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China records 312 new local Covid-19 infections with 227 cases in Shanghai
Shanghai also reported 1,869 locally transmitted asymptomatic infections, out of a total of 2,140 such cases newly identified on the mainland
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un raises alarm after confirming first Covid-19 case
The Korean Central News Agency said Thursday tests from an unspecified number of people in the capital Pyongyang confirmed that they were infected with the Omicron variant
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Modi pitches for reforms in WHO, streamlining approval process for vaccines
In his address at the second global virtual summit on Covid hosted by US President, Modi pitched for making flexible the WTO's rules, particularly related to TRIPS
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China: Wuhan's first Covid-19 patients still suffering after two years
The study, led by doctors at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing, comes as China doubles down on its stringent Covid Zero strategy while much of the world lifts restrictions
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U.S. will share Covid-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit
During the global summit, Joe Biden declared that the United States will share vaccination technology with countries. The US is also pooling up resources and fundings to battle any further threats
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Govt may not allow mixing of Covid-19 vaccines for booster shots
On May 4, Biological E submitted an application seeking emergency use authorisation for its Covid vaccine Corbevax as a booster dose in adults fully vaccinated with Covishield or Covaxin
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Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat records 28 new cases; active tally at 188
With 23 patients discharged from hospitals, the count of recoveries reached 12,13,490
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Maharashtra records 231 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 1,434
Mumbai recorded 139 cases in the last 24 hours, accounting for more than 50 per cent of the new patients in the state
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Chinese mainland reports 222 new local Covid-19 cases, 144 in Shanghai
The Chinese mainland reported 222 confirmed local Covid-19 cases, of which 144 were in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
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Daily Covid-19 figures in Delhi will fluctuate for some time: Experts
With the count of daily new coronavirus cases in Delhi fluctuating over the last few days, experts on Thursday said the city will keep witnessing such trends for fairly long
Biden marks 1 mn US Covid-19 deaths, to co-host 2nd global summit today
President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks 1 million deaths in the United States.
Omicron BA.4, BA.5 sub-variants found in over a dozen countries: WHO
Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have been detected in more than a dozen countries driving Covid outbreaks across the world, according to the World Health Organization.
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Biden co-hosts 2nd Covid virtual summit as world's resolve falters
Eight months after he used the first such summit to announce an ambitious pledge to donate 1.2 billion vaccine doses to the world, the urgency of the U.S. and other nations to respond has waned
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Chinese govt fights economic slump, prioritises costly 'zero Covid'
China kept infection numbers low until early this year with a strategy that shut down cities, but entailed soaring costs
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New Zealand reports 9,392 new community cases of Covid-19, 9 deaths
New Zealand recorded 9,392 new community cases of Covid-19, the health ministry said
India reports 2,827 new Covid infections, active cases dip to 19,067
India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 43,113,413, while the active cases dipped to 19,067
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'Govt to allow precaution dose before waiting period for overseas flyers'
Sources said the decision to relax the norms about the precaution dose for overseas travellers was based on recommendations by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
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Odisha coronavirus update: 17 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths reported
The daily positivity rate was 0.11 per cent and a child was among the newly infected, the bulletin stated, adding that 15,103 samples were tested in the past 24 hours
Govt may not allow different Covid vaccine as booster shot: Report
A study found that a booster shot different from the primary vaccines, such as Covishield or Covaxin, did not produce satisfactory results
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Mizoram logs 33 fresh coronavirus cases, positivity rate at 7.73%
The COVID-19 death toll remained at 697 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours