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'Yellow alert' to continue in Delhi, authorities in wait-and-watch mode

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal, who is also the chairperson of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority

As Covid cases rise in Mumbai, Aaditya Thackeray urges people not to panic

Thackeray said there were 54,000 beds available in the city at present

566 new Covid cases reported in Karnataka in last 24 hrs; 400 in Bengaluru

Karnataka reported 566 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 30,05,798 and the toll to 38,324.

Kerala registers 2,846 fresh Covid-19 infections, 211 fatalities

As many as 69,852 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Kerala to strictly enforce night curfew, no exemption for religious places

All shops and establishments including clubs, bars, hotels, and restaurants have to down their shutters latest by 10 p.m.

Covid: Andhra Pradesh reports 10 more Omicron cases, tally reaches 16

In a big surge in Omicron cases in Andhra Pradesh, 10 infections of the new variant of Covid-19 were detected in a single day on Wednesday.

Why are mRNA vaccines effective against severe coronavirus infection?

A team of US researchers has explored the success behind the new mRNA vaccine technology used by Pfizer and Moderna to make vaccines against Covid.

Maha: NCP MP Supriya Sule, husband test positive for Covid-19

Sule (51), Lok Sabha MP from Baramati and daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, said her husband Sadanand Sule has also been detected with the infection

Delhi Health Minister says rise in Covid cases due to international flights

Satyendar Jain says many international travellers, who have tested negative at airport, are testing positive after a few days and infecting their family members during the period

WHO: Global Covid cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high

The UN health agency said in its weekly epidemiological report released late Tuesday that there were nearly 4.99 million newly reported cases around the world from December 20-26

With 23 fresh cases, Rajasthan's Omicron tally climbs to 69

Four of the 23 patients had returned from abroad, three got infected after coming in contact with foreign travellers and two returned from other states

Covid-19: 'RRR' sticks to its release date despite Delhi theatres shutdown

But makers of another upcoming film, 'RRR', have decided to stick to its release date amid the health scare.

Traders in Delhi request DDMA to amend Covid restrictions under GRAP

The DDMA has sounded a "yellow" alert under its Graded Response Action Plan after the Covid positivity rate in the national capital was recorded above 0.5 per cent

Ganguly stable, maintaining oxygen saturation of 99% on room air: Hospital

Ganguly was rushed to a city hospital on Monday night as a precautionary measure after his RT-PCR test returned positive for Covid

UK return youth tests positive for Omicron in Siddharthnagar

Omicron infection has been confirmed in a youth who recently returned here from abroad, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Covid: Five more Omicron cases detected in Bengal, tally rises to 11

At least five more persons in West Bengal tested positive for Omicron on Wednesday, taking the total number of patients infected by the new variant of coronavirus in the state to 11

Mankind, BDR Pharma join hands to launch anti Covid-19 pill Molulife

The tie-up is a licensing arrangement where production is by BDR Pharma and marketing, selling, promotion, distribution is by Mankind Pharma

Rise in active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra alarming: Health Minister Tope

On Tuesday, Maharashtra reported 2,172 fresh coronavirus cases, up by 50 per cent from 1,426 infections recorded a day before, and 22 new deaths

Not a single Omicron patient needed Oxygen support so far: Delhi minister

On Tuesday, Delhi reported 496 new Covid-19 cases with one death in the previous 24 hours

Covid infections in South Africa decline by nearly 40% in a week

The seven day rolling average for new infections plummeted by 35 per cent from an all-time high of 23,000 cases nine days ago to 15,000 on Monday