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Short-term benefit of extra booster dose of mRNA vax in health workers: WHO

The WHO has said that there is benefit of administering an additional booster dose of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine for highest risk groups

Almost 13.2 mn kids in US infected with Covid-19 since outbreak in 2020

Almost 13.2 million children in the US have been infected for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020

Apple lets employees work remotely as Covid-19 again surges in US

Apple has once again delayed its full return-to-office policy while maintaining two days a week at the workplace for the time being amid the fresh surge in Covid infections in the US.

Global Covid caseload tops 524.6 mn, deaths surge to over 6.28 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 524.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.28 million

China's Covid plan 'unsustainable' due to omicron's infectious nature: WHO

The head of the World Health Organisation said China's extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant

Delhi sees 393 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 more deaths in last 24 hours

Delhi on Tuesday recorded 393 fresh COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 3.35 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's COVID-19 caseload increased to 19,01,128 and the death toll climbed to 26,198. A total of 11,731 tests were conducted a day ago, the department said in its latest bulletin. There has been a decline in daily cases over the last two days. This could be partly due to the fact that fewer tests were conducted owing to the fact that the last two days were holidays. It was a Sunday on May 15 and Buddh Purnima, a gazetted holiday, on May 16. Delhi on Monday reported 377 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.37 per cent and one death. On Sunday, 613 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 2.74 per cent and three deaths. On Saturday, the city logged 673 cases and four deaths, the highest single-day fatality count in over two months. The number of daily COVID-19 cases in

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

China's Covid exit hinges on vaccinating its vulnerable elderly people

China is now paying a price for this vulnerability, with its economy struggling under the weight of chaotic lockdowns and increasingly unpredictable measures aimed at snuffing out all cases and shield

China logs 140 new local Covid-19 cases; 69 in Shanghai, 39 in Beijing

Shanghai also reported four new deaths due to the infection in last 24 hours

India records 2,202 new Covid infections, 27 deaths; active cases at 17,317

With 2,202 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,31,23,801

Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people's Covid immunity: Study

Findings match up evidence for an immune boost from exposure to different virus variants via vaccination and infection.

Shanghai aims to reopen more Covid-shut businesses, Beijing battles on

Shanghai is looking to resurrect businesses shutdown due to Covid in order to revive the area's exonomy. Beijing continues to battle along similar lines.

India sees dip in Covid-19 cases, logs 2,487 infections in last 24-hour

The daily positivity rate is at 0.61 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate of COVID in India is at 0.62 per cent

Cumulative Covid-19 cases in Africa cross 11.54 mn, death count at 252,626

Some 10,867,632 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far: Africa CDC

LIVE: Lavrov says all will suffer from West's 'total hybrid war' on Russia

In a speech on the 80th day since Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister pointed to the barrage of sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow

Global Covid caseload tops 520.5 million, death toll crosses 6.26 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,421,624 and 999,518, respectively, according to the CSSE

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

52 new Covid-19 cases reported in Telangana; state probes cause in spike

Telangana on Friday saw a slight rise in new Covid-19 cases with 52 fresh infections being recorded taking the statewide tally to 7,92,526.

Live news: 26 die in fire near Delhi metro station, more than 40 injured

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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