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New Delhi : Amid a surge in Coronavirus cases, the Delhi government on Tuesday decided to impose a weekend curfew from January 8.During weekdays, the metros and buses will run at full seating capacity with strict adherence to Covid-19…

Paris : French researchers have detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian origin, and have temporarily named it as 'IHU'.The new variant from the lineage named B.1.640.2 is believed to have infected 12 people in the country,…

New Delhi : With 192 new cases of highly transmissible Covid variant Omicron detected in the last 24 hours, India's Omicron tally on Tuesday rose to 1,892 cases.With 127 Omicron infected people discharged in the last 24 hours, a total 766…

Chandigarh : Nearly 100 students and resident doctors of the Government Medical College in Patiala in Punjab have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Tuesday.The district administration has asked all students staying at the…

Chandigarh : With the spike in Covid-19 cases, Punjab on Tuesday imposed statewide night curfew daily from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and ordered closure of all educational institutions till January 15.The educational institutions include the…

Washington : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters to children aged 12 to 15.On Monday, the FDA also shortened the time for booster shots…

Panaji : Out of the nearly 2,000 passengers travelling onboard a Mumbai-Goa luxury cruiseliner, 66 have tested positive for Covid, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday.The minister also said that four persons across the state have…

New Delhi : Amid rising Omicron cases, the Centre on Monday rolled out Covid vaccination for children aged 15-18. Over 4.5 lakh teenagers have, received their first jab against the infectious disease so far.Last week, Prime Minister…

New Delhi : With 175 new cases of the highly-transmissible Omicron Covid-19 variant detected in last 24 hrs, India's tally on Monday rose to 1,700, with Maharashtra and Delhi continuing to be the worst-hit, said the Union Health Ministry.Of…

Varanasi : With a sharp rise in the Covid cases in Varanasi and neighbouring districts in the past few days, officials have contacted the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to restart its temporary Covid hospital in the…