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Scientists find how Omicron sub variants escape antibodies, spread rapidly
The researchers found that the two dominant sub lineages of Omicron have unprecedented numbers of spike protein mutations, with BA.1 having 33 and BA.2 having 29 variations
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As coronavirus cases rise, is Delhi heading towards a fourth wave?
Covid 4th wave in Delhi: The positivity rate has increased in the last seven days from 2.39 percent on April 14 to 4.71 percent on April 21
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Live: Delhi reports 1,042 new cases of Covid, 2 deaths from disease
Live news updates: Delhi's fine for violation will not be applicable on people travelling together in private vehicles.
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Xi Jinping urges greater global coordination to aid pandemic recovery
China's President Xi Jinping urged greater coordination of global efforts to fight the pandemic, calling for a continued focus on people's health despite debate over the costs of Covid Zero policies
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Data story: India logs 2,380 cases; Delhi sees massive spike of 1,009 cases
India has so far administered 1,867,215,865 vaccine doses. That is 4337.32 per cent of its total caseload, and 133.12 per cent of its population
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Global coronavirus update: Total Covid caseload tops 505.8 million
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 505.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.20 million and vaccinations to over 11.19 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University
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Omicron subvariant makes up nearly three quarters of new Covid cases in US
The BA.2 variant represented 74.4 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases in the country for the week ending April 16
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Live: Putin flaunts nuclear-capable missile as Ukraine war continues
Live news updates: Sarmat missile will 'provide food for thought' to Russia's enemies, says president.
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Kerala govt rejects reports that it didn't give daily Covid data to Centre
Health Minister Veena George said the digital evidences could not be covered up
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Covid LIVE: Centre writes to UP, Delhi, 3 other states over rising TPR
India recorded 1,247 new Covid infections on Monday; number of active cases rose to 11,860
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Omicron more likely to cause upper airway infections among children: Report
The higly transmissible variant is known to cause lower severity disease than the Delta variant, the researchers noted
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Covid: UP govt makes wearing of mask compulsory in 6 NCR districts, Lucknow
In the last 24 hours, 65 new Covid cases have been confirmed in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 20 in Ghaziabad and 10 in Lucknow
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China unlikely to achieve GDP targets as Covid-19 crisis worsens
With a property market slump and regulatory crackdowns last year the policymakers set the lowest annual GDP target for China in decades for 2022, reported Dawn
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Covid-19: Gurugram authorities to vaccinate door-to-door as cases surge
The district has been reporting over 100 cases every day for the last four days and accounts for around 13 per cent of country's total active cases at present
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Covid-19: Delhi govt says free precaution doses at its hospitals soon
The move comes as the national capital witnesses an uptick in coronavirus cases and a rise in positivity rate
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Covid-19: Odisha logs 17 new cases, one fatality in last 24 hours
The state now has 121 active cases, while 12,78,605 patients have recovered from the disease so far, including 17 on Thursday
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