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Karnataka reports 1,374 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active cases at 7,296
Bengaluru urban district alone contributed 1,234 new cases and reported two deaths.
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Sikkim reports 114 new coronavirus cases in 24-hr, positivity rate at 24%
Sikkim now has 489 active cases, while 38,159 people have recovered from the disease, and 768 have migrated to other states so far.
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Efforts needed to get routine immunisation back to pre-Covid times: WHO
Many counties have demonstrated that routine immunization can be maintained or scaled up along with COVID-19 vaccination, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia.
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Booster dose necessary to beat residual effect of Covid-19: Karnataka CM
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the booster dose drive was important in the fight against COVID-19 as the residual effect of the pandemic will have a 'tapering effect'
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Assam reports over 700 new Covid cases, one more death in last 24 hours
Assam logged 706 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 729,322, while the death toll mounted to 6,646 with one more fatality, a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said
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New Zealand reports 9,241 new community cases of Covid, 29 deaths
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers of Covid in New Zealand now sits at 9,984. 761 current hospitalisations, including 15 cases in ICU or HDU, and 29 deaths reported
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India records 20,044 fresh Covid-19 cases, 56 deaths in last 24 hours
India's Covid-19 case tally rose by 20,044 in a day to reach 43,730,071 while active cases increased to 140,760, according to Health Ministry data updated on Saturday
 "India records 20,044 fresh Covid-19 cases, 56 deaths in last 24 hours")
Covid vaccine's protection short-lived, booster shots essential: Study
Vaccine's strong protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus is short-lived and dependable; requires up-to-date boosters that are adapted to address changes that occur as part of virus' natural evolution
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Coronavirus: First day of free boosters sees nearly 95% jump in offtake
1.49 mn booster doses administered out of total 2 mn doses given on Friday
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Parliament relaxes entry into Central Hall with reduction in Covid-19 cases
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has asked members to ensure that they are vaccinated and also advised them to wear a face mask all the time
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BA.5 Omicron subvariant 4 times more vaccine-resistant, says study
The BA.5 Omicron subvariant, now the dominant coronavirus strain in the US, is four times more resistant to Covid-19 vaccines, according to a new study published in Nature
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Day-1 of free boosters: Citizens queue up to get jabs ahead of festivals
States start compiling need for additional doses, Centre seeks 50 mn doses from GAVI
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Gujarat registers 822 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active cases at 4,482
The fresh deaths - one each in Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar city - pushed the toll to 10,953, said the department in a release.
West Bengal logs 3,067 new Covid cases, 5 deaths; positivity rate at 21.29%
West Bengal on Friday reported 3,067 COVID-19 cases, which pushed the tally to 20,65,360, the health department said in a bulletin on Friday.
Karnataka reports 977 new Covid-19 cases, one death; active cases at 6,702
The department in its daily COVID bulletin said 1,013 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,37,173 till date. Active cases stood at 6,702.
Tamil Nadu records 2,312 new Covid-19 cases,1 death; active infections dip
As many as 2,682 persons were cured of the virus on Friday, a government bulletin said.
 "Tamil Nadu records 2,312 new Covid-19 cases,1 death; active infections dip")
UK to roll out 4th Covid-19 booster vaccine doses to all aged 50 and over
Scientific advisers on the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) have recommended an extra dose be offered in the autumn months.
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Gujarat's ceramic tiles hub to take month-long break after production glut
'Leave' in August could be annual feature and will follow Chinese industry taking a break every February
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We need to be prepared for new Covid-19 waves: WHO scientist Swaminathan
Be prepared for fresh COVID-19 waves, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has warned, amid the onset of new variants that are more transmissible, immune evasive and concerns about hospitalisation
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Arunachal reports 43 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours
The state had recorded 45 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day spike in a fortnight
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