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RT-PCR report of passengers from China, 4 other nations must: Official
Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya is expected to visit the Delhi airport on Thursday to take stock of the situation
 "RT-PCR report of passengers from China, 4 other nations must: Official")
Statsguru: Covid-19 fears return; vaccination rates still low in India
Around 50 per cent of people over 60 years of age are fully vaccinated. Vaccination is significantly lower for the rest of the country
 "Statsguru: Covid-19 fears return; vaccination rates still low in India")
'Mask up': PM Modi cautions against complacency at crucial Covid meet
States told to audit Covid-specific facilities, including hospital infrastructure
 "'Mask up': PM Modi cautions against complacency at crucial Covid meet")
Mask up, take the jab, Covid is not over yet, Centre cautions citizens
A new and highly transmissible BF.7 strain of the Omicron variant is behind a widespread surge of Covid infections in China
 "Mask up, take the jab, Covid is not over yet, Centre cautions citizens")
Counting the true death toll
When somebody dies, there may or may not be a medical death certificate
 "Counting the true death toll")
Covid-19: Omicron BA.2.12.1 has mutation akin to Delta, says virologist
Doctors say Covid cases rising, but not very severe patients yet
 "Covid-19: Omicron BA.2.12.1 has mutation akin to Delta, says virologist")
Singapore to further relax Covid restrictions as number of cases decline
Up to 75 per cent of employees will be allowed to return to workplaces. Wearing masks outdoors will be made optional
 "Singapore to further relax Covid restrictions as number of cases decline")
States start easing Covid-19 curbs on way to new normal as cases decline
Government sources have clarified that even if the curbs are lifted, the use of masks would continue
 "States start easing Covid-19 curbs on way to new normal as cases decline")
Covid cases plateauing in parts but keep guard up: Health Ministry
In metros such as Delhi and Mumbai, the positivity rate has been declining over the last week
 "Covid cases plateauing in parts but keep guard up: Health Ministry")
Omicron in community transmission in India, threat level unchanged: INSACOG
So far, 72 per cent of all samples sequenced through INSACOG have been found to be of a Covid-19 variant
 "Omicron in community transmission in India, threat level unchanged: INSACOG")
Restrictions in place, slight fall in India's daily Covid caseload
Rising weekly positivity rate remains a concern, may point to cases going undetected
 "Restrictions in place, slight fall in India's daily Covid caseload")
Tracking multiple coronavirus variants that have been active over time
Variants of concern have been detected across continents but their designations - as a variant of concern - took varying amounts of time
 "Tracking multiple coronavirus variants that have been active over time")
China seals city as it battles worst coronavirus outbreak in months
In Wuhan, mass testing has shown some of its newly reported cases have a high degree of similarity to cases discovered
 "China seals city as it battles worst coronavirus outbreak in months")
Are coronavirus vaccines working? What the real world tells us
Delta, the strain first reported in India in October, is the most worrisome detected so far
Punjab reports 62 new Covid cases; infection tally rises to 599,266
Jalandhar reported 13 new infections, followed by eight in Patiala and seven in Ludhiana
 "Punjab reports 62 new Covid cases; infection tally rises to 599,266")
Maharashtra records 6,126 new coronavirus cases, 195 deaths in a day
Mumbai region reported 952 cases, Nashik 909, Latur 315, Aurangabad 97, Akola 38 and Nagpur region reported 26 cases
 "Maharashtra records 6,126 new coronavirus cases, 195 deaths in a day")
Kerala sees 11,586 new Covid cases, 135 deaths; TPR dips sharply to 10.59%
Currently, there are 1,36,814 people under treatment in the state
 "Kerala sees 11,586 new Covid cases, 135 deaths; TPR dips sharply to 10.59%")
Maharashtra records 6,843 new coronavirus cases, 123 deaths in a day
Kolhapur division saw 1,963 cases during the day including 691 in the Sangli district
 "Maharashtra records 6,843 new coronavirus cases, 123 deaths in a day")
Nashik sees 113 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in past 24 hours
The death toll in the district is 8,494 and the recovery count stands at 3,92,173
 "Nashik sees 113 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in past 24 hours")
Andhra Pradesh reports 2,252 new Covid cases, 15 deaths in past 24 hours
Kurnool, which reported nine and eight cases in the last two days, registered 53 on Sunday
 "Andhra Pradesh reports 2,252 new Covid cases, 15 deaths in past 24 hours")
