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World shares mostly lower as Covid outbreak, recession fears loom
US futures and oil prices declined, while Japan's benchmark rallied after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party garnered a landslide parliamentary election victory
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Almost 4.5 million UK families are under serious financial difficulties
Of those in serious financial difficulty, 71% have reduced the quality of food they eat, 36% have sold or pawned possessions and 27% have canceled or not renewed insurance
 "Almost 4.5 million UK families are under serious financial difficulties")
Latest news LIVE: Palaniswami elected as AIADMK's interim General Secretary
Latest Live news updates: Covid cases in India, Sri Lankan crisis, Gujarat rains, Russia-Ukraine war, and more
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Data story: India logs 18,257 new Covid cases, active tally at 128,690
India has added 120,222 cases in the past 7 days
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Thane reports 272 new Covid-19 infections; active case tally over 2,000
Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 272 new Covid-19 cases, taking its infection count to 731,464, a health official said on Monday
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Results preview: Pharma margins likely to remain under pressure in Q1
Hospitals back to normalcy; tough road ahead for diagnostics
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Macao to shut casinos for a week amid Covid rise, allows essential services
The Asian gambling centre of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday and largely restrict people to their homes as it tries to stop a Covid-19 outbreak
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Covid tally breaches 3.5 mn-mark in Tamil Nadu with 2,537 new cases
Tamil Nadu on Sunday continued to report a decline in new COVID-19 cases with 2,537 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, including four returnees from domestic and overseas
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West Bengal reports 2,962 new Covid-19 cases, 17% positivity rate
West Bengal reported 2,962 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday at a positivity rate of 17.36 per cent, as per the Health Department.
Delhi records 433 fresh Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 2.96%
Delhi on Sunday recorded 433 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.96 per cent and two more deaths, according to health department data.
Karnataka reports 942 new Covid cases in a day; active count at 6,898
Karnataka on Sunday reported 942 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total infections to 39,79,021, the State Health Department said.
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Covid-19: Maharashtra sees 2,591 new cases, no death; active count 18,369
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 2,591 new coronavirus positive cases, but did not record any death linked to the infection, the state health department said.
US donates 33,600 doses of Pfizer's pediatric Covid vaccine to Bhutan
The US government on Sunday delivered 33,600 doses of Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to Bhutan.
No increase in hospitalisation, disease severity due to BA.2.38: Insacog
Omicron sub-variant BA.2's offspring BA.2.38 has not led to any increase in hospitalisation or disease severity, and a few deaths reported recently are due to comorbidities, Insacog said
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Live news: 63 pilgrims from Maharashtra's Beed stranded in Amarnath rescued
Latest Live news updates: Amarnath yatra rescue operations, EAM on Sri Lankan crisis, PM addresses Natural Farming Conclave, and more
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Gujarat sees 668 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally crosses 4000-mark
The recovery count rose by 515 to touch 12,22,381, leaving the state with an active caseload of 4,046, up from 3,893 a day earlier, he said.
 "Gujarat sees 668 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally crosses 4000-mark")
Delhi records 544 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 3.37%
With the fresh infections and fatalities, Delhi's caseload climbed to 19,40,302 and the death toll increased to 26,282, the health department bulletin said.
 "Delhi records 544 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 3.37%")
West Bengal reports 2,968 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in last 24 hours
North 24 Parganas district registered 743 new cases, while Kolkata recorded 742 cases. In Hooghly, 143 new cases were detected.
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Maharashtra reports 2,760 Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths; active tally at 18,672
The caseload in the state rose to 80,01,433, and death toll reached 1,47,976. As many as 2,939 patients recovered, taking the tally of recoveries to 78,34,785.
70% of senior citizens didn't have healthcare access during Covid: Survey
Rajit Mehta, MD and CEO, Antara said, the pandemic has brought about notable shifts in their living patterns and preferences, consumption of technology, along with rise in mental health concerns.
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