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Covid-19: 368 fresh cases, zero death in Delhi; positivity rate at 1.74%

Delhi reported 368 new Covid cases and zero death on Wednesday while the positivity rate declined to 1.74 per cent, according to data shared the city health department here. With this, the national capital's COVID-19 tally has gone up to 19,07,264 while the death toll stands at 26,210, the department said in its latest bulletin. A total of 21,147 Covid tests were conducted in the city on Tuesday, it added.

Oil prices strengthen on EU's Russian oil ban, end of Shanghai lockdown

Brent crude was up $1.83, or 1.6%, at $117.46 a barrel as of 11:56 a.m. EDT (1556 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained $1.77, or 1.6%, to $116.45.

Spike in Covid cases due to students from other States: TN Health Minister

The Minister was trolled for his remark that the students from the North were spreading the contagion. Twitteratis reacted sharply, taking exception to the remark.

Mumbai logs 739 new Covid cases, highest since Feb 4; TPR at 8.4%

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 739 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest daily rise after February 4, but no fatalities, as per the bulletin issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Maharashtra records 1,081 new Covid cases, highest in last three months

The active tally of cases in the state now stands at 4,032, including 2,970 cases in Mumbai.

G20 finance ministers to release global action plan to fight Covid-19

The action plan is likely to be released on the sidelines of a virtual Spring Meeting of International Monetary Fund

BMC on alert as Mumbai sees over 500 Covid cases for first time after Feb 6

"The new cases (reported) daily have tremendously gone up in Mumbai, and with monsoon around the corner, we will now see a rapid rise in symptomatic cases," Chahal told BMC officials.

Shanghai returns to normalcy as Covid lockdown eases after two months

Shanghai's Communist Party committee, the city's most powerful political body, issued a letter online proclaiming the lockdown's success and thanking citizens for their support and contributions

Oil prices firm up as EU agrees to Russian energy ban, China ends lockdown

Brent crude was up $1.71, or 1.5%, at $117.31 a barrel by 0817 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.67, or 1.5%, to $116.34.

UK PM Boris Johnson forced to explain actions in fresh partygate row

UK PM Boris Johnson has been forced to explain, by his own ethics adviser, why he believed that the partygate fine issued to him by Scotland Yard did not breach the country's Ministerial Code

Australia's economy in Q1 grows 0.8% despite floods, Covid surge

Australia's economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, beating economists' expectations

Latest live: India's May PMI manufacturing comes in at 54.6 vs 54.7 m-o-m

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Shanghai starts coming back to life as Covid lockdown eases after 2 months

Shanghai residents visited the waterfront Bund and ate and drank along streets patrolled by police early on Wednesday as people in China's largest city savoured the easing of its severe Covid lockdown

Asia's factory activity slows in May as China's Covid curbs weigh

Manufacturers slowed activity last month in countries ranging from Japan to Taiwan and Malaysia, business surveys showed

Data story: India logs 2,745 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,636

India has so far administered 1,935,720,807 vaccine doses

Data story: India logs 2,338 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,630

India has so far administered 1,934,519,805 vaccine doses

New Omicron subvariant makes up 60% of fresh Covid-19 cases in US

A new Omicron subvariant made up nearly 60 per cent of all new US cases in the latest week, according to estimates released by the US CDC

Over 112,000 Covid-19 cases in reported in US children in past week

More than 112,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US during the past week, a doubling of case counts from the four weeks prior

China announces detailed stimulus measures to support virus-hit economy

The stimulus package underscores Beijing's shift toward growth after Covid control measures pounded the economy and threaten Beijing's 5.5% growth target for the year

India's per capita income remains below pre-Covid level in 2021-22

However, the per capita income based on Net National Income (NNI) at constant price grew by 7.5 per cent in FY22 over the previous year.