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Haryana's Covid-related curbs to check surge limit people at functions

The Haryana government on Sunday issued fresh guidelines putting a ceiling on the number of people permitted at functions in open spaces and indoors

Bucking the trend: 1 new case takes Nagaland's Covid-19 tally to 12,363

Nagaland's Covid-19 tally surged to 12,363 on Sunday as one more person tested positive for the infection, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat recovers from Covid-19

He disclosed through a social media post that he has recovered from coronavirus.

Maharashtra: Nagpur sees 62 Covid-19 deaths in a day, highest so far

Nagpur district in Maharashtra on Sunday reported the highest 62 COVID-19 fatalities in a day, taking the toll to 5,327, an official release said.

MNS asks its workers to support Maharashtra's decisions on Covid-19

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Sunday asked the party workers to support the decisions that will be taken by the government to tackle the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state.

Europe ramps up vaccinations as coronavirus haunts Easter holidays

The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend

PM asks officials to work with 'mission-mode' in states seeing Covid surge

A special campaign for Covid-appropriate behaviour with emphasis on 100 per cent mask usage will be organised from April 6 to April 14

Boris Johnson plans 'Covid passport' trials to reopen mass events

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to unveil a series of measures including so-called "Covid passports"

Odisha reports 471 new coronavirus cases, 1 more fatality in last 24 hours

Odisha's COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,42,695 on Sunday as 471 more people tested positive for the infection, while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 1,922, a health department official said.

Maharashtra: Case against 1,011 people for violating coronavirus norms

Police have registered a case against 1,011 people for allegedly violating COVID-19 prevention rules by attending a religious gathering in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, an official said on Sunday

TMC goons to be in jail within a month of BJP coming to power: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asserted that "goons sheltered by the Trinamool Congress" will be tracked and sent behind bars

US halts AstraZeneca jab production at Baltimore plant after 'human error'

A plant in the US which ruined 15 million potential doses of Johnson and Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine has been asked to stop producing doses for AstraZeneca, the media reported.

Govinda tests positive for coronavirus, under home quarantine

Veteran actor Govinda, on Sunday has tested positive for COVID-19 and will remain under home quarantine, his spokesperson confirmed.

Maharashtra CM Thackeray meets film, TV producers amid coronavirus surge

Film and television producers met Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and offered full support for measures being taken to control the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the state

Coronavirus updates: India records highest daily rise since mid-September

On Sunday, India added 93,249 cases, only 4.7 per cent shy of the all-time single-day high of 97,849 on September 27

India Coronavirus Dispatch: More Indians now willing to take the vaccine

45+ or not, teachers too want the jab, rabi harvest not impacted by second wave, Covid-19 reinfections explained, and other news relevant to India's war on Covid-19

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Variants threaten to drag the pandemic

New Zealand success made it a lab for the world, Bolsonaro more isolated than ever in Covid shock, likely link between blood clots and AstraZeneca jab and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Telangana coronavirus update: Daily Covid-19 case count over 1,300

Telangana's daily Covid-19 count climbed to 1,321 as the surge continued in parts of the state, pushing the cumulative tally to 312,140

Coronavirus update: Eight states account for over 80% of new cases

Eight states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat account for 80.96% of the93,249 new daily Covid-19 cases

Five states account for over 43% of total vaccinations against Covid-19

As India races to contain the second wave of Covid-19, five states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal have carried out over 43% of the total vaccinations in the country