India’s daily Covid count crosses 1 lakh after 7 months

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On Friday, Maharashtra reported the highest number of Omicron cases with 876 infections followed by Delhi at 465 cases, Karnataka 333, Rajasthan 291, Kerala 284, Gujarat 204, Tamil Nadu 121, Haryana 114 and Telangana 117. The daily surge in Covid-19 infections hit 1,17,100 on Friday, taking India’s total tally to 3,52,26,386. Of these 3,007 were confirmed cases of the … Read more

To go or not to go out in times of Covid: Invitations to socialise are back

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A friend’s birthday is looming, and I am in an agony of indecision. A couple of months ago, life was simple. In the hazy period before Covid-19, I used to scramble for excuses to ditch the occasional party at the last minute (“Deadlines!” “My boss just called!” “Deadlines!”). But the pandemic had done away with … Read more