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Huanan seafood market in Wuhan 'epicenter' of Covid-19 pandemic: Study

A study has revealed that the WHO advisory group suggested that the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China played an important role in the amplification of the pandemic.

More than 100,000 British workers off sick with long Covid, earnings hit

Around 110,000 British workers are off sick with long Covid symptoms, costing them £1,100 ($1,320) in lost earnings at a time of an escalating cost of living crisis, new research shows

Covid positive rate low till now, so nothing to worry: CWG Medical Advisor

About a dozen athletes are expected to test positive for COVID-19 on a daily basis at the Games Village but that's not very alarming, assured Commonwealth Games medical advisor Dr Peter Harcourt

Should India be worried about monkeypox?

The WHO has declared monkeypox as an international public health emergency. The last time it sounded such an alarm was when Covid-19 hit the world. Should India be worried about the monkeypox threat?

IMF revises China's 2022 growth by 1.1%, predicts major global spillovers

"In China, further lockdowns and the deepening real estate crisis have led growth to be revised down by 1.1 percentage points, with major global spillovers," the IMF said

Delhi logs 781 new Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 6.4%

With the fresh infections, the case tally in the national capital rose to 19,49,736, while the death toll mounted to 26,305.

'Harder to transmit': Monkeypox may not spread like Covid, says US expert

The recent outbreak, first reported from the UK on May 7, has now more than 16,000 cases and five deaths in Africa; and is majorly among men who have sex with men.

Bharat Biotech, ExcellGene consortium to develop variant-proof Covid vax

The consortium is developing or designing a new vaccine concept that confers highly cross-reactive protection against numerous SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Free Covid-19 vaccination campaign lifted booster dose coverage: Govt

From a daily average of 4.7 lakh doses per day till July 15, the number of precaution shots went up to 20.4 lakh per day (from July 15 till date)

At 2,135, daily Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra spike by 172%, 12 die

Maharashtra is now left with 14,092 active cases after 2,565 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries so far to 78,75,009, the report said.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar tests positive for Covid-19; isolating at residence

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has tested positive for Covid-19 and isolated himself at his residence on the advice of doctors, officials said

Over 14 mn children in US infected with Covid since virus outbreak

More than 14 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic

Data story: India logs 14,830 new Covid cases, active tally at 147,512

India has so far administered 2,025,057,717 vaccine doses

China's economy strengthens in July despite housing crisis, covid woes

The center of China's covid outbreak has shifted over the last month, with cases low in Shanghai and surrounding provinces but rising elsewhere, with some new lockdowns and restrictions being imposed

Gujarat reports 633 new Covid-19 cases, zero death; active tally at 5,613

With 731 patients recovering from the respiratory illness in the last 24 hours, their cumulative count rose to 12,32,544, it said.

Amount involved in bank fraud declines to Rs 3,785 crore in FY22: Karad

As per the RBI data, frauds involving the amount of Rs 11,800 crore were detected in 2020-2021, the Minister of State for Finance said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

India working on indigenous kit to test monkeypox as cases on the rise

At present, 15 VRDLs are equipped to test for monkeypox, including the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune

Delhi logs 463 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 8.18%

Delhi logged 463 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities due to the disease as the positivity rate climbed to 8.18 per cent, highest in over a month, according to city health department data.

Recovery tracker: Higher workplace attendance, railway freight numbers

Vehicle registrations, aviation numbers are worse than before