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New CDC study finds 75% of US children infected with Covid by February end

The researchers found that signs of past infection rose dramatically between December 2021 and February 2022, when the highly contagious Omicron variant surged across the country

Markets rally as global sentiment improves; Sensex, Nifty rise 1.2%

Both foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) as well as domestic institutions were net buyers on Thursday

Delhi records 1,490 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 4.62%

Delhi's fresh Covid-19 cases rose by nearly nine per cent in last 24 hours as the city recorded 1,490 infections on Thursday and two deaths

Pandemic lessons: Hotel brands, asset owners go for revenue sharing route

While IHCL has been at it for some years now, for Concept and Kamat Group, which have typically relied on management contracts, it's a first

Covid-19: Six new cases in Chhattisgarh, no death; active tally at 30

Chhattisgarh on Thursday reported 6 new coronavirus positive cases, taking the state's overall tally to 11,52,259, while the death toll remained unchanged at 14,034

Covid-19 pandemic: 580 fresh cases in Haryana; 473 from Gurugram alone

Besides Gurugram, another NCR district Faridabad recorded 65 new coronavirus cases, according to the Haryana health department's daily bulletin

Maharashtra records 165 new coronavirus cases; active tally at 961

Maharashtra recorded 165 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, a bulk of them in Mumbai, while two more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 73 new infections, zero fatalities

Recoveries reached 34,15,316 with 32 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 488 active infections, a bulletin said

Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 29 new cases; active tally at 95

11,75,99,885 Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state

Mumbai's daily Covid-19 count again dips below 100; no new death

The city's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 0.011 per cent

Beijing orders schools closed in tightening of Covid-19 pandemic rules

Students make up more than 30 per cent of total cases, with clusters linked to six schools and two kindergartens in Chaoyang

With roughly 11,000 cases in a day, Taiwan faces largest Covid outbreak yet

In April, the island's central authorities announced that they would no longer maintain a zero-Covid policy like the Chinese government's in which they would centrally quarantine positive cases

India continues to hold top position in internet shutdowns: Access Now

After India, Myanmar imposed the highest total number of shutdowns in 2021, with 15 disruptions, followed by Sudan and Iran with five shutdowns in each country

Impact of Covid 'is down but not out', do not be careless: Health experts

"It is important for all to take adequate precautions to curb the impact of the virus. It is observed that if the cases rise in an area, there is a chance that another variant exists"

Oil fall as China fuel demand concerns linger due to Covid restrictions

Brent crude futures had fallen 62 cents, or 0.59%, to $104.70 a barrel by 0712 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures slipped 48 cents, or 0.47%, to $101.54 a barrel

Malaysia reports 3,471 new Covid-19 cases, 6 new deaths in last 24 hours

There are 10 new imported cases and 3,461 local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed

China logs 1,494 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, 47 deaths

The Chinese mainland reported 1,494 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 47 deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

India records 3,303 new Covid-19 cases, 39 deaths: Health ministry

India on Thursday reported 3,303 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 4,30,68,799, while the active cases increased to 16,980, according to Union health ministry data.

China logs 1,494 new Covid-19 cases, 47 deaths in last 24 hours

With 47 deaths, all in Shanghai, reported in the past 24 hours, China's COVID-19 death toll mounted to 4,923, Xinhua reported

Global Coronavirus caseload tops 511.5 mn, deaths over 6.22 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,189,357 and 992,722, respectively, according to Johns Hopkins University