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Former Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav tests positive for Covid-19

Dimple Yadav's husband and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is currently on a two-day campaign yatra from Mainpuri to Etah

Belgium to tighten Covid-19 rules to counter rise of Omicron variant

The country shied away from a full lockdown like in the neighboring Netherlands.

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam registers 119 new cases, one more fatality

The toll rose to 6,152 following the death of two Covid patients in Bongaigaon and Dhemaji districts

Omicron spread: Curbs return to keep year-end celebrations muted again

Tamil Nadu has decided to close public access to beaches on December 31 and January 1

Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorised home Covid-19 treatment

The drug, Paxlovid, is a faster, cheaper way to treat early Covid-19 infections

Covid-19 pandemic: 14 more Omicron cases reported in Telangana

Four samples are awaited with regard to their Omicron status

2 foreign returnees test positive for Omicron variant in West Bengal

One of them had returned from Nigeria and the other from United Kingdom

Covid-19 pandemic: Punjab records 52 fresh cases, one more death

With one more Covid-related fatality, the death toll due to the viral disease in the state has gone up to 16,635

Omicron: States enhance surveillance, PM Modi to hold meeting on Thursday

India has so far recorded close to 250 cases of Omicron across 15 states and union territories

Arvind Kejriwal rules out pre-poll pact with Trinamool Congress in Goa

He said the AAP will contest on all the 40 seats of the Goa assembly and the party's chief ministerial candidate will be declared in time to come

Covid-19: No fresh case of Omicron variant reported in Maharashtra

Till date, a total of 65 patients infected with Omicron variant have been reported in the state, the health department said

Omicron variant: Delhi begins genome sequencing of all Covid cases

The national capital is recording around 100-125 cases a day

Gujarat reports nine more cases of Omicron variant; state tally rises to 23

The rise in cases was highest in the last several months

Blanket booster drives risk prolonging Covid-19 pandemic, says WHO chief

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the priority must be to reduce deaths and help all countries meet minimum vaccination targets

Delhi set to provide at least one dose of Covid vax to all eligible people

According to Co-WIN dashboard, 1,47,86,476 people in the national capital have taken at least one dose of Covid vaccine by 7:30 pm on Wednesday

Coronavirus pandemic: Chhattisgarh sees 33 new cases, zero death

The number of active cases in Chhattisgarh stands at 293

Nearly $100 bn stolen in Covid-19 pandemic relief funds: US Secret Service

Nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programmes set up to help businesses and people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, the US Secret Service said on Tuesday.

Covid-19 pandemic: Global call for booster shot amid fresh Omicron curbs

Governments globally have tightened social mobility restrictions and made urgent pleas for citizens to vaccinate

Covid-19 pandemic: Covovax data with DCGI, approval expected soon

India has said any vaccine that has approval from stringent regulatory bodies like the USFDA, UK-MHRA, etc., will be approved for use in India

China orders lockdown of up to 13 million people in Xi'an

One person from each household will be permitted out every two days to buy household necessities, the order said.