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Mumbai records 187 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death, 375 recoveries in a day
Mumbai on Sunday recorded 187 Covid-19 cases and one death, which took the tally in the metropolis to 1,147,978 and the toll to 19,718, a civic official said
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1 person dying every 44 seconds due to Covid infection: WHO chief
As the world embarks on living a normal life post the pandemic amid declining cases, the WHO has warned that one person with Covid-19 is still dying every 44 seconds globally
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China sends college students to quarantine under zero-Covid policy
Almost 500 students at China's premier college for broadcast journalists have been sent to a quarantine centre after a handful of Covid-19 cases were detected in their dormitory
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Data story: India logs 5,076 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,150
India has added 38,824 cases in the past 7 days.
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Latest news LIVE: India logs 5,076 new Covid cases, 11 death in 24 hours
From coronavirus to Russia-Ukraine conflict, catch the latest developments from across the globe here
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Karnataka logs 589 Covid-19 cases, one death; active cases stand at 4,379
Karnataka on Saturday reported 589 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the cumulative infections and fatalities to 40,58,178 and 40,216 respectively, the Health department said
 "Karnataka logs 589 Covid-19 cases, one death; active cases stand at 4,379")
Maharashtra records 734 Covid-19 cases, one death; 6,578 active cases
Maharashtra reported 734 new coronavirus infections and a single pandemic-related death, a health department report said
Maharashtra: Thane records 170 new Covid-19 cases; active tally at 1,537
Thane district of Maharashtra has recorded 170 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally of infections to 7,43,591, a health official said on Saturday.
Long Covid costing Australia's economy $3.6 bn annually, says report
Australia has announced a parliamentary inquiry into long Covid, with the aim of developing a clear definition of the illness and gauging the scale of its impact on the country's 26 million people
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China oil demand may shrink first time since 2002 as Covid curbs bite
China's demand for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel could fall by 380,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 8.09 million bpd in 2022, which would be the first contraction since 2002
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Karnataka reports 690 new Covid-19 cases, one death; active cases at 4,269
Karnataka on Friday reported 690 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the total infections and fatalities to 40,57,589 and 40,215 respectively, the State Health Department said
Tamil Nadu posts 436 fresh coronavirus cases; active tally at 4,918
Among the districts, Chennai, Coimbatore and Chengalpattu recorded a maximum of 87, 57 and 43 cases
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Delhi logs 123 fresh Covid cases, 4 deaths in a day; active tally at 788
The new cases were detected from 11,567 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin
Maharashtra records 955 Covid-19 cases, four deaths, active cases at 7,061
Maharashtra on Friday recorded 955 new cases of coronavirus infection and four deaths
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Covid's medium-term impact and India's Human Development Index loss
While some of the HDI loss will survive into the future, it does not necessarily affect India's index rank in relation to others, which is down by just one over the six years to 2021, writes T N Ninan
Zenara Pharma launches generic anti-viral pills for Covid-19 in India
Zenara Pharma announced that it has launched generic Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir) tablets in a combi pack as a treatment option for patients with mild to moderate symptoms of Covid-19
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Zenara Pharma launches tablets to treat mild to moderate symptoms of Covid
Zenara Pharma had received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) to manufacture and market this product last month
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India registers 6,093 new Covid-19 cases; recovery rate rises to 98.70%
India logged 6,093 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,44,84,729, while the active cases declined to 49,636
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Mumbai sees 290 new Covid cases, two deaths; active tally at 2,236
The caseload doubling time was 2,471 days, as per official data
Oil prices fall further as China extends Covid curbs to stop transmission
China's Chengdu extended a lockdown for a majority of its more than 21 mn residents to prevent further transmission of Covid while millions more in other parts the country were told to shun travel
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