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Hong Kong orders mandatory Covid-19 testing for all residents

Hong Kong will test its entire population for Covid-19 in March as the city grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant.

Need to ramp up Covid vaccination, necessary to wear masks: Maharashtra CM

After virtually inaugurating a hospital and medical college at Alibaug in Raigad district, the CM said vaccine reduces the severity of the coronavirus infection

Data story: India logs 13,405 new cases; active tally drops below 200,000

India has so far administered 1,758,327,441 vaccine doses. That is 4103.26 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.5 per cent of its population

India records over 13,000 Covid-19 infections, 235 more fatalities

A reduction of 21,056 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Global Covid caseload rises to 425.7 million, fatalities at 5.89 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths

Covid-19 pandemic: Chhattisgarh sees 264 new cases, one fatality

The state's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, stood at 0.91 per cent as of Monday

Coronavirus pandemic: Nagaland reports six fresh cases, tally at 35,363

Nagaland on Monday reported six new COVID-19 cases, four more than the previous day, taking the tally in the state to 35,363, a health department official said. The state's coronavirus death toll stood at 753 for the sixth consecutive day as no patient succumbed to the disease during the period. Nagaland now has 230 active cases, while 32,904 people have recovered from the disease, including 40 in the last 24 hours, the official said. The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients in the state is 93.04 per cent. Altogether 1,476 coronavirus patients have migrated to other states to date. Nagaland has tested more than 4.57 lakh samples for COVID-19 thus far.

UK to end self-isolation, free tests under 'living with Covid' plan

Johnson reiterated that it is because of high levels of immunity and deaths being below where expected for this time of year that the government can lift restrictions.

Punjab records three more coronavirus deaths and 103 fresh cases

Three more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Punjab on Monday while 103 fresh coronavirus cases took the infection tally to 7,57,358, according to a medical bulletin.

Maharashtra logs less than 1,000 Covid-19 cases; active tally below 15,000

Maharashtra reported less than 1,000 fresh coronavirus cases at 806 on Monday, a drop from 1,437 registered a day ago, and four more deaths linked to the infection

Mizoram reports 519 Covid-19 cases, lowest single-day spike since Jan 25

Mizoram on Monday reported 519 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike since January 25, taking the state's tally to 2,06,319, an official said.

Delhi reports 360 Covid cases, 4 fatalities; positivity rate drops below 1%

Delhi on Monday reported 360 coronavirus cases and four fatalities, while the positivity rate dropped below one per cent for the first time since December 28 last year

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 200 new cases, 11 more deaths

A total of 200 fresh COVID-19 cases, 78 less than the previous day's figure, were reported in West Bengal on Monday, which pushed the tally to 20,13,553, a health department bulletin said.

Corbevax becomes third Covid vaccine to be approved for children in India

Biological E's Corbevax gets DCGI nod based on interim results from phase 2/3 studies

Covid waves getting smaller in India; US, France show a similar trajectory

Brazil and India have been similar with respect to the three waves

Gujarat reports 347 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths; active tally below 5,000

Gujarat recorded 347 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, raising its overall tally to 12,20,909, and six more deaths linked to the infection

Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh reports 144 fresh cases, one death

Himachal Pradesh reported 144 COVID-19 cases and one fatality due to the disease on Monday, taking the state's infection tally to 2,82,267 and its death toll to 4,079.

Mumbai reports 96 Covid-19 cases, lowest after April 17, 2020

Mumbai on Monday reported 96 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day rise after April 17, 2020, and one fatality due to coronavirus infection, the city civic body said.

'Maharashtra Covid curbs may be eased further in Mar; mask mandate to stay'

With daily cases declining and third wave on the wane, coronavirus-related restrictions are likely to be eased further in Maharashtra in March: Health Minister Rajesh Tope

Covid-19: Kerala records 4,069 fresh cases, 11 deaths in last 24 hours

Continuing with the downward trend in daily coronavirus cases, Kerala on Monday recorded 4,069 fresh infections which raised the total caseload to 64,73,059 in the state