Coronavirus Cases India

Reducing gap, second Covishield dose can be given between 8-16 weeks after first dose, says NTAGI

Presently, the second dose of Covishield is given between 12-16 weeks after the first dose under the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy.

COVID-19 deaths: Plea in Supreme Court wants deadline for seeking ex gratia payment

The government has urged the apex court to determine a deadline before which the claimants of persons who died can approach authorities raising their claims.

COVID-19: Over 3 lakh doses of Corbevax vaccine given to children aged 12-14 years on day 1

The vaccination against COVID-19 in this age group started on Wednesday with Biological E's intramuscular vaccine, two doses of which are to be administered 28 days apart

India logs 2,539 fresh COVID-19 cases, 60 fatalities in past 24 hours

The active cases constitute 0.07 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.73 per cent, the health ministry said.

India logs 3,993 fresh COVID-19 cases, lowest in 662 days

For the first time, since May 2020, the number of active coronavirus cases in the country is below the 50,000 mark

India's daily COVID-19 cases drop below 20,000-mark in nearly 50 days, adds 673 new deaths

The active cases comprise 0.52 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.28 per cent

Centre revises COVID-19 rules for international flyers; no mandatory 7-day home quarantine, ‘at risk’ nations category removed

The new guidelines issued by the health ministry will come into effect from 14 February

PM Modi in Rajya Sabha: 'If there was no Congress there would be no Emergency, no caste politics, Sikh massacre, or problems for Kashmiri Pandits'

As Modi continued his attack on the Congress, its MPs walked out of the Rajya Sabha with Mallikarjun Kharge saying, instead of speaking on the President's Address he accused the Congress

India logs 2,55,874 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate dips; toll climbs to 4.9 lakh

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 15.52 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 17.17 per cent, according to the health ministry.

COVID-19 revised rules: Foreigners coming to India need not stay at isolation centres on testing positive

According to the revised 'Guidelines for International Arrivals' released on Thursday, the new norm will apply from 22 January till further order