Coronavirus

India has reported 6,358 Covid-19 cases, 293 deaths, and 6,450 recoveries in 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

These new vaccines are CORBEVAX and COVOVAX while the anti-viral drug is named Molnupiravir.

All citizens irrespective of their income status are entitled to free COVID vaccination at the government centre. The ministry in the notice further said that those who have the ability to pay are encouraged to use private vaccination centre.

With an increase in new infections, the national capital's COVID-19 positive rate has risen to 0.68 percent.

Covid-19 numbers are rising sharply in several states in north and west India, despite another week of falling cases nationally.

India 6,987 new coronavirus infections and a total of 3,42,30,354 people recuperated from the Covid-19 infections in the country to date.

With the spike of Omicron cases in the city, the Delhi authorities prohibited all Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations. Cultural events were also barred.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the country's population and health staff on the achievement.

Two studies released on Wednesday in the United Kingdom found that Omicron infection patients are less likely to result in hospitalisation than those who got the Delta variation.

Dimple Yadav and her daughter's samples were collected on Tuesday and tested positive on Wednesday.