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  India reports 3,962 new COVID cases, 26 deaths in last 24 hours

  India | June 04, 2022 12:47 IST

  The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 22,416, the health ministry data showed today. The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

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  COVID 19: India reports 2,338 new cases, 19 deaths in last 24 hours

  India | May 31, 2022 9:18 IST

  According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 85,04,41,292 samples have been tested up to May 30 for COVID-19. Of these, 3,63,883 samples were tested on Monday.

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  India records 2,022 fresh Covid cases, 46 deaths in last 24 hours

  India | May 23, 2022 9:27 IST

  The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 14,832, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 14,955.

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  Omicron effect: China’s economy takes a hit as big cities reel under lockdowns

  India | May 17, 2022 5:00 IST

  China, which prides itself on stamping out Covid-19 after it broke out at Wuhan in December 2019 before it became a pandemic causing havoc around the world with millions of deaths, struggled to deal with the “Omicron Tsunami”.

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  Covid-19: India logs 3,451 new cases, 40 deaths in last 24 hours

  India | May 08, 2022 9:57 IST

  An increase of 332 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

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  India logs 3,805 new COVID cases, 22 deaths in last 24 hours

  India | May 07, 2022 11:49 IST

  India reports 3,805 fresh cases, 3,168 recoveries, and 22 deaths in the last 24 hours.

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  Beijing under semi-lockdown to curb Omicron spread; Shuts down most of metros, buses

  World | May 04, 2022 21:09 IST

  Beijing wore a deserted look with people staying indoors as the four-day May Day holidays were set to end on Wednesday. In Shanghai which is under lockdown for over a month, the number of COVID infections fell for the 13th consecutive day.

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  India's Covid positivity rate past 1 per cent again after two months

  India | May 02, 2022 10:29 IST

  India records 3,157 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths in last 24 hours; active caseload at 19,500

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  COVID vaccine fatigue? Complacency, confusion, fear behind reluctance to take booster, says experts

  Health | April 27, 2022 9:24 IST

  COVID-19: For a long time, people were told that full vaccination meant two doses so the term precaution dose added to the confusion, added the former director of the Indian Council for Medical Research's Centre of Advanced Research in Virology. Vaccine fatigue, experts explained, is when people do not take proactive action to get vaccinated.  

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  With rise in Covid cases, 18 more test positive at IIT-Madras

  India | April 22, 2022 16:24 IST

  The Tamil Nadu state government has directed the state health department to test a minimum of 25,000 samples for the virus. Currently, 18,000 samples are tested on a daily basis.

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  Massive jump in India's daily Covid-19 count with 2,183 fresh cases, 214 fatalities

  India | April 18, 2022 10:22 IST

  A decrease of 16 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

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  43 new Covid cases in Noida, 16 of them children

  India | April 15, 2022 11:43 IST

  In the wake of the increasing cases, the health department had on Wednesday issued an advisory on reporting of school students catching COVID-19 or showing its symptoms in a preventive measure against the pandemic.

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  Return of mask mandate in Delhi? Disaster body to decide in crucial meet next week

  India | April 15, 2022 9:36 IST

  Earlier this month, the DDMA decided to withdraw the fine on not wearing face masks at public places. In February, the DDMA lifted all restrictions in the wake of the significant improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the city.

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  India records 2,568 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, slightly higher than yesterday

  India | March 15, 2022 9:53 IST

  The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 33,917 the ministry data showed today. The total death toll in the country is now at 5,15,974. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

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  India records 2,503 fresh Covid cases, 27 deaths; recovery rate stands at 98.7%

  India | March 14, 2022 9:27 IST

  The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 36,168 the ministry data showed today. The total death toll in the country is now at 5,15,877. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

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  Reports claiming Covid mortality higher than official counts are ill informed: Govt

  India | February 17, 2022 18:32 IST

  The date of cases and deaths due to Covid are being put in public domain on a daily basis since start of the pandemic, and similarly all states, including districts, are releasing regular bulletins with all details on a daily basis which is also in public domain, govt said.

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  India's first mRNA vaccine under final trials: Dr V.K. Paul

  India | February 10, 2022 19:05 IST

  Indian Council of Medical Research Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava, said that this is another vaccine which really establishes that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine superpower.

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  Covid curbs relaxed in Bihar as cases drop; CM announces reopening of schools, colleges | Details

  India | February 06, 2022 16:29 IST

  Public spaces like cinema halls, clubs, gyms, stadiums, swimming pools, restaurants will operate at 100% capacity.

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  Madhya Pradesh removes restriction on number of wedding guests as Covid cases decline

  India | February 05, 2022 12:13 IST

  Due to a spike in coronavirus positive cases, the state government had capped the number of people attending weddings at 250 starting January 15.

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  India opens up as Covid cases dip, curbs relaxed in THESE states | Check details

  India | December 15, 2022 15:15 IST

  Schools will soon resume for physical classes in states like West Bengal, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and Puducherry.