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Panic buying triggered in Shanghai as mass Covid-19 testing returns

The mass testing announcements sparked fears of a return to stringent, prolonged lockdown among Shanghai residents, many of whom had been confined to their homes for two months or more since March

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin directs officials to contain Covid-19 spread

The Chief Minister directed the officials that appropriate containment measures must be taken by health, municipal administration, revenue, and disaster management departments.

Mumbai amps up hospital capacity and stocks medicines as Covid cases rise

Occupancy has more than doubled over the last week

India has shown exemplary resilience in recovery from Covid-19 crisis: CEA

The country has shown exemplary resilience in recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran said

Shanghai kicks off new round of mass Covid testing, Beijing cases jump

China's commercial hub of Shanghai began a round of mass Covid-19 testing for nearly all of its 25 million residents hile Beijing reported a spike in cases

Data story: India logs 8,329 Covid cases, active tally crosses 40,000-mark

India has added 40,888 Covid cases in the past 7 days

Top Headlines: Race for IPL media rights; Mumbai covid surge & more

As Mumbai witnesses yet another surge of Covid-19 cases, authorities have begun adding bed capacity as occupancy has crossed 1 per cent. Read more in our top headlines

Passenger vehicle wholesales jump over two-fold to 2,51,052 units in May

Passenger vehicle dispatches to dealers in India rose over two-fold last month on a low base of Covid-19-hit May last year. As per the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), passenger vehicle wholesales rose to 2,51,052 units last month as compared to 88,045 units in May 2021. The two-wheeler sales rose to 12,53,187 units in May as compared to 3,54,824 units in the year-ago period. Similarly, total three-wheeler dispatches stood at 28,542 units last month as against 1,262 units in May 2021. Overall sales of PVs, two-wheelers and three-wheelers rose to 15,32,809 units in May. The same stood at 4,44,131 units in the preceding year. "Sales of two-wheelers and three-wheelers continue to remain sluggish in the month of May 2022, as they are even below of what it was 9 years and 14 years ago, respectively," SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said. Similarly, sales of passenger vehicle segment are also still below 2018 level, he added. "Recent Government interventions woul

Biden admin lifts Covid-19 test requirement for international travel

Top airline executives have said in recent weeks that flyers were concerned about the risk of booking international travel only to become stranded in foreign countries

Gujarat sees 143 Covid cases, first death since May 7; active tally now 608

Ahmedabad reported 86 cases, followed by 18 in Vadodara, 10 each in Gandhinagar and Surat and eight in Rajkot, among other districts

West Bengal reports over a hundred new Covid-19 cases after 3 months

The state recorded 107 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 20,20,034

Maharashtra records 3,081 Covid cases including 1,956 in Mumbai; no death

Friday's rise in cases was the highest since February 13 when the state had recorded 3,502 cases

Delhi reports 655 new Covid cases, 2 more deaths; positivity rate at 3.11%

This is the second consecutive day when daily cases are in excess of 600 and a positivity rate of over 3 per cent have been reported

US to drop Covid-19 testing for incoming international air travelers

The Biden administration will announce it will no longer require pre-departure Covid-19 testing.

Japan reopens borders to some countries after 2 years of Covid shutdown

The cap, however, is for 20,000 foreign visitors to be allowed into the country per day

Latest news LIVE: Rajya Sabha elections underway, tough fights in 4 states

From Rajya Sabha elections to rising coronavirus cases, catch all the latest developments from across the globe here

Asia kicks off key security meeting on regional security after two years

The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue will be held here from Friday to Sunday after a two-year suspension due to the Covid pandemic, focusing mainly on security in the Asia-Pacific region and viable solutions

China says Covid lab leak theory politically motivated lie after WHO report

China on Friday attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie, after WHO recommended yet that a deeper probe

G7 aims to boost healthcare systems against future pandemics

G7 nations have aimed to join forces to end the Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19 pandemic: G7 leaders agreed to keep the money taps open

CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations were in broad agreement about the need to continue supporting their economies with fiscal stimulus after the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a source familiar with the discussions said on Friday.