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In the United States, doctors are witnessing a rise in infections and deaths, triggering fears of the fourth upswing of Covid-19.

The number of global coronavirus cases increased to more than 127 million while the death toll neared 2.8 million, Bloomberg reported. (REUTERS)

The number of global coronavirus cases increased to more than 127 million while the death toll neared 2.8 million, Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, more than 559 million shots have been administered to people across the world, it also reported....Read More

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• 30 Mar 2021, 10:49:52 PM IST

  Italy records 16,017 Covid-19 cases, 529 more deaths

  Italy on Tuesday added 16,017 new Covid-19 cases and and 529 more deaths, taking the caseload and death toll to 3.56 million and 108,879, according to the health ministry. Over 301,000 people were tested in the last 24 hours, the ministry added.

• 30 Mar 2021, 10:40:12 PM IST

  Gujarat extends night curfew in Ahmedabad, 3 more cities by 15 days

  The Gujarat government on Tuesday extended night curfew restrictions in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot by 15 more days. According to a statement, the curfew will now be imposed till April 15 from 9pm to 6am.

• 30 Mar 2021, 10:03:24 PM IST

  Nepal to restart Covid vaccination drive after China donates doses

  Nepal will restart administering Covid-19 vaccine doses to its beneficiaries following a donation of jabs from China. The government had earlier started inoculating beneficiaries in January after it had received a million Covishield doses from India.

• 30 Mar 2021, 09:42:43 PM IST

  Punjab's daily Covid tally sees slight dip with 2,210 new cases

  Punjab on Tuesday saw a slight fall in its daily Covid-19 tally after 2,210 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department's bulletin. The caseload has now climbed to 236,790

  
  

  Sixty-five more people died and 2,536 recovered on Tuesday, taking the death toll and total recoveries to 6,813 and 206,246, the bulletin added. The total active cases on Tuesday also dropped to 23,731 from 24,143 on Monday.

• 30 Mar 2021, 08:35:21 PM IST

  Maharashtra sees less than 30,000 new Covid-19 cases for the first time since March 23

  Maharashtra on Tuesday saw a sharp fall in its daily Covid-19 disease tally as 27,918 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department's bulletin. The caseload has now climbed to 2,773,436

  As many as 139 people died on Tuesday while 23,820 were discharged taking the death toll and total recoveries to 54,422 and 2, 377,127, the bulletin showed.

• 30 Mar 2021, 07:47:14 PM IST

  Himachal Pradesh reports 339 new Covid-19 cases, 6 more deaths

  Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday added 339 fresh Covid-19 disease cases, six more deaths and 137 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department's bulletin.

• 30 Mar 2021, 06:15:38 PM IST

  New Covid-19 strains more dangerous, says Himachal CM

  Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur told news agency PTI on Tuesday that the new Covid-19 strains "are more powerful and dangerous" hence people should abide by Covid preventative precautions more strictly

• 30 Mar 2021, 05:21:37 PM IST

  10 districts reporting most active Covid-19 cases: Health secretary

  Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday that across the country 10 districts have reported the most number of active Covid-19 cases. These districts are: Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Thane, Nashik, Aurangabad, Bengaluru Urban, Nanded, Delhi and Ahmednagar.

• 30 Mar 2021, 04:12:08 PM IST

  Delhi reports 992 new Covid-19 cases, 4 fatalities

  Delhi on Tuesday recorded 992 new cases of Covid-19 infections, taking the total tally of cases to 6,60,611. 4 deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours, the death toll now stands at 11,016, reported news agency ANI.

• 30 Mar 2021, 03:47:59 PM IST

  Punjab CM extends Covid-19 restrictions till April 10

  Chief minister Amarinder Singh after reviewing the Covid-19 situation in Punjab, in a meeting with the chief secretary and other top officials, extended restrictions that were in place till March 31 till April 10, reported news agency ANI.

• 30 Mar 2021, 01:41:39 PM IST

  PM Modi wishes speedy recovery to Covid-19 positive Farooq Abdullah

  PM Narendra Modi wishes good health and a speedy recovery to National Conference President, Dr Farooq Abdullah. The NC leader tested positive for Covid-19 earlier today.

• 30 Mar 2021, 01:38:21 PM IST

  Section 144 imposed in Dakshina Kannada District

  In view of rising cases, Dakshina Kannada District Deputy Commissioner imposes Section 144 of CrPC in the district. All religious gatherings banned at public places, public grounds, gardens, markets and religious places.

• 30 Mar 2021, 01:18:08 PM IST

  Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu tests positive for Covid-19

  Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday, he informed in a post on Facebook.

• 30 Mar 2021, 11:58:55 AM IST

  100,000 doses of Made In India Covid-19 arrives in Nepal

  100,000 doses of Made In India Covid-19 vaccine gifted by Indian Army to the Nepali Army were received at Tribhuwan Airport today: Embassy of India Kathmandu

• 30 Mar 2021, 11:46:08 AM IST

  26 cities in Pakistan report over 8% positivity rate

  Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday identified 26 cities with over eight per cent positivity ratio.

• 30 Mar 2021, 10:43:30 AM IST

  Number of people infected in IIM Ahmedabad reaches 70

  Number of people found positive for Covid-19 at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has reached 70, said Dr Mehul Acharya, Deputy Health Officer, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.

• 30 Mar 2021, 10:35:29 AM IST

  Health minister, wife receive second dose of Covid-19 jab

  Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan along with his wife Nutan Goel receives second dose of Covid-19 vaccine jab at Delhi Heart & Lung Institute.

• 30 Mar 2021, 10:06:07 AM IST

  India's active Covid-19 caseload reaches 5,40,720

  Active Covid-19 cases in India stand at 5,40,720, while 1,13,93,021 people have recovered from the disease so far, shows figures on Union health ministry's website.

• 30 Mar 2021, 09:37:32 AM IST

  India's daily Covid-19 cases down to 56,211

  The number of daily cases in India dipped 56,211 cases. The tally has now reached 12,095,855. The number of fatalities reported in the last 24 hours was at 271.

• 30 Mar 2021, 09:10:48 AM IST

  Farooq Abdullah tests positive for Covid-19

  National Conference president Farooq Abdullah tests positive for Covid-19, his son Omar Abdullah informed on Twitter.

• 30 Mar 2021, 07:32:12 AM IST

  China reports 8 new Covid-19 cases

  China reported eight new Covid-19 cases on March 29, down from 15 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday.