Page 15 - Latest Updates on Coronavirus
Domestic tourism in Rajasthan up 12 times, foreigners' numbers see spike
According to the Tourism Department, in 2020, more than 15.1 million domestic tourists visited the state. The number shot up to over 179 million in 2023
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Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tests positive for Covid-19, swine flu
Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and swine flu
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India sees single-day rise of 160 Covid infections, active cases at 1,338
A majority (around 92 per cent) of the total active cases are under home isolation
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Novavax announces fresh round of layoffs, plans to reduce 12% of workforce
Novavax said the decision is part of its intention to bring down expenses below $750 million this year, which it had disclosed during its third-quarter earnings call in November
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India registers 133 fresh Covid-19 cases, active caseload at 1,389
India saw a single-day rise of 133 Covid cases, while the number of active cases stood at 1,389, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday
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2,083 cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1, its lineages detected in India
JN.1.11 has been detected in 244 cases while the rest of the cases were detected in the sub-lineages of JN.1
 "2,083 cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1, its lineages detected in India")
India registers 112 new Covid-19 cases, active caseload reaches 1,460
India saw a single day rise of 112 cases of Covid-19, while the number of active cases of the infection was recorded at 1,460, the health ministry said on Monday
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Covid-19 JN.1 variant: India logs 182 new cases, 1 death reported in Kerala
The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, but cases began to increase after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions
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India records 159 new Covid-19 infections, active case tally 1,623
India has registered a single-day rise of 159 new Covid-19 infections and the count of active cases of the disease stands at 1,623 in the country, the Union health ministry said on Saturday
187 fresh Covid-19 cases in India; 1 death reported in Maharashtra
The number of daily cases had dropped to double digits till December 5, but cases began to increase after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions
Los Angeles Times fires 20% employees, largest in its 142-year-old history
Paper's owner Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, defended the move, saying the organisation first needed to make progress towards building higher readership to make up for the heavy financial losses
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Total JN.1 Covid sub-vairient caseload stands at 1,640, says Insacog
Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of JN.1 cases at 477 followed by Karnataka at 249
What is Disease X? Future pandemic could be deadlier, warns WHO director
WHO director-general warns that the future pandemic could be deadlier. Here's what Tedros Ghebreyesus said at the World Economic Forum
Personal loans segment sees resurgence post Covid: CRIF-DLAI report
Members of the Digital Lenders Association of India (DLAI) contributed 7.9 per cent and 19.8 per cent to originations value and volume respectively in FY23, it noted
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India registers 203 fresh Covid-19 cases, active caseload at 2,034
India reported a single-day rise of 203 Covid cases while the active caseload was recorded at 2,034, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday
 "India registers 203 fresh Covid-19 cases, active caseload at 2,034")
Active Covid cases hit one-month low, shows health ministry data
On December 20, 2023, the country logged 2,311 cases
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India registers 313 new Covid cases, active caseload declines to 2,041
India saw a single-day rise of 313 new Covid cases, while the active caseload has declined to 2,041, the health ministry said on Saturday
India reports 355 new Covid-19 infections, active case tally now 2,331
After December 5, the highest single-day rise of 841 new cases was reported on December 31, 2023, which is 0.2 per cent of the peak cases reported in May 2021, official sources said
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India logs 1,226 cases of JN.1 sub-variant, highest from K'taka, Andhra
Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed that 17 states and UTs have detected the presence of the variant
China's population drops for a second straight year as deaths jump
Last year 9.02 million babies were born in China, down by 5.6 per cent from 9.56 million in 2022 amid the plummeting interest in couples having children, data shows
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