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No public celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi allowed in Delhi in view of Covid

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has said that Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at public places will not be allowed in the national capital in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DATA STORY: Vaccination crosses 700 mn milestone; India adds 37,875 cases

India has so far administered 707,543,018vaccine doses. That is 2137.8 per cent of its total caseload, and 50.71 per cent of its population

Cannot order door-to-door Covid vaccination in this diverse country: SC

Door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination is not feasible and it cannot pass a general direction to just scrap the existing policy, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday

Ganpati festival: Mumbai civic body issues SOPs, bans physical darshan

The Mumbai civic body has issued fresh guidelines for Ganpati festival and has banned physical darshan for devotees at public pandals as well as imposed restrictions on the number of participants

Why a Covid test every 72 hrs for someone safe, Kerala HC asks govts

If a person is unlikely to be a threat of Covid-19 infection to others, how can he be forced to undergo RT-PCR test every 72 hours? the Kerala High Court asked the state govt

India records 37,875 fresh Covid cases, active cases decline to 391,256

India logged 37,875 new cases of coronavirus infection taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,30,96,718, while the active cases declined to 3,91,256

Night curfew, Sunday curbs to be withdrawn: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

On Tuesday, the TPR was 15.87 per cent

Covid-19 vaccination: 700 mn vax doses so far, 100 mn in just 13 days

India has so far fully vaccinated 17 per cent of its adult population, while 56 per cent have got their first dose

DRL steps up Sputnik V supplies with second dose from Panacea Biotec

Hospital industry sources claim they want assurance on shelf life of imported vaccines

Delhi approves 3,700 applications to aid families who lost member to Covid

The Delhi government received around 10,000 financial aid applications by the families which lost their loved ones to coronavirus, and has so far approved 3,700 of them, while nearly 6,300 are pending

Use of non-toxic antivirals developed to treat Covid: Jitendra Singh

Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the use of non-toxic antiviral nanoparticles has been developed for clinical applications to prevent and treat Covid.

Over 700 mn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 70 crore, with the last 10 crore doses being given in just 13 days

India to take 9 more months for full vaccination; avoid congregations: Shaw

India has done a tremendous job on the vaccination drive but it will take at least nine more months to fully vaccinate all adults, Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said on Tuesday.

LIVE: Both doses of Sputnik V should be taken from same hospital, says DRL

Chief Minister warns Maharashtra 'situation can go out of hand' during festivals; Kerala High Court rules on Covishield vaccine's second dose.

India's strong, decisive decisions slowed down Covid spread: MoS Health

India's strong and decisive actions gave enough time to the country to build public health capacities and infrastructure to effectively manage the pandemic, Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Tuesday

Maharashtra coronavirus update: 3,898 new Covid-19 cases, 86 deaths

Maharashtra reported 3,898 new coronavirus infections and 86 fatalities on Tuesday, taking tally of infections in the state to 6,493,698 and death toll to 137,897, a health department official said

Delhi coronavirus update: 50 new Covid-19 cases, one death

Delhi reported 50 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking active cases in the national capital to 386

Kerala registers 25,772 fresh Covid-19 cases, 189 more deaths

Kerala is seeing a gradual decrease in the fresh number of cases since last week and on Tuesday it reported 25,772 new COVID-19 infections pushing the caseload to 42,53,298

Public advised to defer plans to visit Kerala till Oct-end: Karnataka govt

ln view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in Kerala, Karnataka government on Tuesday advised public to defer their plans to visit the neighbouring state till the end of October

Kerala govt decides to lift night curfew, withdraw Sunday lockdown

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that it has been decided to forthwith do away with the night curfew and the "stringent intensified" restrictions on Sundays