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Covid-19: Kerala records 400 fresh cases, 25 deaths in 24 hours
Kerala on Sunday recorded 400 fresh infections which raised the total to 65,31,090 till date.
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Cochin International Airport Ltd bags Covid champion award at Wings India
CIAL Managing Director S Suhas IAS received the 'Covid champions' trophy from Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia
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Live: Russia may try to split country, says Ukraine intelligence
Live news updates: India will resume scheduled international flights from Sunday; Joe Biden meets Ukraine ministers and Polish president.
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Govt mulls dropping pre-call announcements on phones after 2 yrs of Covid
Sources DoT has written to Union Health Ministry requesting it to drop these pre-call announcements and caller tunes
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 480 mn; fatalities surge past 6.12 mn
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,946,097 and 976,652, according to the CSSE
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India logs 1,421 new Covid-19 cases, 149 deaths in last 24 hours
The new fatalities took the total number number of deaths at 5,21,004
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Coronavirus: Telangana records 36 new cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours
Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 19
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After two years, regular international flights to resume from Sunday
Overseas flights are being operated now under bilateral air bubble arrangements with various countries
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Kerala records 496 new coronavirus cases, no death in 24 hours
On the vaccination front 100 per cent (2.69 crore) have had one dose, of which 87 per cent (2.33 crore) have taken both the doses
Weibo users call on Chinese officials to rethink on zero-Covid policy
The Chinese mainland reported 1,280 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the National Health Commission
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Covid mixed with flu increases severe illness, death risk: Lancet
For the study, the team involved more than 305,000 hospitalised patients with Covid in the UK between February 6, 2020 and December 8, 2021
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Covid during pandemic's early months linked to higher risk of neuropathy
Some people infected with Covid-19 during the pandemic's early months experienced peripheral neuropathy, pain, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet, finds a new study.
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China economy faces worst slowdown since Covid pandemic, says Nomura
China's economy faces its worst downward pressure since the spring of 2020 when it was hit by the first wave of Covid-19, according to Nomura Holdings Inc
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Data story: India adds 4,100 deaths as Maharashtra clears backlog
India has so far administered 1,828,768,476 vaccine doses. That is 4251.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 130.38 per cent of its population
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Covid: India records 4,100 more fatalities, 1,660 fresh cases in 24 hours
A reduction of 4,789 cases was recorded in the country's active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours
No new Covid case in Andaman and Nicobar in last 24 hours, tally at 10,032
The death toll stood at 129 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported since Friday, an official said
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Global Covid caseload tops 478.6 mn, fatalities surge over 6.11 mn
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,936,775 and 976,499, according to the CSSE
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US concerned with new surge of Covid-19 cases despite fall of deaths
There is wide concern in the US that another wave of Covid-19 is lurking somewhere ahead over the looming dominance of the BA.2 subvariant
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US will give airlines a break on takeoff rights in New York, Washington
Federal officials are extending pandemic relief that helps big airlines keep coveted takeoff and landing rights for international flights this summer at busy airports in New York City and Washington
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Germany's Covid-19 infections twice as high as official numbers: Minister
Germany's actual daily Covid-19 infections were likely to be twice as high as the number of officially reported cases, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has said.
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