Covid LIVE: TN extends curbs till Jan 31; Karnataka CM tests positive

People in Tamil Nadu not to be allowed in all places of worship between January 14 and January 18

7:29 PM

Delhi reports 19,166 new Covid cases

7:04 PM

Delhi restaurants closed for dine-in, takeaways allowed

6:35 PM

Amarinder's Punjab Lok Congress party gets hockey stick and ball as the election symbol

6:09 PM

Kerala reports 5,797 new Covid cases

5:27 PM

146 new Omicron cases in Karnataka

5:24 PM

Haryana Govt shuts down all schools and colleges till January 26

5:12 PM

Kerala's Omicron case tally reaches 345

4:27 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for Covid

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5%-10% of active cases needed hospitalisation so far, says govt

3:03 PM

Andhra Pradesh CM announces night curfew

2:14 PM

Around 1,000 Delhi Police personnel test positive for Covid

2:03 PM

Dining at Delhi restaurants may be discontinued, says report

1:55 PM

University exams in Tamil Nadu postponed indefinitely

University semester exams in Tamil Nadu slated for later this month have been deferred indefinitely due to the Covid-19 situation in the state, the government said on Monday.

 

Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi said the decision has been taken in consultation with Chief Minister M K Stalin who was keen about students' welfare.

 

"All university exams are being deferred indefinitely due to the surging covid numbers. The revised schedule will be announce later," he told reporters here.

1:51 PM

Sports Authority of India decides to close 67 training centres

1:11 PM

UK not yet in a position to live with Covid-19: Minister

There is still pressure on British hospitals and the country is not yet in a position to say it can live with COVID-19, senior minister Michael Gove said on Monday. Asked how long rapid tests would be provided for free, Gove, who is housing minister, said that they were a vital tool in curbing a pandemic that was not yet over.