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India sees surge in Covid-19 cases; 38 deaths reported in last 24 hours
With a surge in the cases of coronavirus infection in India, the country reported as many as 13,313 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday in the last 24 hours, as compared to the 12,249 cases on Wednesday
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China registers 13 new locally confirmed Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
China reported 13 locally transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, including three in Beijing and nine in Shanghai and one in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regions in the past 24 hours
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Myanmar reports 13 new Covid-19 infections, tally reaches 613K mark
Myanmar confirmed 13 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally in the country to 613,521, according to the Health Ministry
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Long Covid in infected children can last at least two months: Lancet study
Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long Covid lasting at least two months, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal
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Covid-19 cases rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe: WHO report
The number of new Covid cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week, while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16 per cent, according to WHO's latest weekly pandemic report
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Health Minister to hold review meeting to discuss rising Covid cases
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meeting on Thursday to discuss the spike in the number of Covid cases in the country
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Delhi BJP leader files complaint against Maha CM for violating Covid norms
A BJP leader from Delhi filed a complaint against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for allegedly violating Covid-19 related protocols by meeting his supporters
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Rich-poor divide on clean power getting wider and hurting climate fight
Investment in clean energy has only accelerated in the years since Covid-19 struck. In the second half of the last decade, it grew at a 2% annual rate
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Best of BS Opinion: China's zero Covid policy, fiscal weakness, and more
Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day
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18% people in India reinfected with Covid-19 in last 6 months: Survey
Around 46 per cent of those surveyed said their second infection was more severe than the first one
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Corporate profit-to-GDP ratio attains 11-year high of 4.3% in FY22
Performance comes on the back of 48% YoY growth in bottomline. GDP also expanded 19.5% in FY22 after contracting in FY21 due to Covid-19 disruptions
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Committed to fight inflation but not trying to trigger recession: Fed chair
'It's essential that we bring inflation down if we are to have a sustained period of strong labor market conditions that benefit all,' Fed chair said at a hearing before US Senate Banking Committee
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Covid-19: Gujarat logs 407 new cases, highest daily count in 4 months
Gujarat on Wednesday recorded 407 new cases of coronavirus, the highest daily count in four months, that raised the tally of infections to 12,28,493, an official from the state health department said
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Live: Shiv Sena must walk out of 'unnatural alliance', says rebel Shinde
From Maharashtra political crisis to coronavirus cases in India and more, catch all the latest developments from across the globe here
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Mumbai logs 1,648 covid cases, 2 new deaths; active tally down to 13,501
With these additions, the overall infection tally rose to 10,99,383, while the death toll increased to 19,588, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin.
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Delhi records 928 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 7.08%
With the fresh cases, Delhi's Covid tally has gone up to 19,24,532, while the death toll due to the disease has climbed to 26,239.
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Maharashtra reports 3,260 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, three fatalities
Currently, Maharashtra is left with 24,639 active cases with Mumbai accounting for the highest number of 13,501 cases in the state, followed by 5,621 patients in the Thane district.
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Hospitalisation increases marginally as Covid-19 cases rise in Delhi
According to the Delhi Corona app, out of 9491 designated COVID-19 beds, 263 (2.77 per cent) are occupied while 24 out of 1178 ICU beds with ventilators have patients.
Amid political crisis, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray tests Covid positive
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, an official said
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DU announces 2nd phase of internal exam for those who missed May-June cycle
The Delhi University has announced it will conduct a second phase of internal examinations for students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses who could not take the paper previously
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