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Beijing reels under threat of severe Covid-19 outbreak, warn authorities

The authorities in China's capital have warned that a Covid-19 surge due to the bar-related outbreaks was critical and the city is gripped with the most serious outbreak since the pandemic began

No slowdown for India's super-rich as super-luxury cars sell like hot cakes

According to a report, the sales of super-luxury cars, priced over Rs 2 crore, are likely to cross pre-pandemic levels in 2022

Bengal logs 230 new Covid-19 infections, one fatality in last 24 hours

West Bengal on Wednesday reported 230 new Covid-19 cases, 95 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 2,020,774, the health department said in a bulletin

Mumbai logs nearly 2,300 new Covid-19 cases, highest since Jan 23

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 2,293 new Covid-19 cases, up by 569 from a day ago and the highest daily count registered since January 23, while one more patient succumbed to the infection

Tamil Nadu logs 476 Covid-19 cases, active infections near 2,000 mark

Hitting another spike on the number of daily infections, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday added 476 coronavirus cases including 5 returnees from domestic and overseas, pushing the tally to 3,458,445 till date

Battered WTO on the verge of 'dead end' heading into final day of talks

India reiterated Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's view that any WTO vaccine agreement must also waive IP rights for Covid-19 diagnostic tests and therapeutic drugs, according to the readout

Covid may have forced return of 51.6% urban men to villages: PLF survey

The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted during July 2020-June 2021 collected information on migration and temporary visitors to households

Luxury curated travel back with a bang post coronavirus-induced lull

Companies catering to a well-heeled niche report higher than pre-pandemic demand for cruises, road trips in India and abroad

Covid: 1,375 new cases in Delhi in last 24 hrs; positivity rate at 7.01%

This is the second consecutive day that Delhi has recorded over 1,100 cases in a day.

Maharashtra logs 4,024 new Covid cases in a day, including 2,293 in Mumbai

Four new cases of B.A.5 variant of coronavirus were also detected in the state; the metropolis has crossed the 2,000 daily case mark after almost five months

Vaccine makers claims efficacy against Omicron variant of Covid-19

Omicron has been the dominant strain across the world since January, quickly replacing the Delta variant that had caused a devastating second wave in India

NTAGI to review Covaxin, Corbevax vaccine data for 6-12 years on Thursday

The agenda for the NTAGI's meeting includes discussion on CMC Vellore study on the feasibility of allowing precaution dose of a Covid vaccine separate from the one used for primary vaccination

WTO makes final negotiations for trade deals, with eyes on defiant India

The 164-member body is seeking to agree on a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a reduction of fishing subsidies, pledges on food security and the launch of an internal reform.

As Covid curbs ease in Germany, daily infections top 100 mark again

Germany recorded more than 100k new Covid-19 infections within one day for the first time since April, media reported

LIVE news updates: Nomination process for presidential election begins

From ED summoning Rahul Gandhi to rising coronavirus cases in India, catch all the latest updates from across the globe here

Covaxin booster dose enhances effectiveness against Delta, Omicron: ICMR

The administration of Covaxin as a booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19's Delta variant and gives protection against Omicron variants BA.1.1 and BA.2, a study said

Thane logs over 600 new Covid-19 cases and one death in last 24 hours

With the addition of 607 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 715,305, an official said on Wednesday.

Data story: India logs 8,822 new Covid-19 cases, death toll at 524,792

India has added 55,235 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 6,594 new Covid cases, active tally over 50,000-mark

India's active cases tally stands at 50,548

UK's job vacancy crisis could last 3-5 yrs brought by Covid, Brexit: Expert

As Britain's economy grapples with the impact of a record number of job vacancies, a labour market expert has warned that the problem may continue for another three to five years