#WhatTheFAQ: Are COVID cases in China rising? How is India preparing for a spike?

The state authorities in India had been ordered by the country's health ministry to speed up the genome sequencing of COVID cases

Has immunity of students taken a beating after staying home for two years due to COVID? Experts weigh in

The State school education department has issued circular directing schools to follow strict safety measures as there is a risk of students getting infected

Bengaluru: With COVID cases on the rise, attendance sees a dip in schools 

COVID cases are on the rise and slowly, COVID clusters are also developing in the schools of Bengaluru, Karnataka 

Delhi reports highest COVID cases in four months, days before schools reopen

Parents and school administrations are anxious to have students back in school and various measures are in place to facilitate 'living with the pandemic'

Health department warns against creating panic as COVID cases rise to 171 at IIT Madras

The institution hasn't been shut down yet and authorities say they are trying to ensure that the cluster does not spread outside the campus

Practical exams in Tamil Nadu: Officials worried about spike in COVID cases while students excited to appear

India sees dip in active COVID cases, daily count remains less than 1 lakh for 24 consecutive days

The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.96 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded as 1.06 per cent, according to the ministry

India reports only 6915 new COVID cases in 24 hours; active cases below 1 lakh after 2 months

A total of 180 COVID-related deaths were also reported in the same period, taking the death toll to 5,14,023

Offline classes to start for students in Classes 1 to 9 in Gujarat from February 7

The education minister also said the approval of parents, however, will still be required for students who visit schools for offline teaching

Schools to open up in Kerala from February 7, kindergarten to Class 9 start from February 14

The health department said it has completed vaccination of 72 per cent of children in the age group of 15 to 18, while the second dose has been administered to 85 per cent of the targeted population

Requirement of parental consent to send children to school may differ from state to state. Here's why

With the dip in COVID cases, states that have allowed resumption of in-person classes so far include Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tripura, Haryana, Telangana, Pune and Nagpur in Maharashtra

This 11-year-old Israeli boy has been infected with Alpha, Delta, and now Omicron. Here's his story

Despite his thorough experience with quarantine, Helfgott stated that boredom manages to overcome everything

When will Madhya Pradesh reopen schools? Here's what CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said

The state government had on January 14 ordered the closure of schools and hostels for Classes 1 to 12 till January 31 in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases at that time

DDMA orders Delhi schools to remain shut till further notice

The announcement comes not more than 24 hours after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had said that it was becoming increasingly necessary to reopen schools

Schools in Uttar Pradesh to remain shut till February 15, online classes to continue

The UP state government reported nearly 10,937 COVID cases and 23 deaths on January 26, taking the total number of active cases to 80,342