1. The previous three strains combined to form a new strain or triple mutation. Which is much more harmful than double mutants.

2.  The trailer of Salman Khan's much awaited film 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai' has been released.

3. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidelines on what masks to wear when going out. ‘WHO’ recommends wearing medical masks, fabric masks, double masks.

4. Voting will take place on May 16 in the Pipili by-election. The counting of votes will take place on May 19. Eid-ul-Fitr is expected to take place on May 13. The election date has been shifted.  

5. Odisha has announced plans to supply oxygen to Delhi. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik spoke to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the phone. Arvind himself tweeted the information.

6. According to scientists, B.1.618 is rapidly spreading in West Bengal. In West Bengal, the virus has been sequenced. The virus, which matches the B.1.618 variant, has been found in the United States, Switzerland, Singapore and Finland. Of those infected in the world, 62.5 per cent are in India.

7.All beneficiaries over the age of 18 are eligible to be vaccinated from May 1 can register on the Cowin Platform from Saturday, said the National Executive Health Authority (NHAA) Chief Executive Officer R.J. Q. Sharma said.

8. Senior Congress leader and former Delhi government minister AK Walia died of COVID-19 in the early hours of the morning today, party leaders said. He was 72.

9. Senior Left leader Sitaram Yechury's son Ashish Yechury died of COVID-19 in Delhi this morning. Condolences poured in for the CPI(M) leader and his family after he announced the death of his older son.

10.Election Commission "is not doing one-tenth of what TN Seshan had done",- Calcutta High Court

11 Restrictions have been made mandatory for West Bengal returnees. They will be in quarantine for 14 days. Anyone who wants to can also stay in the paid quarantine. If you have a negative report 4 hours ago, you can stay home. Even with 2 doses of the vaccine, you can stay home.

12. The Odisha  state government has issued a new advisory for private hospitals. No private hospital can return Covid patient. Fifty percent of private hospital beds will be for corona patients. All beds will be used for corona disease if necessary.

13. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday night said that his government will provide COVID-19 vaccine to people above 18 years of age for free.

14  The Election Commission on Thursday banned all roadshows, processions, and bike rallies in Bengal after it found severe violation of Covid-19 protocols in the events organised by the political parties. In its order on Thursday evening, the poll panel also said no public meetings beyond the limit of 500 persons shall be permissible.

15. A ring road project to be built around the capital Bhubaneswar has been approved. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the four-lane ring road project. The ring road will pass through Khordha, Bhubaneswar, Aathgad, Cuttack, Chaudhwar. The state government has allocated Rs 600 crore for the land acquisition.