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Former Delhi BJP president and second term MP from Delhi's North East Lok Sabha constituency Manoj Tiwari tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. He does not have any symptoms and has isolated himself at his Delhi residence. The BJP star campaigner cancelled his two political rallies scheduled in West Bengal immediately after getting the test report. Since the announcement of elections, Tiwari has addressed around 70 rallies, road shows and large public meetings in West Bengal, Assam and Kerala.

The total number of vaccinations against Covid-19 has crossed 13.5 crore in the country with more than 30 lakh vaccine doses administered on Thursday till 8 pm, the health ministry said. The total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country stood at 13,53,46,729, according to a provisional report compiled at 8 pm. The beneficiaries include 92,41,384 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose, 59,03,368 HCWs who have taken the second dose, 1,17,27,708 frontline workers (FLWs) who have received the first dose and 60,73,622 FLWs who have taken the second dose.

Amid the worsening coronavirus situation in the country, the government on Thursday appealed to top corporates to consider converting their vacant office buildings into temporary Covid care facilities. Corporate Affairs Secretary Rajesh Verma has written to the heads of top 1,000 corporates in terms of market capitalisation.