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Covid global health emergency hopefully ends next year, says WHO chief
He added, however, that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the culprit behind the Covid-19 pandemic, will not go away
 "Covid global health emergency hopefully ends next year, says WHO chief")
WHO chief asks China to share data for identifying origins of Covid-19
World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday called on China to share the requested data concerning Covid-19 in a bid to understand the origins of the virus
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Let it rip: China's new approach to overcome coronavirus cases
Gives up counting of Covid cases; Xi and top Chinese leadership to hold key economic meeting as cases spike
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Maharashtra reports 22 new coronavirus cases, 1 death; active tally at 193
Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 22 new Covid cases, taking the overall tally to 8,136,252, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state, said the health department
 "Maharashtra reports 22 new coronavirus cases, 1 death; active tally at 193")
LIVE: Students with 4-year UG can directly pursue PhD, says UGC chairman
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Shift work affects risk of Covid-19, severity of infection, shows research
Shift work and working face-to-face with others affect the risk of Covid-19 and the severity of the infection, new research has shown
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India reports 152 fresh Covid-19 cases; active tally rises to 3,846
India saw a single day rise of 152 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 3,846, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday
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China stops publishing asymptomatic Covid cases after ending mass testing
China recorded 7,679 new cases a day earlier -- 2,315 symptomatic and 5,364 asymptomatic infections
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2,302 insurance claims of Rs 50 lakh each cleared for Covid health workers
The govt told Parliament that 2,302 claims of Rs 50 lakh each have been paid under the insurance scheme for health workers fighting Covid-19, and 465 of these pertain to the families of doctors
 "2,302 insurance claims of Rs 50 lakh each cleared for Covid health workers")
LIVE: It's not 1962 anymore, will give a befitting reply, says Arunachal CM
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Elon Musk's attacks on Anthony Fauci 'disgusting,' says White House
Musk in a tweet on Sunday mocked the use of gender pronouns and called for Fauci to be prosecuted. "My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci," he wrote
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China to set economic plans amid shift from Covid Zero policy to growth
China's abrupt ending of its Covid Zero policy injects more uncertainty into an already fragile economy, raising the prospect of looser fiscal and monetary policy
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One in two urban Indians investing more post Covid: DSP MF-YouGov Survey
45% respondents raised their investments as pandemic forced a rethink on financial health, 23% slashed it due to pay cuts, fall in risk-taking capacity, uncertainty in business and job loss
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Govt school enrolment rise post Covid, declined in pvt schools in 2021-22
Government run schools across the country continued to see rise in enrolments for the second consecutive year since Covid-19 outbreak while private schools saw decline, the Parliament was told
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Latest news LIVE: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM for second term
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China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes 'strict zero-Covid' policy
China's ruling Communist Party allows no independent parties to conduct verification and such apps have been used in past to suppress travel and free speech
China's consumer sentiment fall near 2020 lows before lifted Covid curbs
Chinese consumers last month were almost as negative about their current and future financial conditions as they were in early 2020 as the pandemic was breaking out
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Beijing's Covid gloom deepens as China relaxes curbs after protests
Anecdotal evidence suggests that many businesses have been forced to close as infected workers quarantine at home while many other people are deciding not to go out
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Bharat Biotech urges Centre to include intranasal Covid vaccine in CoWIN
Bharat Biotech has requested the central government to include its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, in CoWIN portal to enable the recipients of the jab to get vaccination certificate
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LIVE: PM Modi names Goa's 2nd international airport after Manohar Parrikar
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