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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

No lockdown needed in Mumbai despite surge in cases: Municipal commissioner

Of over 20,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus in Mumbai on Thursday, only 1,180 were hospitalised and 110 were on oxygen support, the BMC chief said

Haryana postpones Surajkund crafts fair amid surge in Covid-19 cases

The announcement of the new date of the fair will be decided later

Ensure oxygen equipment at health facilities functional: Centre to states

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level meeting with representatives from the states and Union territories through a video-conference on Friday

Goa reports 1,432 Covid-19 cases; positivity rate touches 21.72%

Goa on Friday reported 1,432 Covid-19 cases, with the positivity rate (cases per 100 tests) reaching 21.72%, up from 20.46% a day earlier, a health department official said

Covid-19: 25 new cases of omicron variant detected in Kerala on Friday

Kerala on Friday logged 25 fresh cases of Omicron taking the total number of persons infected with this new variant of COVID-19 to 305, the state health department said here.

8,449 new Covid cases in Karnataka in 24 hrs, including 6,812 in Bengaluru

The positivity and case fatality rates for the day were 4.15 per cent and 0.04 per cent, respectively

Kerala records 5,296 fresh Covid-19 infections, 189 deaths

The state tested 64,577 samples in the last 24 hours

Rajasthan govt tightens rules, announces penalty to control Covid-19

The Rajasthan government on Friday said those organising events in violation of Covid-19 guidelines will be penalised

No sale of liquor during weekend curfew: Karnataka Excise Minister

The Karnataka government issued a set of prohibitory orders including weekend and night curfews for two weeks to check the rising Covid cases

Delta to Omicron: Looking back at Covid-19 pandemic's journey in 2021

With omicron presenting another challenge, the country is working to be better prepared this time around.

Covid: 7-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals

The new order comes in the wake of coronavirus cases rising across the globe since the detection of the Omicron variant of coronavirus

Boosters can wane, 4th Covid shot may be necessary: Moderna CEO

In the wake of Omicron spreading rapidly around the globe, Israel has rolled out a fourth dose for over-60s, while health authorities in Germany, UK and France are planning a second booster

Over 90% of India's adults have received a single dose of Covid vaccine: PM

The Prime Minister was speaking after virtually inaugurating the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata

Delhi records 20 Covid deaths in first 6 days of January

Twenty fatalities due to the coronavirus infection have been reported in Delhi in the first six days of January, according to official figures.

Covid: Shops in Delhi selling non-essential goods to open on odd-even basis

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority Friday asked all district magistrates to number all shops under their jurisdictions by Saturday

India to become hub for Covid-19 antiviral generic drugs, says Fitch

India will become largest global hub for Covid-19 drug production after drug controller granted emergency-use authorisation to several pharmaceutical companies in the country, Fitch Solutions said

Gujarat CM holds meet to review preparedness to tackle Covid-19 situation

The chief minister urged city and district administrators to continuously monitor infected patients, both in home isolation and those admitted to hospitals

China's anti-Covid lockdowns add to concerns over economy

China's lockdowns of big cities to fight coronavirus outbreaks are prompting concern about more disruptions to global industries after two makers of processor chips said their factories were affected.