COVID-19: Latest Updates- Active cases climb to 5,606 in Andhra Pradesh

COVID-19: Mumbai registers sharp dip in cases with 13,648 fresh infections

Active COVID-19 cases climb to 5,606 in Andhra Pradesh

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh shot past the 5,000-mark to touch 5,606 as 984 fresh infections were reported on Monday, a health bulletin said.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday, January 19 tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms.

No time limit set for operationalisation of Covid vaccination centres: Govt

The Centre on Monday made it clear to states and UTs that no time limit has been set for the operationalisation of Covid vaccination centres, and that they can operate till 10 pm daily based on availability of human resources and infrastructure.

Attendance at marriages, funerals capped at 50 persons in view of Omicron spread: Kerala CM

n view of the rising numbers of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed that the number of attendees at weddings and funerals be limited to a maximum of 50 people.

The decision was taken at the COVID review meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, a state government release said.

Uzbekistan tightens Covid restrictions

Uzbekistan is tightening Covid pandemic restrictions as the first case of Omicron variant was confirmed in the country, the Health Ministry said.

A foreign citizen who arrived in Uzbekistan on January 7 was confirmed to be infected with the Omicron variant, the Ministry said, noting that pandemic restrictions, such as wearing masks, keeping social distance and checking body temperatures, will be tightened, reports Xinhua news agency.

Don't become 'Corona agents', Thackeray warns reckless people

In an unusually tough statement, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday warned reckless people "not to become Corona agents" by flouting norms and risking the lives of others as the third wave of the pandemic has set in the state massively.

Sports Authority of India decides to close 67 training centres across country in view of rising COVID-19 cases

Sports Authority of India (SAI) has decided to close 67 training centres across country in view of rising COVID-19 cases.

BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore tests positive for COVID-19

BJP leader and former Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore tested positive for COVID-19.

The MP informed about the COVID-19 positive report on Monday with a Tweet. Rathore added that he has mild symptoms and has isolated himself.

COVID-19: India reports 1.79 lakh cases, 146 deaths; to begin administering precautionary doses

India saw a single-day rise of 1,79,723 coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 3,57,07,727, including 4,033 cases of the Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so far, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Monday.

The administration of 'precaution dose' of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare, frontline workers and those above 60 years in the country also began on Monday.

With Agency Inputs.