According to research by the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), natural immunity against COVID-19 lasts for 6 to 7 months. It also states that between 20-30% of those infected with the virus shed this immunity after a 6-month period

Coronavirus in India: Ten states, including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan have shown a steep increase in the number of cases, stated the health ministry

Tika Utsav from today: States like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have ramped up their efforts to increase inoculation. They have urged people to get themselves vaccinated during the four-day programme

Delhi issues fresh guidelines: Passengers from Maharashtra will have to show negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hours while entering Delhi

Ten districts including Pune, Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Bengaluru Urban, Nashik, Delhi, Raipur, Durg and Aurangabad account for 45.65 per cent of the total active cases which have climbed to 10,46,631

We need to remove age criteria and scale up vaccination. There will be no lockdown. New restrictions will be imposed soon, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said

With 1,45,384 new cases, lockdowns are increasingly becoming a possibility. India also witnessed 77,567 discharges in the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said

The national capital reported 7,437 new positive cases on Thursday, with positivity rate at 8.10 per cent. Active cases in Delhi stood at 23,181.

The man, identified as Punith G.R., hailing from Karnataka, set the record for making the largest rangoli of any vehicle ever, entering the India Book of Records

Centre's clarification comes amid an ongoing debate over the export of vaccines with some states, mostly non-BJP ruled, flagging the issue of shortage of vaccines

India coronavirus update: Active cases have continued to scale up to 9,79,608 which comprise 7.5 per cent of the total infections. Likewise, coronavirus-related deaths are also accelerating as hospitals get overwhelmed

Out of these, 32 doctors are in home isolation whereas 5 are hospitalised for treatment. The majority of these doctors have mild symptoms

\"Don't be under any kind of pressure that your performance is bad because your numbers are high. You just focus on testing, I'm telling you even now. There is no reason to think you are doing badly if your numbers are high,\" says PM Modi

Coronavirus vaccination centres in Delhi: Here's the complete list of government Covid vaccination centres in all Delhi districts. COVID-19 vaccine is being administered for free at government facilities.

All government, private educational institutes including coaching institutes barred from holding physical classes till April 17. Medical, paramedical and nursing institutes have been excluded from this order

States impose night curfew: Mostly, Twitterati seems to be wondering how will night curfew help in curbing the spread, when most people go about their business during the day hours

According to Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, Maharashtra's Pune district had to shut 109 covid vaccination centres because the vaccines ran out of stock on Wednesday. The Odisha government halted the vaccination drive in 700 centres due to the lack of COVID-19 vaccines

Vardhan says as long as supply of vaccines remains limited, there is no option but to prioritise. Maharashtra has vaccinated only 86 per cent of health workers with first dose; just 41 per cent healthcare workers with the second dose, he adds

Night Curfew in Delhi: All those who have been exempted from night curfew restrictions will have to produce a curfew pass, also called e-pass. If you are travelling or commuting through Delhi between 10pm-5am due to work requirements, you must apply for a curfew pass

COVID-19 in India: List of cities under lockdown, night curfew as coronavirus cases escalate