SII CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday requested the govt to reduce gap for taking booster gap to 6 months. Meanwhile, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday held a meeting with top experts over the new XE variant of Covid-19. Meanwhile, India reported 796 new Covid-19 cases and 19 deaths in 24 hours, as per data released by the health ministry at 9 am. Stay with TOI for latest updates on news on Covid across India and world —