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Gujarat sees 35 fresh Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 211

The recovery count increased by 12 to touch 12,13,502, leaving the state with an active caseload of 211

Maharashtra records 263 Covid-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 263 new coronavirus infections and two pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said.

Shanghai aims to defeat Covid-19 over next week as Beijing hunkers down

Shanghai eyes lockdown end with final push. Aims to limit COVID to quarantined zones. Beijingers stay home as virus spreads. Officials pledge support for economy, jobs

Europe's cumulative Covid cases cross 218 mn, death toll tops 2 mn: WHO

It noted that although the number of new infections is decreasing in the region, Covid-19 remains a lethal virus, particularly for unvaccinated and clinically vulnerable individuals

Mizoram records 50 new Covid cases, tally at 227,899; no new fatality

The daily positivity rate stood at 14.24 per cent and the recovery rate at 99.59 per cent, a health department official said

India reports 2,841 Coronavirus cases, 9 fatalities in last 24 hours

The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the health ministry said

North Korea reports 18,000 Covid cases, 6 deaths amid 'explosive' spread

North Korea has so far refused to accept millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine proposed in the Covax global distribution programme, as it had claimed to be coronavirus-free

Need country-specific policies to tackle Covid globally: Pak FM Bilawal

The foreign minister participated in the Second Global COVID-19 Summit, co-hosted virtually by the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal, according to Foreign Office

China records 312 new local Covid-19 infections with 227 cases in Shanghai

Shanghai also reported 1,869 locally transmitted asymptomatic infections, out of a total of 2,140 such cases newly identified on the mainland

Companies marred by payment delays suggest China's slow economic recovery

Firms in 9 out of 13 sectors reported an increase in payment delays, led by agri-food, which recorded the largest increase of 43 days, followed by wood, transport, and textile.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un raises alarm after confirming first Covid-19 case

The Korean Central News Agency said Thursday tests from an unspecified number of people in the capital Pyongyang confirmed that they were infected with the Omicron variant

U.S. will share Covid-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit

During the global summit, Joe Biden declared that the United States will share vaccination technology with countries. The US is also pooling up resources and fundings to battle any further threats

Employment struggles continue after pandemic for those with disabilities

There has also been the loss of existing means of support with layoffs and economic turmoil costing livelihoods among the PWD population too

Govt may not allow mixing of Covid-19 vaccines for booster shots

On May 4, Biological E submitted an application seeking emergency use authorisation for its Covid vaccine Corbevax as a booster dose in adults fully vaccinated with Covishield or Covaxin

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat records 28 new cases; active tally at 188

With 23 patients discharged from hospitals, the count of recoveries reached 12,13,490

Maharashtra records 231 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 1,434

Mumbai recorded 139 cases in the last 24 hours, accounting for more than 50 per cent of the new patients in the state

Chinese mainland reports 222 new local Covid-19 cases, 144 in Shanghai

The Chinese mainland reported 222 confirmed local Covid-19 cases, of which 144 were in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

Daily Covid-19 figures in Delhi will fluctuate for some time: Experts

With the count of daily new coronavirus cases in Delhi fluctuating over the last few days, experts on Thursday said the city will keep witnessing such trends for fairly long

Biden marks 1 mn US Covid-19 deaths, to co-host 2nd global summit today

President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks 1 million deaths in the United States. As a nation, we must not grow numb to such sorrow," Biden said in a statement Thursday. "To heal, we must remember. We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible. The president called on Congress to provide more funding for testing, vaccines and treatments, something lawmakers have been unwilling to deliver so far. The lack of funding Biden has requested another $22.5 billion of what he calls critically needed money is a reflection of faltering resolve at home that jeopardizes the global response to the pandemic. Eight months after he used the first such summit to announce an ambitious pledge to donate 1.2 billion vaccine doses to the world, the urgency of the U.S. and other nations to respond has waned. Momentum on vaccination