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Israeli PM Bennett's India visit postponed after testing positive for Covid

Bennett had tested positive for Covid-19 Sunday evening

DDMA to meet on Thursday to discuss coronavirus situation in Delhi

The DDMA meeting to be held at 3.30 pm on March 31 will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal

Reflection of time

Health care firms played a vital role during the pandemic

Gujarat reports five new COVID-19 cases, active cases down to 150

Gujarat on Tuesday reported five new coronavirus infections but no pandemic-related deaths, the health department said.

MP records 18 new Covid-19 cases, zero death; active tally at 152

The Covid-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 10,41,083 on Tuesday after detection of 18 new cases, while no new death linked to infection was reported in the state, health department official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 42 fresh cases and one death

Karnataka on Tuesday registered 42 fresh Covid-19 cases and one fatality, taking the total to 39,45,401 and 40,052 respectively, till date

Andhra Pradesh records only 5 fresh Covid-19 cases, lowest in a day

Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday registered only five fresh cases of Covid-19, the lowest number in a day since the outbreak of pandemic two years ago

Kerala records 424 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths in a day

As many as 17,846 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Citing WHO data, Centre says India has 'lowest' Covid deaths per mn people

Accordingly, all states/UTs report cases and deaths to the health ministry and the same is also put in public domain on a regular basis

Shanghai lockdown tests 'zero-Covid' limits, shakes markets

The Shanghai lockdown stands to become the largest of any city in China's campaign against the virus

Rajnath holds telephonic conversation with Israeli defence minister

The telephonic talks came shortly after Israel announced the postponement of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's visit to India.

Data story: India reports 1,259 new cases; death toll rises to 521,070

India has so far administered 1,835,390,499 vaccine doses. That is 4266.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 130.85 per cent of its population

Hong Kong's Covid death toll leads some to eco-friendlier coffins

Hong Kong's deadliest coronavirus outbreak has cost about 6,000 lives this year and the city is now running out of coffins.

Coronavirus will now be classified as 'endemic' disease in Spain

Covid-19 in Spain will now be classified as an "endemic" disease -- one that will be consistently present rather than one for which there is a definite end.

Approval of Joe Biden's handling of economy declining, shows new poll

A new polls has revealed that the approval of Biden's handling of the economy was declining as the cost of living has jumped to become Americans' most important issue

Omicron variant wipes out Delta completely in Tamil Nadu Covid cases

A report of the state public health department said that 68.4 per cent of all whole-genome sequenced samples were of the BA.2 variant while 15.2 per cent were of the BA.1.1 variant.

Shanghai again tightens Covid-19 lockdown on second day of curbs

Shanghai, China's most populous city, on Tuesday again tightened the first phase of a two-stage COVID-19 lockdown, asking some residents to stay indoors unless

India records 1,259 cases of Covid-19 in 24 hrs, 35 new fatalities

India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 4,30,21,982 on Tuesday with 1,259 fresh cases, while the number of active cases of the infection further declined to 15,378

US Covid vaccinations hit 2-yr low amid Omicron sub-variant surge

The seven-day average number of administered vaccine doses over the past week was a 27.1 decrease from the previous week, according to data of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Asian shares gain as BOJ defends ultra-easy stance, oil price eases

Japanese shares led gains in Asian stocks on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan defended its ultra-easy stance, while oil slid on fears of lower demand from China as Shanghai applied a "zero-COVID" strategy