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Hong Kong to distribute 100,000 RAT kits after sewage Covid detection
On Saturday, Hong Kong registered 176 new Covid cases by nucleic acid tests, and 270 additional cases through self-reported rapid antigen tests
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Kerala clocks 1,544 fresh Covid-19 cases, health minister holds meeting
Kerala on Saturday reported 1,544 new Covid-19 cases which took the number of active patients in the state to 7,972 prompting Health Minister Veena George to call a high-level meeting
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Delhi records 405 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate 2.07%
With this, the national capital's Covid-19 case tally increased to 19,08,387 while the death toll stood at 26,212.
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Mumbai records 889 new Covid cases in a day; active caseload rises to 4,294
Of the 889 new cases, only 45 needed hospitalisation and 3 of them required oxygen support, currently 154 Covid beds are occupied in city and 14 patients are on oxygen support, the official said.
 "Mumbai records 889 new Covid cases in a day; active caseload rises to 4,294")
Covid again on the rise in Kerala as daily tally crosses 1,500-mark
The cases earlier this month stood at 1,370, 1,278, and 1,465, respectively.
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Maharashtra reports 1,357 new Covid cases in a day; active tally at 5,888
This is the third consecutive day when the state reported more than 1,000 new cases
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'You will face criminal defamation': Assam CM lashes out at Sisodia
Sisodia on Saturday alleged that when Sarma was the state Health Minister back in 2020, he had given PPE kit orders to his wife and son's business partner's companies.
 "'You will face criminal defamation': Assam CM lashes out at Sisodia")
Take risk-assessment based approach to tackle Covid spike: Centre to TN
The state reported 659 new cases for the week ending June 3, 2022 accounting for 3.13% of the country's new cases
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Why herd immunity no longer being sold as the path out of the pandemic
circumstances have changed dramatically over the course of the pandemic, with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus superseded by far more infectious variants.
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Wearing mask is not mandatory, but advised: Maharashtra health minister
There has been some increase in positive cases in limited cluster areas like Mumbai, Pune, Thane, and Palghar districts, leading to the hike in India's active cases, says Health Minister Rajesh Tope
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Kartik Aaryan tests Covid positive ahead of IIFA performance in Abu Dhabi
Actor Kartik Aaryan on Saturday said he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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Biological E's Corbevax gets DCGI nod as a heterologous Covid booster dose
The Hyderabad-based company claimed that the booster dose of Corbevax increased the neutralising antibody titers in the Covishield and Covaxin groups significantly when compared to placebo
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Japan planning to resume tourism discount as Covid eases: Report
A revived "Go To Travel" campaign would likely serve as a core measure to stimulate consumer demand, a media report said
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Data story: India logs 3,962 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,677
India has so far administered 1,939,647,071 vaccine doses
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China reports 21 fresh cases of Covid; 5 each in Beijing and Shanghai
China reported 21 locally transmitted confirmed Covd-19 cases, including 11 in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and five each in Beijing and Shanghai in the past 24 hours
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Covid surge in 3 Kerala districts, state minister says 'no need for worry'
With Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam seeing a rise in the coronavirus cases, Kerala's Health Minister Veena George said that there was no need for concern
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Maharashtra Dy CM asks DCP to lose weight, tells partymen to wear masks
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday asked a police official to lose weight
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Maharashtra govt asks district, civic officials to ramp up Covid testing
The Maharashtra health department asked district and civic authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing as the numbers of samples being examined had fallen while cases were rising
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Delhi HC calls for strict action against air passengers over Covid rules
The Delhi High Court called for strict action against those found violating masking and hand hygiene norms at airports and in aircraft
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Covid-19 cases at three-month high; up vigil, says health ministry
Centre writes to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana & TN