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Covid-19: Maharashtra reports 117 cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 921
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 117 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the state's overall tally to 78,74,394, while two deaths took the toll to 1,47,789, the health department said
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Covid-19: Telangana reports 12 new cases in last 24 hours
No Covid deaths were reported today and the toll in the state remained 4,111, the health department said
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Shanghai orders twin tests for all its citizens to stem spread of Covid-19
China's business capital Shanghai on Sunday ordered the city's entire 26.3 million people to undergo twin tests to stop the spread of coronavirus
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Covid-19: Kerala reports 310 new cases in last 24 hours
Kerala reported 310 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of the infected to 65,33,786 and the death toll to 68,074 till date.
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Covid-19: Shanghai lockdown triggers complaints as new cases rise
Health officials on Sunday reported 438 confirmed cases over the previous 24 hours, along with 7,788 asymptomatic ones.
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Banking sector should see robust loan growth this year: BoM MD
The banking sector is at an inflection point with COVID-19 related-problems yielding place to the regeneration of demand in all segments of the industry and overall optimism in the economy: BoM MD
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China finds new coronavirus subtype as daily cases exceed 13,000
Almost 12,000 of the cases reported nationwide on Saturday were asymptomatic.
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No impact on efficacy, safety of Covaxin: Bharat Biotech on WHO suspension
The vaccine manufacturer has said that the company is slowing down the production of Covaxin for facility optimization.
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India registers 1,096 fresh Covid-19 infections, 81 more fatalities
A reduction of 432 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Global Covid caseload rises to 490.6 million, fatalities reach 6.15 million
India accounts for the second highest caseload
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US healthcare workforce still suffers 2 yrs into Covid-19 pandemic: Report
In 2020 alone, illness and injury increased by 40 per cent in healthcare and social assistance sectors, higher than any other private industry sector and led by the nursing professions: Report
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Malaysian King, Queen test positive for Coronavirus, show mild symptoms
Malaysia reported 17,476 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 4,219,395, according to the health ministry
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DDMA to no longer evoke Disaster Managment Act as Covid infections recede
The curbs have been lifted after two years of first wave of Covid infections hitting the city and the rest of the country
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Kerala records 331 new Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours
Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases at 69, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 48 cases and Kottayam 43
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Coronavirus now more prevalent than ever in England, says report
Britain's outbreak as a whole is also bigger than ever, with 4.9 million now thought to be infected -- up from 4.3 million last week
Omicron variant 'less severe' than Delta for children below 5: Study
The study, published in the journal 'JAMA Pediatrics', also showed that the Omicron variant is 6-8 times more infectious than the Delta variant
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Hong Kong urges Covid testing, Shanghai struggles under lockdown
Hong Kong reported another 5,820 cases Friday as the latest surge begins to taper off
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Coronavirus pandemic: WHO issues warning against new variant 'XE'
According to reports, the new variant is 10 per cent more transmissible than the BA.2 subvariant, which is already the most contagious
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Sudden lifting of curbs not wise: Covid-19 task force Member
Dr Sunila Garg said that there should be an integrated approach on lifting the Covid restrictions
In a first, Russia registers nasal version of Sputnik V Covid vaccine
Russian Health Ministry has registered the nasal version of Sputnik V, the world's first nasal vaccine against COVID-19.
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