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UP: Adityanath's health condition improves, CM remains in isolation

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was tested positive for Covid is improving in home isolation

Maha: 5,275 new Covid-19 cases in Thane, 36 more deaths in 24 hours

Thane has added 5,275 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 4,11,368, an official said on Sunday

India reports 261,500 new Covid-19 cases, 1,501 deaths in 24 hours

India reported its highest-ever single-day spike of Covid-19 cases with over 261,500 new cases and more than 1,500 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Sunday

Raging Covid-19 pandemic isn't going to free up middle seats on planes

The risk of catching the virus onboard drops by 57% when middle seats are left unoccupied on planes, according to a recent study

PM Modi to chair meeting to review Covid-19 situation in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting on Sunday to review the Covid-19 situation in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency

Nearly one-fourth US population fully vaccinated against Covid-19

About one-fourth of the population in the United States has been vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the latest data provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

800 Remdesivir injections stolen from Bhopal's Hamidia Hospital, case filed

Around 800 Remdesivir injections were allegedly stolen from Hamidia Hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, a case has been registered by the police

UP: Adityanath govt to slap NSA against three Remdesivir hoarders

The Yogi Adityanath government has decided to invoke the provisions of stringent National Security Act (NSA) against three persons who were arrested in Kanpur, carrying 265 Remdesivir injection vials

Covid-19: Sri Lanka may impose restrictions on overseas returnees

Samaraweera said the foreign arrivals to the country have to be regulated to prevent further spread of Covid-19 that has infected over 96,000 people and claimed 615 lives in the country

UP govt to treat suspected Covid-19 patients as 'presumptive patients

Uttar Pradesh on Saturday issued an order that patients whose RT-PCR tests are negative but are suspected to be Covid-19 positive will be treated as Covid patients in category of 'Presumptive Covid'

Covid: Outdoor mask-wearing no longer required in Israel as infection drops

Amid a drop in Covid-19 infection rates in Israel, the country's Health Ministry has cancelled the mandatory wearing of face masks in the open-air, starting Sunday

Africa's confirmed Covid cases pass 4.4 million, death toll at 117,378

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,408,245 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said

Covid: Joona Akhara announces end of its participation in Kumbh Mela

The people of India and their survival is our first priority, says Swami Avadheshanand Giri, the 'mahamandaleshwar' of the Joona Akhara

Need to ramp up vaccine production, ensure availability of beds: PM Modi

All necessary measures must be taken to ramp up the availability of hospital beds for Covid patients, says PM Modi at a meeting to review the status of preparedness to handle the ongoing pandemic

DATA STORY: India sees most Covid deaths in a day, adds 234,692 cases

India has so far vaccinated 119,937,641 people. That is 825.64 per cent of its total caseload, and 8.6242 per cent of its population

Covid: Maharashtra sees over 67,000 cases in highest-ever single-day spike

Maharashtra's COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 81.18%, while the fatality rate is 1.59%. The state's positivity rate is 15.99%

Rijiju tests positive for Covid-19, says he is feeling 'fit and fine'

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that he has tested positive for Covid-19

Vehicles to be colour coded to limit unwanted movement on Mumbai roads

The said stickers will be available at local police stations, check nakas and toll nakas and need to be stuck on every essential vehicle's front and back

UP's daily Covid toll hits record 120; over 27,000 new infections

Infection tally at 821,054

Andhra Pradesh registers 7,224 new Covid-19 infections, 15 deaths

This is the state's highest in a day after September 26.