Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 17 (ANI): As many as 4,745 of the 23,179 COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours were reported from Pune, the state health department informed on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 17 (ANI): Private sector needs to be further involved in expediting the COVID-19 vaccination program, said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 17 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday called for occupation-based COVID-19 immunisation for judges, students, teachers, administrative officials, and others for the resumption of normal activity.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 17 (ANI): Karnataka on Wednesday reported as many as 1,275 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Delhi reported 536 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which is the highest number of cases since January 1 this year.
Muscat [Oman], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani Health Ministry on Wednesday announced 548 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Sultanate to 148,558, the official Oman News Agency (ONA) reported.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 17 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday ordered the authorities to take all necessary steps to control the spread of coronavirus, which has been on a rise in recent days.
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal, who has tested positive for coronavirus, will be taken to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram for further treatment.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 17 (ANI): Amid the rising COVID-19 cases across the country, the Karnataka government on Wednesday informed that the daily tests of COVID-19 will be increased to one lakh in the state.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 positivity rate in Madhya Pradesh has increased to 4.3 per cent with 54 per cent of the total cases being reported from Indore and Bhopal, informed Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative, under which India has supplied COVID-19 vaccines to 72 nations so far, has raised the country's standing and generated great international goodwill, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar o
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday clarified that the supply of coronavirus vaccines abroad is based on the assessment of adequate availability in the country and that the supply is being done taking into account the requirements of India's vaccination program.