COVID 19

COVID-19 spike: Mumbai's Oval Maidan to be closed from February 26

No sports or other activities will be allowed at the recreational ground in south Mumbai till further orders, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Co...

Home quarantine norms breach among reasons for COVID-19 surge: Officials

"We are helpless as people are not following the basic guidelines for home quarantine after discharge from hospitals post recovery or after...

COVID-19 situation in Assam under control: Himanta Biswa Sarma

“After detection of two positive cases in the teacher of a private school in Guwahati it is speculated that cases have increased. However, ...

COVID-19: Hotels, eateries to stay shut in Nagpur on weekends

In a revised order, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has informed that restaurants, hotels and eateries along with shops will remain ...

Maharashtra: 11 of Chhagan Bhujbal's staffers test positive for Covid-19

Eleven staffers of district guardian minister Chhagan Bhujbal, including his driver and body guard, have tested positive for Covid but repo...

COVID-19: India records 13,742 new cases, 104 fatalities

India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,10,30,176. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,07,26,702...

Over 1.19 crore healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19: Govt

The beneficiaries include 64,71,047 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose, 13,21,635 HCWs who have taken the second dose ...

Maharashtra COVID-19 surge: Night curfew in Aurangabad till March 8

Police Commissioner Nikhil Gupta told reporters that the decision was taken after district, civic and police officials held a meeting durin...

Covid-19: Kerala CM complains to Modi about Karnataka's border restrictions

This has put students, trucks carrying essential commodities and patients arriving in Karnataka for medical treatment to hardship at the in...

Punjab orders fresh curbs on indoor, outdoor gatherings as COVID-19 cases rise

Chairing a virtual review meeting of the COVID-19 situation in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh issued orders to limit indoor gatheri...

Covid Spike: Step up vaccinations

The spike in Covid-19 cases last week has underscored the need for continued vigilance and a rapid scaling up of vaccinations. India may ha...

Opposition should talk carefully about COVID-19 crisis: Shiv Sena

An editorial in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Tuesday said after Thackeray's comments, BJP leader Pravin Darekar remarked that the ...

COVID-19 protocols: Karnataka closes borders with Kerala again

Long queues of vehicles could be seen in the border areas since morning as Karnataka authorities sealed many roads including national highw...

Maharashtra: New curbs announced in Pune amid rise in COVID-19 cases

Schools, colleges and private coaching classes will remain closed till February 28, while hotels and restaurants will have to shut their es...

COVID-19 spike in Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar cancels all public events

​​On Sunday, Maharashtra reported 6,971 new coronavirus cases, raising the state's infection tally to 21,00,884. The state also reported 35...

India witnesses rise in COVID-19 active cases

Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 6,281. It is followed by Kerala with 4,650 while Karnataka reported 490 new ...

COVID-19: Government issues fresh SOPs for offices

​Work can resume after disinfection has been completed as per laid down protocols, the standard operating procedures (SOPs), which were iss...