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No possibility of 4th Covid wave in current situation: Maharashtra minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said there is no possibility of a fourth wave of Covid-19 looking at the current situation.
 "No possibility of 4th Covid wave in current situation: Maharashtra minister")
Saudi Arabia bans travel to 15 nations, including India amid Covid surge
Saudi Arabia has banned citizens from travelling to 16 countries, including India, over the Covid-19 situation in those nations, the media reported
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Covid-19 seems thing of the past at full-capacity French Open stadiums
They sipped from glasses of Champagne or ros while seated on the sand-colored cushions of wicker couches on a "terrasse" overlooking some smaller courts at Roland Garros.
 "Covid-19 seems thing of the past at full-capacity French Open stadiums")
Data story: India logs 2,022 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,459
India has so far administered 1,923,845,615 vaccine doses
 "Data story: India logs 2,022 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,459")
As Covid becomes threat to the economy, how can Chinese leaders rescue it?
More than two years after a deadly strain of coronavirus was first identified in the central city of Wuhan, China remains locked in a COVID crisis
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Global Covid caseload tops 525.5 mn, deaths surge to over 6.27 mn
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 525.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.27 million and vaccinations to over 11.44 billion
 "Global Covid caseload tops 525.5 mn, deaths surge to over 6.27 mn")
Beijing extends work-from-home, orders mass testing as Covid cases rise
Beijing extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing Monday as cases of Covid-19 again rose in the city.
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Kim Jong Un, other North Koreans attend large funeral amid Covid worry
A large number of North Koreans including Kim Jong Un attended a funeral for a top official as the country maintained the much-disputed claim that its suspected coronavirus outbreak is subsiding.
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Oil prices rise as US driving season looms; Shanghai mulls Covid unlock
Brent crude futures rose 82 cents to $113.37 a barrel at 0126 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 69 cents
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Africa's coronavirus cases pass 11.59 mn, death toll stands at 252,892
South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya are among the countries with the most cases on the continent, said the Africa CDC
 "Africa's coronavirus cases pass 11.59 mn, death toll stands at 252,892")
SII seeks permission for trial of Covovax as booster for ages 2 to18 yrs
SII has sought permission from country's drug regulator to conduct Phase-3 trial to evaluate safety and immunogenicity of its COVID vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in children aged two to 18 years
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Apple looks to boost output outside China amid strict anti-Covid policy
India and Vietnam, already sites for a small portion of Apple's global production, are among the countries getting a closer look from the company as alternatives to China
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Education in India: Covid-19 pandemic's lessons not learnt, shows data
In 2020, when schools were closed, ASER found that barely one-third of all enrolled children were receiving learning material and activities from their schools (35.6 per cent)
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Covid: Delhi sees 365 fresh cases, one more death, positivity rate at 1.97%
Delhi on Sunday reported 365 fresh COVID-19 cases and one more death, while the positivity rate stood at 1.97 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
Elevated levels of risk aversion akin to 2008 global meltdown: BofA survey
Covid-19 - which had ruled the charts as the biggest risk between 2020 and 2021 - has slipped down the pecking order, with only a net 1 per cent of respondents seeing it as a threat
 "Elevated levels of risk aversion akin to 2008 global meltdown: BofA survey")
Telangana reports 29 new Covid-19 cases, no fatalities; active cases at 397
A total of 39 people recovered from the infection on Sunday, taking the cumulative number of recoveries till date to 7,88,363
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India records 2,226 new Covid infections; active cases dip to 14,955
A decrease of 41 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours
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Global Covid caseload tops 526.7 million, deaths cross 6.28 million
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 83,255,845 and 1,002,146, respectively
J&K records 15 new coronavirus cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours
There are 55 active cases of Covid-19 in the Union Territory, while the number of recovered patients is 4,49,384
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Bengal reports 32 fresh Covid cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours
The state had registered 42 new coronavirus cases on Friday