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Lithuania ends Covid emergency status, changes management strategy

The decision was made following a steady decline in the number of new cases and hospital admissions, reports Xinhua news agency

India reports 3,688 new Covid-19 cases, 50 deaths in last 24 hours

The weekly positivity rate stood at 0.66 per cent, the daily positivity rate reported a marginal rise at 0.74 per cent.

Canadian police face off with protesters opposed to Covid mandates

Big-rig trucks attempted to make their way to Parliament Hill as part of the Rolling Thunder rally, organised by Freedom Fighters Canada, a group dedicated to speaking out against COVID-19 mandates

Impact of Covid 'is down but not out', do not be careless: Health experts

"It is important for all to take adequate precautions to curb the impact of the virus. It is observed that if the cases rise in an area, there is a chance that another variant exists"

Mizoram reports 107 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours

The single-day positivity rate increased to 35.79 per cent from 16.14 per cent on the previous day as the fresh cases were detected from 299 samples tested

Pfizer's anti-Covid pill Paxlovid could be available in India next week

This assumes significance as Covid cases are on the rise in the country, especially in the National Capital Region (NCR)

Tamil Nadu takes stringent measures to tackle rising Covid cases

The health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and violators will be charged with a fine of Rs 500

Serum CEO Poonawalla warns against return to business-as-usual approach

He pointed out that there is rising vaccine fatigue among the public as the main reason for the low off-take of the vaccines

Wearing masks now mandatory in Tamil Nadu, violators to be fined Rs 500

The Department said the decision was taken considering the rising cases of Covid-19 in the country, especially in Delhi

As coronavirus cases rise, is Delhi heading towards a fourth wave?

Covid 4th wave in Delhi: The positivity rate has increased in the last seven days from 2.39 percent on April 14 to 4.71 percent on April 21

WHO says new Covid cases, deaths declined globally again in last week

Nearly 5.59 million cases were reported between April 11 and 17, 24% fewer than in the previous week

Covid booster shots won't be mandatory for all, says K Srinath Reddy

As cases of Covid-19 are rising in India, Business Standard's Bhaswar Kumar spoke to K Srinath Reddy, president of Public Health Foundation of India, about how the fourth wave is likely to play out

Brazilian govt lifts coronavirus-related public health emergency

Brazil declared a state of emergency to fight coronavirus in March, 2020

Covid concerns return with cases on the rise; DDMA may make masks mandatory

As on April 16, Delhi-NCR accounted for 52.5 per cent of the country's total cases - up from 11.8 per cent on April 1

Kerala records 331 new Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours

Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases at 69, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 48 cases and Kottayam 43

Omicron variant 'less severe' than Delta for children below 5: Study

The study, published in the journal 'JAMA Pediatrics', also showed that the Omicron variant is 6-8 times more infectious than the Delta variant

Sudden lifting of curbs not wise: Covid-19 task force Member

Dr Sunila Garg said that there should be an integrated approach on lifting the Covid restrictions

'Kids below 12 yrs who are at high risk can be considered for Covid vax'

Children mostly have mild Covid infection but those who are at high risk and have comorbidities can experience complications

Kerala logs 418 fresh Covid-19 cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 113 cases, followed by Kottayam (70) and Thiruvananthapuram (58)

Active Covid-19 cases drop below 500 in Andhra Pradesh

The latest health bulletin said 51 infected persons got cured in the 24 hours ending at 9 am on Tuesday while no deaths due to the virus were reported