Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6 (ANI): Mumbai reported 20,181 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the positivity rate to 29.90 per cent, informed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6 (ANI): Amid the massive surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said that while cases are rising in the state, the number of casualties has not increased.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The North East District authorities in the national capital shut down two marketplaces for violating COVID-19 norms, said Sub-Divisional Magistrate on Thursday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 6 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that more restrictions will be put in place if required assuring preparedness with the necessary healthcare infrastructure.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India has come up with fresh Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to deal with the drastic rise in the Covid cases, mostly owing to the Omicron variant. These measures will be strictly implemented at the various National Centres of
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): In view of the surging COVID cases, the Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that it has decided to further refine the scientific prioritisation and coverage of COVID-19 vaccination, including that for children aged 15-18 years and the precaution dose.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Amid a sharp increase in cases of COVID's Omicron variant, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will be holding a review meeting on the infection situation in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday evening, sources informed.
Daman and Diu [India], January 6 (ANI): Due to the spike in coronavirus cases in the Union Territory of Diu, schools for Classes 1 to 8 will remain closed from Thursday.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday called for a sense of urgency in dealing with the new surge in COVID cases and to apply the lessons of the past waves of the pandemic.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 6 (ANI): In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday imposed complete restrictions on non-essential movement in the entire union territory from 9 pm to 6 am.
Ankara [Turkey], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey has reported 66,467 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,718,861, according to its Health Ministry.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 5 (ANI): A spike in COVID-19 cases was witnessed in Karnataka on Wednesday as the state reported 4,246 new cases of the infection with a test positivity rate of 3.33 per cent.