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Bangladesh issues Covid-19 guidelines as cases surge

Bangladesh on Monday issued an 18-point directive, including reducing office attendance by 50% and restricting political and religious gatherings, as part of efforts to curb the surging pandemic

995 new Covid-19 cases, 2 related deaths in Haryana

Haryana reported two COVID-19 fatalities on Monday, taking the toll to 3,143, while the infection count rose to 2,88,714 with 995 fresh cases, a health department bulletin said

Zimbabwe receives India made Covid-19 vaccines

Zimbabwe on Monday received 'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines, informed External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Covid-19 pandemic: Lab leak highly unlikely, bats to blame, says WHO

The findings offer little new insight into how the virus first emerged and leave many questions unanswered, though that was as expected

Zoom, other WFH tech darlings risk user exodus as the world reopens

Many well-known apps are losing ground, or usage has stabilized

Happy Monday: England embarks on major easing of coronavirus lockdown

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the public to remain cautious and not to mix indoors

Karnataka reports 2,792 new coronavirus cases, death toll reaches 12,520

Karnataka on Monday reported 2,792 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 9,89,804 and the death toll to 12,520, the Health Department said.

Maharashtra sees 31,643 new coronavirus cases, reports 102 deaths

Maharashtra on Monday added 31,643 fresh infections, taking the overall tally to 27,45,518, the state health department said.

Second Covid wave: Delhi hospitals run short of ICU beds with ventilators

All ICU beds with ventilators in the Central government's Northern Railway hospital are occupied

Punjab reports 59 more deaths, 2,914 new coronavirus cases on Monday

Coronavirus claimed 59 more lives in Punjab on Monday as 2,914 fresh infections took the state's case count to 2,34,602, according to a medical bulletin.

Pune sees 4,961 new Covid-19 cases, 31 deaths, 2,771 recoveries

Pune district on Monday reported 4,961 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally here to 5,19,600, an official said.

Chandigarh reports 274 new coronavirus cases, infection tally at 26,468

Chandigarh on Monday reported 274 fresh coronavirus cases, pushing the infection count in the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana to 26,468, according to a medical bulletin.

Gujarat records 2,252 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths in past 24 hours

The state's death toll is now 4,500 and the recovery count stands at 286,577

Covid: Protests, public gatherings banned in Karnataka till April 13

Asking people to cooperate by wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing, CM said officials have been instructed to take strict measures against those not wearing masks

BMC to manage Covid-19 bed allocation in 69 of Mumbai's private hospitals

Private hospitals had stopped informing BMC about new admissions and were directly admitting Covid patients. With today's order the corporation will operationalise 2,200 beds

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 31,643 new cases in last 24 hours

Coronavirus live updates: In Maharashtra, CM Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to start preparing for another lockdown in view of the increasing Covid-19 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Coronavirus: 902 fresh infections reported in Rajasthan, no new deaths

Rajasthan recorded 902 COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection count to 3,31,578, an official report said.

J&J, African Union in deal for up to 400 million Covid vaccine doses

The virus has killed almost 121,000 people across Africa and infected 4.18 million

Kerala adds 1,549 new Covid cases in past 24 hrs; active cases over 24,000

The Covid-19 death toll mounted to 4,590 with addition of 11 recent fatalities in Kerala

Nagpur sees 3,177 coronavirus positive cases, 55 deaths in past 24 hours

The toll in the district stands at 4,986 and the recovery count is 178,713