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India makes negative COVID test mandatory for passengers transiting through China, 5 other places
•The test must be conducted within 72 hours of undertaking the journey to India and the negative report from the RT-PCR test has to be uploaded on the Air Suvidha portal before departure
COVID-19: 2,527 new infections push India's tally of cases to 4.3 crore; positivity rate at 0.04%
•The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.75 per cent, the health ministry said.
COVID-19: India logs 1,247 cases in last 24 hrs, a 43% dip from yesterday; positivity rate at 0.34%
Fp Staff •An increase of 318 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
India records 27,409 new COVID-19 infections in 24 hours, active cases decline to 4,23,127
•The active cases comprise 0.99 per cent of the total infections, while the national coronavirus recovery rate has further improved to 97.82 per cent
Dhanush's brother, director Selvaraghavan, tests positive for COVID-19
•Taking to Twitter, director Selvaraghavan urged his fans and followers to mask up and stay safe. His wife Gitanjali tested positive for the virus on Saturday.
COVID-19: India records 90,000 fresh cases, 56% higher than Wednesday; Omicron spreads but hospitalisation still low
Fp Staff •The daily count reported today is at least 56 percent higher than yesterday when 58,097 cases were recorded. With this, the overall caseload rose to 3,51,09,286, while the toll climbed to 4,82,876
As Omicron variant spreads across the world, India's third dose policy may become reality in 14 days
Fp Staff •India has so far not reported a case of the new COVID-19 variant, which was first detected in South Africa's Botswana on 11 November 11
India's new rules for international flyers kick in from today as new COVID-19 variant Omicron spreads
Fp Staff •Cases of Omicron, deemed as a 'variant of concern' by the World Health Organization, have been detected in countries across the globe — spanning from United Kingdom to Japan
No need for booster dose for now, third COVID wave of magnitude compared to first two unlikely, says AIIMS chief
•On the need for a booster dose, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said there is no surge in cases as such at the moment which suggests that vaccines are still protecting against coronavirus.
India story is not over yet: Fast global aid indicates world wants New Delhi's resurgence
Samir Saran And Harsh V Pant •For all the challenges India has faced in the last few weeks, news of the demise of the India Story are greatly exaggerated