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UK lifts all Covid testing requirements for vaccinated travellers
Unvaccinated people still have to take tests both before and after arriving but no longer need to self-isolate until they get a negative result
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Hong Kong's daily Covid cases top 1,000 again as flight ban extended
The city said it would extend flight bans on eight countries including the US, UK, India and Australia to March 4
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New inexpensive, non-toxic coating for fabrics can kill Covid virus: Study
Scientists in the US have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 by up to 90%.
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Covid infection, vax boosts T cell immune responses against Omicron
When an individual is infected with the Covid-19 causing virus SARS-CoV-2, the immune system is called into action to produce antibodies and T cells that target viral proteins and clear the infection.
Data story: India logs 58,077 new cases; active cases see steady decline
India has so far administered 1,717,951,432 vaccine doses. That is 4038.8 per cent of its total caseload, and 122.61 per cent of its population
 "Data story: India logs 58,077 new cases; active cases see steady decline")
Maharashtra: Thane's Covid caseload up by 261, death toll rises by one
Thane's mortality rate is 1.67 per cent
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Omicron phase: Kerala's initial success in Covid pandemic control faltering
High testing, rural-urban mobility, disbanded ground force reasons behind high daily caseload
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West Bengal reports 817 new Covid-19 cases, 26 fresh fatalities
West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 20,08,950 on Thursday as 817 people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.
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Covid-19 pandemic: 43 new cases push Sikkim's caseload to 38,868
Sikkim's COVID-19 tally rose to 38,868 on Thursday as 43 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.
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Coronavirus pandemic: Assam logs 294 new cases and five deaths
Assam on Thursday reported 294 new COVID-19 cases, 21 less than the previous day's figure, pushing the tally to 7,22,977, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission.
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Covid-19 pandemic: Russia's daily infections near 200,000 for first time
Russian authorities on Thursday reported nearly 200,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases, in another record fuelled by the rapid spread of the omicron variant amid a low vaccination rate
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US plans roll-out of Covid-19 vax shots for children under 5 years
The roll out of the vaccine for children under the age of 5, the only age group not yet eligible for the shots, is set to begin less than a week after the meeting
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No more 7-day home quarantine for foreign travellers as govt eases rules
Countries 'at-risk' tag goes, along with it the mandatory sample testing
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Delhi logs 1,104 Covid cases, 12 deaths; slight decline in positivity rate
Delhi on Thursday reported 1,104 fresh Covid infections, a marginal decline from 1,317 cases reported on previous day, as well as another 12 deaths, the Health Department bulletin said.
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Daily Covid-19 cases fall to 3,592 in Tamil Nadu; 25 fatalities reported
Tamil Nadu added 3,592 new Covid-19 infections including four returnees from West Bengal, pushing the caseload to 34,28,068
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Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 5,019 new cases and 39 deaths
Karnataka on Thursday reported 5,019 new cases of COVID-19 and 39 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,17,119 and toll to 39,534.
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Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 2,742 cases; six fatalities
Madhya Pradesh has recorded 2,742 new cases of coronavirus and six fatalities in the last 24 hours that raised the tally of infections to 10,18,749 and toll to 10,679
Maharashtra logs 6,248 new Covid cases, 45 deaths; active cases 70,150
Maharashtra on Thursday reported 6,248 new COVID-19 cases, 894 less than the day ago, which took the caseload to 78,29,633, the health department said.
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Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh sees 6 new deaths and 547 cases
Six people succumbed to COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 4,049, even as the state recorded 547 fresh cases, taking the tally to 2,79,198, a health official said.
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Mumbai reports 429 Covid-19 cases, positivity rate falls to 1%
Mumbai reported 429 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Thursday, the city civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release.