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Mumbai reports 610 new Covid cases, four deaths; active tally at 4,969

Mumbai on Sunday reported 610 COVID-19 cases and four deaths, which took the tally in the city to 11,43,318 and the toll to 19,688, a civic official said. Of the new cases, only 40 are symptomatic, including six patients needing oxygen support, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. The recovery count rose by 814 to touched 11,18,661, leaving the city with 4,969 active cases, he said. He said the overall number of coronavirus tests carried out in the metropolis increased by 9,635 and stood at 1,80,75,887. Civic data showed that the recovery rate was 97.8 per cent and the caseload doubling time was 1,042 days.

South Korea's new Covid-19 cases under 90,000, critical patients rise

South Korea's new Covid-19 cases dropped below 90,000 on Sunday, while the number of critically ill patients reached its highest level since late April

Latest news LIVE updates: Supertech twin towers bite the dust

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Long Covid keeping as many as 4 million people out of work in US

Long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million full-time employees out of work in the US and the annual cost of those lost wages alone is around $170 billion a year

Data story: India logs 9,436 new cases, 157 deaths as states clear backlog

India has added 68,703 cases in the past 7 days

274 mn people will need humanitarian assistance, protection in 2022: PMNCH

About 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2022, a significant increase from 235 million people a year ago, which was already the highest figure in decades, according to the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH). Conflict, climate change and COVID-19 combine to create a breeding ground for sexual and gender-based violence against vulnerable women, children and adolescents worldwide, including in South Asia, said the PMNCH, which is said to be the world's largest alliance for women's, children's and adolescents' health and well-being. In 2022, about 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection. This number is a significant increase from 235 million people a year ago, which was already the highest figure in decades, it said in a statement. "While global estimates show that nearly one-third of ever-partnered women and girls aged 1549 has experienced physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime, the ...

Maharashtra sees 1,723 Covid-19 cases, six deaths, active tally at 5,177

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 1,723 COVID-19 cases and six deaths, which took the tally to 80,94,845 and the toll to 1,48,224, a health official said. This was a drop from the 1,846 cases recorded a day earlier, though the fatalities were higher, he pointed out. Of the new cases, Mumbai Circle accounted for 1,144 cases, followed by 264 in Pune Circle, 154 in Nashik Circle, 58 in Kolhapur Circle, 43 in Nagpur Circle, 39 in Latur Circle, 12 in Aurangabad Circle and nine in Akola Circle. Five deaths took place in Mumbai Circle and one in Nagpur, he added. The recovery count increased by 1,845 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,34,878, leaving the state with an active caseload of 11,743, he said. Mumbai accounted for 5,177 of the active cases, followed by 2,449 in Thane and 1,803 in Pune districts, the official added. State health department data revealed the recovery rate was 98.02 per cent and the fatality rate stood at 1.83 per cent. The positivity rate was 4.48 per cent, while

Mumbai logs 625 new Covid cases, three casualties; active tally at 5,177

Mumbai on Saturday recorded 625 new cases of coronavirus and three fatalities that raised the tally of infections to 11,42,708 and toll to 19,684, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. This is the second consecutive day that the metropolis has reported less than 700 COVID-19 cases. The day before, it had logged 679 new COVID-19 cases and two fatalities. As per the bulletin issued by the civic body, 8,296 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests conducted so far to 1,80,66,252. The count of recoveries has reached 11,17,847 after 837 patients recovered from the infection during the day, the official said. With this, the recovery rate stands at 97.8 per cent in the city, which now has 5,177 active cases, he said. Of the 625 new COVID-19 cases, only 46 patients were symptomatic, the official said. The overall growth rate of COVID-19 cases in the city is at 0.070 per cent for the period between August 20 and August 2

US researchers get $1.6 mn grant to confirm link between Covid, dementia

As the world witnesses a rise in brain-related disorders in the ongoing Covid pandemic, the Pennsylvania State University has been awarded a $1.6 mn grant to dig deeper and find link between the two

China's industrial profits decline 1.1% in first 7 months of 2022

China's economic slowdown deepened in July, with retail sales, industrial output and investment all missing economist estimates

Over 2.2 mn precautionary Covid jabs being administered per day: Health min

While the daily average Covid vaccination doses cross 2.8 million mark, over 880,000 special vaccination camps have been organised in the country

Delhi reports 620 new Covid cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 3.74%

With 1,066 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 19,68,020, while Delhi's total caseload is 19,97,674 and the death toll in the city has risen to 26,448.

