Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Amid the rapid spread of Covid-19 and Omicron infections, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday announced shutting all schools from Class 1 to 9 and Class 11. Classes 10 (SSC) and 12 (HSC) will not be…

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Existing vaccines are not as effective against Omicron as they were against the original virus, and thus boosters may help enhance immunity, health experts said here. The Omicron variant, being highly transmissible,…

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) As many as 84 per cent cases of Covid seen in the last two days of December 2021 are of the Omicron variant, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Monday, but stressed that there was no need to panic. Of total…

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The vaccination for children aged between 15 and 18 began amid a surge in Covid-19 infections on Monday. Over 16 lakh teens have been vaccinated so far on the first day of vaccination, as per the government's CoWin…

Puducherry, Jan 3 (IANS) The Public health department of Puducherry will vaccinate children in the 15-18 age group within 15 days of the commencement of the vaccination on Monday. Chief Minister N. Rangasamy inaugurated the vaccination…

Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Numaish, the popular annual trade fair of Hyderabad, has been suspended till January 10 in view of the curbs imposed by Telangana government to check the spread of Covid-19. Authorities on Sunday night ordered…

Jaipur, Jan 3 (IANS) In view of rising Covid-19 cases, the Rajasthan government has announced new curbs under which schools for students till class VIII will remain closed in the district till January 9. However, in other places, the…

Bhopal, Jan 2 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has reported 151 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while total active cases in the state have risen to 647. The state has so far reported as many as 11 cases of Omicron variant of the coronavirus,…

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Expressing concern over growing trajectory of the coronavirus and Omicron infections in some states, the Centre has decided to organise nine Centres of Excellence (CoE) webinars on clinical management of Covid cases.…

Moscow, Jan 2 (IANS) Vaccine and vaccination have topped the list of the most popular words used on social media this year, media reports said. According to the Medialogia information and analytical system, vaccine or vaccination were used…