Covid-19 Updates Live News: West Bengal Reports Highest Ever on Single Day of 24,287 COVID-19 Cases; UP orders the closure of schools for physical classes

COVID19 | Jharkhand today reports 3,444 new cases, 1,208 recoveries and 6 deaths

Assam registers 988 new cases of COVID-19, a positive rate of more than 6 pc

Bihar registers 5,022 new cases of COVID-19, one more death

Italy reports 157 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, up from 184 on Saturday

UP government orders schools to close for physical classes

Amid a new wave of Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh, the state government on Sunday ordered all schools closed until January 16 and said the nighttime curfew will continue to be in effect between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the state.

13 more positive coronavirus tests at NIT Hamirpur campus

Congress publishes list of 7 candidates for Goa Assembly ballots

The Union Health Ministry is applying filters to CoWIN software to ensure PM Modi’s photo does not appear on vaccination certificates in 5 states linked to surveys in order to comply with MCC standards: Sources

Uttar Pradesh: AICC secretary Imran Masood announces he will join the Samajwadi party

“The current political circumstances indicate that there is a direct fight between the BJP and the Samajwadi party at UP … I will hold a meeting with my supporters tomorrow and then ask Akhilesh Ji for time.”

Four SC judges, several staff members tested positive for COVID-19

Out of a total of 32 judges, at least four Supreme Court justices have tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Sunday. According to senior SC officials, around 150 of the nearly 3,000 staff members are currently infected with the virus.

Punjab CEO tests positive for COVID-19

“The CEO of Punjab, Dr S. Karuna Raju, IAS, asymptomatic tested positive for Covid. Under home isolation taking all precautions according to Covid protocol. Those who have come in contact with him in the past few days, please get tested and taken care of, “according to a tweet from the CEO’s office in Punjab.

United Kingdom registers 1,41,472 new cases

97 deaths were also recorded

Aumkareshwar Thakur, creator of Sulli Deals app, taken into custody for 4 days by court: Delhi police

Indonesia reports 529 new cases of COVID-19, 2 more deaths

West Bengal BJP Chairman and Lok Sabha MP Sukanta Majumdar, tested positive for COVID, admitted to hospital

In view of the increase in COVID-19 cases in intensive care units / dialysis units and hospital wards, the Delhi government is asking private hospitals to ensure that healthcare workers treating patients not -COVID, especially in intensive care units, maintain appropriate behavior for COVID and are routinely monitored for COVID-19.

Maharashtra reports 44,388 new COVID cases, 15,351 recoveries and 12 deaths today

Mumbai registers 19,474 Covid cases in past 24 hours, marginal 4% drop from yesterday

Active cases: 1 17 434

COVID-19 | Punjab reports 3,922 new cases, 145 recoveries, 9 deaths

COVID19: Tamil Nadu reports 12,895 new cases, 1,808 recoveries and 12 deaths in last 24 hours

Active cases 51,335

31 pc of adolescents aged 15 to 18 received the first dose of the Covid vaccine within seven days

– PMO

The Supreme Court will hear a plea tomorrow calling for a judicial inquiry into the security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Ferozepur, Punjab

West Bengal reports 24,287 new COVID cases, 8,213 recoveries and 18 deaths today

Gujarat Reports 6,275 COVID-19 Cases, Highest Since May 18; the total is 8 62 204

PM Modi said a meeting with MCs would be called to discuss state-specific scenarios, best practices and the public health response. He stressed the need to ensure continuity of non-Covid health services while currently managing Covid cases

– PMO

The PM urged to further accelerate the vaccination campaign for adolescents in mission mode. PM ordered intensive containment and active surveillance to continue in clusters reporting higher cases and that required technical support be provided to states currently reporting higher cases

– PMO

During the review meeting, PM Modi stressed the need to ensure adequate health infrastructure at the district level. He called on officials to maintain coordination on this matter with states

– PMO

The cases of Covid are increasing in the country but we must not panic. The Omicron variant causes mild illness and the majority of patients recover within a week. Symptoms should not be avoided and self-medication should not be carried out

– Dr Ashutosh Shukla, Max Hospital, Gurugram

Rajasthan registers 5,660 new COVID cases, 358 recoveries and one death today

Delhi Today Records 22,751 New COVID Cases, 10,179 Healings, 17 Deaths

Tamil Nadu: A statue of Periyar was found adorned with a pair of slippers in Vellalore in Coimbatore today

Vellalore Police have received a complaint from Periyar supporters and are investigating the case.

