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Coronavirus pandemic: Punjab sees six more deaths, over 6K cases

A death each was reported from Patiala, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Pathankot and Mohali, raising the the toll due to the pandemic to 16,708 in the state

Centre appreciates steps taken by Haryana to contain Covid-19 spread

The Union Health Secretary lauded Haryana for optimum utilisation of the funds allotted by the central government to states for strengthening healthcare infrastructure

Govt must vaccinate elderly, ailing persons against Covid at earliest: HC

The court was hearing a plea seeking formulation of a policy on urgent door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination for bed-ridden senior citizens here

Multi-pronged strategy to tackle third wave: Soren at PM Modi's meet

Speaking at the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers, Soren said half the state's eligible population has been fully vaccinated

Covid-19: Maharashtra seeks more Covaxin doses for precautionary shot

As per the Centre's guidelines, the home-grown vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech is the only one which is to be administered to teenagers in the 15 to 18 age group

Eighty-six fresh Covid-19 cases in Nagaland, tally rises to 32,616

The north-eastern state now has 287 active cases

Nepal reports 3,553 new cases of Covid-19, says health ministry

Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population said that the government is taking all sorts of precautions to contain the rising number of coronavirus cases

Infant dies of Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh; 1,773 fresh cases reported

A six-month-old boy succumbed to the virus in Sirmaur district today

Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir records 1,996 new cases, 5 deaths

Jammu district recorded the highest of 434 cases

Denmark to offer fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots to special groups

Only a handful of countries worldwide have begun fourth vaccinations, or announced plans to do so

High temperature, drying can reduce infectivity of viruses: Experts

The study has not been peer reviewed yet

Omicron could push India's air traffic recovery into FY24: Crisil

The agency had earlier expected the full recovery to happen in fiscal 2023

Monitor sale of self-testing kits, ensure Covid case report: Maha govt

The Maharashtra health department has written to the district and civic officials to monitor the sale of such kits and ensure that patients report about their infection to the authorities.

Andhra Pradesh reports 4,348 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally at 2,092,227

Andhra Pradesh reported 4,348 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,92,227 and the number of active cases to 14,204 on Thursday.

Russia records sharp rise in coronavirus cases amid new surge fears

Russia recorded a sharp increase in coronavirus cases amid warnings by government officials that another surge in infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant could be on its way.

Puducherry clocks over 1,100 Covid cases, overall tally rises to 1,33,866

The union territory of Puducherry continued to witness a spike in the number of fresh coronavirus cases with 1,107 infections being added in the last 24 hours as the overall tally rose to 1,33,866

Mizoram reports 1,054 new coronavirus cases, 296 more recoveries

Mizoram on Thursday reported 1,054 new COVID-19 cases on -- 174 more than the previous day -- taking the state's tally to 1,49,492, a health department official said. This is the second time after three months the state reported over 1,000 cases in a single day. On Tuesday, the northeastern state had recorded 1,513 cases. The toll remained unchanged at 564 as no new fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, the official said. The single-day positivity rate dipped to 15 per cent from 20.36 per cent the previous day, he said. Aizawl district reported the maximum number of fresh cases at 299, followed by Khawzawl at 178 and Serchhip at 160, he said. Mizoram currently has 7,397 active cases. At least 296 people have recuperated from the infection in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,41,531, the official said. The recovery rate stands at 94.67 per cent and the death rate at 0.37 per cent. The state has so far tested 15.60 lakh samples for COVID-19, inc

Omicron rapidly replacing Delta in almost all countries, says WHO

The Omicron variant of Covid is driving a huge spike in Covid infections across countries but the death rate is stable, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.

India's new Covid-19 rules free up resources but carry risks: Experts

Strategy aims to direct resources the country's neediest but it could also bring a risk of undercounting illnesses, they say.

Wear two masks to keep Omicron variant at bay, say Hong Kong experts

Wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask can "tighten the gap not covered by the surgical mask, which is often very loose," said David Hui, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong