Breaking News LIVE Updates: January 6:
4:37 PM | Delhi reports 654 new covid-19 cases, 719 recoveries and 16 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Delhi Health Department.
3:33 PM | Punjab government has decided to reopen all government, semi-government and private schools in the state from January 7 for students of classes 5 to 12.
1:31 PM | The Jacobite faction of Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church staged a protest outside the Secretariat as part of their indefinite strike demanding an ordinance to protect their church in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram.
12:44 PM | Team India’s playing XI for the third Test against Australia at Sydney announced. A Rahane (C), R. Sharma, S. Gill, C Pujara, H Vihari, R. Pant (WK), R Jadeja, R Ashwin, J Bumrah, M Siraj and N Saini.
10:23 AM | Government of Delhi has issued guidelines to reduce the weight of school bags for students of primary, secondary and senior secondary schools, under its School Bag Policy 2020. It has recommended a maximum bag weight of 3.5-5kg.
The first shot of novel coronavirus vaccine in India is likely to be given on January 13, Union Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan confirmed this development during a press briefing on Tuesday. Recently, India approved two vaccines for emergency use.
India on Wednesday reported 18,088 new cases of COVID-19, as per Union Health Ministry latest update. With this, total cases in the country surged to 1,03,74,932. The death toll has reached 1,50,114, while 99,97,272 individuals have recovered from the illness.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled his visit to India after a fresh lockdown was announced in the United Kingdom over the new strain of coronavirus that has affected thousands of people in the UK. He was to be the chief guest of 2021 Republic Day parade.
