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Delhi expected to record less than 25,000 Covid-19 cases on Friday: Jain

Health Minister Satyendra Jain said almost 75% of those who have succumbed to the infection were unvaccinated

Africa's 4th Covid-19 wave, driven by Omicron variant, flattening: WHO

After a six-week surge, Africa's fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic driven primarily by the Omicron variant, is flattening. the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

South Korea to raise private gathering size limit, keep restaurant curfew

South Korean has decided to raise the private gathering size limit to six while keeping a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurants and cafes for the next three weeks, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Friday

India logs 264,202 fresh Covid cases, active caseload nears 13 lakhs

India on Friday reported 2,64,202 fresh Covid-19 infections, a rise of around 17,000 cases from the previous day, said the Union ministry of health and family welfare

Union Minister Giriraj Singh tests positive for Covid-19, self isolates

Union Minister Giriraj Singh tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday and has self-isolated himself.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina urges unvaccinated people to get inoculated

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged unvaccinated people to get inoculated soon in order to protect themselves against the ongoing Covid-19 resurgence.

Data story: India logs 264,202 new cases, death toll rises to 485,350

India has so far administered 1,553,981,819 vaccine doses. That is 4247.92 per cent of its total caseload, and 111.09 per cent of its population

India's third wave of Covid-19 infections widespread in less than 3 weeks

Just five districts had test positivity ratio greater than 10 per cent on Dec 27. By Jan 11, that number had increased 34 times to 174 districts.

US Supreme Court blocks federal vaccine mandate for large businesses

The US Supreme Court has blocked the Joe Biden administration's rule requiring employees at large US businesses to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or be subject to frequent testing

Chile records over 7,000 daily Covid-19 cases on Friday, a 7-month high

Chile's Health Ministry has said it registered more than 7,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, after detecting 7,291 infections in one day, the highest figure in seven months

Test kits, masks: US takes more actions to cope with soaring Covid-19 cases

The US has taken more actions to contain the new Covid-19 surge, including offering more free test kits and 'high quality masks' to Americans.

Total Covid-19 vaccine doses given in India crosses 155.28 crore

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated in the first phase

Covid-19 pandemic: Nagpur registers 2,086 new cases and 1 death

The eastern Maharashtra district had registered 1,461 new coronavirus patients on Wednesday

Covid-19 pandemic: 6,015 new cases, 7 more deaths in Chhattisgarh

The average positivity rate of the infection was 9.51 per cent in the state

UN's warning linked to '2,40,000 lives stolen in India' during Delta wave

The country is now witnessing increasing number of cases of the Omicron variant that is soon overtaking the Delta variant of the coronavirus globally

Gujarat CM participates in PM's Covid meet; 94.5% adults fully vaccinated

The state government separately said 94.5 per cent of the adult population in Gujarat has been fully vaccinated against coronavirus

Delhi govt suspends routine, elective surgeries at LNJP, GTB hospitals

Delhi on Thursday reported 28,867 Covid-19 cases, the sharpest single-day spike since the pandemic began

Pune district logs 9,645 new Covid-19 cases; positivity rate at 25%

The western Maharashtra district's case positivity rate stood at over 25 per cent

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam logs 3,238 cases, three more fatalities

Three persons succumbed to the infection on Thursday, one less than the day before, pushing the toll to 6,192

Covid-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as Omicron variant rages

The problem is that production is not yet at full strength and that the pill considered to be far superior, Pfizer's, takes six to eight months to manufacture