9.35 am: India reports 23,950 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 1,00,99,066. With 333 deaths, the toll stands at 1,46,444. As man...

9.35 am: India reports 23,950 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 1,00,99,066. With 333 deaths, the toll stands at 1,46,444. As many as 96,63,382 people in the country have recovered from the infection.

9.16 am: India tested 10,98,164 samples on Tuesday, says the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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9.05 am: The Delhi government says it has started tracing passengers who arrived in the national Capital from the United Kingdom since November 25, amid concern over a new mutating virus in Britain, reports the Hindustan Times. The government has also started door-to-door tracking of passengers who returned from the UK.
9 am: The Pune Police have imposed curfew in the city from Tuesday night, reports PTI. It will be in force between 11 pm to 6 am from the night of December 22 to January 5.
8.58 am: The United States’ top infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci received his coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, reports AFP. Along with him, other senior officials and six health workers also got vaccinated against Covid-19.
“I want to encourage everyone who has the opportunity to get vaccinated so that we could have a veil of protection over this country, that would end this pandemic,” says Fauci.
Dr. Anthony Fauci gives a thumbs up...