Page 21 - Latest Updates on Omicron
Shanghai city to lift two-month Covid lockdown restrictions on June 1
Shanghai imposed a city-wide lockdown on its 25 mn residents on April 1 to combat the spread of Covid
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Could one still be infectious after Covid isolation? What does data say
Data on the Omicron outbreak suggests rapid antigen tests (RATs) may not detect Covid until at least two days after exposure to the virus
 "Could one still be infectious after Covid isolation? What does data say")
Data story: India logs 2,706 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,611
India has so far administered 1,933,157,352 vaccine doses
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Covid infection, MIS-C may not boost kids' immunity against Omicron
Children and adolescents showed some loss of antibody cross-neutralisation against all five variants, but the loss was most pronounced for Omicron
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Shanghai edges towards Covid reopening as Beijing plans to ease curbs
Shanghai officials urged continued vigilance, even though the vast majority of its 25 million residents live in areas that are in the lowest-risk 'prevention' category
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Beijing says Covid-19 outbreak under control as city to relax curbs
Most public transportation services including buses, subways and taxis will resume in three districts including Chaoyang, according to Xu Hejian, a spokesman for the Beijing city govt
Data story: India logs 2,685 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,572
India has so far administered 1,931,341,918 vaccine doses
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Delhi reports 445 new Covid cases, no fatalities; positivity rate at 2.04%
With the new cases, Delhi's Covid-19 tally increased to 19,05,512 while the death toll stands at 26,208, the department said in its latest bulletin
 "Delhi reports 445 new Covid cases, no fatalities; positivity rate at 2.04%")
S Korea's new Covid cases under 20k for 2nd day amid receding Omicron wave
South Korea's new Covid-19 cases stayed in the 20,000s for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, down nearly 7,400 cases from a week ago, as the Covid-19 pandemic is in retreat
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Data story: India logs 2,124 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,507
India has so far administered 1,926,744,769 vaccine doses
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Live: Russia at risk of debt default after US payment license expires
Live news updates: From Russia-Ukraine war to coronavirus, catch all the live updates from across the globe here
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Pfizer's three-dose coronavirus vaccine 80% effective in young kids
Pfizer said that preliminary clinical data showed their three-dose Covid-19 vaccine regimen was 80 per cent effective for children aged between 6 months to 5-years-old
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Data story: India logs 1,675 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,490
India has so far administered 1,925,270,955 vaccine doses
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India's economic growth may have slowed to 3.5% in Q4 of FY22: Icra Ratings
The agency said the hiccups in the recovery of the contact-intensive services attributable to the third wave of Covid-19 in the country may have also affected the economic growth in the quarter
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Data story: India logs 2,022 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,459
India has so far administered 1,923,845,615 vaccine doses
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Telangana reports 29 new Covid-19 cases, no fatalities; active cases at 397
A total of 39 people recovered from the infection on Sunday, taking the cumulative number of recoveries till date to 7,88,363
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Data story: India logs 2,323 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,348
India has so far administered 1,921,296,720 vaccine doses
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Mumbai sees 213 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally reaches 1,144
Of the 213 new cases, only nine required hospitalisation, including one needing oxygen support, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said
Data story: India logs 2,259 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,323
India has so far administered 1,919,632,518 vaccine doses
India-developed 'variant-proof' Covid vaccine likely in 2-3 years: Industry
Domestically produced variant-proof jabs are part of a global project to develop vaccines for future epidemics
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