Chhattisgarh sees 175 Covid-19 cases, 0 deaths; active tally now 1,272

Chhattisgarh on Friday reported 175 COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 2.63 per cent, taking the tally to 11,73,239, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,104, an official said. The recovery count rose by 194 and touched 11,57,863, leaving the state with 1,272 active cases, he said. "Raipur led with 23 cases, followed by 21 in Durg, 19 in Surguja and 11 in Bilaspur, among other districts. No coronavirus case was detected in three districts," he added. With 6,662 samples examined during the day, the overall number of coronavirus tests in the state reached 1,84,37,350, the official informed. Chhattisgarh's coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 11,73,239, new cases 175, death toll 14,104, recovered 11,57,863, active cases 1,272, today tests 6,662, total tests 1,84,37,350.

Despite headwinds from Ukraine war, India exhibits many bright spots: Birla

Despite global headwinds due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and lingering post-pandemic challenges, the Indian economy has some "bright spots" to help sail through the choppy waters, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Friday. Addressing shareholders of Aditya Birla Capital Ltd (ABCL) at the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM), Birla said the turn of the decade felt like a "moment of departure", making 2020 an unprecedented year marred by the pandemic, followed by supply side woes of 2021 and then the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Global stagflation is making 2022 feel unprecedented and disruption now feels like 'business as usual', Birla noted. "The Indian economy has not remained unscathed by these global developments. India has also witnessed upward pressures on inflation, rate hikes by the RBI and a widening trade deficit. We are also seeing greater turbulence in currency markets," said Birla, chairman of Aditya Birla Group's financial services arm ABCL. Nevertheless

Maharashtra logs 1,846 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 11,871

Maharashtra on Friday reported 1,846 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths linked to the infection, which took the overall tally in the state to 80,93,122 and the toll to 1,48,218, a health department official said. The addition to the tally and the toll was less than the 1,887 cases and six fatalities reported a day earlier. Two of the deaths took place in Mumbai, while Vasai-Virar in Palghar district and Raigad witnessed one fatality each, he said. Mumbai accounted for 679 of the new cases reported in Maharashtra, the official added. The recovery count increased by 2,240 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,33,033, leaving the state with an active caseload of 11,871, he said. State health department data showed the coronavirus recovery rate was 98.02 per cent, while the fatality rate stood at 1.83 per cent. The overall number of coronavirus tests was 8,39,92,876, including 34,142 swab samples examined in the last 24 hours, as per official data. Maharashtra coronavirus figures are as

LIVE update: After Azad, senior leader RS Chib quits Congress party

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Air India to restore staff salaries to pre-Covid level from Sept 1

Air India will restore salaries that were cut in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic from September 1, according to a communication. The loss-making airline, which was taken over by Tatas in January this year, has also decided to revise crew layover allowances and meal arrangements from September 1. In the communication to the employees, Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson said the airline "will be restoring the salary reduction for all employees with effect from September 1, 2022". While the airline has much to do to return to profitability, "sunsetting most of the COVID measures is an important and welcome milestone", he said. The coronavirus pandemic had significantly impacted the airline industry, and the operators had resorted to cost-cutting measures, including salary reductions, to manage their financials.

Low, middle-income nations faced systemic racism in global Covid response

People face a litany of barriers to accessing vaccines and treatments from undersupply of vaccines and treatments, to underfunding of health systems, and poor adaptation to local needs

India logs 10,256 new Covid infections, active cases decline to 90,707

India logged 10,256 new coroanvirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,43,89,176, while the active cases declined to 90,707, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,556 with 68 fatalities which includes 29 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.20 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.61 per cent, the ministry said. A decline of 3,340 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last y

China's recovery wobbles as drought, global slowdown add to risks

China's economy continued to recover in August but warning signs are flashing across a number of fronts as drought and weaker global demand add new risks to growth prospects