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India logs 7,447 new Covid infections active cases decline to 86,415

India logged 7,447 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,26,049

No Covid deaths reported in UP due to oxygen shortage: State govt

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday claimed that no deaths had been reported in the state because of lack of oxygen during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK reports new daily record for Covid cases, logs 88,376 infections

Britain's government says it recorded another record daily number of Covid-19 cases

India reports 7,974 new Covid cases; with 343 deaths, toll jumps to 476,478

In the past 24 hours, India registered 7,974 new Covid-19 cases and 343 deaths, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.

Covid cases in Brazil rise by 5,446 to over 22.2 mn: Health Ministry

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 5,446 to 2,22,01,221 within the past 24 hours

Australia's New South Wales sets record for daily Covid cases at 1,742

Australia's New South Wales sets record for new COVID cases Australia's New South Wales state recorded 1,742 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, its highest daily total since the pandemic began.

UK sees record highest daily Covid cases at 78,610 amid Omicron spread

The UK on Wednesday recorded the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 new cases

US witnesses a double coronavirus surge as omicron variant advances

Omicron speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases

India logs 6,984 new Covid infections, active cases decline to 87,562

India logged 6,984 coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,10,628

South Korea sets new Covid cases record as officials plan restrictions

Halting its steps toward normalcy, South Korea will clamp down on social gatherings and cut the hours of some businesses to fight a record-breaking surge of the coronavirus

Italian govt to extend Covid state of emergency until March next year

The Italian government has approved a decree allowing the extension of the national state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic for another three months.

US Covid-19 death toll crosses 800,000, a year into vaccine drive

The US death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, as more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring.

IIT Delhi develops kit that can detect Omicron variant in 90 minutes

Researchers at IIT Delhi's Kusuma School of Biological Sciences have developed an RT-PCR based assay for the specific detection of the Omicron (B.1.1.529.1) variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Delhi detects 4 more cases of Omicron variant, tally rises to 6: Minister

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said four more cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, have been detected in the national capital and all have travel history to foreign countries. The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has not spread in the community so far and the situation is under control, he added. "So far, six people have been found Omicron positive in the capital. One of them has been discharged. All of them had travelled to foreign countries and were transferred to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital from the (Indira Gandhi International) airport," Jain told reporters. So far, 74 travellers have been sent from the airport to the hospital, where a special ward has been set up for isolating and treating suspected cases of Omicron. Thirty-six of them have been discharged and 38 are admitted to the hospital. Delhi's first patient of the Omicron variant -- a 37-year-old man from Ranchi -- was discharged from the LNJP hospital on Monday after he .

India reports 5,784 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, lowest in 571 days

India has recorded 5,784 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 571 days in the last 24 hours

Investors push world's top chemicals companies over hazardous substances

Investors managing $4.1 trillion in assets are urging the world's biggest chemicals companies to phase out production of hazardous substances

China reports spurt of Delta strain 'sub-lineage' cases of Covid-19

China reported a sudden flare-up of Covid cases in Zhejiang Province that registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of Delta strain "sub-lineage AY.4"

India records 7,350 Covid infections in 24 hrs, active cases at 91,456

India's coronavirus tally rose to 3,46,97,860 with 7,350 people testing positive for the infection in a day

UK raises Covid alert level to 4 over increased Omicron transmission

The UK government raised the country's coronavirus alert level from three to four due to the rapid increase of the Omicron variant

With surge in fresh infections, Pakistan logs 395 new Covid-19 cases

Witnessing a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Pakistan reported 395 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours