Centre asks states to keep an eye on emerging COVID-19 clusters as BA.4, BA.5 detected from random samples
While the BA.4 strain has been confirmed in Telangana and Tamil Nadu, BA.5 has been found only in Telangana so far. Both patients are showing mild symptoms
India reports 2,124 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, 17 fatalities
The COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 5,24,507 with 17 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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Beijing urges millions to keep working from home amid COVID outbreak menace
On Monday, the Chinese capital reported 99 new cases were detected on May 22, up from 61 the previous day – the largest daily tally so far during a month-old outbreak that has consistently seen dozens of new infections every day.
CPI MP Binoy Viswam urges rail minister to restore senior citizen concession in trains
In the letter, the MP said crores of senior citizens across the country have been affected by the railway’s decision to withdraw the concessions given to them.
India logs 2,226 fresh COVID-19 cases, 65 deaths
The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75 per cent, the health ministry said.
Shanghai inches towards COVID lockdown exit, Beijing plays defence
Shanghai’s lockdown since the beginning of April has dealt a heavy economic blow to China’s most populous city, stirred debate over the sustainability of the nation’s zero-COVID policy and stoked fears of future lockdowns and disruptions.
India sees single-day rise of 2,323 COVID-19 cases
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide inoculation drive have exceeded 192.12 crore
As China doubles down on lockdowns, some Chinese seek an exit
The urge to leave contrasts with the authorities’ triumphant narrative of the pandemic, which says their rigid controls have made China the only safe haven in a world devastated by the virus.
Centre flags falling COVID vaccination numbers in some states; announces campaign to raise vaccine uptake
The ministry has announced that a two-month-long “Har Ghar Dastak 2.0” campaign will be launched in June to accelerate the pace of COVID-19 vaccination coverage and saturate all eligible beneficiaries.
India’s first case of Omicron subvariant BA.4 detected in Hyderabad
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US FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID booster shot for young children
The authorization makes everyone in the United States aged five and above eligible for booster doses of the vaccine.
COVID-19 update | Delhi logs 377 cases, 1 more death in a day; positivity rate 3.37%
The capital had on Sunday logged 613 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.74 per cent and three deaths.
US deaths from COVID hit 1 million in less than 2 1/2 years
The confirmed number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days.
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COVID-19 claims 1 million lives in the United States
By June 2020, the U.S. death toll had surpassed the total of the country’s military deaths in World War One and it would exceed the American military losses of War World Two by January 2021 when more than 405,000 deaths were recorded.
EU lifts mask requirement for air travel as pandemic ebbs
Passengers should however behave responsibly and respect the choices of others around them, EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky said.
COVID-19 update | International travellers to receive booster dose 3 months after second shot: Govt
Currently, Covid-19 vaccine booster doses are available to all above 18 years on the condition that the beneficiary has completed 9 months since their second shot.
