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Sustainable recovery from Covid should begin with vaccines: India at UN

India had immediately offered support including supplying made vaccines to the affected countries in Africa, India at the UN said

India adds 7,974 new Covid-19 cases, active infections decline to 87,245

India added 7,974 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,18,602, while the active cases declined to 87,245, according to the Union Health Ministry data

India reports 7,974 new Covid cases; with 343 deaths, toll jumps to 476,478

In the past 24 hours, India registered 7,974 new Covid-19 cases and 343 deaths, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.

United Airlines CEO defends Covid vaccine mandate at Senate hearing

United Airlines EO Scott Kirby defended a decision to mandate Covid vaccines for workers amid criticism from some Republican senators

Australia's New South Wales sets record for daily Covid cases at 1,742

Australia's New South Wales sets record for new COVID cases Australia's New South Wales state recorded 1,742 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, its highest daily total since the pandemic began.

Global Covid caseload tops 272 mn, deaths surge to more than 5.32 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 272 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.32 million and vaccinations to over 8.54 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Rapid increase in Omicron coronavirus cases 'imminent': ECDC

A rapid increase in the number of Omicron Covid-19 variant cases is imminent, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned

UK sees record highest daily Covid cases at 78,610 amid Omicron spread

The UK on Wednesday recorded the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 new cases

Section 144 imposed in Mumbai from Dec 16 to Dec 31 amid Omicron fear

Amid the Omicron scare, the Mumbai police have said prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 will be imposed in the city from December 16 to December 31

US witnesses a double coronavirus surge as omicron variant advances

Omicron speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases

Covid case in Antony Blinken press curtails his Southeast Asia tour

A positive COVID-19 test among US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's travelling party has cut short the top diplomat's first official tour of Southeast Asia.

Punjab registers 37 new Covid-19 cases, one more death in last 24 hours

There are 323 active Covid cases in Punjab

India's Omicron variant tally reaches 73; Maharashtra caseload at 32

The Omicron variant was first detected in India in Bengaluru

Omicron variant infects 70 times faster, is less severe: Study

Supercharged speed of spread was found 24 hours following infection

Coronavirus pandemic: Tamil Nadu reports first case of Omicron variant

The passenger who arrived here from Nigeria via Doha on December 10 had tested Covid-19 positive

Omicron cases likely to surge across Maharashtra in Jan: Health official

The World Health Organisation classified Omicron as a 'variant of concern

Wuhan lab leak more likely origin of Covid-19, UK Parliament panel told

A Canadian molecular biologist said a lab origin of Covid-19 is more likely than natural origin at this point

Covid: Four new Omicron cases reported in Maharashtra, state's tally now 32

Of the total 32 patients, 25 have been discharged after a negative RT-PCR

Karnataka records 317 new coronavirus cases; death toll rises to 38,277

The total number of active cases in the State is 7,179

Tamil Nadu sees 640 new Covid cases in a day; active tally rises to 7,548

A total of 1,02,775 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 5,58,02,775