 | Ask devotees to strictly follow Covid guidelines: Mathura admin to templesThe order comes after a mother-son duo tested positive for the virus after they returned from a function in Ghaziabad. |
 | Sri Lanka exchange halts again after 13 per cent plungeEquities have shed nearly 40 percent of their value since January, with the local currency falling by a similar amount against the greenback in the past month. |
 | Malaria deaths rise in Odisha during COVID-19 pandemicEven as all time low COVID cases can be a reason to heave a sigh of relief, increase in deaths due to malaria poses a worry. |
 | Beijing begins 3-day COVID-19 mass testing of 3.5 million people as Shanghai report 51 deaths in a dayOn Sunday, the city's COVID-19 death toll crossed 100 in the current outbreak. The city reported 51 deaths on Sunday, the highest in a single day, taking the toll to 138. |
 | Covid-19 pandemic has taught Singapore valuable lessons, says PM LeeLee credited Singapore's resilient healthcare system, an effective public health response and a high degree of public trust with making "a big difference" in weathering the pandemic. |
 | Shanghai erects metal barriers in fight against COVID-19China reported 21,796 new community-transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, with the vast majority being asymptomatic cases in Shanghai. |
 | Breakthrough infection with Delta, reinfection with Omicron in individual vaccinated with CovishieldThe findings of the study prove the immune evasion potential of the Omicron variant, even after infection and vaccination, said the researchers. |
 | Beijing goes on high alert to curb Covid clusters; Shanghai reports 39 deaths in a dayPang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, said undetected local transmissions started in the city about a week ago, and involved schools, tour groups, and |
 | Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 15,873The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,19,479, while the case fatality rate was 1.21 per cent. |
 | Boris Johnson returns to UK from India amidst more partygate finesThe Metropolitan Police have been investigating the partygate scandal, which is a looming threat to Johnson's leadership that followed him all the way to Ahmedabad and Delhi this week. |
 | PM Narendra Modi to hold meeting with chief ministers on COVID situation on WednesdayOfficial sources said that Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will make a presentation on the matter. |
 | Delhi reports 1,094 fresh cases of COVID-19, positivity rate rises to 4.82 per centWith the national capital witnessing a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the past few days, the number of active cases of the disease in the city has now increased to 3,705 from 601 on April 11. |
 | Beijing on alert after COVID-19 cases discovered in schoolMainland China reported 24,326 new community-transmitted infections on Saturday, with the vast majority of them asymptomatic cases in Shanghai, where enforcement of a strict "zero-COVID" strategy. |
 | Tiruchy: Three members of family from Canada test positive for COVID, undergo home isolationOfficials said they reached Tamil Nadu from Canada and stayed at the city hotel for five days and are currently undergoing home isolation at Ramalinga Nagar. |
 | Millions of COVID vaccines unsold; stopped production since December 2021: Adar PoonawallaHe also called for speeding up the decision to vaccinate young kids and said if they can be given other immunisation vaccines why not for the COVID-19. |
