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In view of a new Covid-19 strain that is reportedly affecting children in Singapore, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the Centre to suspend all air operations with the Southeast Asian country. ....

Former Health Minister K.K. Shailaja on Tuesday got a rude shock, after the speculation in political circles that she will be the only outgoing Minister who would get another term in the Kerala cabinet, when it became clear that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has got the green signal to go for a new team. ....

The ICMR has granted approval to a Pune-based company for its new self-use rapid home-test kit for Covid-19 with results available in just 15 minutes. ....

In wake of growing cases of mucormycosis or 'black fungus', the Delhi government has decided to open dedicated centres at three city hospitals for the treatment of the disease in Covid-19 recovered patients. ....

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday again launched a direct attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Covod vaccination drive in the country, saying 'vaccinate and don't delay it'. ....

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday asked yoga guru Ramdev to withdraw derogatory remarks he allegedly made against allopathy. ....

The Rajasthan government on Sunday extended the ongoing lockdown by 15 days to June 8, with more strict rules, including extending the 'week-end' curfew from Friday to Monday, as against only Saturday and Sunday earlier. ....

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday attacked the Nitish Kumar government over the decline in number of health centres in Bihar in its 16-year-stint so far, compared to the numbers under the Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi governments of 15 years. ....

Amid shortage of vaccines, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the government saying it is not "serious" about it. ....

The West Bengal Health Department late on Monday confirmed that two persons died of mucormycosis, commonly known as 'black fungus', out of the 12 confirmed cases and five suspected cases in the state. ....