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The advisory issued by the health department of Chandigarh suggests wearing of masks, following Covid appropriate behaviour at all public places mandatory for the citizens. 

With 614 new Covid-19 infections, Delhi's tally of cases has now increased to 19.13 lakh, while the death toll remained unchanged at 26,221.

Maharashtras Mumbai alone accounted for 1,956 new cases, the highest since January 23. Out of 1,956 new patients, 1,873 were asymptomatic.

Amid the growing possibility of a Covid-19 fourth wave hitting the country soon, Maharashtra on Friday reported 3081 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours. During this period, 1323 patients were discharged from across the state. While there were no Covid-19 deaths during this period, active cases stood at 13,329.

Samiran Panda, ADG, ICMR said that “not every variant is a variant of concern.”

The state's Health Minister, Dr Sudhakar, took to Twitter and announced that masks will be compulsory in the state from now on. 

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 2,813 new coronavirus cases, the highest in nearly four months, PTI reported

States/UTs have also been advised to continue implementation and monitoring of necessary measures for prompt and effective management of Covid-19 and to ensure compliance with various advisories issued by the Health Ministry. 

The civil aviation regulator further warned that such passengers will be removed from the aircraft before departure if they are found without a face mask and not following COVID-appropriate behaviour. 

Wednesday's cases are the highest since May 15 when Delhi logged 613 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.74 per cent and three deaths.