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Madhya Pradesh sees 2,276 coronavirus-19 cases, 11 deaths, 1,075 recoveries

Madhya Pradesh on Sunday reported 2,276 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 2,88,683, while the day also saw 11 deaths and 1,075 people getting discharged, an official said.

Mumbai adds 6,923 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, tally at 398,674

Mumbai on Sunday reported the highest rise in COVID-19 cases so far by adding 6,923 new infections, taking the tally to 3,98,674, the city civic body said.

India, South Korea agree on joint production, export of military hardware

The decisions were taken during delegation-level talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his South Korean counterpart Suh Wook

3,970 new coronavirus cases, 58 deaths in last 24 hours in Nagpur

Maharashtra's Nagpur reported 3,970 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 2,18,820 in the district, as per Civil Surgeon Nagpur on Sunday evening.

Holi: Delhi Police warns of action against those not following Covid norms

The Delhi Police on Sunday said patrolling will be intensified during Holi celebrations

Kerala sees rise in Covid-19 cases with 2,216 infections in last 24 hours

The toll has gone up to 4,579 with 12 more recent deaths being confirmed due to Covid

1,005 Covid cases in Andhra, highest single day rise since late November

Andhra Pradesh reported 1,005 fresh cases of coronavirus on Sunday, the highest single-day rise after November 26, pushing the gross up to 8,98,815.

Covid-19 spike: Bombay Bar Association seeks online court hearings

Amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, the Bombay Bar Association seeks virtual hearings before the principal bench of the court

Maharashtra CM signals a lockdown with 'minimum impact' on economy

In a meeting held with the CM, Health Minister Rajesh Tope and other officials, members of the task force expressed apprehension that the state might report 40,000 fresh cases in next 24 hours

With IBM help, New York becomes 1st state in US to launch vaccine passport

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo launched the app called Excelsior Pass, a free, voluntary platform, last week

Delhi adds 200 containment zones in just two days; total at 1,506

Delhi has been seeing a sharp increase in new coronavirus cases in the last two weeks

Social distancing in flight seat assignments can reduce Covid-19 spread

A new research conducted to minimise the risk of secondary infections aboard has used two models to help solve the airplane seating assignment problem

AISA calls for vaccination of students, teachers and support staff

The All India Students' Association on Sunday called for free vaccination of students, teachers and support staff of all educational institutions "to save another academic year from destruction".

Odisha reports 290 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours; tally at 340,194

Odisha's COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,40,194 on Sunday as 290 more people, including 10 students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here, tested positive for the disease, an official said.

Brazil, South African Covid variants less susceptible to antibodies: Study

Variant forms of the novel coronavirus which were first reported in South Africa and Brazil are less efficiently inhibited by antibodies

Japan to allow people to choose vaccine against coronavirus: Official

People in Japan will be given a choice of a coronavirus vaccine, a senior official in charge of the vaccination campaign, Fumiaki Kobayashi said

Over 60 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far

India has registered a significant achievement in its fight against COVID-19 by crossing six crore vaccination on Sunday.

J&K: 4,204 prisoners out on bail, 41 on parole after Covid, says Police

Over 4,200 prisoners were released on bail and 41 on parole since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March last year, Director General of Police (DGP), Prisons, V K Singh has said.

Over 470 children below 10 years got Covid in Bengaluru since Mar 1

Over 470 children below the age of 10 have been infected with COVID-19, since the beginning of this month in Bengaluru, as the city is witnessing a spike in infections.

Majority want govt to suspend flights from UK, South Africa: Survey

As many as two-thirds of the people want the government to suspend flights from the UK and South Africa amid a near sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases