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Maharashtra CM warns of curbs as Covid case positivity spikes in Mumbai

Meanwhile, the Mumbai civic body has also asked the jumbo Covid centres to be fully staffed and be on a standby

Renew focus on communicable diseases, not Covid-19 pandemic: Experts

Public health expert Anish T S says during the pandemic, reported cases of tuberculosis and typhoid were fewer

Maharashtra records 1,045 Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 1,045 new coronavirus infections and one death, the state health department said. The tally of active cases in the state also rose to 4,559. The caseload in the state now stands at 78,89,212, and death toll at 1,47,861. On Wednesday, Maharashtra had recorded 1,081 new cases and zero fatalities. The increase in cases on Wednesday was the highest since February 24. Of 1,045 new cases recorded on Thursday, Mumbai alone accounted for 704. The sole fatality in the state was also reported from Mumbai. The state's case fatality rate stands at 1.78 per cent. Jalna, Latur, Parbhani, Buldhana and Gondia districts have zero active cases. As many as 517 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of recovered patients in the state to 77,36,792. The recovery rate stands at 98.07 per cent. As many as 26,278 coronavirus tests were conducted since previous evening, which raised the tally of samples tested so far to ...

Congress president Sonia Gandhi tests positive for Covid, isolates herself

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala says she is determined to appear before ED on Jun 8

Covid being endemic is as mystical and mythical as herd immunity: N K Arora

'Vaccine equity not possible if we include imported mRNA vaccines in our programme', said Arora

Live: Migrant labourer shot at by terrorists in Kashmir's Budgam dies

Live news updates: The latest on the war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic and national politics and events.

Follow Covid norms or face restrictions again: Maharashtra CM to people

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said people should use face masks, vaccinate themselves and follow discipline if they don't wish to experience COVID-19 restrictions again.

Mumbai records over 700 fresh Covid cases for second day in a row

A day before, the city had witnessed 739 new cases, highest since February 4, but no fatality.

Goa records 47 fresh Covid-19 cases, two-digit rise after a month

Goa on Thursday recorded 47 new cases of COVID-19 which raised the tally of infections in the state to 2,45,896, an official from the state health department said. The coastal state is seeing a sudden rise in infections after recording cases in single digit throughout May. On Wednesday, it had recorded 46 cases of coronavirus infection. As many as 11 patients recovered on Thursday, taking the count of recoveries to 2,41,879, while the death toll remained unchanged at 3,832 as no fresh fatalities were reported, the official said. The state now has 185 active cases. At least 875 swab samples were tested on Thursday, taking the total of samples tested for coronavirus infection to 19,53,152. Goa's COVID-19 figures: Total cases 2,45,896, New cases 47, Death toll 3,832 (no change), Discharged 2,41,879, Active cases 185, Samples tested to date 19,53,152.

Delhi reports 373 fresh Coronavirus cases, 2 more fatalities in a day

As many as 1,048 patients are under home isolation, down from 1,131 the previous day, it said, adding that there are 279 containment zones in the national capital.

Mumbai drives Maharashtra's Covid surge; experts seek adherence to norms

A "tremendous" rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai is driving a surge in new infections in Maharashtra over the last few days, data showed

PM Modi wishes Congress chief Sonia Gandhi speedy recovery from Covid

The party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Gandhi had a mild fever Wednesday evening and was found Covid positive on testing this morning.

Sonia recovering, determined to appear before ED on June 8: Surjewala

The ED has summoned Sonia Gandhi and her son Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on June 8 in connection with a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper-AJL issue.

World shares steady as oil drops on Saudi Arabia's talk of output boost

Derivative markets pointed to a positive start later in the United States following losses on Wednesday when economic data failed to ease angst over rate hikes to fight inflation.

Rising Covid-19 cases in Kerala, Maharashtra cause concern in Karnataka

The rising Covid cases in neighbouring states of Kerala and Maharashtra have raised concerns in the Karnataka health department.

The math goes all wrong for fuel retailers despite sustained oil price hike

Demand destruction led by Covid-19 and the EV push, cutback in retail prices could end up making the business of running fuel stations unviable

Covid-19 hinders efforts to achieve universal energy access by 2030: Report

The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed the progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuel and technology

In Covid's aftermath, India points to risk of terrorists using bioweapons

Seeing the devastation brought by the Covid pandemic, India has put a spotlight on the threat of terrorists using biological weapons and suggested that the UN help countries deal with the risk

Covid endemic, we've to plan how we live with it, says Gagandeep Kang

'Whether we are in the endemic stage depends on how we define endemicity. Covid-19 disease is in the population and would be in the population for a very long time', said Kang

Covid 'getting worse, not better' in North Korea, says WHO's Mike Ryan

A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is getting worse, not better, despite the secretive country's recent claims