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Maharashtra's Thane records 180 new Covid-19 cases, active tally at 925

As many as 180 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection tally to 7,35,124, a health official said on Sunday

18,738 new Covid infections take active cases in India to 1,34,933

With 18,738 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 active cases have increased to 1,34,933

US President Biden tests negative for COVID-19, ends 'strict isolation'

President Joe Biden looked forward to ending his COVID-19 isolation on Wednesday after testing negative twice for the virus

Cluster outbreak leaves over 80,000 tourists stranded in China's Sanya city

The recent cluster outbreak of COVID-19 in southern China's city of Sanya has disrupted the holiday plans of thousands of people, as the city is ramping up its COVID-19 control measures

Chinese city Yiwu put under partial lockdown due to rising Covid cases

In view of the rising cases, officials in China's Central Zhejiang Province are imposing tighter COVID-19 curbs in Yiwu city, carrying out mass testing and are imposing movement restrictions

Delhi records 2,311 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate at 13.84%

It was the fourth consecutive day that the daily count of Covid cases crossed the 2,000 mark. Also, this was the sixth day in a row that the positivity rate breached the 10-per cent mark.

Do not impose Covid-19 restrictions on traders: CTI to Delhi govt, L-G

CTI has written to DDMA regarding the same as it is concerned that with the spike in Covid cases in national capital, virus-related restrictions will be imposed on traders, leading to loss in business

Centre asks Delhi and 6 states to focus on Covid testing, vaccination

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said upcoming festivals and mass congregations in different parts of country may potentially facilitate transmission of infectious diseases, including Covid-19

Omicron, sub-lineages circulating predominantly in India: Report

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) found that at present, Omicron and its sub-lineages are the predominant mutations that are circulating in India

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai tests Covid-19 positive with mild symptoms

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said he has tested positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms and that his trip to New Delhi stands cancelled

Data story: India logs 19,406 new Covid cases, active tally at 134,793

India has added 126,856 cases in the past 7 days

California hits grim milestone of 10 million confirmed Covid cases

California hit another grim milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic as the most populous state in the US reached 10 million confirmed cases

Free booster drive to salvage wastage of coronavirus vaccine doses

Rate of vaccination jumps from 153,000/day to 1.86 million in the 18-59 yr cohort after free booster drive was rolled out

Delhi records 2,419 new Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 12.95%

With the fresh infections on Friday, the COVID-19 case tally in the national capital rose to 19,64,793, while the death toll reached 26,327.

Shipping Corporation of India Q1 net profit falls 27.97% to Rs 114.17 crore

The company had clocked a consolidated net profit of Rs 158.51 crore in the corresponding period a year earlier, it said in a regulatory filing.

Japan has approved Covaxin booster dose for travellers: Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech on Friday said Japan has approved Covaxin booster dosage for travellers visiting the country. In a tweet, Bharat Biotech co-founder Suchitra Ella said: "We are proud to announce, Japan has approved COVAXIN booster dose for travellers. Another global recognition of the effectiveness of our universal COVID vaccine." In April this year, the Japanese government had announced including Covaxin in its list of recognised vaccines to further facilitate travel from India.

Covid like at-home test kit unlikely to be effective for monkeypox : Report

Unlike Covid, monkeypox isn't a respiratory disease; and the test for Covid targeted the nose and mouth.

Serum Institute explores new-age vaccine delivery systems for growth

The Pune-based company that manufactured the Covid-19 vaccine administered to most Indians is exploring more sophisticated delivery systems

Himachal Pradesh logs 780 new Covid cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 5,227

Himachal Pradesh recorded 780 new COVID-19 cases and two fatalities due to the disease on Friday, pushing the state's infection tally to 3,03,750 and the death toll to 4,153, officials said. A 50-year-old woman in Kangra and an 82-year-old man in Shimla died of the infection, they said. The tally of active COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 5,227. As many as 951 more people have recuperated from the disease in the state, taking their number to 2,94,350.

LIVE: More than 60 Congress MPs released after 6 hours of detention

Latest news Live updates: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, K C Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Gaurav Gogoi were among the MPs detained