Coronavirus News Live Updates: Maharashtra reports 9,798 new COVID cases, 14,347 patient discharges, and 198 deaths

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | All offices in Haryana secretariat to resume work with full strength

Haryana government said all offices in state secretariat will resume working with full staff strength, reported news agency ANI.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Jammu traders call for lifting of Covid-related restrictions

The Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries (JCCI) on Friday called for complete lifting of Covid-related restrictions in the region and a special package for economically hit traders, hoteliers and transporters. "As the Covid-19 cases have been receding considerably, we appeal to Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta to go for complete unlocking of Jammu for restoration of normal business activities in the region," JCCI president Arun Gupta said.

He said the business community of the region is passing through the worst phase due to extreme "financial crunch" due to continuous lockdowns and prevailing uncertainty. "To save the businessmen of Jammu there is dire need that the partial lockdown which is in force these days should be lifted henceforth so that the trading fraternity picks up the pieces and once again starts their life bit by bit," he said.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Doctors & healthcare workers staged a demonstration at BKC Jumbo COVID Centre in Mumbai as part of Indian Medical Association's nationwide demonstration, demanding a central law to protect doctors against violence. We request people not to assault doctors & other healthcare officials. If you have any complaint, raise it through the proper platform: Dr Rajesh Dhere, Dean of BKC COVID Center

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Assam reports 3,706 new COVID-19 cases, 4,835 recoveries, and 33 deaths in the last 24 hours; active cases at 35,631

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Punjab reports 626 new COVID cases, 1,229 patient discharges, and 35 deaths in the past 24 hours 

Active cases: 8,829

Total discharges: 5,66,568

Death toll: 15,771

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Health officials conduct COVID vaccination drive in far-flung areas of Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh 

Our health team visits these areas for regular checkups. This vaccination drive will ward off vaccine hesitancy in other villages too: Balrampur CMHO Dr Basant Singh

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | 209 fresh COVID-19 cases in Haryana, 36 more deaths

Haryana's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 7,67,047 on Friday with 209 fresh infections while 36 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 9,183. According to the health department's daily bulletin, Sirsa reported 20 fresh cases, Palwal 19 and Gurugram 17. 

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Fake COVID testings (during Haridwar Kumbh Mela) amount to the crime of the attempt to murder. The chief minister should order a judicial inquiry in this matter. People should also be told as to when this scam occurred: Former CM & BJP leader Trivendra Singh Rawat

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Chandigarh reports 39 new cases, 2 deaths and  47 discharges; the total number of active cases in the Union Territory is 431

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Haryana reports 209 fresh COVID19 cases, 460 recoveries, and 36 deaths

Active cases 2940

Case tally 7,67,047

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