India reported 12,249 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday. Active cases now constitute 0.19 percent of the country’s total positive cases. Active cases in the country now stand at 81,687 with a daily positivity rate of 3.94 percent. […]
WHO approves Biological E Limited as additional manufacturing site for Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
US Embassy in India congratulated Biological E. Limited, a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical and vaccines company for getting approval from WHO as an additional manufacturing site for the Janssen/Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. “Congratulations to @biological_e on its @WHO approval as an additional manufacturing site for the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine! Great […]
Ghulam Nabi Azad tests positive for Covid-19
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has tested positive for COVID-19. Confirming the development, Azad wrote on his Twitter handle today, “I have tested covid positive today and am under home quarantine.” Meanwhile, India has seen a marginal decline in infections in the […]
India witnesses slight dip in Covid-19 cases with 9,923 fresh cases reported in last 24 hrs
With the newly recorded 9,923 fresh cases of Coronavirus infection and 17 deaths due to Covid-19 in the country, India has seen a marginal decline in the infections in the country in the last 24 hours. India on Monday recorded 12,781 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths. According to the Ministry of […]
Ravichandran Ashwin misses flight to England after testing positive for Covid-19
Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin could not board the flight to England after being tested positive for Covid-19. The off-spinner came to Mumbai to travel with the Test team on June 16 but now he is in quarantine. The 35-year-old will only join the Test squad after meeting all protocol requirements. […]
India reported 12,781 new Covid-19 cases, 18 deaths
India reported 12,781 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday. India on Sunday reported 12,899 fresh COVID-19 cases and 15 fatalities. Active cases in the country stand at 76,700 with a daily positivity rate of 4.32 […]
India’s daily Covid-19 cases surpass 13,000 mark for first time in 3 months
COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 13,000-mark for the first time after more than three months, with the country reporting 13,216 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. After a gap of three months, the country witnessed an uptick in the number of COVID-19 […]
India reported over 12,000 Covid-19 cases for 2nd day in a row
India reported over 12,000 fresh COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row by logging in 12,847 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Friday. After a gap of more than three months, India witnessed an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases […]
Fiji reopens border to cruise ships following 2-year ban over Covid-19
Fiji has re-opened its international border to cruise ships with additional measures to reduce risks following a ban of over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All travellers aged 16 years and above, both cruise passengers and crew members, are required to be fully vaccinated with a Fiji-recognized COVID-19 vaccine and a rapid […]
India’s Covid-19 cases cross 12k-mark for 1st time in over 3 months
After a gap of more than three months, India witnessed an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases as the country recorded as many as 12,213 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours. On February 26 this year, India recorded 11,499 COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday, India had already reported […]
India reports 8,822 new Covid-19 cases
India on Wednesday witnessed a new spike in its daily COVID-19 cases with the country reporting 8,822 new infections in the past 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry. The country logged 6,594 fresh infections on Tuesday, around 18 per cent lesser as compared to Monday with 8,084 COVID-19 cases. […]
India reports 6,594 new Covid-19 cases, 8 percent fewer as compared to the day before
India witnessed a huge dip in the COVID-19 cases with the country reporting 6,594 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, around 18 percent fewer as compared to the day before. The country logged 8,084 COVID-19 cases on Monday. This was the third day when India reported more than 8,000 […]
US health secretary tests positive for Covid-19, second time in a month
US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Xavier Becerra, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, the second time for him in less than a month. Becerra took an antigen test in Sacramento, California in the morning and the result was positive, according to HHS spokesperson Sarah Lovenheim. “He is fully vaccinated and boosted […]
SC grants paternal grandparents custody of Covid-19 orphaned child from maternal aunt
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the custody of a five-year-old boy who lost both his parents to COVID-19 last year, to his paternal grandparents, saying that paternal grandparents would better take care of the child than his maternal aunt, as they are “more emotionally attached” to him. A bench of Justices […]
India sees another jump in Covid-19 cases, reports 7,240 infections
India on Thursday witnessed another jump in the daily COVID cases as the country reported 7,240 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. On Wednesday, India saw a rise of nearly 41 percent in the daily COVID cases, as the country […]