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Maharashtra reports 397 new coronavirus infections, no death in 24 hours
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 397 new Covid-19 cases, registering a drop of 40 cases as compared to the previous day, taking the overall infection count to 81,41,854, a health official said
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Covid cases hit five-month high, weekly deaths at 29, highest since Dec
Experts worldwide though aren't pressing the panic button just yet, buoyed by the great wall of immunity
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LIVE: India logs 1,890 new Covid-19 cases in a day, active tally jumps
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Delhi reports 153 Covid-19 cases, positivity rate crosses 9% in last 24 hrs
Delhi on Sunday reported 153 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours against 139 reported on the previous day, as per the government health bulletin
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Delhi govt hospitals carry out mock drills to assess Covid-19 preparedness
Delhi government-run hospitals carried out mock drills on Sunday to assess their Covid-19 preparedness, amid a spurt in the number of coronavirus cases in the city
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Lexus India looks to expand customer base to de-risk biz; expand sales
Luxury carmaker Lexus is looking to expand its customer base in India, enhance sales infrastructure as part of its strategy to grow sales in the country
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India records 1,890 new Covid-19 infections, active cases jump to 9,443
India logged 1,890 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 149 days, while the active cases increased to 9,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday
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Delhi logs 139 fresh coronavirus cases, positivity rate drops to 4.98%
Delhi reported 152 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 6.66% on Friday
Covid: Mock drill at Delhi govt hospitals on Sunday to check preparedness
The national capital recorded 152 coronavirus cases with an increased positivity rate of 6.66 per cent on Friday
Keep close watch on evolving etiologies: Centre issues advisory on Covid
The advisory has also flagged low level of testing by states and UTs and has said that testing levels are insufficient as compared to the standards prescribed by WHO i.e 140 tests per million
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Nothing to panic about, take precaution: Doctors on rise in Covid cases
Over the past week, Delhi has seen a rise in daily Covid cases amid a sharp increase in H3N2 influenza cases in parts of the country, including the national capital
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India reports new 1,590 Covid cases, 6 deaths; active tally rises to 8,601
The recovery of 910 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,41,62,832. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.79 per cent
Ajay Banga tests Covid positive; meetings with PM Modi, others cancelled
According to a Finance Ministry statement, Banga's meeting with Nirmala Sitharaman would not happen as he is in quarantine
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SC directs all convicts released during pandemic to surrender in 15 days
A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar said undertrial prisoners, who were released on emergency bail during the pandemic, can move for regular bail before competent courts after their surrender
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Covid infected people may experience genome structure changes: Study
In addition, the study published in the journal Nature Microbiology found that chemical modifications on chromatin were also altered by SARS-CoV-2
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Being vaccinated halves risk of developing long Covid, shows study
Being vaccinated against Covid halves people's risk of developing long Covid, according to new research conducted on more than 860,000 patients
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India records 1,249 new Covid-19 infections, active cases rise to 7,927
India logged 1,249 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases have increased to 7,927, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
Ajay Banga tests positive for Covid-19 during routine testing in Delhi
World Bank presidential nominee Ajay Banga has tested positive for Covid during routine testing in New Delhi where he was travelling on the last leg of his world tour, and is currently quarantining
Amid Covid-19 rise, 349 samples of new XBB1.16 variant found in India
The XBB.1.16 is a recombinant lineage of the virus and is a descendent of the XBB lineage of COVID-19
3 years later: How Covid pandemic and the lockdown remain fresh in memory
Three years after the Covid-19 lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Business Standard reporters went around the capital city
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