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Covid cases rise in China, mainland logs 112 infections in past 24 hours
From June 26 to July 5, a total of 267 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including one from overseas, and 1,002 asymptomatic carriers had been logged in Anhui
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Thane records 348 new Covid-19 cases, zero fatalities on Wednesday
There was no report of any fresh fatality and the death toll stood at 11,909
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Data story: India logs 16,159 new Covid cases; active tally at 115,212
India has added 114,464 cases in the past 7 days
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Data story: India logs 13,086 new Covid cases, death toll reaches 525,242
India has added 94,841 cases in the past 7 days
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Canada to throw out 13.6 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
Canada is going to throw out about 13.6 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either at home or abroad
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Covid-19: Four states post double-digit test positivity ratios, shows data
Many other states have had Covid-19 cases doubling over the latest week
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Delhi sees 615 new Covid cases in a day; test positivity rate at 5.25%
Delhi recorded 615 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.89 per cent and three more fatalities due to the viral disease on Tuesday, according to the city health department.
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At 659, Mumbai records 53% jump in new Covid cases in last 24 hrs
Mumbai on Tuesday logged 659 COVID-19 cases, a 53 per cent spike over Monday, taking the tally to 1,116,132 while the death toll rose by one to 19,620, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said
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At 3,098, Maharashtra sees 104% spike in new Covid cases in 24 hours
The recovery count increased by 4,207 in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with an active caseload of 20,820
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LIVE: SpiceJet flight makes priority landing in Mumbai as windshield cracks
SpiceJet Q400 aircraft was operating SG 3324 (Kandla - Mumbai) when the incident took place mid-air
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BA.2.75 sub-variant of Omicron has limited circulation in India: Report
BA.2.75 -- the second generation of the BA.2 variants -- has high transmissibility
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China opens up air travel after 2-yr Covid ban, services to India in limbo
China has started permitting international flights after a two-year ban due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no word yet on the resumption of air services to India
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Mizoram reports 23% Covid positivity rate, new cases at over two-month high
Mizoram on Tuesday reported 138 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike in over two months, a health official said
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Thane records 281 new Covid-19 infections; active case tally at 4,248
Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 281 new COVID-19 cases, raising its infection tally to 729,721, a health official said on Tuesday
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China-Vietnam trade shrinks over Covid-19 restrictions, border congestion
The overland trade between China and Vietnam saw a sharp decline in the first four months of the year, due to tightened Covid-19 safety measures and congested borders
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Assam reports 161 new Covid-19 infections, positivity rate at 9.87%
Assam reported 161 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in nearly five months, the National Health Mission (NHM) said
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China reports 69 new locally confirmed Covid-19 cases, 52 from Anhui
Chinese mainland on Monday reported 69 locally transmitted confirmed cases of Covid19, 52 of which were in Anhui Province, the National Health Commission report said on Tuesday
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Oxford University shifts focus to health threat triggering future pandemics
Oxford said the organization will seek to learn from the response to Covid and take advantage of the university's research and global partnerships
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Bengal logs 1,132 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate increases to 15.12 pc
West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 20,35,617 on Monday as 1,132 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said
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No experience, no resume and you're hired! Hotels fight for staff
Europe's largest hotelier Accor is running trial initiatives to recruit people who haven't previously worked in the industry
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