The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the South of causing a Covid outbreak in the country and warned of "retaliation", as Pyongyang declared "victory" over its outbreak, state media said Thursday.

India has recorded a total of 16,047 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 4,41,90,697, according to the Union Health Ministry.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday declared a "shining victory" over Covid-19, after officials reported no new cases of the virus for nearly two weeks.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi stands at 8,205, down from 8,506 the previous day.

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 852 COVID-19 cases, the highest daily rise after July 1, and a single fatality, taking the tally to 11,29,285 and the count to 19,661, the city civic body said.

Delhi has recorded 32 deaths due to Covid so far in August, an over two-fold rise as against the last 10 days of July when 14 people died due to the viral disease, according to official data.

Four school principals spoke about changes in learning patterns after Covid pandemic, decline in emotional health of school children, online teaching and what it takes to get the system back on track.

A new sub-variant of Covid's Omicron variant was detected in New Delhi, according to an official on Wednesday.

The rise in Covid cases in Delhi has brought back concerns about school going children, prompting the institutions to come up with online classes and recorded lectures for those not well as health experts are against school closures.

The government on Wednesday approved Biological E's Corbevax as a precaution dose for those above 18 years fully vaccinated with either Covishield or Covaxin.

India today recorded 16,047 new coronavirus cases and 54 fatalities including six reconciled by Kerala, according to the latest Union Health Ministry data.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today said she has tested positive for COVID-19 again and would be isolating at home while following all protocols.

India has recorded a total of 16,047 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 4,41,90,697, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The government is said to be considering removal of the requirement for international passengers to upload their Covid vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report to the government's Air Suvidha portal. Global passengers may soon be able to simply fill up a self-declaration, which is currently mandatory in addition to the uploading of the document on the portal, tha...

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday unveiled a renovated British-era 'Phansi Ghar' and a Corona Warriors Memorial on Delhi Assembly premises and said the 75th anniversary of Independence is an occasion to remember the martyrs.

Nepal has stopped the entry of people coming from India into the country after four Indian tourists tested positive for Covid and were sent back, amid a sharp surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the Himalayan nation.

The school authorities are bringing measures such as sending recorded lectures to students who are ill, allowing online classes for those in isolation and putting study tours on hold.

Responding to a report about China's strict COVID-19 measures, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey tweeted "end" the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The survey also found that less than 50 per cent of the children are able to catch up with age-appropriate learning following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following a recent outbreak of COVID-19 in the Himalayan region, Chinese authorities closed the famed Potala Palace, the residence of Lamas in Tibet, local media reported.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said Covid cases are on the rise in Delhi but there is no need to panic as most new cases were mild in nature.

A day after he tested positive for COVID-19, Bihar Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha said his test reports have come negative, amid a brewing political storm in the state, where he will play a key role in determining the legitimacy of any new formulation.

With 12,751 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,41,74,650, while the active cases have declined to 1,31,807, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.

Delhi has reported 1,372 new Covid infections and six deaths as the case positivity rate rose to 17.85 percent, the highest since January 21, according to health department data.