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Mumbai's Covid Test Positivity Rate Crosses 15% Twice This Week
The COVID-19 test positivity rate (TPR) in Mumbai jumped over 15 per cent twice in the current week, civic officials said on Friday, as the metropolis battles a fresh surge in cases after the third wave of the pandemic waned earlier this year.
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GDP Growth In March Quarter Of 2021-22 May Have Slowed: ICRA
Hiccups in recovery of contact-intensive services attributable to the third wave of Covid-19 in the country may have also affected the economic growth
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Covaxin, Covishield Recipients Had Same Infection Rate In 3rd Wave: Study
Seventy per cent of people who received a booster dose of Covid vaccine did not get infected during the third wave, according to a new study that covered around 6,000 people in India.
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Factory Growth Picks Up In February, Inflation Remains A Concern: Survey
India's factory activity growth accelerated in February as the threat from a third Covid-19 wave eased, while some softening of price pressures meant demand and business expectations strengthened, a private survey showed.
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Which Type Of Masks Are Best Defence Against COVID-19? What Experts Say
With daily COVID-19 cases seeing a drop over the third wave peak in January, more people are returning to a normal life again. However, this has also led to many people sidestepping COVID-19 guidelines, like wearing a mask in social settings. Is that
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Covid-19: Karnataka Universities Urged To Put Off Degree Exams By One Month
The portions could not be completed within the timeframe since offline classes were suspended in view of surge in COVID-19 third wave, G Kumar Naik, Additional Chief Secretary said
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January Retail Sales Affected By Covid-19 Restrictions: Retailers' Body
Retail sales in January this year suffered due to the restrictions imposed by states to curb the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Retailers Association of India (RAI) said on Tuesday.
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Omicron Found In 95% Of Latest Covid Samples In Mumbai
Around 95% of swab samples examined in the latest round of genome sequencing in Mumbai were found infected with Omicron variant that triggered the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in late December and which has now ebbed in the metropolis.
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Third Wave May Get Over By Mid-March As Cases Declining: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the number of COVID-19 cases had begun declining statewide and predicted that the third wave of the pandemic might get over by the second or third week of March.
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Slightly Younger Population Infected More In Covid 3rd Wave: Top Medical Body
A comparatively younger population with an average age of 44 years has been infected more in this Covid wave, the government said on Thursday, highlighting there was significantly less use of drugs for treatment this time.
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Peak Of Third Wave Over? "Seeing Decline In Cases", Says Government
The peak of the third COVID-19 wave driven by the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron is slightly lower than that of the second wave, which swept the country last year and killed lakhs of people, the government said today.
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Two-Wheeler Sales January 2022: Hero MotoCorp Sales Down By 22 Per Cent
Hero MotoCorp claims that the drop in sales is primarily due to the third Covid-19 wave along with staggered state-wise lockdowns and restricted movement, all of which impacted the overall sales volume for the last month.
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Omicron Driven Wave Will Turn To Villages In Coming Weeks: Expert
The Omicron variant driven wave of COVID-19 will now turn to small towns and villages in the coming few weeks after its transmission in metro cities as each time a wave follows this trend, said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan.
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Hospitalisation Much Lower During Third Wave: Top Delhi Hospital's Study
A comparative study of all admitted COVID-19 patients in Max Healthcare hospitals suggests that during the ongoing third wave, occupancy of ICU beds and oxygen requirement is not higher compared to the prior two waves of the coronavirus infection.
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Both Omicron And Delta Variants Causing Covid Surge: Kerala Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has cautioned people against the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the state during the third wave and said both Delta and Omicron variants of the virus are contributing to the ongoing unprecedented surge in daily cases.
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Mumbai's Covid Test Positivity Rate Crosses 15% Twice This Week
The COVID-19 test positivity rate (TPR) in Mumbai jumped over 15 per cent twice in the current week, civic officials said on Friday, as the metropolis battles a fresh surge in cases after the third wave of the pandemic waned earlier this year.
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GDP Growth In March Quarter Of 2021-22 May Have Slowed: ICRA
Hiccups in recovery of contact-intensive services attributable to the third wave of Covid-19 in the country may have also affected the economic growth
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Covaxin, Covishield Recipients Had Same Infection Rate In 3rd Wave: Study
Seventy per cent of people who received a booster dose of Covid vaccine did not get infected during the third wave, according to a new study that covered around 6,000 people in India.
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Factory Growth Picks Up In February, Inflation Remains A Concern: Survey
India's factory activity growth accelerated in February as the threat from a third Covid-19 wave eased, while some softening of price pressures meant demand and business expectations strengthened, a private survey showed.
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Which Type Of Masks Are Best Defence Against COVID-19? What Experts Say
With daily COVID-19 cases seeing a drop over the third wave peak in January, more people are returning to a normal life again. However, this has also led to many people sidestepping COVID-19 guidelines, like wearing a mask in social settings. Is that
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Covid-19: Karnataka Universities Urged To Put Off Degree Exams By One Month
The portions could not be completed within the timeframe since offline classes were suspended in view of surge in COVID-19 third wave, G Kumar Naik, Additional Chief Secretary said
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January Retail Sales Affected By Covid-19 Restrictions: Retailers' Body
Retail sales in January this year suffered due to the restrictions imposed by states to curb the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Retailers Association of India (RAI) said on Tuesday.
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Omicron Found In 95% Of Latest Covid Samples In Mumbai
Around 95% of swab samples examined in the latest round of genome sequencing in Mumbai were found infected with Omicron variant that triggered the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in late December and which has now ebbed in the metropolis.
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Third Wave May Get Over By Mid-March As Cases Declining: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the number of COVID-19 cases had begun declining statewide and predicted that the third wave of the pandemic might get over by the second or third week of March.
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Slightly Younger Population Infected More In Covid 3rd Wave: Top Medical Body
A comparatively younger population with an average age of 44 years has been infected more in this Covid wave, the government said on Thursday, highlighting there was significantly less use of drugs for treatment this time.
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Peak Of Third Wave Over? "Seeing Decline In Cases", Says Government
The peak of the third COVID-19 wave driven by the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron is slightly lower than that of the second wave, which swept the country last year and killed lakhs of people, the government said today.
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Two-Wheeler Sales January 2022: Hero MotoCorp Sales Down By 22 Per Cent
Hero MotoCorp claims that the drop in sales is primarily due to the third Covid-19 wave along with staggered state-wise lockdowns and restricted movement, all of which impacted the overall sales volume for the last month.
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Omicron Driven Wave Will Turn To Villages In Coming Weeks: Expert
The Omicron variant driven wave of COVID-19 will now turn to small towns and villages in the coming few weeks after its transmission in metro cities as each time a wave follows this trend, said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan.
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Hospitalisation Much Lower During Third Wave: Top Delhi Hospital's Study
A comparative study of all admitted COVID-19 patients in Max Healthcare hospitals suggests that during the ongoing third wave, occupancy of ICU beds and oxygen requirement is not higher compared to the prior two waves of the coronavirus infection.
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Both Omicron And Delta Variants Causing Covid Surge: Kerala Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has cautioned people against the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the state during the third wave and said both Delta and Omicron variants of the virus are contributing to the ongoing unprecedented surge in daily cases.
