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Shanghai residents question human cost of China's Covid quarantines
From March 1 to April 9, China's financial hub reported some 180,000 locally transmitted infections, 96% of which were asymptomatic
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Covid has not gone, is changing forms and resurfacing, says PM Modi
Nobody knows when the 'bahurupiya' Covid will resurface, Modi said, adding that administering nearly 185 crore doses of vaccines to control its spread was made possible due public support
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Precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccine rolled out at private centres
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase.
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New Zealand reports 6,718 new community infections of Covid-19
New Zealand has reported 765,609 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Global Covid caseload rises to 498.1 million, fatalities at 6.17 million
India accounts for the second highest caseload
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India records 1,054 fresh Covid-19 infections, 29 more fatalities
The active cases account for 0.03 per cent of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent
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Thane records 8 fresh Covid-19 infections, no new fatalities
The Covid-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.67 per cent.
India's vaccine coverage crosses 1.85 billion doses, says Health Ministry
Over 2.43 crore (2,43,08,220) precaution doses have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers, and to those above 60 so far, the ministry said
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Mumbai sees 55 Covid-19 cases, 49 recoveries; active tally at 305
Of the 55 new cases, 53, or 96 per cent, are asymptomatic, while two have been hospitalised
MP sees 9 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 51 as 12 recover
The recovery count increased by 12 to touch 10,30,412, leaving the state with 51 active cases
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Gujarat sees 34 Covid cases, highest daily addition since March 14
The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Gujarat stood at 10.64 crore, including 34,157 during the day
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Shanghai hospital bears the brunt of China's Covid-19 response
Multiple patients have died at the Shanghai Donghai Elderly Care hospital, relatives of patients told The Associated Press
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Shanghai to start easing lockdown after another mass testing
The fresh round of testing comes as the city reported about 23,000 cases on Saturday, most of them asymptomatic
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Flexible working models needed to support women under new normal: Experts
According to an analysis by UN Women, 740 million women work in the informal economy and their income fell by 60 per cent in the first month of the pandemic
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Serum slashes Covishield price to Rs 225 a shot for pvt hospitals: Report
The decision, which the website attributes to Serum chief Adar Poonwala, comes a day ahead of the start of the programme to keep booster Covid-19 dose open for all adults
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Don't panic, INSACOG keeping watch on XE Covid-19 variant cases: Report
A case of XE variant was detected in Gujarat, which was confirmed by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Gujarat
'Precaution dose to be of same Covid vaccine, pvt centres can levy Rs 150'
The Centre on Saturday told the states that the precaution dose will be of the same COVID-19 vaccine as the one used for the administration of the first two doses
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Covaxin booster enhances antibody response against Covid variants: Study
A booster dose of Covaxin six months after the two dose primary vaccination has shown elevated immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern including Omicron
Gujarat detects XE variant of coronavirus in 67-year-old Mumbai resident
The person had travelled from Mumbai to Vadodara on March 12 and had gotten himself tested after developing fever on March 13 and had returned to Mumbai the following day.
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Over 1.75 mn unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states: Govt
The Health Ministry on Saturday informed that over 17.54 crore unutilized Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories (UTs) to be administered.
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