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Covid-19 infections rise to 60 at IIT Madras; authorities on high-alert
Tamil Nadu to hold mass vaccination drive across 100,000 centres on May 8, will target 4.3 mn people who are yet to take first dose, 13 mn who need the second
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LIVE: You won't face troubles your parents did: PM Modi to Kashmir youth
Latest news live updates: From coronavirus updates to Russia-Ukraine conflict, catch all the live updates here.
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Death toll in Shanghai's Covid outbreak reaches 87; average age 81
All of those who passed away had serious underlying health conditions such as malignant tumours, coronary heart disease and hypertension
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Covishield found ineffective against Omicron, booster a must: Study
The ICMR-NIV), Pune, has reported a case of three-time Covid infection in an individual who was vaccinated with the Covishield jab against the virus.
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Lockdown-induced food shortage, starvation infuriate millions in Shanghai
Moreover, the government has announced any residential community with a single new positive case to be sealed for an additional 14 days
Stay alert, keep following Covid-appropriate behaviour: PM Modi to people
With several festivals coming up, PM Modi urged people to stay alert of the coronavirus and continue to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour such as wearing masks and washing hands
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1 in 4 hospitalised Covid patients feel fully recovered after a year: Study
One year after having Covid-19, only around one in four patients, who were hospitalised, felt fully well again, says a new study.
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Over 1.92 bn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs: Centre
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Sunday that over 1.9 billion of Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far.
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Beijing goes on high alert to curb Covid clusters; Shanghai sees 39 deaths
Beijing has gone on high alert as the situation turned grim following the emergence of clusters of Covid-19
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India records 2,593 new Covid-19 cases, 44 deaths in past 24 hours
India reported 2,593 new Covid-19 cases, which is a marginal increase over the 2,527 infections registered the previous day
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Malaysia reports 5,624 new Covid-19 infections, records 9 new deaths
Malaysia reported 5,624 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the total tally to 4,427,067.
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China reports 1,566 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases today
The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,566 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 1,401 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Sunday.
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Singapore reports 2,709 new Covid-19 cases, total tally at 1,180,124
Singapore reported 2,709 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 1,180,124.
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Covid: Tamil Nadu sees upward trend in new cases continues, adds 53 cases
Tamil Nadu continued to see an uptick in daily Covid-19 cases, as 53 infections were added afresh on Saturday, pushing the caseload to 34,53,500.
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Covid-19: Delhi reports 1,094 fresh cases, two deaths
Delhi reported 1,094 fresh COVID-19 infections and two deaths due to the disease on Saturday as the positivity rate rose to 4.82 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.
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Covid-19: Mumbai sees 72 new cases, no death; active tally now 503
Mumbai on Saturday reported 72 COVID-19 cases, a slight rise in the daily addition after a fall for two consecutive days, a civic official said.
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Chinese social media users outwit censor with video on Covid lockdown
The six-minute video titled "The Sound of April" was posted on Friday and soon got censored as it went viral
55 Covid positive infections found in IIT Madras; cases 'very mild'
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India has reported 2,527 new COVID-19 infections and 33 fatalities in the last 24 hours
Shanghai residents angry over lockdown as city reports more Covid deaths
The city, battling China's biggest coronavirus outbreak so far, reported 12 new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, up from 11 a day before
Long Covid could be related to immune suppression: UCLA study
In a subset of persons who recover from the initial Covid illness, various symptoms persist, such as fatigue, mental haziness, and shortness of breath which is generally classified as long Covid
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