COVID-19 cases

The number of active Covid-19 cases in India has risen to 3,395, with Kerala topping the list at 1,336 cases, followed by Maharashtra and Delhi, Union health ministry data released on Saturday said. Between Friday and Saturday, 685 new…
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On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is a kind of dragon’s blood tree — a species found only on…
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A fresh wave of COVID-19 is sweeping across parts of Southeast Asia, with Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Thailand all reporting a noticeable rise in infections. Singapore, in particular, has seen a 28 per cent increase in cases over the…
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The number of Covid-19 cases registered in the US since the start of the pandemic in early 2020 exceeded a staggering 100 million, Johns Hopkins University has said, amid a sharp spike in caseloads globally and the WHO making a strong pitch…
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With the Chinese government abandoning its zero-Covid policy, it has now become impossible to track the exact number of Covid cases in the country, China's top health agency has announced. China's National Health Commission on Wednesday…
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Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou was ordered to stay home Saturday to undergo virus testing and a major city in the southwest closed schools as another rise in infections was reported.…
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Hong Kong reported a total of 9,708 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the highest daily tally in five months. The case count included 213 imported cases, health officials said at a briefing Sunday. There were 10 new Covid patients in…
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Maharashtra on Friday recorded 536 new coronavirus infections - the highest one-day rise in cases since March 3 - but zero pandemic-related fatalities, the health department said. The tally of active cases crossed the 2,500-mark, it said.…
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Amid the rising cases of Covid-19 in Delhi, the state government has now issued new guidelines for schools. The new SOPs state that no student or staff should be allowed entry into school premises without thermal scanning and if any of them…
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China reported more than 3,300 Covid-19 infections on Saturday as the country faces its worst outbreak since the early days of the pandemic and officials step up efforts to stem the spread. There were 1,807 confirmed local infections and…
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