India Covid-19

Relatives wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) sit next to a grave of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his funeral at a graveyard in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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India objects to WHO's methodology after report claims 4 million Covid deaths

The New York Times, in its article titled 'India Is Stalling WHO's Efforts to Make Global Covid Death Toll Public', claimed the WHO estimate will show that India's death toll is...

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a mural on a street, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Mumbai, India, January 10, 2022. Photo: Reuters
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India's new Covid-19 rules aim to free up resources but carry risks

CM Mamata Banerjee of TMC at an election rally in Chandipur on Sunday/Photo: Hindustan Times
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Mamata mulls shutting schools, colleges as Covid-19 cases rise in India's West Bengal

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India's Modi calls meeting of state chiefs on fighting Omicron variant

The active cases in India have further declined to 111,481, and have been the lowest in 537 days, according to the Union health ministry.(Reuters file photo)
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Fourth case of Omicron Covid-19 variant detected in India

People get a shot of the Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination drive at Nair Hospital in Mumbai. Photo :ANI via Hindustan Times
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India to scale up Omicron surveillance after second wave horrors

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India's Modi orders review of reopening on Omicron Covid concerns

Devotees flock to catch a glimpse of an idol of the Hindu God Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, as it leaves a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
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Mumbai gets ready to celebrate its biggest festival amid surging coronavirus cases

Doctors wearing protective gear seal a vial after taking a swab from a woman to test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a residential area in Ahmedabad, India, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
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India logs 43,263 fresh Covid infections, active cases rise to just below 400k

3D-printed toy figurines, a syringe and a vial labelled "coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine" are seen in front of India flag in this illustration taken May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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India administered more Covid jabs in August than G7 nations combined

3D-printed toy figurines, a syringe and a vial labelled "coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine" are seen in front of India flag in this illustration taken May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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India gives Biological E nod to study its Covid-19 vaccine in children, teens

A man in a protective suit prepares to meet people who took part in a Muslim congregation hit by the coronavirus, on March 31, 2020 in New Delhi, India. Photo: Hindustan Times
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India's Covid-19 tally rises by 47,092, 12% higher than yesterday; daily death toll above 500

Active cases rose by 8,783 to stand at 368,558 in the same period, according to data released by the health ministry at 8am.(AP)
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India logs 45,083 new Covid-19 cases, 35,840 recoveries in last 24 hours