 | Singapore PM tests COVID-19 negative, returns to work on MondayLee said doctors prescribed him the antiviral medication Paxlovid because of his age, adding that his most recent COVID-19 vaccine booster was in November. |
 | No student will be denied free travel: Official30 lakh pupils to benefit from bus passes. |
 | Active Covid cases in country dip to 4,972The death toll has increased to 5,31,864 with five deaths, which includes three deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. |
 | 148 students in four Jharkhand schools test positive for COVID-19All the students were isolated as per Coronavirus protocol and the school premises were completely sanitised. |
 | Kejriwal spent Rs 45 cr on bungalow during Covid, claims BJPThe amount was spent in six trenches between September 9, 2020 to June, 2022, the documents showed. |
 | Noida: 50-year-old COVID-positive man with co-morbidities dies, second such death in 2023According to the figures released by the Gautam Buddh Nagar health department on Tuesday, the death toll in the district linked to COVID-19 has now reached 493. |
 | 40% of PM Cares Fund remained unspent till March '22PM Cares Fund also gets exemptions under the Foreign Currency Regulation Act (FCRA), and is allowed to receive foreign donations. |
 | Hyderabad has 83,000 unsold housing unitsHowever, developers are also catering to the demand for premium housing by launching projects in the segment, albeit at a lower rate. |
 | 10,112 fresh Covid cases in IndiaThe death toll climbed to 5,31,329 with 29 fatalities, including seven reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. |
 | CHENNAI: Strengthen Covid-19 surveillance, union health Secretary tells stateMeanwhile, on Friday the state reported 528 positive cases and two deaths and the test positivity rate was 7.8%. |
| Odisha government ask districts to track people’s movement on Chhattisgarh border, test for CovidThe direction came after two bordering blocks of Nabarangpur witnessed a spurt in cases in last two weeks. |
 | India records 11,692 new Covid cases, active infections climb to 66,170The death toll has increased to 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. |
 | Odisha government urges people to wear masks amid rise in Covid-19 casesThe Health and Family Welfare has advised people, who are experiencing symptoms like cold, cough, fever and sore throat to isolate themselves and get themselves 19 tested. |
 | Arcovi 19 art exhibition depicts challenges people faced during pandemicThe paintings provide a perception of the different feelings and experiences that the artists underwent throughout the pandemic. |
 | India sees sharp rise in Covid-19 cases with 40 deaths in a day, highest since last AugustDefence Minister Rajnath Singh was among those who tested positive for Covid-19. The minister is currently under home quarantine with mild symptoms. |
 | Evacuated Indian mountaineer Baljeet Kaur has Covid; to embark on next climb after recoveryKaur, 27, was found alive on Tuesday, a day after she went missing near Camp IV of Mt Annapurna while descending from the summit point. |
| Odisha logs 377 Covid-19 cases, TPR close to 6 per centHealth officials urged people to follow Covid appropriate behaviour alerting that the cases may rise further. |
 | COVID-19 positivity rate jumps to 4.38% in VishakhapatnamMeanwhile, panic gripped the city after reports emerged that a 21-year-old suspected Covid patient had died. |
| Maintain strict vigil on Covid-19 situation: PMO at high-level meeting as cases surgeThe majority of cases are being reported in eight states -- Kerala, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Rajasthan |
 | Covid-19 surge: Test positivity rate touches 8.40 per cent, the first time since Feb last yearIndia is showing a surge in Covid-19 cases, with the test positivity rate (TPR) -- a vital marker in assessing the spread of an outbreak -- touching 8.40% on April 16. |
