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India logs 1,270 fresh COVID-19 cases, recovery rate jumps to 98.75%
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.29 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 0.26 per cent, according to the health ministry.

India records 1,421 fresh COVID-19 cases, recovery rate jumps to 98.75%
The last 24 hours saw a total of 6,20,251 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 78.69 crore cumulative tests

Why manufacturing licence of Remdesivir was not given to pharmaceutical PSUs, asks Parliamentary panel
Since Remdesivir has been included in the National Treatment Protocol as an optional drug in curing critical coronavirus patients, the committee recommended that the Centre conduct scientific studies to check the efficacy of the drug and asked it to explore possibilities to manufacture COVID essential drugs by PSUs under it

COVID vaccination pace slowed down in India as most target beneficiaries covered, says Centre
States and UTs have been advised to review programme coverage and vaccine wastage on a daily basis and redistribute the vaccine stock for their optimal utilisation

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


Omicron News Updates: Schools across Maharashtra to reopen for all classes from 24 Jan, says Varsha Gaikwad
Omicron News LIVE Updates: The decision comes in the wake of cases rising across the state, 43,697 cases on Wednesday, and ebbing in the city of Mumbai

Omicron News LIVE Updates: Govt panel recommends market approval for Covaxin, Covishield but with conditions
Omicron News LIVE Updates: The recommendations will be sent to the Drugs Controller General of India for final approval. Covishield and Covaxin were granted emergency use authorisation on 3 January, 2021

Actor Nafisa Ali, singer Arijit Singh and Four More Shots Please fame Maanvi Gagroo are COVID-19 positive; details here
Some other prominent celebrities who got infected with the virus in December and January are Kareena Kapoor Khan, Amrita Arora, Arjun Kapoor, John Abraham, Ekta Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, Nora Fatehi, Alaya F, and Rhea Kapoor, among others.

India announces new guidelines, makes seven-day quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals from 11 January
As per the new guidelines, international travellers from 'countries at risk' will have to submit samples for COVID testing at the point of arrival

COVID-19 on rise: Omicron in 84% of Delhi samples, fresh curbs in Goa as positivity rate hits 10.7%
New Year celebrations and the new COVID-19 variant has driven up the caseload in the national capital and the western coastal state

COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 15-18 begins; over 16 lakh teens already given first dose
The process to administer coronavirus vaccines to children comes amid a rapid rise in infections fuelled by the Omicron variant