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China's Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since start of lockdown
The municipal health commission said on Sunday said that Shanghai has reported 3,238 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
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Covid-19: Shanghai unveils business restart plan on supply-chain woes
The lockdown in China's financial hub, now in its third week, has squeezed everything from consumer spending to logistics and production
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Hong Kong bans AI flights till Apr 24 after 3 flyers found Covid-infected
Regular international flights resumed in India on March 27 after a two years' hiatus induced by the Covid-19 pandemic
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Delhi records 517 fresh Covid cases, positivity rate falls to 4.21%
Delhi has been witnessing an upward trend in daily Covid positivity rate in the last few days
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Covid concerns return with cases on the rise; DDMA may make masks mandatory
As on April 16, Delhi-NCR accounted for 52.5 per cent of the country's total cases - up from 11.8 per cent on April 1
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China unlikely to achieve GDP targets as Covid-19 crisis worsens
With a property market slump and regulatory crackdowns last year the policymakers set the lowest annual GDP target for China in decades for 2022, reported Dawn
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LIVE: Ukrainians defy 'surrender or die' deadline in Mariupol
Live news updates: Catch all the live updates here
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China hiding real Covid deaths by masking cause of death: Report
The faulty methodology was confirmed by Jin Dong-yan, a virologist at Hong Kong University
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'Covid spread' increased by 500% in last 15 days in Delhi-NCR: Survey
Around 19% residents of Delhi-NCR responding to a survey revealed they have one or more individuals in their close network who has had Covid in the last 15 days
Covid: Delhi-NCR schools take preventive measures to avoid closure
The number of school students testing positive has been on the rise in Delhi, raising concerns among parents.
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40 mn Indians died due to 'govt negligence' during Covid: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on demanded that all families of the deceased be given Rs four lakh compensation each.
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Malaysia reports 9,705 new coronavirus infections, 12 new deaths
Malaysia reported 9,705 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,382,402, according to the health ministry.
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India reports 1,150 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours: Health ministry
India logged 1,150 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, 175 more than yesterday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
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South Korea reports 93,001 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours
South Korea reported 93,001 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago
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China's Shanghai reports 3,238 local coronavirus cases in 24 hours
China's economic hub Shanghai reported 3,238 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the municipal health commission said on Sunday.
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India questions WHO's methodology to estimate Covid-19 mortalities
India using a mathematical modelling cannot be applied to estimate the death figures for such a vast nation of geographical size and population.
Delhi records 461 new cases of Covid-19 and 2 deaths from disease
Despite less number of tests, the positivity rate jumped high and went beyond 5 per cent on Saturday
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Delhi covid cases might be rising, but we are vigilant: Deputy CM Sisodia
Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, reiterated that instructions have been issued to schools to follow the government's Standard Operating Procedure if they detect any case
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More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai Covid cases rise
Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, a central Chinese manufacturing area that includes Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, announced a 14-day lockdown on Friday "to be adjusted according to epidemic situation"
As Covid-19 cases spike, UP CM Adityanath puts NCR region on alert mode
Amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar, the UP govt on Saturday put all the National Capital Region (NCR) districts on alert mode, according to an official statement.