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Covid vaccine doses administered in India surpass 1.5 bn-mark

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed it an "historic achievement"

Covid-19: Restricted registrations at AIIMS OPD, speciality clinics stopped

The OPD services in AIIMS Hospital and all Centres will continue to function with restricted registrations limited to only prior appointment patients (new & follow up)

Tennis top-ranked Novak Djokovic spends religious day in detention

Men's tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic was spending one his important religious holidays in an Australian detention hotel working on his challenge against deportation

Karnataka's Omicron tally at 333 with 107 fresh infections

Health officials said the infected persons have been isolated

Music composer Vishal Dadlani, actor Kubbra Sait test positive for Covid

Music composer-singer Vishal Dadlani and actor Kubbra Sait on Friday revealed their coronavirus diagnosis on their respective social media handles.

Swara Bhasker tests positive for Covid-19, under home quarantine

Actor Swara Bhasker on Friday said she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is under home quarantine.

As Covid cases surge, tourism industry hit hardest in Agra

: Scores of hoteliers, restaurant owners, and tourism and hospitality players in Agra lamented the trail of destruction Covid-19 left on their businesses.

Guidelines on Covaxin for under 18 don't mention EUL by WHO: Govt

Such reports are highly ill-informed, misleading and far from the truth, it said in a statement

Thailand suspends quarantine-free visas indefinitely to fight Omicron

The nation's main virus task force spared Bangkok, Phuket and six other tourist destinations from harsh containment measures

New Covid-19 variant detected in France not a threat yet, says WHO

The new Covid-19 variant called B.1.640 has so far been identified in less than 1 per cent of the samples sequenced in France, the World Health Organization (WHO) said

Delhi likely to see 17,000 new Covid-19 cases today: Satyendar Jain

Delhi is expected to add 17,000 cases to its coronavirus infection tally with a positivity rate of around 17 per cent on Friday, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said.

Covid: Centre tells Delhi, adjoining districts to ramp up health facilities

Amid a surge in Covid cases, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has asked Delhi and neighbouring districts to immediately strengthen health infrastructure

Japan approves new restrictions for areas witnessing sharp Covid surge

Japan approved new restrictions on Friday to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected southwestern regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima.

China warns hospitals against rejecting patients over Covid-19 curbs

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said she was "pained and deeply ashamed" about people's difficulties in securing hospital services in Xian, Xinhua news agency said

India's Covid-19 cases set for new highs as Omicron spreads rapidly

Government officials have privately said they are working under the assumption that daily infections will surpass the record of more than 414,000 set in May

HSBC sees coronavirus surge slowing India's economic growth this year

Economic cost will be there, but hopefully it will just be about a third or lower than the economic cost of previous waves, HSBC economist Pranjul Bhandari said

All about weekend curfew in Delhi that comes in effect from tonight

As the weekend curfew in Delhi will kick in tonight from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday to curb further spread of Covid-19, let us have a look at what will remain shut and what will function as usual

Next Covid variant after 'mild' Omicron could be more virulent: Expert

The reduced severity of Omicron is good news for now, but it is the result of an "evolutionary mistake" as Covid-19 is transmitting very efficiently

Schools, colleges, hostels to remain close till Jan 21 in Bihar

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Bihar government on Thursday announced that all schools, colleges, coaching centres, and hostels will remain closed till January 21.

Jharkhand reports 3,704 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hours

Jharkhand reported 3,704 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Thursday.