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New Covid strains, seasonal ailments may spike hospitalisation in winter
13 XBB variants detected in Maharashtra are all under home-isolation; the strain spreads rapidly and is said to be behind the recent spike in Singapore
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Maharashtra records 418 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active tally at 2,688
Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 418 fresh coronavirus positive cases and three fatalities, which raised the overall infection tally to 81,28,676 and toll to 1,48,377, a health department said
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LIVE: CCI imposes Rs 169-cr penalty on OYO for 'anti-competitive conduct'
CCI also imposes penalty of Rs 223.48 crore on MMT-Go
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Boston University researchers claim to have developed new Covid strain
Following a set of linked experiments, researchers at Boston University claim to have developed a new Covid strain with an 80% death rate
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Over 14.8 million US children tested positive for Covid since 2020
Over 14.8 mn children in US have tested positive for Covid since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics
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Winter is coming: New Covid-19 variants prompt alert for illness season
Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya holds review meeting as experts call for continued vigil
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Top headline: Government reviews Covid situation, India-UK FTA, and more
Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour
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Best of BS Opinion: Rising global risks, menace of malnutrition & more
Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
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Mandaviya reviews Covid-19 situation; mask mandate should continue
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday reviewed the Covid situation amid detection of cases of a new sub-variant of Omicron from parts of the country
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Zoom to Moderna: The extraordinary rise and fall of Covid billionaires
Their rise and subsequent slump were sharper than the other 131 members of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index whose net worth more than doubled, but wasn't as reliant on how Covid altered lives
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Govt reviews Covid situation as Omicron subvariant BQ.1 detected in Pune
The BQ.1 is a mutation of BA.5, which is behind 60% Covid cases in the US
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Delhi records 141 fresh Covid-19 infections, positivity rate at 2.04%
Delhi on Tuesday logged 141 new Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.04 per cent, according to data shared by the health department
Maharashtra records 358 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 2,788
Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 358 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities that raised the tally of infections to 8,128,258 and the toll to 148,374, a health department official said
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Pandemic caused prolonged decline in global life expectancy: Study
COVID-19 has caused a prolonged decline in life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last 70 years, according to a study.
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New Omicron subvariant BQ.1 detected in Pune; Covid cases surge in state
Maharashtra has reported cases from other sub-variants of Omicron- BA.2.3.20 and BQ.1 variant, which was detected for the first time in India on Monday from the sample of a patient in Pune
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Omicron sub-variant BF.7 behind China surge sparks concerns in India
Amid rising concerns around Omicron sub-variant that caused surge in China, the network of government scientists and labs responsible for genome-sequencing strains of Covid-19 virus are likely to meet
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Data story: India adds 1,542 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,913
India has added 16,036 cases in the past 7 days
Data shows 1.4 million Canadian adults report prolonged Covid-19 symptoms
Nearly 1.4 million Canadian adults indicated they had symptoms at least three months after a positive Covid-19 test or suspected infection, Statistics Canada said.
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China's zero covid strategy could impact India's consumer durable industry
White goods have 25-75 per cent of their components coming from China, with air-conditioners being the most dependent on them with 75 per cent.
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Covid-19: China locks down almost 1 million people near iPhone factory
Almost 1 million residents of Zhongyuan district were ordered to stay at home starting Monday, except for when they need to undergo Covid testing, and non-essential businesses have been shut
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