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South Africa's latest surge in Covid cases blamed on omicron mutant
So far, there has been only a slight rise in hospitalisations and no increase in deaths, said Abdool Karim, who is a public health expert at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Mizoram records 99 new covid cases in last 24 hours, active caseload at 744
A total of 2,27,336 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the state so far
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Bulgaria lifts Covid restrictions for all foreign tourists from May 1
According to the ministry, as for now all arriving foreign citizens must have an EU certificate of vaccination or a document proving that they had been earlier infected with Covid-19
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US economy shrinks by 1.4% in Q1 amid Omicron variant surge
The latest data marks the economy's first contraction since the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the country in early 2020, Xinhua news agency reported
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With surge in fresh infections, Shanghai reports 5,487 new Covid-19 cases
Shanghai has been facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak and has been desperately seeking medical care and basic supplies like food
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Bengal records 34 new covid infections, zero deaths on Thursday
While 10,253 samples were tested for the day, the total number of such clinical examinations to diagnose the infection went up to 2,50,29,651
Can rising Covid cases thwart contact-sensitive sectors' recovery?
The economy is recovering from lockdowns, but the recent uptick in Covid-cases across the country is worrying the industry again. Here's a report on the outlook for the contact-sensitive sector
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New CDC study finds 75% of US children infected with Covid by February end
The researchers found that signs of past infection rose dramatically between December 2021 and February 2022, when the highly contagious Omicron variant surged across the country
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Markets rally as global sentiment improves; Sensex, Nifty rise 1.2%
Both foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) as well as domestic institutions were net buyers on Thursday
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Delhi records 1,490 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 4.62%
Delhi's fresh Covid-19 cases rose by nearly nine per cent in last 24 hours as the city recorded 1,490 infections on Thursday and two deaths
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Pandemic lessons: Hotel brands, asset owners go for revenue sharing route
While IHCL has been at it for some years now, for Concept and Kamat Group, which have typically relied on management contracts, it's a first
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Covid-19: Six new cases in Chhattisgarh, no death; active tally at 30
Chhattisgarh on Thursday reported 6 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the state's overall tally to 11,52,259, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,034
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Covid-19 pandemic: 580 fresh cases in Haryana; 473 from Gurugram alone
Besides Gurugram, another NCR district Faridabad recorded 65 new coronavirus cases, according to the Haryana health department's daily bulletin
Maharashtra records 165 new coronavirus cases; active tally at 961
Maharashtra recorded 165 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, a bulk of them in Mumbai, while two more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said.
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Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 73 new infections, zero fatalities
Recoveries reached 34,15,316 with 32 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 488 active infections, a bulletin said
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Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 29 new cases; active tally at 95
11,75,99,885 Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state
Mumbai's daily Covid-19 count again dips below 100; no new death
The city's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 0.011 per cent
Beijing orders schools closed in tightening of Covid-19 pandemic rules
Students make up more than 30 per cent of total cases, with clusters linked to six schools and two kindergartens in Chaoyang
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With roughly 11,000 cases in a day, Taiwan faces largest Covid outbreak yet
In April, the island's central authorities announced that they would no longer maintain a zero-Covid policy like the Chinese government's in which they would centrally quarantine positive cases
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India continues to hold top position in internet shutdowns: Access Now
After India, Myanmar imposed the highest total number of shutdowns in 2021, with 15 disruptions, followed by Sudan and Iran with five shutdowns in each country
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