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MP sees 9 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally now 51 as 12 recover

The recovery count increased by 12 to touch 10,30,412, leaving the state with 51 active cases

Gujarat sees 34 Covid cases, highest daily addition since March 14

The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Gujarat stood at 10.64 crore, including 34,157 during the day

Shanghai hospital bears the brunt of China's Covid-19 response

Multiple patients have died at the Shanghai Donghai Elderly Care hospital, relatives of patients told The Associated Press

Shanghai to start easing lockdown after another mass testing

The fresh round of testing comes as the city reported about 23,000 cases on Saturday, most of them asymptomatic

Flexible working models needed to support women under new normal: Experts

According to an analysis by UN Women, 740 million women work in the informal economy and their income fell by 60 per cent in the first month of the pandemic

Serum slashes Covishield price to Rs 225 a shot for pvt hospitals: Report

The decision, which the website attributes to Serum chief Adar Poonwala, comes a day ahead of the start of the programme to keep booster Covid-19 dose open for all adults

Don't panic, INSACOG keeping watch on XE Covid-19 variant cases: Report

A case of XE variant was detected in Gujarat, which was confirmed by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Gujarat

'Precaution dose to be of same Covid vaccine, pvt centres can levy Rs 150'

The Centre on Saturday told the states that the precaution dose will be of the same COVID-19 vaccine as the one used for the administration of the first two doses

Covaxin booster enhances antibody response against Covid variants: Study

A booster dose of Covaxin six months after the two dose primary vaccination has shown elevated immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern including Omicron

Gujarat detects XE variant of coronavirus in 67-year-old Mumbai resident

The person had travelled from Mumbai to Vadodara on March 12 and had gotten himself tested after developing fever on March 13 and had returned to Mumbai the following day.

Over 1.75 mn unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states: Govt

The Health Ministry on Saturday informed that over 17.54 crore unutilized Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories (UTs) to be administered.

Chinese mainland reports 1,334 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported 1,334 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections on Friday, low compared to Thursday's 1,540 cases, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.Of the local confirmed cases reported on Friday, 1,015 were in Shanghai, 248 in Jilin, 13 in Zhejiang, and six in Beijing, according to Xinhua News Agency.The rest of the cases were reported in other 12 provincial-level regions.A total of 16 new imported COVID-19 cases were reported across the mainland. On Friday, 23,815 new asymptomatic carriers were reported in the China mainland, including the 23,737 cases from the local ones and 78 were the imported ones, according to the commission.Among the asymptomatic carriers, 22,609 were reported in Shanghai and 706 in Jilin.A total of 1,996 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals and 23,342 close contacts were discharged from medical observation on the Chinese mainland on Friday, the National Health Commission said Saturday, according to Xinhua.Altogether .

Data story: India reports 1,150 cases; death toll rises to 521,656

India has so far administered 1,855,507,496 vaccine doses. That is 4311.7 per cent of its total caseload, and 132.28 per cent of its population

Global Covid caseload tops 497.2 million; deaths surge to over 6.17 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 497.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.17 million and vaccinations to over 11.08 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Saudi Arabia expands Haj to 1 million pilgrims, easing Covid-19 curbs

Saudi Arabia will let up to 1 million people join the Haj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key event to participants from outside the kingdom after two years of tight COVID restrictions

Covid-19 pandemic far from over, large outbreaks in Asia: UN chief Guterres

With new variants emerging every four months on average, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over as large outbreaks are spreading in Asia.

Covid-19 pandemic: Shanghai's locked down elite join grocery hunt

The circulation of Xu's post reflects that food shortages are hitting the city's high-earners after middle-class residents have been struggling for weeks

LIVE: No superpower can dictate terms to India, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan PM faces the possibility of being the first prime minister in Pakistan's history to be voted out in a no-confidence motion. Stay tuned for LIVE updates

Delhi adds 146 Covid-19 cases, one death; positivity rate at 1.39%

On Thursday, the city had recorded 176 COVID-19 cases, registering a 40 per cent increase over the previous day's count. The positivity rate stood at 1.68 per cent, while no death was reported

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra records 130 cases, four deaths

On Thursday, the state had reported 128 cases and six fatalities