BA.2 variant affect people across the world. Some of us have misunderstood mandatory use of a mask which has been withdrawn means no fear of acquiring infection," Dr Gangakhedkar, ex- head scientist at ICMR said.

Gangakhedkar further said there has been no evidence of new variant so far. "Those who are older, those who have not taken vaccines, those who have got infected so far, need to remember to use a face mask," he added.

The country's coronavirus cases have more than doubled to over 2,000 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of active caseload to over 12,000.

News agency PTI reported that India's effective reproduction number (R) for Covid, an indicator of how quickly the infection is spreading, has increased to over one for the first time since January.

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IIT Madras: 25 more students test Covid positive ; total infections now at 55

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₹500 will be imposed if a person is seen without a mask in public.

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With 2,527 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's active cases increased to 15,079, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. Also, the total number of Covid touched 4,30,54,952. The daily positivity rate stands at 0.56%. An increase of 838 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

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Florida releases 2 examples claiming critical race theory in math textbooks

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UK patient tested positive with Covid for record breaking 505 days

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World Health Organization (WHO) monitoring hepatitis surge affecting children in Tayside

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Weather Authority: Sunny Friday leads into a warm and pleasant weekend

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Delhi govt issues guidelines for schools amid latest Covid surge. Details here

The government told schools to guide students to avoid sharing lunch and stationery items. Further, it said that students and staff should not be allowed to enter school premises without thermal scanning

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'Strong evidence' for over-65s getting second Covid-19 booster

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