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India likely to witness sharp spike in COVID cases in coming days; vaccina
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): With the high transmissibility of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, India is likely to witness a sharp spike in the number of cases in the coming days, however, following COVID appropriate behaviour and vaccination could help contain the spread of the d
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Tamil Nadu extends COVID-19 restrictions till January 31
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 10 (ANI): Tamil Nadu government on Monday extended COVID-19 restrictions till January 31 in order to contain the transmission of the virus.
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COVID appropriate behaviour, vaccination main shields against all mutation
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Noting that there has been a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases across India, a health expert has advised people to follow COVID appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated saying that precaution is the only important thing to protect ourselves from the virus and
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Around 1,000 Delhi Police personnel test COVID-19 positive
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): About 1,000 Delhi Police personnel have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, amidst a surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, police said on Monday.
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SC dismisses plea for action against China for spreading COVID-19 virus as
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea alleging that China is deliberately spreading the COVID-19 virus as a biological weapon.
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Omicron less pathogenic than delta, beta variants, quarantining not justif
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), January 10 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, the top most medical authority in defence forces has come out with a policy on testing and quarantine in services which says that the infection caused Omicron variant of coronavirus is less pathogenic t
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Third wave will have sharp rise in Jan end, but sharp decline in mid-March
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 10 (ANI): Amid surge in COVID-19 infections in the country, IIT Kanpur professor Manindra Agrawal on Monday stated that the peak of the infection will hit the nation in the January-end. He also said that the virus cases will overtake the cases recor
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Karachi witnesses harrowing spike in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, experienced an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases, with the virus positivity ratio reaching over 15% on Saturday, said the authorities from the Sindh health department.
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Over 300 Delhi Police personnel test COVID positive
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): As the surge in COVID cases grips the national capital, over 300 Delhi Police personnel, including the Public Relations Officer (PRO) and Additional Commissioner Chinmoy Biswal have tested positive for the virus.
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Venkaiah Naidu reviews situation after over 400 Parliament staff test posi
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Soon after 402 staff of Parliament were tested COVID-19 positive ahead of the budget session of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has reviewed the situation and directed that necessary measures be taken to contain the spread of the v
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Prateik Babbar recovers from COVID-19, shares his ordeal with virus
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 8 (ANI): Actor Prateik Babbar, on Saturday, revealed that he tested positive for coronavirus on the very first day of 2022.
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Four actors from TV show 'Pandya Store' get COVID-19 positive
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Omicron scare, several actors have contracted the virus. Now, on Friday, Alice Kaushik, Akshay Kharodia, Simran Budharup and Mohit Parmar from Star Plus show 'Pandya Store' have been tested positive for coronavirus.
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