Page 18 - Latest Updates on Delta variant of coronavirus
Data story: India logs 2,876 new cases; death toll rises to 516,072
India has so far administered 1,806,093,107 vaccine doses. That is 4200.32 per cent of its total caseload, and 128.76 per cent of its population
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Data story: India logs 2,568 new cases; death toll rises to 515,974
India has so far administered 1,804,028,891 vaccine doses. That is 4195.8 per cent of its total caseload, and 128.61 per cent of its population
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Oil falls over 5% on Russia-Ukraine talk hopes, China's travel ban
Oil prices fell more than 5% on Monday to lowest in nearly 2 weeks amid hopes for progress toward a diplomatic end to Russia-Ukraine war, while a Covid-linked travel ban in China cast doubt on demand
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China's daily Covid-19 cases double as outbreak grows in northeast Jilin
China posted a steep jump in daily Covid infections on Tuesday, with new cases more than doubling from a day earlier to a two-year high as a virus outbreak expanded rapidly in the country's northeast
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Japan's Nikkei gains as crude oil declines, coronavirus cases drop
Japan's Nikkei stock index advanced on Monday, supported by a retreat in crude oil as investors turned more optimistic over the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Japan's Nikkei gains as crude oil declines, coronavirus cases drop
Japan's Nikkei stock index advanced on Monday, supported by a retreat in crude oil as investors turned more optimistic over the Russia-Ukraine crisis
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Karnataka records zero Covid deaths in last 24 hours, after 21 months
Karnataka recorded zero Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, marking the first time since June 5, 2020 that the state has registered no fatalities, said the Department of Health and Family Welfare
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Data story: India logs 2,503 new cases; death toll rises to 515,877
India has so far administered 1,801,945,779 vaccine doses. That is 4191.2 per cent of its total caseload, and 128.46 per cent of its population
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Foxconn halts Shenzhen operations, adjusts China production on Covid curbs
Major Apple Inc supplier and iPhone assembler Foxconn said on Monday it has suspended operations in the Chinese city of Shenzhen to comply with the local government's COVID-19 control policies
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Data story: India logs 3,116 new cases; death toll rises to 515,850
India has so far administered 1,801,323,547 vaccine doses. That is 4190 per cent of its total caseload, and 128.42 per cent of its population
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Hong Kong leader plans to reopen city after curbing latest Covid outbreak
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said it was not the time to lift a ban on flights from 9 countries including US and UK, with plans to reopen the city only after the government controls a Covid outbreak
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Hong Kong's zero-Covid fight takes mental toll on society: Experts
Infections have surged to record highs with more than 500,000 infections and more than 2,500 deaths most of which have been in the past two weeks.
Data story: India logs 4,575 new cases; death toll rises to 515,355
India has so far administered 1,793,399,555 vaccine doses. That is 4173.03 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.85 per cent of its population
Global death toll inflicted by coronavirus pandemic crosses 6 million: WHO
The worldwide death toll inflicted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed six million, reaching 6,004,421 as of Tuesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)
Data story: India logs 3,993 cases; active tally drops below 50,000-mark
India has so far administered 1,791,341,295 vaccine doses. That is 4168.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.71 per cent of its population
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Covid-19 pandemic claims 6 million lives globally, shows data
The United States is nearing 1 million reported deaths on its own, the largest official death toll in the world
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Reopening risks
Another wave is not outside the realm of possibility
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China seeing new surge in Coronavirus cases despite zero tolerance approach
China is seeing a new surge in Covid-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian zero tolerance approach to dealing with outbreaks
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Data story: India reports smallest spike in daily deaths since Apr 28, 2020
India has so far administered 1,789,061,887 vaccine doses. That is 4163.77 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.54 per cent of its population
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Global coronavirus caseload tops 446.1 million, deaths crosses 5.99 million
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 446.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.99 million and vaccinations to over 10.58 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University
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