With spike of 46,254 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 83-lakh mark

India’s coronavirus tally crossed 83-lakh mark after new 46,254 infections were reported in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s data on Wednesday. The coronavirus cases in the country continue to decline further but the overall infections reached 83,13,877 including 5,33,787 active cases. With 53,357 new discharges in the […]

At 38,310, India records lowest single-day COVID-19 infections; 490 deaths in 24 hrs

With 38,310 new infections on Tuesday, India’s COVID-19 cases witnessed a dip as less than 40,000 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. The overall tally has surged to 82,67,623. The toll has mounted to 1,23,097 as the country registered 490 new deaths due to the infection. The total active cases stand at 5,41,405 […]

Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice on return from COVID-19 as Juventus beats Spezia

Juventus’ star player Cristiano Ronaldo made an enthralling comeback after recovering from coronavirus as the Portuguese scored twice during the Serie A match against Spezia to hand his side a 4-1 win here on Sunday. “I was sidelined for a long time, despite having no symptoms and feeling fine. Today I went back to doing […]

No mandatory COVID-19 test for travellers who test negative 72 hours prior to arrival: Assam govt

Any person, who has undergone an RT-PCR test for the novel coronavirus within a period of 72 hours prior to arrival in Assam and the result is negative, is not required to undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test or quarantine on arrival, according to a slight modification of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) by the Assam […]

Over 48,000 new cases of COVID-19, 563 deaths in last 24 hours in India

With 48,648 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India’s total number of cases surged to 80,88,851, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday. As per the ministry, the death toll has mounted to 1,21,090 with 563 new deaths in the last 24 hours. The total […]

Mizoram registers first COVID-19 fatality

Mizoram – the only state in the country to have not reported a single Covid death since the pandemic hit several months back, registered its first fatality on Wednesday, as a 66-year-old man with co-morbidities succumbed to the infection. The state’s first death comes amid a seven-day total lockdown in the capital city of Aizawl, […]

Prioritisation has to be done on criteria for COVID-19 vaccination

Amid claims of various state governments that it would provide free COVID-19 vaccinations, the Union government’s expert group on vaccines on Tuesday said that they should wait for a clearer picture to emerge on vaccine prioritisation. “We’ve requested state governments to wait for an overall picture to become clear ad to take a national approach […]

MHA extends guidelines for re-opening, till November 30

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday issued an order extending the guidelines for ‘re-opening’ the country, issued last month, till November 30. The MHA extended the earlier guidelines keeping in mind the ongoing coronavirus phase. “There shall be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods. No separate permission/approval/e-permit […]

15 school students among 58 new COVID-19 patients in Mizoram

Fifty-eight more people, including 15 students of two private schools in Aizawl, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the northeastern state”s caseload to 2,447 on Sunday, a health official said. Aizawl district reported the highest number of new cases at 44, followed by five each in Hnahthial and Kolasib, and two each in […]