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South Korea mulls nationwide restrictions to cope with Covid-19 resurgence
South Korea is considering national restrictions to cope with a resurgence of coronavirus infections that has seen nine straight days of triple-digit increases in newly confirmed cases.
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South Korea reports 332 new Covid-19 infections; caseload at 17,002
For the first time since the first case was confirmed in January, all of the country's 17 major cities and provinces reported Covid-19 cases
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Identify cause of Covid spike, rework strategy: Odisha CS to Collectors
Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy directed Collectors of different districts to identify the exact cause of the spike in coronavirus positive cases and roll out your area-specific strategy to contain it.
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New antibody tests offer a better snapshot of coronavirus immunity
Quantitative antibody testing could also help with treatments involving convalescent plasma
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Covid-19 Factoid: Maharashtra accounts for nearly 40% of India's death toll
Its case tally is higher than the combined total of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, the next two most affected states
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Kerala HC allows police to access call data records of Covid-19 patients
The court, however, directed the police that CDR details collected should not be used for any other purpose
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Assam reports 1,856 new coronavirus cases, state tally jumps to 87,908
Most of the fresh cases were detected in Kamrup Metropolitan area where 433 people tested positive, 150 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in Dibrugarh, 143 in Cachar and 121 in Kamrup Rural
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Covid-19 cases surpass 5.6 million in US, death toll jumps to 174,924
The hardest-hit US state of California reported 655,374 cases, followed by Florida with 593,286 cases
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Number of Covid-19 cases in Brazil rises by 30,355 to over 3.53 million
A day earlier, Brazil reported 45,323 new cases of the coronavirus disease and 1,204 new fatalities
FBI probing breach that may have compromised identities of Covid patients
The US newspaper reported on Friday, citing a letter from the state's Department of Public Safety, that on June 19, there was a data breach that targeted servers belonging to a third-party database
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Beijing set to go mask-free as Covid-19 cases plummet to a new low
According to the official data, Beijing had 935 cases of Covid-19 since February this year of which 924 have recovered
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Polls amid pandemic: Voters to get gloves; booths to have thermal scanners
Election Commission recommends mandatory sanitisation of polling stations, preferably a day before the polls
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WHO hopes coronavirus crisis can be over in two years, says Tedros
"Our situation now with more technology, of course with more connectiveness, the virus has a better chance of spreading, it can move fast," he said
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DDMA allows weekly markets in Delhi to open from Monday on trial basis
DDMA allowed weekly markets to open on trial basis from August 24-30 and directed authorities to ensure strict implementation of anti-Covid-19 measures, including social distancing
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7,571 new Covid-19 cases in Karnataka; Bengaluru tally at 100,000-mark
Karnataka reported 7,571 new cases of Covid-19 and 93 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 2,64,546 and death toll to 4,522, the health department said
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Jammu and Kashmir reports 654 fresh Covid-19 cases, 15 more deaths
Jammu and Kashmir's Covid-19 tally reached 31,371 after 654 fresh infections were detected in the union territory on Friday, while fifteen more deaths took the toll to 593, officials said
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Odisha govt tells collectors of 8 districts to rework Covid-19 strategy
Odisha government asked the collectors of eight districts which have been reporting more than 100 Covid-19 cases daily to identify the cause of the spike and to roll out an area-specific strategy
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Noida reports 127 fresh Covid-19 cases; total caseload now at 6,901
Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Friday recorded 127 new Covid-19 cases which pushed the district's caseload to 6,901, official data showed
Hong Kong to offer free, universal Covid-19 testing to all residents
Hong Kong will offer free, universal testing to its residents starting September 1
Scientists decode how severe Covid patients develop low blood oxygen levels
Covid-19 is causing significant dilation of the blood vessels of the lungs, contributing to the very low oxygen levels seen in patients with respiratory failure, according to a new research
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