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Coronavirus pandemic: 45 new cases in Gujarat and one death

The number of active cases in the state rose to 293, with eight of these patients being critical

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 718 new cases; 11 fatalities

The state's Covid death toll reached to 36,492

Covid-19 pandemic: 322 new cases and two deaths in Karnataka

Of the new cases, 165 were from Bengaluru Urban

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 17 new cases; active count at 124

The recovery count increased to 7,82,535 after 12 patients were discharged from hospitals on Wednesday

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees 77 fresh cases and 51 recoveries

The death toll mounted to 8,725 with one more patient succumbing to the virus

SII seeks DCGI's approval for Covishield as booster dose: Report

In an application to DCGI, an SII official cited that the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has already approved the booster dose of AstraZeneca's vaccine, say sources

Over 1.25 bn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Health Min

The cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 125 crore on Wednesday, the Union Health Ministry said.

6 Covid cases detected on screening passengers from 'at-risk' nations: Govt

Eleven flights from "at-risk" countries landed at India's various airports, except Lucknow, from midnight to 4 pm on Wednesday carrying 3,476 passengers

US and other nations harden travel rules over Omicron, EU urges vaccination

Some 56 countries were reportedly implementing travel measures to guard against Omicron as of Nov 28

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi reports 39 fresh cases and no fatality

The city's infection tally has increased to 1,440,973

Covid-19 pandemic: Active cases constant at 2,149 in Andhra Pradesh

The total recoveries touched 20,56,501 and toll 14,443

Mumbai records 108 new Covid-19 cases, lowest since April 2020

At present, there are 1,904 active infection cases as 215 patients recuperated and were discharged from hospitals.

Kerala registers 5,405 new Covid-19 infections, 403 fatalities

As many as 64,191 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Omicron variant unravels travel industry's plans for a comeback

Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel

Negative RT-PCR report must for all domestic passengers arriving in Mumbai

Amid global concerns over the Omicron strain, the Mumbai civic body on Wednesday mandated all domestic passengers landing at the city airport to carry a negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hours

Top headlines: Int'l flights not from Dec 15; Nov GST mop up at Rs 1.31 trn

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Maharashtra's new airport rules in divergence with MoHFW guidelines: Centre

Maharashtra has mandated seven-day institutional quarantine for travellers arriving in the state from 'at-risk' countries

Malaysia bans entry of travellers from eight countries over Omicron fears

Malaysia has imposed travel restrictions on travellers from eight countries in a bid to stop the new Omicron variant from spreading to the country, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Wednesday.

Amid Omicron threat, govt issues FAQs for incoming international travellers

ICMR approves 9 systems for molecular testing of SARS-CoV-2 at airports

Global shares mostly rise despite mounting Omicron variant worries

Global shares were mostly higher Wednesday amid nervous trading due to worries over the newest coronavirus variant.