Mizoram reports 903 new cases of COVID-19, positivity rate above 15pc

Six new cases bring Nagaland’s COVID-19 count to 32,270

Nepalese government decides to make vaccination card compulsory to enter public places such as government offices, hotels, cinemas, stadiums and domestic flights

Delhi weekend curfew: 384 FIRs registered, 1,484 challans issued for COVID violations

Upper respiratory tract symptoms are seen more in Omicron variant patients than in Delta. In pediatric patients, children under 2 years old belong to a high risk group and patients 11 to 12 years old have more symptoms and are less at risk

– Dr Dhiren Gupta, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi

Maharashtra: Pune reports 4,029 new COVID cases today, bringing the number of active cases in the city to 14,890

Cyprus detects new variant of Covid ‘Deltacron’, report says

According to Dr Leondios Kostrikis, head of the Biotechnology and Molecular Virology Laboratory at the University of Cyprus, of the 25 samples taken in Cyprus, 11 were hospitalized due to the virus, while 14 were from the general population, reported the Cyprus Mail. .

Goa Adds 1,922 COVID-19 Cases to the Tally; positivity rate inches towards the 25 pc mark

Omicron: West Bengal asks beauty salons and salons to operate at 50% capacity in accordance with COVID guidelines

Working with reduced capacity is better than a complete shutdown as the business has suffered a lot from the lockdown: Diksha Gurung, Manager, BeBonnie Hair & Skin Beauty Parlor in Kolkata

Uttarakhand today reports 1,413 COVID cases, 482 recoveries and one death

Kerala today reports 6,238 new COVID cases, 2,390 recoveries and 30 deaths

Djokovic was not guaranteed to enter Australia – government legal deposit

MP’s police suspend Constable Rakesh Rana’s driver for keeping a long mustache

Esha Gupta tested positive for COVID-19

Actress Esha Gupta said on Sunday that she had tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in home quarantine.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to interact with state health ministers tomorrow on COVID-19 situation: government sources

Omicron: Tripura Govt to impose a nighttime curfew (9-5 a.m.) from January 10 to 20

Karnataka reports 12,000 new cases of COVID today (9,020 in Bengaluru)

Bihar: BJP deputy from Narkatiya, Rashmi Verma announces his resignation citing “personal reasons”

PM chairs Covid review meeting

Meeting breaks out between security forces and terrorists in the Hasaanpora area of ​​Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir

Due to active disturbances from the west in northern India, Punjab and Delhi experienced light to heavy precipitation and heavy snowfall in J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In Delhi, rainfall is expected to stop from tomorrow and the temperature is expected to drop: Dr RK Jenamani, IMD scientist

Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh will receive heavy rainfall due to disturbance in the west, a yellow warning was announced on January 11 and 13. January: IMD

It will be finalized very soon. Even today, the selection committee meeting continues. We will make our decision after careful consideration. Congress always announces its candidates at the end: Punjabi Congressman Navjot Singh Sidhu is on the party’s list of parliamentary candidates

46 Twitter account credentials came to light when a video overlaid with voiceovers was shared about changes to the Indian military from an anti-community lens. After investigation, we discovered that these accounts were operated from Pakistan: Delhi Police DCP (IFSO) KPS Malhotra

Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Dr S Karuna Raju tests positive for COVID-19, he confirms

The history of India says that Babur, Aurangzeb and Nizam cannot live long. I am sure that the legacy of Nizam will come to a complete stop and a new culture based on Indian civilization will emerge: Assam CM and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma in Warangal, Telangana

The government of Maharashtra revokes the order to close gyms and spas. Both will now operate at 50% capacity.

ET Bureau Reports

Union Information and Broadcasting, Youth and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and deliver a speech on January 12, which marks the anniversary of the birth by Swami Vivekananda.

Seated CM informs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of the Prime Minister’s safety! Why? What constitutional position does Priyanka hold and who should she be informed about the safety of the Prime Minister? We firmly believe that the Gandhi family should speak out on this point: Sambit Patra, spokesperson for BJP

BJP President JP Nadda appointed Phunchok Stanzin as new Ladakh State President BJP