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DATA STORY: India's fewest Covid deaths in a day since June 10, lowest jump in cases since July 2

India's active cases now under 300,000, at lowest since July 12; Kerala now worst-hit state by active cases, accounts for 21% of total; Delhi reports fewest daily Covid case addition since Aug 18

New Covid-19 strain: Maharashtra imposes night curfew from Dec 22 to Jan 5

The institutional quarantining of the travellers from these countries will begin from Monday itself

LIVE: Night curfew in Maharashtra's municipal corporation areas till Jan 5

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,899,352, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 909,469, Andhra Pradesh 878,723, Tamil Nadu 806,000, and Kerala 705,869

Covid vaccination in January? Govt shares priority and safety plans

Covid-19: Health Ministry calls urgent meeting to discuss new virus strain

A number of European countries have banned flights from the UK as the British government warned that the potent new strain of the virus was "out of control"

DATA STORY: Delhi adds 1,091 Covid cases, fewest in a day since Aug 25

India on Sunday conducted 899,834 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 162,098,329. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.7%

Worst is over concerning Covid-19 in India: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

"At a personal level, I think that the worst is over concerning the Covid-19 situation." But we need to strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour, he said

Centre preparing for Covid-19 vaccine with states for 4 months: Vardhan

For the past four months, the union government has been preparing with the state governments for Covid-19 vaccine at the state, district, and even at the block level, he said

No one can be forced to take Covid-19 vaccine, govt will educate: Vardhan

"The government will reach out to people to get their vaccines but if someone does not want to take the vaccine, they cannot be forced," he said

Coronavirus LIVE: Wearing masks mandatory for next 6 mnths, says Thackeray

Coronavirus live updates: Kerala reported the maximum number of new cases in the country on Saturday with 6,293 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours.

DATA STORY: Delhi reports fewest new Covid cases since Aug 25; recovery rate at 96.65%

India on Saturday conducted 1,107,681 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 161,198,495. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.4%

DATA STORY: India's Covid-19 tally tops 10 mn; recovery rate at 95.46%

India on Friday conducted 1,172,168 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 160,090,814. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.1%

Coronavirus LIVE: US Vice President Mike Pence gets vaccine in public event

The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 75,223,151. While 52,805,160 have recovered, 1,666,988 have lost their lives

Covid vaccination voluntary, those already infected can also get the jab

A detailed FAQ released by health ministry has also addressed issues on suitability in co-morbid cases, delivery procedure among other things

India's Covid-19 tally rises to over 9.9 million with 22,890 new infections

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 9,979,000 with 22,890 new infections being reported in a day, while total recoveries crossed the 9.5 million mark, according to the Union Health Ministry

DATA STORY: Delhi adds 1,363 Covid-19 cases, fewest in a day since Sep 1

India on Thursday conducted 1,113,406 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 158,918,646. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.1%

Why avoiding a nation-wide two-child policy is the right decision

Health ministry has said that it will not implement a mandatory two-child policy by denying government jobs, subsidies and certain rights to larger families

India pursued scientific evidence-based to tackle Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

India recognised the Covid-19 threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach to combat the situation, said Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health

Number of Indians hesitant to take Covid-19 vaccine rise, survey shows

Many Indians appear hesitant to get vaccinated for Covid-19 as infections have fallen sharply since a mid-September peak and some people are worried about possible side-effects, according to a survey

India will have to spend $1.8 bn on Covid-19 vaccines in Phase 1: Report

India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme