jump, Punjab 8.65-times rise in active Covid cases: Govt

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held between February 10 and March 7 in seven phases

Covid-19 pandemic: Don't treat Omicron as common cold, says govt

A sharp rise in Covid-19 infections has been noted in India with the case positivity climbing to 11.05 per cent on Wednesday from 1.1 per cent on December 30

No plan to impose lockdown in Gurugram district: Deputy Commissioner

He also said rumours of workers returning to their states are false and misleading

Maharashtra's Covid-19 case tally sharply rises to 46,723; 32 more die

The new cases included 86 Omicron infections

Joe Biden sending more Covid tests to schools to keep them open

The new initiative comes as the White House faces mounting criticism over long lines and supply shortages for testing

PM Modi to hold meeting with CMs on Covid situation on Thursday

Fresh curbs have been imposed in various parts of the country to check the spread of the highly transmissible virus

MP logs 3,639 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 14,406

The positivity rate stood at 4.5 per cent as against 3.9 per cent on Tuesday

No new Omicron case in Gujarat for 2nd day; tally unchanged at 264

Ahmedabad city has so far reported the highest number of Omicron cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu adds 17,934 fresh infections, 19 deaths

Chennai accounted for the majority of new coronavirus infections with 7,372

1,700 Delhi Police personnel tested Covid positive from Jan 1 to 12: Data

The Delhi Police force comprises over 80,000 personnel

Covid-19 pandemic: Rajasthan sees three deaths, 9,488 new cases

Rajasthan has 38,448 active cases