The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

MADURAI/TRICHY: Active Covid-19 cases crossed 2,800 in the ten southern districts of the state after 448 new cases were reported on Saturday. For the first time, Tirunelveli recorded more than 100 fresh cases in a day. With 112 cases, the active cases in the district rose to 606 cases on…

HYDERABAD: The rise in cases of Covid-19 has created a ripple effect at vaccination centres, many of which have begun seeing an increase in people coming for booster shots. Many people who were earlier delaying taking the booster doses have now started taking booster shots at vaccination centres. Corporate hospitals…

The Ministry of Public Health has revoked its previous declaration of seven countries as Covid-19 danger zones, citing an improvement in the pandemic situation and the global vaccination coverage against coronavirus.

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