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25,000 Covid-19 infections expected in Delhi today: Satyendar Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that Covid-19 cases in the national capital seem to have stabilised and may start declining soon

Ensure optimal availability of medical oxygen at health facilities: Centre

The Centre on Wednesday directed all states and UTs to ensure optimal availability of medical oxygen at all concerned health facilities.

Vaccination pace in children shows youth's sense of responsibility: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the "sense of responsibility" of the country's youth and said it manifested in the pace of Covid-19 vaccination in the 15-18 years age group

South Korea authorises Novavax Covid-19 vaccine, imports Pfizer pills

At least 21,000 of Pfizer's antiviral pills, called Paxlovid, will arrive in South Korea on Thursday, with another 10,000 more expected to arrive by the end of the month, the health ministry said

India's cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 1.53 bn

With the administration of over 85 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 153.80 crore as per provisional reports till 7 am today.

Covid-19: Houses likely to function in shifts during Budget session

Amid spike in COVID -19 cases in Delhi and over 400 Parliament staff members tested positive for COVID-19, the government has been forced to consider functioning of both Houses in shifts

Odisha logs 8,778 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate rises to 11.7%

Odisha on Wednesday registered a 24 per cent increase in fresh coronavirus cases as compared to the previous day as 8,778 more people tested positive for the infection

India logs 194,720 new Covid infections; active cases highest in 211 days

India added 194,720 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 36,070,510 which includes 4,868 cases of Omicron variant

Novak Djokovic clarifies movements, Australian visa saga continues

Novak Djokovic has moved to clarify how mistakes were made on the immigration document he submitted on his arrival in Melbourne last week, before his visa was revoked and then reinstated

All eligible in 15-18 age group in Lakshadweep vaccinated, says admin

Lakshadweep has become first among the Union Territories and the states to have achieved the feat of vaccinating all those eligible in the age group of 15 to 18 years in a short span of time.

481 resident doctors test positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra: Official

As many as 481 resident doctors have tested positive for Covid-19 infection in Maharashtra, as per the official on Wednesday morning.

Coronavirus cases in Kerala increase by 100% in a week's time

Kerala on Tuesday reported 9,066 fresh Covid cases after 63,898 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, increasing the daily test positivity rate to 14.18 per cent

K'taka govt orders extension of stringent measures to contain Covid spread

The Karnataka government on Tuesday decided to extend the stringent measures imposed to contain the surging COVID cases in the state till January 31 morning

Australia's New South Wales sees deadliest day of Covid at 21 deaths

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, made the reporting of rapid antigen test results mandatory Wednesday as it experienced its deadliest day of the pandemic with 21 deaths.

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari tests Covid-19 positive

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has tested positive for Covid-19 following which he has isolated himself.

Booster doses of current Covid-19 vaccines may not be enough: WHO

The WHO has said that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron

Omicron variant is mutating but mild disease severity: Delhi hospital study

Delhi's LNJP Hospital conducted a study on the Omicron variant that shows that the virus is mutating but the disease severity is mild

TN adds over 15,000 new Covid-19 cases; active infections top 75k mark

The sharpest increase in fresh infections was reported from Chennai with 6,484 cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Nine more deaths in Punjab and 4,593 cases

The number of active cases climbed to 23,235

Chhattisgarh sees 5,151 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; positivity rate 9.21%

Average positivity rate (cases detected per 100 tests) was 9.21 percent as on Tuesday