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Hospital admissions in Delhi 6 times lower compared to 1st wave: Jain

He also said construction workers need not worry as construction work will go on

MP sees 1,319 Covid-19 cases, one death; active tally now 3,632

The recovery count stood at 783,547 after 161 people were discharged from hospitals

Covid-19: As Omicron spreads, Europe scrambles to shore up health care

Nations across Europe are scrambling to prop up health systems strained by staff shortages blamed on the new, highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana records 2,295 new cases, 3 deaths

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the highest number of fresh cases

Covid vaccine doses administered in India surpass 150-crore mark

Friday's vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of final reports for the day by late tonight

As Covid cases surge in Delhi, migrant workers fear another lockdown

On Thursday, the city recorded 15,097 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May 8

Delhi records 17,335 new Covid cases; positivity rate climbs to 17.73%

This is the highest single-day rise since May 8 when 17,364 cases were logged with a positivity rate of 23.34%

Mumbai reports 20,971 fresh Covid-19 infections, six deaths

The cases went up by 790 compared to Thursday

Bengal reports 18,213 new Covid-19 cases, 18 more deaths on Friday

West Bengal reported 18,213 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2,792 more than the previous day, raising the tally to 17,11,957, a bulletin released by the health department said

93 Mumbai cops test Covid-19 positive in single day

The latest cases detected on Thursday have taken the tally of infections reported in the city police department to 9,657, which includes 123 casualties

Schools to go online till Std 9 as Gujarat announces fresh Covid rules

However, offline classes for standard 10 onwards in schools till post-graduate programmes in colleges

173 more passengers from Italy test Covid positive on arrival in Amritsar

This is the second consecutive incident wherein a large number of passengers coming from Italy to Amritsar airport have tested positive for coronavirus on arrival

Pune sees 4,415 Covid-19 cases; district's positivity rate now 15%

2,757 cases were reported in Pune city, 1,000 in Pimpri Chinchwad and 658 in rural and cantonment limits

Nepal reports spike in Covid cases, govt asks hospitals to remain vigilant

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 968 fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in the last 24 hours,

India's Covid mortality maybe 6x-7x higher than officially reported: Study

Researchers noted that India's reported Covid death totals are widely believed to be under-reported because of factors like incomplete certification of Covid deaths, misattribution to chronic diseases

Covid surge: Delhi labs ramp up infra, hire staff as more people get tested

Hiring more staff and ramping up infrastructure are some of the steps being taken by laboratories in Delhi as more people get themselves tested amid a surge in Covid cases

Troops deployed to help England cope with Covid-hit staff absences

The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it will provide 40 defence medics and 160 general duty personnel for the next three weeks to assist with the crisis

No plausible reason for long Covid to be less with Omicron: Experts

Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci recently said that even after causing mild illness, people infected with Omicron are likely to suffer from long Covid

People stay away from malls, shopping centres as Covid cases spike: SCAI

Lower footfalls and sales have resulted in piling of stock at retailers' stores in shopping malls

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi health department cancels leaves of hospital staff

The Delhi government has already cancelled the leave of its officers and staff, and directed them not to leave station