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Copper heads for biggest quarterly plunge since 2011 after China lockdowns

Copper prices fell on Thursday and were down almost 20% in the second quarter, the biggest quarterly fall since 2011, after COVID lockdowns in China and slowing economic growth curtailed demand.

Covid-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, says WHO

The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18 per cent in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organisation. The UN health agency said in its latest weekly report on the pandemic that the worldwide number of deaths remained relatively similar to the week before, at about 8,500. COVID-related deaths increased in three regions: the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Americas. The biggest weekly rise in new COVID-19 cases was seen in the Middle East, where they increased by 47 per cent, according to the report released late Wednesday. Infections rose by about 32 per cent in Europe and Southeast Asia, and by about 14 per cent in the Americas, WHO said. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said cases were on the rise in 110 countries, mostly driven by the omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5. This pandemic is changing, but it's not over, Tedros said this week during a press briefing. He said the ability to track COVID-

Thane reports 674 new Covid-19 cases, one fatality in last 24 hours

Maharashtra's Thane district has recorded 674 new cases of coronavirus that raised the tally of infections to 727,356, a health official said on Thursday

South Korea reports over 9,500 new coronavirus infections, ten deaths

The daily caseload was down from 10,463 the previous day, but it was higher than 7,493 tallied a week earlier

China's manufacturing activity improves after factories in Shanghai reopens

China's manufacturing activity improved in June after anti-virus controls that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers were eased, a survey showed Thursday

Data story: India reports 18,819 new cases, active tally crosses 100,000

India has added 107,206 cases in the past 7 days

India logs over 18,000 new Covid cases, active infections cross 100K mark

Daily coronavirus cases in India were recorded over 18,000 after a gap of 130 days, taking the Covid-19 tally to 43,452,164, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday

Andaman and Nicobar logs 8 new Covid-19 cases, infection tally at 10,157

The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported eight new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, four less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 10,157, a health department official said

Pakistan to implement guidelines amid spike in Covid-19 infections: Report

In the light of the rising coronavirus cases across the country, Pakistan decided to "fully activate" the National Command and Operation Centre guidelines to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections

China retains zero-Covid policy while cutting travel quarantine to 7 days

Despite the palpable anger from the public, China on Wednesday retained its strict "zero-Covid" policy, while easing its quarantine policy for international arrivals from fourteen to seven days

Canada extending current Covid-19 border measures till September 30

According to the news release, the pause of mandatory random testing will continue at all airports until mid-July, for travellers who qualify as fully vaccinated

Assessing & delivering bad news on economy no longer taboo in FinMin

Change in mindset has been brought on by Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran who has ensured that discussions on the economy are now much more data-driven and without bluster

Pandemic is changing but not over, covid cases rise in 110 countries: WHO

'Covid-19, driven by BA.4 and BA.5 in many places, cases are on the rise in 110 countries, causing overall global cases to increase by 20 per cent'

Chhattisgarh logs 126 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

Chhattisgarh on Wednesday recorded 126 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.04%, taking the total number of infections to 1,154,179 while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,036

India's first mRNA Covid vaccine will be priced competitively, says company

Gemcovac does not require sub-zero temperatures for storage and transport, unlike two other international doses

Over 1,000 Covid cases in West Bengal after over four months; TPR at 12.74%

West Bengal reported over a thousand new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday for the first time in more than four months as 1,424 people tested positive, the Health Department said

Eng vs Ind: Rohit not yet ruled out of Edgbaston Test, confirms Dravid

According to Dravid, the Indian team management will take a final decision after examining two more test reports of Rohit.

Asian Paints sees scope to reinvent amid continuing global uncertainties

Chairman Deepak Satwalekar tells investors at AGM that the firm's network penetration and brand strength saw its decorative business deliver 31% growth by volume and 36% by value in FY22

Centre asks states to step up surveillance to curb Covid-19 spread

States have been asked to screen 2 per cent of international travellers randomly with RT-PCR tests and send all positive samples for genomic sequencing

Delayed diagnosis, reluctance to take booster dose pushing severe cases up

Patients are turning up many days after onset of symptoms, say doctors