Pandemic
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Health
Rising Covid infections, deaths not a cause of concern, virus has become endemic’
New Delhi: The current increase seen in both Covid infections and deaths due to there is no cause of concern, experts…
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Asia
Hong Kong drops mask mandate after 959 days
Hong Kong: After it was first imposed on July 15, 2020, in the wake of the raging Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong…
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Health
Covid pandemic not yet over: WHO official
Manila: A World Health Organization (WHO) official on Friday warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over, adding that the…
Read More » World lost nearly 1.5 crore excess lives due to Covid: WHO
Geneva: Worldwide about 1.49 crore excess lives were lost due to Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, new estimates from the…
Read More »Availability of jobs in Japan improves for 1st time in 3 yrs
Tokyo: The availability of jobs in Japan improved for the first time in three years in fiscal 2021, owing to the…
Read More »India suspends tourist visas of Chinese nationals in tit-for-tat move
New Delhi: Following Beijing’s reluctance to allow the return of Indians stuck at home since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Read More »CBSE may restore pre-pandemic format for board exams
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has bifurcated the board exams (Class 10 and Class 12) into two…
Read More »After 2 years of pandemic, Maha lifts all Covid-19 restrictions
Mumbai: In a significant decision, the Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to lift all Covid-19 restrictions, two years after the…
Read More »Covid pandemic has put India’s ‘End TB’ progress at risk
New Delhi: Though the government is committed to making India Tuberculosis-free by 2025, the ‘END TB’ programme initiated by Prime Minister…
Read More »Pandemic made Aamir Khan realise the fragility of life
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan shared that the pandemic drew his attention to a lot of things and that it gave…
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