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Covid: 520 new cases, one more death in Delhi; positivity rate 2.09%

Delhi recorded 520 new Covid cases and one more death on Thursday while the positivity rate declined to 2.09 percent, according to data shared by the city health department here. With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 caseload increased to 19,02,180, while the death toll rose to 26,199. A total of 24,918 Covid tests were conducted here a day ago, the department said in its latest bulletin. The national capital logged 532 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero fatality due to the disease on Wednesday, while the positivity rate was recorded at 2.13 percent.

'Natural immunity' from Omicron without vaccine is weak and limited: Study

Without vaccination, an infection with Omicron fails to confer robust immunity against other Covid-19 variants, finds a study.

China to reopen subways in Shanghai as Covid-19 restrictions ease

The city will also restart 273 bus lines connecting major urban centers, airports, train stations and hospitals as it resumes cross-district public transit

Haven't been infected with Covid yet? It could be more than just luck

The simplest explanation is that these people have never come into contact with the virus. This could certainly be the case for people who have been shielding during the pandemic.

Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of Covid lockdown in sight

Officials are wary of the danger of new flare-ups of infection in their high-stakes effort to gradually re-open and are planning to keep most residents largely indoors this month

Data story: India logs 2,364 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,303

India has so far administered 1,917,996,905 vaccine doses

Global coronavirus caseload tops 525.3 mn, death toll crosses 6.28 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,951,379 and 1,001,269, respectively

Singapore reports 6,442 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths on Wednesday

A total of 288 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with eight cases in intensive care units

Top headlines: Serum halts vaccine trial; steel companies reorient strategy

From Silver Lake buying stake in Reliance Retail to Serum Institute halting trial of Oxford vaccine, here are the top headline of the day

Short-term benefit of extra booster dose of mRNA vax in health workers: WHO

The WHO has said that there is benefit of administering an additional booster dose of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine for highest risk groups

Almost 13.2 mn kids in US infected with Covid-19 since outbreak in 2020

Almost 13.2 million children in the US have been infected for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020

Apple lets employees work remotely as Covid-19 again surges in US

Apple has once again delayed its full return-to-office policy while maintaining two days a week at the workplace for the time being amid the fresh surge in Covid infections in the US.

Global Covid caseload tops 524.6 mn, deaths surge to over 6.28 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 524.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.28 million

China's Covid plan 'unsustainable' due to omicron's infectious nature: WHO

The head of the World Health Organisation said China's extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant

Delhi sees 393 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 more deaths in last 24 hours

Delhi on Tuesday recorded 393 fresh COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 3.35 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's COVID-19 caseload increased to 19,01,128 and the death toll climbed to 26,198. A total of 11,731 tests were conducted a day ago, the department said in its latest bulletin. There has been a decline in daily cases over the last two days. This could be partly due to the fact that fewer tests were conducted owing to the fact that the last two days were holidays. It was a Sunday on May 15 and Buddh Purnima, a gazetted holiday, on May 16. Delhi on Monday reported 377 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.37 per cent and one death. On Sunday, 613 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 2.74 per cent and three deaths. On Saturday, the city logged 673 cases and four deaths, the highest single-day fatality count in over two months. The number of daily COVID-19 cases in

Data story: India logs 1,569 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,260

India has so far administered 1,905,086,706 vaccine doses

China's Covid exit hinges on vaccinating its vulnerable elderly people

China is now paying a price for this vulnerability, with its economy struggling under the weight of chaotic lockdowns and increasingly unpredictable measures aimed at snuffing out all cases and shield

China logs 140 new local Covid-19 cases; 69 in Shanghai, 39 in Beijing

Shanghai also reported four new deaths due to the infection in last 24 hours

India records 2,202 new Covid infections, 27 deaths; active cases at 17,317

With 2,202 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,31,23,801

Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people's Covid immunity: Study

Findings match up evidence for an immune boost from exposure to different virus variants via vaccination and infection.