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Chandigarh lifts all Covid-19 restrictions, no penalty for not wearing mask

Amid the continuous decline in COVID-19, the Chandigarh administration on Monday lifted all the remaining COVID-19 restrictions including the wearing of masks in public places.As per the order, no penalty would be imposed for not wearing a face mask in public or workplaces from now onwards.However, the administration advised people to adhere to COVID appropriate behaviour including wearing of face mask, hand hygiene and maintaining social distancing."The undersigned in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 22 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, in my capacity as Chairperson, State Executive Committee, State Disaster Management Authority hereby withdraws all the remaining orders/guidelines issued under DM Act, 2005 with immediate effect. No penalty or fine shall be imposed for not wearing of face mask in public/work places. However, the general public is advised to adhere to COVID Appropriate behaviour including wearing of face mask, hand hygiene and maintaining social ...

Data story: India reports 913 new cases; death toll rises to 521,358

India has so far administered 1,847,083,279 vaccine doses. That is 4292.64 per cent of its total caseload, and 131.68 per cent of its population

Covid-19: Maharashtra reports 117 cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 921

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 117 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the state's overall tally to 78,74,394, while two deaths took the toll to 1,47,789, the health department said

Sudden lifting of curbs not wise: Covid-19 task force Member

Dr Sunila Garg said that there should be an integrated approach on lifting the Covid restrictions

'Kids below 12 yrs who are at high risk can be considered for Covid vax'

Children mostly have mild Covid infection but those who are at high risk and have comorbidities can experience complications

India's cumulative Covid vaccination coverage crosses 1.84 mn

The official press release by the Union Ministry added that more than 16 lakh vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm today

Data story: India reports 1,335 new cases; death toll rises to 521,181

India has so far administered 1,843,189,377 vaccine doses. That is 4283.91 per cent of its total caseload, and 131.4 per cent of its population

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 113 new cases and zero fatality

Delhi reported 113 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.49 per cent and zero death due to the viral disease on Thursday, according to data shared by the city health department.

Kerala records 429 fresh Covid-19 cases, six deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 89 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (66) and Kottayam (50)

Data story: India reports fewer than 10,000 new cases in past 7 days

India has so far administered 1,840,655,005 vaccine doses. That is 4278.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 131.22 per cent of its population

Data story: India reports 1,233 new cases; death toll rises to 521,101

India has so far administered 1,838,241,743 vaccine doses. That is 4272.67 per cent of its total caseload, and 131.05 per cent of its population

Reflection of time

Health care firms played a vital role during the pandemic

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

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 26 fresh cases, no fatality

The Covid-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 10,41,065 on Monday after the detection of 26 cases while no death took place in the last 24 hours due to the viral infection, a health official said

Caller tune on Covid likely to stop soon, says report

The Covid caller tune was started two years ago when the pandemic hit the country

Data story: India reports 1,270 new cases; death toll rises to 521,035

India has so far administered 1,832,635,673 vaccine doses. That is 4259.89 per cent of its total caseload, and 130.65 per cent of its population

Govt mulls dropping pre-call announcements on phones after 2 yrs of Covid

Sources DoT has written to Union Health Ministry requesting it to drop these pre-call announcements and caller tunes

Data story: India adds 4,100 deaths as Maharashtra clears backlog

India has so far administered 1,828,768,476 vaccine doses. That is 4251.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 130.38 per cent of its population

Selection-cum-search panel shortlists 3 names for AIIMS director post

The three names shortlisted are Dr Nikhil Tandon, Dr Rajesh Malhotra and Dr Pramod Garg

Gujarat records 26 new Covid cases, zero deaths; active tally below 300

Gujarat recorded 26 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking its overall tally to 12,23,832, while no fresh death linked to the infection was registered in the state, the Health Department said. With no coronavirus death reported during the day, the toll remained unchanged at 10,942, said a release by the Health Department. Also, 30 patients recovered during the last 24 hours, taking the tally of such cases to 12,12,595, it said. The number of active cases in Gujarat now stands at 295, the department said. No new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in the last 24 hours, said an official release. Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 12,23,832 new cases 26, deaths 10,942, discharged 12,12,595, active cases 295, people tested so far - figures not released.