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    • Kerala records 265 new COVID-19 cases, one death

      Kerala recorded 265 new COVID-19 infections and one death in the last 24 hours, as reported by the Union Health Ministry on Friday.

    • China COVID data shows no new variant but under-reports deaths, WHO says

      Residents turned to space heaters and cups of hot tea and coffee to keep themselves warm as frosty winds from the snow-clad Himalayas barrelled through the plains, including Delhi.

    • China COVID data shows no new variant, WHO says, easing some global fears

      China's People's Daily, the Communist Party's official newspaper, sought to rally worried citizens for what it calls a "final victory" over COVID-19, rebutting criticism of its policy of strict isolation that triggered rare protests last year.

    • China's covid wave could spark a dangerous new variant, fears the world

      The situation in China is unique because of the path it’s followed throughout the pandemic.

    • COVID-19: No reason to worry until a new variant of concern gets detected, says Satyendar Jain

      Interacting with reporters here, the minister also sought to allay apprehensions over the steady rise in daily cases in Delhi and the positivity rate being recorded beyond one per cent in the last few days.

    • Omicron news roundup: Hong Kong’s gamble with zero-Covid policy, WHO warning on next variant and Elton John’s prolonged farewell

      An emerging financial hub may have its wings clipped, Omicron’s successor may be more effective and the singer’s farewell tour hits a bump, in a roundup of events from across the world.

    • New Covid variant may decrease vaccine’s ability to neutralise the virus: Dr Gagandeep Kang

      A new variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, was identified in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong. What is the Omicron variant? Is it more serious than the other variants? Is international travel ban required to stop the variant to enter into the country? Dr Gagandeep Kang shares her insights.

    • India to tighten COVID-19 testing for tourists amid new variant concerns

      The federal health ministry said reports of mutations in the new variant, identified as B.1.1.529, had "serious public health implications".

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