Page 25 - Latest Updates on Omicron
Live: Sri Lanka president to form all-party govt with new PM, says report
Catch all the latest news live updates and developments from across the globe here
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Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 73 new infections, zero fatalities
Recoveries reached 34,15,316 with 32 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 488 active infections, a bulletin said
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Covid-19 pandemic: Madhya Pradesh logs 29 new cases; active tally at 95
11,75,99,885 Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state
Mumbai's daily Covid-19 count again dips below 100; no new death
The city's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 0.011 per cent
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Impact of Covid 'is down but not out', do not be careless: Health experts
"It is important for all to take adequate precautions to curb the impact of the virus. It is observed that if the cases rise in an area, there is a chance that another variant exists"
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Madhya Pradesh sees 15 new Covid cases, zero fatalities in last 24 hours
The count of recoveries reached 10,30,533 after seven patients were discharged from hospitals
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Gap between 2nd Covid jab, booster to be reduced to 6 months: Report
The government is likely to soon reduce the gap between the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and the precaution dose from the current nine months to six months, official sources said
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Covid vaccination of all eligible children at earliest priority: PM Modi
Covid vaccination of all eligible children at the earliest is a priority for the government and specialised programmes will need to be conducted for it in schools, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said
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What we know about the new omicron mutant spreading in the US
What do we know about the new omicron mutant? It's a descendent of the earlier super-contagious stealth omicron and has quickly gained ground in the United States.
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Covid caseload at IIT Madras reaches 111: Tamil Nadu health secretary
The total number of active Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu stood at 362
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Beijing reports 29 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases: Authorities
A total of 70 local infections have been logged since Friday, said Pang Xinghuo, Deputy Head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center
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Shanghai reports 1,661 new coronavirus cases, 15,319 asymptomatic carriers
Shanghai authorities have imposed draconian lockdown measures since March that have locked 25 million residents in their homes
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China lockdown fears rip through markets as stocks, commodities, Yuan tank
A Covid flareup that shut down much of Shanghai appeared to worsen over the weekend after China ordered mandatory tests in a district of Beijing and locked down some areas of the capital
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Global Covid caseload tops 509.4 million, death toll crosses 6.21 million
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,984,914 and 991,254, respectively, according to the CSSE
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Covid-19: Jammu and Kashmir reports 12 new cases, active tally at 53
Seventeen of the total 20 districts in the Union Territory did not report any fresh case
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Covid-19: MP records 6 new cases, no death, 13 recoveries in last 24 hours
The positivity rate was 0.07 per cent, while the recovery count rose by 13 to touch 10,30,515, leaving the state with an active caseload of 70, a health official said
Covid-19: Delhi reports 1,083 fresh cases, one death in last 24 hours
A total of 25,177 Covid tests were conducted in the city a day ago, the latest data by the department showed
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PM Modi to chair Covid review meeting with chief ministers on April 27
2,593 fresh Covid cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking India's active caseload for the virus to 15,873
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Covid-19 infections rise to 60 at IIT Madras; authorities on high-alert
Tamil Nadu to hold mass vaccination drive across 100,000 centres on May 8, will target 4.3 mn people who are yet to take first dose, 13 mn who need the second
Covishield found ineffective against Omicron, booster a must: Study
The ICMR-NIV), Pune, has reported a case of three-time Covid infection in an individual who was vaccinated with the Covishield jab against the virus.
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