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China reports 21 fresh cases of Covid; 5 each in Beijing and Shanghai

China reported 21 locally transmitted confirmed Covd-19 cases, including 11 in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and five each in Beijing and Shanghai in the past 24 hours

Covid surge in 3 Kerala districts, state minister says 'no need for worry'

With Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam seeing a rise in the coronavirus cases, Kerala's Health Minister Veena George said that there was no need for concern

Maharashtra Dy CM asks DCP to lose weight, tells partymen to wear masks

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday asked a police official to lose weight

Maharashtra govt asks district, civic officials to ramp up Covid testing

The Maharashtra health department asked district and civic authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing as the numbers of samples being examined had fallen while cases were rising

Delhi HC calls for strict action against air passengers over Covid rules

The Delhi High Court called for strict action against those found violating masking and hand hygiene norms at airports and in aircraft

Covid-19 cases at three-month high; up vigil, says health ministry

Centre writes to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana & TN

Services activity at 11-year high in May on post-Covid business growth

The S&P Global India PMI rose to 58.9 in May from 57.9 in April, the highest since April 2011

Mumbai records 763 Covid cases, highest since Feb 4; active tally at 3,735

Mumbai reported 763 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the third consecutive day when the addition to the tally was above 700. No new pandemic-related death was reported in the metropolis.

Latest LIVE: PM launches projects worth Rs 80,000 cr at UP Investors Summit

From PM inaugurating projects in Uttar Pradesh to a slight spike in Covid cases in Maharashtra, catch all the latest developments from across the globe here

Centre writes to 5 states over Covid cases, asks them to step up monitoring

The Centre has advised these five states in separate letters to undertake the required steps for prompt and effective management of the pandemic.

Maharashtra records 1,134 Covid cases, 3 deaths; active count crosses 5,000

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 1,134 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily rise in cases since February 24, and three deaths, the state health department said. The tally of active cases rose 12 per cent and crossed the 5,000 mark, it added. The caseload in the state rose to 78,90,346, and death toll reached 1,47,864. The daily rise was the highest after 1,182 cases recorded on February 24, and was a sizable jump from the 1,045 cases (besides one death) recorded on Thursday, an official said. Mumbai led with 763 new cases, while deaths were reported from Beed, Solapur and Pune districts. The recovery count increased by 563 and reached 77,37,355. There are now 5,127 active cases, up from 4,559 on Thursday, a rise of over 12 per cent. Dhule, Jalna, Latur, Parbhani, Buldhana and Gondia districts have no active cases at the moment. The recovery rate in the state is 98.06 per cent, fatality rate 1.87 per cent. As many as 26,285 samples were tested since previous evening, ta

Covid cases rising in Goa, but no new mutations, says health dept official

Amid a sudden spike in Covid-related cases in Goa, coastal state's top health official on Friday said that all the samples sent for genome sequencing have tested positive for the Omicron variant.

Cool summer spots and travel deals for last-minute holiday planners

One thing about booking at the eleventh hour is the thrill of not knowing where you're going till the very last minute; also, you can get a good deal both at the hotel and the airline

Data story: India logs 4,041 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,651

India has so far administered 1,938,372,365 vaccine doses

China reports 20 fresh local cases of Covid, 8 infections in Shanghai

The Chinese mainland reported 20 locally transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, including eight each in Beijing and Shanghai in the past 24 hours

Africa's Covid-19 cases pass 11.65 million, death toll at 253,309

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt are among the countries with the most cases in the continent

Record 2 million people in UK have long Covid infection, shows survey

An estimated 2 million people in Britain have lingering Covid-19 symptoms more than four weeks after their initial coronavirus infection, a latest survey showed.

South Africa to refocus on HIV, TB after neglect during Covid pandemic

South Africa said it will focus its attention now on catching up on the backlog in identifying HIV and TB cases that were out on the backburner during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meituan beats slowdown with $6.9-billion sales, revenue rises 25%

Sales rose to 46.3 billion yuan ($6.9 billion) in the three months ended March

India mulls study on long-term impact of Covid-19 vaccines on children

Children have not reported very serious disease cases, apart from those who had serious co-morbidities like cancer, other underlying ailments