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Outstation passengers wait in a queue to undergo COVID-19 test at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj terminus, in Mumbai (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

India records 2.85 lakh new coronavirus infections, active cases...

A reduction of 13,824 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

26 Jan 2022 4:49 AM

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

India reports 2.82 lakh new infections, active COVID cases highest in...

There has been an 0.79 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Tuesday, the ministry said

19 Jan 2022 5:11 AM

A medical staff checks the body temperature of an arriving passenger at a railway station during a mandatory Covid-19 coronavirus screening in Mumbai (Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)

Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 230 days

There has been an 8.31 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Monday, the ministry said

18 Jan 2022 5:13 AM

Maya Goode, a COVID-19 technician, performs a test on Jessica Sanchez outside Asthenis Pharmacy in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain

At the same time, experts warn that much is still uncertain about how the next phase of the pandemic might unfold

12 Jan 2022 5:11 AM

People walk past a Covid-19 testing station on January 4, 2022, in New York. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warns

Britain on Tuesday faced warnings of an impending hospital crisis due to staff shortages caused by a wave of Omicron...

5 Jan 2022 4:57 AM

A Covid-19 infected patient rests on her bed inside a Covid care centre of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) village, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Weekend curfew imposed in Delhi as COVID cases escalate

According to the latest government data, only 420 (4.65 per cent) of the 9,029 beds in Delhi hospitals are occupied

4 Jan 2022 8:01 AM

Volunteers hand out boxes of Covid-19 antigen Lateral Flow Tests (LFT), in north east London on January 3, 2022. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)

Omicron cases are hitting highs, but new data puts end in sight

A combination of widespread immunity and numerous mutations have resulted in a virus that causes far less severe disease

4 Jan 2022 5:26 AM

Nurses prepare a COVID-19 vaccination ward for children in the age group of 15 to 18 years, at Thane Civil Hospital on Saturday. (PTI)

Government asks states to set up makeshift hospitals

Mansukh Mandaviya requested people to register eligible children in their families for vaccination for children that...

2 Jan 2022 3:11 AM

A Municipal Corporation worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary inside a Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport bus, during a special vaccination drive for residents of Kopar Khairane, in Navi Mumbai. (PTI)

India fared better than others in managing Omicron-driven Covid surge,...

With 3,536 cases reported on an average in the week ending March 15, India contributed to only 0.21 per cent of global...

17 March 2022 7:17 AM