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Over a quarter of MSMEs lost over 3% market share due to Covid: Crisil

More than a quarter of India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) lost over three per cent market share due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Crisil Ltd on Monday.

Mumbai sees 1,062 new Covid cases, toll rises by 5 for second day in a row

Mumbai on Monday reported 1,062 COVID-19 cases and five fatalities, taking the tally to 11,08,433 and the toll to 19,604, a civic official said. The metropolis had reported five deaths on Sunday as well, which took the total number of fatalities in June so far to 38, a manifold rise from three in May and four in April, he pointed out. The five deaths comprised four women above the age of 66 and a 78-year-old man, all of whom were suffering from comorbidities, including heart disease, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. Of the 1,062 new cases, only 68 were hospitalised, with just seven of them needing oxygen support, he said. As per BMC data, the number of people on oxygen support was 84, while just 668 out of 24,768 hospital beds earmarked for COVID-19 treatment are currently occupied. The recovery count increased by 1,305 in the last 24 hours to touch 10,76,350, leaving the metropolis with 12,479 active cases, it showed. The recovery rate was 97 per cent, the g

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Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar tests positive for coronavirus

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. I did my test for coronavirus which has come out positive. I am doing good and have been consulting doctors. With your blessings, I will soon defeat coronavirus and resume in your service. Whosoever has come in my contact should get tested immediately, Pawar, who also holds the finance portfolio, tweeted. The senior NCP leader (62), whose party is a key constituent of the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, has tested positive for the infection for the second time - the first time being in October 2020. Last week, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had also tested positive for coronavirus. Koshyari was admitted to hospital and discharged on Sunday. The two-and-a-half-year old MVA government, which also includes the Congress as a partner, plunged into crisis a week ago after a section of Shiv Sena .

Odisha: Puri prepares for Rath Yatra on July 1 amid fresh Covid alarm

Around 1 mn people are expected to gather for the festival in the temple town from across the country, and some foreign nations, says an official

Covid patients at higher risk of serious neurodegenerative disorders: Study

Covid-19 positive outpatients are at a far increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with those who tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study

Pakistan's coronavirus positivity rate nears 3%, hospitalisation increases

Pakistan on Monday registered a positivity rate of nearly 3 per cent amid the recent surge in the Covid-19 infections in the country, National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data reported

India logs 17,073 Covid-19 infections, registers over 45% rise in new cases

India has reported over 45 per cent single-day rise in new Covid cases after 17,073 infections were reported in a span of 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Monday

South Korea reports 3,429 new Covid-19 infections, case tally at 18,329,448

South Korea reported 3,429 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,329,448, the health authorities said Monday

Thane reports 1,306 new Covid-19 cases; tally jumps by over 900 in one day

Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 1,306 new Covid-19 cases, taking its infection tally to 725,471, a health official said on Monday

Assam reports 36 new Covid-19 infections, zero deaths in last 24 hours

Assam reported 36 fresh Covid-19 cases with no deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 256, informed the state government data on Sunday

Tamil Nadu records sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, 1,472 infections logged

Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu witnessed a sharp rise as the state reported 1,472 fresh infections on Sunday, pushing the active caseload to 7,458, according to the State health bulletin

Indian economy gains momentum on pent-up demand after reopenings

The upturn in recovery of Indian economy was fueled by an expansion in services activity and a robust growth in core infrastructure industries

Pak sees upsurge in Covid cases , mask mandate returns on domestic flights

Pakistan is currently witnessing a new surge in the Covid cases and amid this the country's CAA has also tweaked its mask mandates where now the masks are mandatory again for domestic flights

Bangladesh logs 1,680 new Covid cases, 2 deaths in biggest single day surge

Bangladesh reported 1,680 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day increase in more than four months, bringing the total tally to 1,965,173

India sitting on 500 million syringe inventory as demand goes down

The government has also cancelled several orders of various manufacturers giving quality reasons

Maharashtra reports 6,493 new Covid cases in a day; active count at 24,608

Mumbai reported 2,771 cases and five deaths

Omicron-targeting Covid vax shows high immune response: Pfizer & BioNTech

A booster dose of the Omicron-adapted bivalent candidates conferred a 9.1 and 10.9-fold increase in neutralising antibodies against Omicron BA.1, that was circulating last winter

Data story: India logs 11,739 new Covid cases, death toll reaches 524,999

India has added 93,281 cases in the past 7 days

Lebanon faces new wave of Covid; health ministry urges public to get shots

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health warned on Saturday that the country is facing a new wave of Covid-19, urging the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible