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Cases with fever, sore throat, breathlessness should be tested: Centre

Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Centre called upon states and union territories to consider anyone with fever, headache, sore throat, breathlessness, body ache as a suspect case of Covid

'Lockdown stage' approaching, CM will decide, says Maharashtra minister

The stage of imposing a fresh lockdown is approaching in Maharashtra but Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will take a call on it, state minister Vijay Wadettiwar said

COVID-19 vaccination: CoWIN registrations for 15-18 age group starts today

Registrations for vaccinating 15-18-year-old children against COVID-19 starts today on the Co-WIN portal.

Over 150 people test positive for Covid-19 pandemic in Bihar

According to the health department, Patna district is bearing the brunt of the fresh spike, accounting for 105 of the 158 cases

Noida's active Covid-19 cases nearing 200, Ghaziabad crosses 100-mark

Gautam Buddh Nagar currently has the highest number of active cases in UP followed by Lucknow (152) and Ghaziabad

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 1,796 new cases, highest since May 22

The number of cases reported on Friday surged to 1,796, with an increased positivity rate of 2.44 per cent

Mumbai records 5,631 Covid-19 cases, 53 pc increase; one death

With 548 people discharged from hospitals, the recovery count rose to 749,707

Set up 24x7 RAT booths at different locations: Centre to states, UTs

India has a network of 3,117 molecular testing laboratories, which includes 2014 RT-PCR, 941 TrueNat, 132 CBNAAT and 30 other testing platforms

Prohibitory orders prove to be dampener on New Year's Eve in Mumbai

There were no crowds at the iconic Gateway of India, a favourite spot of many Mumbaikars to bring in a new year

Rajasthan ministers lock horns over curfew timings on New Year Eve

The decision to give relaxation was taken in a cabinet meeting on Thursday chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Emcure Pharma to launch oral Covid drug for emergency use in India

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd announced that it has received Emergency Use Authorisation approval for launch of Molnupiravir, an investigational oral anti-viral drug, for the treatment of mild Covid-19.

Serum Institute applies for full marketing authorisation of Covishield

Vaccine accounts for 88 per cent of all the Covid-19 jabs given in India.

Omicron spread: Third Covid-19 wave in Bihar has begun, says Nitish Kumar

He also mooted opening a genome sequencing laboratory in the state

Covid-19 pandemic: Rajasthan man dies after Omicron infection

"The death is due to post-covid pneumonia with comorbidities--diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypothyroidism," Udaipur Chief Medical Health Officer said

Covid: Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in India, says report

A total of 1,270 Omicron cases have been detected across 23 states and UTs so far, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday

Covid-19 pandemic: Hospitalisation among children hits record high in US

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, almost 199,000 children were reported infected with Covid-19 in the week ending December 23

Covid-19 pandemic: Omicron dampens New Year celebrations across the globe

Countries rattled by the new variant mark the end of 2021 with muted celebrations

Gujarat sees 654 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 2,962

The new cases took the state's tally to 831,732

Covid-19 pandemic: 10 new cases push Nagaland's tally to 32,201

The new cases were registered in Dimapur district

TN sees further rise in daily Covid-19 cases: 1,155 infected, 11 fatalities

New Covid-19 infections have been increasing in Tamil Nadu over the last two days.