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Covid restrictions took longer to ease in India than several of its peers
Value of stringency index remained higher than several large economies between 2020 and 2023
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No increase in rate of hospitalisation, death due to Covid: Health Ministry
He said XBB.1.5 and XBB.1.16 are variants of interest and under intense scientific scrutiny but they are not a "cause of immediate concern"
UK ex-PM Boris Johnson once again apologises over Partygate scandal
Boris Johnson has once again apologised over the Partygate scandal, this time for inadvertently misleading the British Parliament over the Covid law-breaking parties at Downing Street
India reports 1,300 new Covid cases in a day, active tally jumps to 7,605
India logged 1,300 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 140 days, while the active cases have increased to 7,605, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
Covid-19 cases in India at four-month high: Everything you need to know
Covid-19 review meet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted that Covid in India is 'far from over' and there is a need to monitor the status of cases across the country regularly
No rerating yet for diagnostic players despite price hikes as margins fall
While discounts have come down, pricing gap still large between incumbents and new players
MNS President Raj Thackeray blames Uddhav for leaders quitting Shiv Sena
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Wednesday squarely blamed his estranged cousin and former CM Uddhav Thackeray for many Shiv Sena leaders quitting the party
PM holds Covid meeting amid renewed concerns, says 'pandemic far from over'
The high-level meeting, chaired by the PM, came against the backdrop of a spike in influenza as well as Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks
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Covid affected access to essential meds for cancer, heart diseases: WHO
The report reviewed the impact of the pandemic on NCD medicines from manufacturing, procurement, and importation to delivery, availability, and affordability
LIVE: Billionaire industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla receives Padma Bhushan
Catch all latest news updates from across the globe here
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PM advises precaution, maintenance of vigil amid rise of Covid-19 cases
A mock drill was also conducted on December 27, 2022, in 22,000 hospitals, and many remedial measures were taken by hospitals thereafter
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New Covid-origins study hints at spillover from animal: Scientists
Besides raccoon dogs, the international team of scientists also found DNA of bamboo rats, palm civets, Malayan porcupine and Amur hedgehog
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Samarthanam raises awareness about post-Covid impact on PwDs at UNHRC
In an oral intervention in the general debate on persons with disabilities at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council, Samarthanam Trust for the disabled raised awareness about the impact
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Covid-19 cases increasing in Kerala; govt issues alerts to all districts
COVID-19 infections increased in Kerala slightly prompting the state government to sound alerts to all districts on Wednesday
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PM Modi to hold high-level review meeting on Covid situation today
India has recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 7,026, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday
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India reports 1,134 new Covid cases, 5 deaths; active tally rises to 7,026
The active cases now comprise 0.02 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.79 per cent, the ministry said
Goa CM asks people to take precautions due to Covid-19, influenza cases
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday asked people to take precautions in the wake of a rising number of COVID-19 and influenza infections in the country.
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Long Covid infection linked with risk of 'face blindness': Study
The condition that can make people fail to recognise familiar faces, has been estimated to affect between 2 and 2.5 per cent of people in the world
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India reports 699 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally rises to 6,559
The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.80 per cent, the ministry said
Biden signs bill to declassify information related to origins of Covid
The World Health Organisation has rebuked Chinese officials for withholding scientific research that may reveal the origin of coronavirus, The New York Times reported
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