Page 22 - Latest Updates on Omicron
Data story: India logs 2,364 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,303
India has so far administered 1,917,996,905 vaccine doses
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2nd dose of Covid booster for most vulnerable offers benefits, says WHO
A WHO expert group says there may be some benefit in giving a second booster dose of Covid vaccine to the most vulnerable people amid the continuing global spread of omicron and its subvariants.
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Data story: India logs 1,569 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,260
India has so far administered 1,905,086,706 vaccine doses
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Odisha reports 18 new Covid-19 cases, no fatalities in over 10 days
There are 131 active cases, while eight more patients have recovered from the disease, health department added
China reports 253 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, with 194 in Shanghai
Shanghai also reported 1,487 locally-transmitted asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus on Friday, out of a total of 1,726 local asymptomatic carriers newly identified on the mainland
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India reports new 2,858 Covid-19 cases and 11 fatalities in last 24 hours
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the health ministry said
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Delhi records 899 fresh coronavirus cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hours
According to the Delhi government health bulletin, 1,482 COVID patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours taking cumulative recoveries from the beginning of the pandemic to 18,68,543
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From sneakers to Teslas, China lockdowns upend global supply chains
While "supply-chain disruption" is emerging once more as the most repeated phrase of corporate earnings season, the impact goes beyond multinationals' profits
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Europe's cumulative Covid cases cross 218 mn, death toll tops 2 mn: WHO
It noted that although the number of new infections is decreasing in the region, Covid-19 remains a lethal virus, particularly for unvaccinated and clinically vulnerable individuals
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Mizoram records 50 new Covid cases, tally at 227,899; no new fatality
The daily positivity rate stood at 14.24 per cent and the recovery rate at 99.59 per cent, a health department official said
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India reports 2,841 Coronavirus cases, 9 fatalities in last 24 hours
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the health ministry said
 "India reports 2,841 Coronavirus cases, 9 fatalities in last 24 hours")
North Korea reports 18,000 Covid cases, 6 deaths amid 'explosive' spread
North Korea has so far refused to accept millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine proposed in the Covax global distribution programme, as it had claimed to be coronavirus-free
China records 312 new local Covid-19 infections with 227 cases in Shanghai
Shanghai also reported 1,869 locally transmitted asymptomatic infections, out of a total of 2,140 such cases newly identified on the mainland
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Companies marred by payment delays suggest China's slow economic recovery
Firms in 9 out of 13 sectors reported an increase in payment delays, led by agri-food, which recorded the largest increase of 43 days, followed by wood, transport, and textile.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un raises alarm after confirming first Covid-19 case
The Korean Central News Agency said Thursday tests from an unspecified number of people in the capital Pyongyang confirmed that they were infected with the Omicron variant
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India coronavirus update: 2,897 new Covid-19 cases, 54 deaths reported
The country logged 2,897 Covid-19 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday
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Maharashtra reports 223 Covid cases, 2 deaths; active tally rises to 1,403
So far, 77,30,370 persons have been discharged post-recovery, including 161 in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with 1,403 active cases
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Data story: India logs 2,288 new cases; death toll rises to 524,103
India has so far administered 1,905,086,706 vaccine doses. That is 4419.36 per cent of its total caseload, and 135.82 per cent of its population
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Active Covid cases in country dip to 19,637 with 10 deaths in last 24 hours
The active cases comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was 98.74 per cent, the health ministry said
China logs 349 new local Covid cases with 234 in Shanghai; infections surge
According to reports, Shanghai residents have also been falling sick after consuming some of the food supplies because of the distribution of stale food by the authorities amid city's Covid lockdown
