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Mumbai police impose curbs for New Year eve celebrations due to Covid

As people gear up to welcome 2021, the Mumbai police on Wednesday announced a slew of restrictions on gatherings and celebrations on the New Year's eve in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Night curfew imposed in Delhi, no new year celebrations at public places

Ahead of the New Year, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority imposed a night curfew in Delhi, disallowing celebrations and the assembly of over five people at public places in light of the pandemic

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 82.6 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 82.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.80 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

India will have coronavirus vaccine within days, says AIIMS Director

Terming the approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the UK as a "big step forward", AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that India will have the Covid-19 vaccine within days

New Covid-19 strain could have entered India prior to Dec: AIIMS Director

All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that it is a possibility that the new mutation could have been present in the country even in November

Govt working aggressively for Covid-19 vaccination drive: AIIMS Director

The government is aggressively working on the Covid-19 mass vaccination program and there will be no delay in the inoculation process, Dr Randeep Guleria, director AIIMS said

UK at 'critical moment' as 1-day rise in Covid deaths nears 1,000: Johnson

The UK is at a "critical moment" in the fight against Covid as the single-day rise in the death toll neared 1,000 on Wednesday, the largest increase since April, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said

Bengal reports first case of new coronavirus strain first seen in UK

West Bengal has reported its first case of a mutant coronavirus strain that surfaced in the United Kingdom, a senior health official said on Wednesday

India records 20,549 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to over 10.2 mn

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 10, 244,852 with 20,549 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 9.8 million

14 more UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Twenty people who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far, the Union Health Ministry said

Two more contacts of UK returnees test coronavirus positive in Delhi

Two more contacts of people who were found infected with Covid-19 after returning from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the disease, officials said

First case of new coronavirus variant detected in US state Colorado

The US state of Colorado has detected the first known case of the mutated novel coronavirus variant originally found in the United Kingdom, state's Governor Jared Polis said on Tuesday

Daily new Covid cases in India dip below 20,000 for 3rd time this month

The daily new coronavirus infections in India dipped below 20,000 for the third time this month taking the Covid-19 caseload to 10,224,303, while the recoveries crossed 98 lakh

Six UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Six persons who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV2, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday

UK records highest spike in daily novel coronavirus cases at 41,385

Another 41,385 people in the UK have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the highest increase in single-day cases since the onset of the pandemic in the country, according to official figures

Telangana: 1 more UK returnee tests Covid-19 positive, 156 yet to be traced

Amid global concern over the new United Kingdom (UK) Covid-19 strain, one more UK returnee tested positive, taking the number of returnees testing positive to 21 in Telangana

Over 2.1 million in US receive first shots of coronavirus vaccine

Over two million individuals in the United States have received the first of two coronavirus vaccine shots, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data revealed on Monday

Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases surpass 2.64 million: Health authorities

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the African continent has increased to 2,644,112, according to health authorities

Covid-19 positive Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat shifted to hospital

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who had tested positive for Covid-19 recently, was shifted to the Government Doon Medical College after developing fever

Brazil reports 18,479 new Covid-19 cases, taking tally to over 7.4 million

Brazil on Sunday registered 18,479 new Covid-19 cases, bringing its national count to 7,484,285, the country's health ministry said