Ashok Gehlot, Vasundhara Raje test positive for COVID-19
Ms. Raje said she had isolated herself ever since she had tested positive. Key Points
The HinduInfected by Covid, 70-year-old Bihar woman dies of heart attack
A 70-year-old woman from Bihar died of a heart attack on Friday, becoming the first reported Covid-19 related death in the state in three months. The patient had tested positive for Covid-19 via a confirmatory RT-PCR test and was referred to a Covid ward, where she died. Bihar currently has 76 active cases of Covid-19. Key Points
Hindustan TimesPhilippines' Marcos tests positive for COVID-19
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, but remains healthy enough to hold online meetings, his office said on Tuesday. Key Points
Reuters4 Australian tourists test Covid positive in Rajasthan, India sees 618 fresh infections, 5 deaths
India reported 618 fresh Covid-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, four Australian tourists were kept under observation at Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS) hospital in Jaipur as a precautionary measure after they tested Covid positive. Key Points
India TodayAndhra Pradesh: We better mask up
The WHO recommends that everyone adopt all COVID precautions amid the new COVID-19 variant XBB.1.16 fast spreading in the country Key Points
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