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China's Guangzhou City Orders Mass Testing To Fight 'Worst' Covid Outbreak
Millions of residents of China's southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou will be required to have COVID-19 tests on Wednesday, authorities said, in an effort to control the city's worst outbreak with infections topping 2,000 for two consecutive days.
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Shanghai Braces For More Mass Covid Testing Amid Fresh Curbs
Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh Covid-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub of Shanghai bracing for another mass testing campaign after detecting the BA.5 Omicron subvariant.
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Beijing Focusses On Mass Covid Testing As Locked-Down Shanghai Seethes
The second round of COVID-19 testing in Beijing's largest district began on Wednesday, with this week's campaign to screen most of the Chinese capital's 22 million residents so far detecting less than three dozen new infections a day.
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18 Students Found Covid Positive In School Near Mumbai, Mass Testing On
Eighteen students have tested positive for coronavirus in a school in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai after a student was found infected with the virus.
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Over 93,000 Covid Cases In UK In A Day, Third Consecutive Daily Record
The British government on Friday reported 93,045 new coronavirus cases, a third consecutive record daily tally, as the Omicron variant fuels a concerning surge in infections across the country.
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China Reports More COVID-19 Cases, Some Cities Kick Off New Tests
China reported on Monday more COVID-19 infections in its latest outbreak of the disease, while some cities added rounds of mass testing in the bid to stamp out locally-transmitted infections.
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China Mass Testing Shows Covid Cases At 6-Month High
China on Wednesday reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months as mass testing and contact tracing campaigns uncovered a trail of Delta variant infections.
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In Indore, Mass Punishment For Mask Defaulters Backfires On Official
Efforts by an administration official in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, to impart a lesson about mask usage have gone completely astray. Cellphone videos from the spot showed the officer had made an occasion of it -- not only gathering 20 or more wrongdoers
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"No Sign" Of Infection After Barcelona Covid Concert Trial: Organisers
There has been "no sign" of coronavirus infection among 5,000 unvaccinated people who took part in an indoor trial concert last month in Barcelona seeking pandemic-safe ways to celebrate mass events, organisers said Tuesday.
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Centre Asks States To Restrict Public Observance Of Holi, Other Festivals Amid COVID-19 Surge
Amid a spike in COVID-19 infections in some parts of the country, the Centre today asked states and union territories to consider imposing local restrictions in public observance of the upcoming festivals and limit or do away with mass gatherings for effective control of the pandemic.
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Segregation Of Covid Waste Must To Avoid Coronavirus Spread: NGT
Segregation of COVID-19 biomedical waste from other biomedical waste is a must to avoid further spread of the infection and its adverse impact on public health, a bench of the National Green Tribunal headed by its Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said. The court added that mass awareness must be created on the subject through the Doordarshan a...
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Beijing Eases Lockdown As Coronavirus Mass Testing Gathers Pace
Beijing has partially lifted a weeks-long lockdown imposed in the Chinese capital to head off a feared second wave of coronavirus infections after three million samples were taken in two weeks, officials said.
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Beijing Coronavirus Situation "Extremely Severe", Warns Official
A Beijing city official warned Tuesday that the situation in the capital was "extremely severe" as a fresh cluster of coronavirus cases prompted mass testing and lockdowns.
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India Will Have To Play Key Role As Producer Of COVID-19 Vaccine: France
India will have an important role to play in the mass production of medicines and vaccines for coronavirus infection once the treatment for the deadly disease is found, French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has said.
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Six Days Into Lockdown, 1,071 Coronavirus Cases In India: 10 Points
A day after India's coronavirus cases crossed the 1,000-mark, the death count rose to 29, the Union Health Ministry said today. The number of infected rose to 1,071, including the dead and 100 who have recovered. The government today also denied "rumours and media reports" claiming that the 21-day nationwide lockdown to check the spread of corona...
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China's Guangzhou City Orders Mass Testing To Fight 'Worst' Covid Outbreak
Millions of residents of China's southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou will be required to have COVID-19 tests on Wednesday, authorities said, in an effort to control the city's worst outbreak with infections topping 2,000 for two consecutive days.
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Shanghai Braces For More Mass Covid Testing Amid Fresh Curbs
Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh Covid-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub of Shanghai bracing for another mass testing campaign after detecting the BA.5 Omicron subvariant.
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Beijing Focusses On Mass Covid Testing As Locked-Down Shanghai Seethes
The second round of COVID-19 testing in Beijing's largest district began on Wednesday, with this week's campaign to screen most of the Chinese capital's 22 million residents so far detecting less than three dozen new infections a day.
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18 Students Found Covid Positive In School Near Mumbai, Mass Testing On
Eighteen students have tested positive for coronavirus in a school in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai after a student was found infected with the virus.
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Over 93,000 Covid Cases In UK In A Day, Third Consecutive Daily Record
The British government on Friday reported 93,045 new coronavirus cases, a third consecutive record daily tally, as the Omicron variant fuels a concerning surge in infections across the country.
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China Reports More COVID-19 Cases, Some Cities Kick Off New Tests
China reported on Monday more COVID-19 infections in its latest outbreak of the disease, while some cities added rounds of mass testing in the bid to stamp out locally-transmitted infections.
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China Mass Testing Shows Covid Cases At 6-Month High
China on Wednesday reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months as mass testing and contact tracing campaigns uncovered a trail of Delta variant infections.
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In Indore, Mass Punishment For Mask Defaulters Backfires On Official
Efforts by an administration official in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, to impart a lesson about mask usage have gone completely astray. Cellphone videos from the spot showed the officer had made an occasion of it -- not only gathering 20 or more wrongdoers
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"No Sign" Of Infection After Barcelona Covid Concert Trial: Organisers
There has been "no sign" of coronavirus infection among 5,000 unvaccinated people who took part in an indoor trial concert last month in Barcelona seeking pandemic-safe ways to celebrate mass events, organisers said Tuesday.
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Centre Asks States To Restrict Public Observance Of Holi, Other Festivals Amid COVID-19 Surge
Amid a spike in COVID-19 infections in some parts of the country, the Centre today asked states and union territories to consider imposing local restrictions in public observance of the upcoming festivals and limit or do away with mass gatherings for effective control of the pandemic.
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Segregation Of Covid Waste Must To Avoid Coronavirus Spread: NGT
Segregation of COVID-19 biomedical waste from other biomedical waste is a must to avoid further spread of the infection and its adverse impact on public health, a bench of the National Green Tribunal headed by its Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said. The court added that mass awareness must be created on the subject through the Doordarshan a...
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Beijing Eases Lockdown As Coronavirus Mass Testing Gathers Pace
Beijing has partially lifted a weeks-long lockdown imposed in the Chinese capital to head off a feared second wave of coronavirus infections after three million samples were taken in two weeks, officials said.
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Beijing Coronavirus Situation "Extremely Severe", Warns Official
A Beijing city official warned Tuesday that the situation in the capital was "extremely severe" as a fresh cluster of coronavirus cases prompted mass testing and lockdowns.
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India Will Have To Play Key Role As Producer Of COVID-19 Vaccine: France
India will have an important role to play in the mass production of medicines and vaccines for coronavirus infection once the treatment for the deadly disease is found, French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has said.
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Six Days Into Lockdown, 1,071 Coronavirus Cases In India: 10 Points
A day after India's coronavirus cases crossed the 1,000-mark, the death count rose to 29, the Union Health Ministry said today. The number of infected rose to 1,071, including the dead and 100 who have recovered. The government today also denied "rumours and media reports" claiming that the 21-day nationwide lockdown to check the spread of corona...
