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Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra sees 41,327 fresh cases, 29 fatalities

On Saturday, the state had recorded 42,462 new cases and 23 fatalities

Omicron spread: UK expands Covid booster vaccine rollout to teenagers

Previously, third doses were only recommended by the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to 18 and over

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat sees 10,150 new cases, eight fatalities

Gujarat is now left with 63,610 active cases

Eighty-two new cases push Nagaland's Covid-19 tally to 32,916

The state's coronavirus death toll remained at 703 as no patient succumbed to the disease for the ninth consecutive day

UK considers scrapping all Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers

A positive test requires a 10-day quarantine

Madhya Pradesh logs 6,380 fresh Covid-19 cases, two fatalities

The positivity rate stood at 7.7 per cent against 6.6 per cent recorded on Saturday

Indian Olympic Association chief Batra, his wife test positive for Covid-19

Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, the IOA chief said on Sunday. Both Batra and his wife are asymptomatic. "Chetna & I Have Tested Positive for Covid Today on 16th January in Asymptomatic Category," the top IOA official said in a WhatsApp message. "All our Family, Friends and Colleagues who Came in Contact With us Since 14th January are Requested to Please Have Themselves Examined. "We Have Been asked to Stay in Quarantine Till Saturday 22nd January. We are Available on Phone," Batra added. Batra's father had tested positive for COVID-19 along with two of his attendants and as many security guards posted at his house in May, 2020. Batra had recently attended the Queens Baton Relay for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday, when Tokyo Olympic silver medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya kicked off the symbolic run.

Jammu and Kashmir sees six more coronavirus deaths, 3,499 cases

The infection count rose to 3,59,373

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 34,047 cases and 13 deaths

Bengaluru urban district saw most of the cases with 21,071 infections and five deaths.

Goa reports 3,232 Covid-19 cases; state's positivity rate touches 45.85%

1,922 people were discharged during the day

Chinese city Xi'an lifts some restrictions over three weeks of lockdown

State-owned broadcaster CCTV reported Sunday that certain counties and development zones in Xi'an had begun restoring production

Austria tweaks Covid-19 vaccine mandate plan, to come in next month

The government announced nearly two months ago that it would implement a general vaccine mandate early this year, becoming the first European country to do so

Telangana records 2,047 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths

The number of active cases stood at 22,048

Kerala records 18,123 new coronavirus infections, 158 fatalities

The state had tested 59,314 samples in the last 24 hours

Covid-19 pandemic: Sikkim logs 313 new cases, tally rises to 34,712

The state's coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 413

70% adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Mandaviya at stamp launch

Seventy per cent of India's adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while 93 per cent received the first jab, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Novak Djokovic loses deportation appeal; not to play Australian Open

Novak Djokovic's hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star's visa appeal

Covid vaccination drive added strength to Covid fight, saved lives: PM Modi

As India marks one year of the COVID vaccination drive on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the vaccination programme added great strength to the fight against the COVID-19.The Prime Minister said that the vaccination drive led to saving lives and protecting livelihood."Today we mark one year of Vaccine Drive. I salute each and every individual who is associated with the vaccination drive. Our vaccination programme has added great strength to the fight against COVID-19. It has led to saving lives and thus protecting livelihoods," the Prime Minister tweeted.Earlier in the day, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had called the COVID vaccination drive the "most successful" in the world.Taking to Twitter, he wrote, "Today the world's largest vaccination campaign completes one year. Started under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, with everyone's efforts, today, it is the most successful vaccination campaign in the world. I congratulate all the health workers, scientists

Amit Shah compliments PM Modi for completion of 1 year of Covid vaccination

Home Minister Amit Shah complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the successful completion of one year of India's Covid vaccination drive and said the country has set an example for the world

UK to abolish PCR Test for vaccinated people returning to country: Reports

The United Kingdom will abolish mandatory COVID-19 tests for all fully vaccinated travelers returning to the country by the end of January, the Times reported on Sunday