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Delta Plus is a mutation of the highly virulent Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2 (B.1.617.2).

Until now, the Government of India’s export policy for COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing kits was ‘free’. It has been changed to restricted with immediate effect.

The decision comes a week after the weekend curfew was relaxed to lift the restrictions imposed on Saturdays.

"Management themselves need, I think, to curtail the kind of expenditures on themselves personally. Recent shareholder action seems to suggest why a section of shareholders share this view and are voting on these lines and I think that's a good development…

"One week institutional quarantine and testing after seven days, irrespective of vaccination or negative RTPCR report, is compulsory for people coming from Kerala," state Revenue Minister R Ashok said.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has made valid and verifiable RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) reports not older than 72 hours of arrival mandatory for all Vaishno Devi pilgrims.

RBI had allowed banks to restructure loans under two frameworks due to the impact of severe Covid-19 waves.

Nigh curfew in the state will also be lifted from tonight. The use of masks and social distancing remain mandatory.

Delhi’s virus number goes up near year end; ICMR's Dr Samiran Panda says that pockets of infection need to be controlled.

The Biocon chief added that added that hospitals are “more prepared this time” and Delta is also not as big a worry as we now know how to deal with it

The sale of oximeters and test kits saw a surge of over 4.4x and 12x in metros.

Schools in the state are currently shut in view of big surge in coronavirus cases in the past fortnight.

India saw a single day jump of 2,68,833 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 240 days. The total tally of the Omicron variant stands at 6,041 cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. There has been a 5.01 per cent increase…

Coronavirus Update | The death toll has climbed to 4,89,848 with 439 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 5.69 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate decreased to 93.07 per cent…

Coronavirus Omicron India Highlights: The cumulative number of anti-COVID vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 165.04 crore, according to the Union health ministry

Coronavirus Omicron India Highlights: The cumulative number of anti-COVID vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 165.7 crore, according to the Union health ministry

The marked decline in the Covid-19 pandemic trajectory in India continues with a fall in active cases as well as test positivity rate. There were only 4 states which registered a rise in active cases in the last 24 hours.

The third COVID19 wave in India, fuelled by the Omicron variant of SARS CoV 2 virus, continues to shrink with remarkable fall in daily new cases and active case load