Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 31 (ANI): Mumbai Police on Friday prohibited people from visiting beaches, open grounds, sea faces, promenades, gardens, parks or similar public places from 5 pm to 5 am till January 15 in view of rising cases of COVID-19 and its Omicron variant.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 31 (ANI): Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development Yashomati Thakur tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Delhi reported 1,796 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, witnessing its highest single-day spike in cases since May 22, said the state health department on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): India's cereal exports continue to surge notwithstanding the disruption of global supplies because of the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Centre on Friday called upon states and union territories to consider anyone with fever, headache, sore throat, breathlessness, body ache as a suspect case of COVID-19 and conduct tests.
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The effectiveness of heterologous vaccine doses against new COVID-19 variants is likely to come in six weeks after the trial in the Christian Medical College, Vellore, said top virologist, Dr Gagandeep Kang, on Friday.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], December 31 (ANI): Gurugram reported 13 new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday, as per the state health department.
Chandigarh [India], December 31 (ANI): UT Adviser Dharampal took stock of preparedness, on Friday by inspecting the mini COVID care centres in Chandigarh, said an official statement.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 31 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, the state government on Friday informed that metro trains and theatres will operate with 50 per cent sitting capacity till January 10.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 31 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said stringent measures have been taken to control the cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the state, adding that effective measures will be taken to ramp up healthcare infrastructure
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 31 (ANI): Arjun Kapoor and his girlfriend, Malaika Arora, who won't be together for the New Year celebration as the former is COVID positive, have shared social media wishes on the occasion.