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Coronavirus

India now has more than 4.3 crore total reported cases and the world's highest number of recoveries. Worldwide, there are over 43 crore cases, with US recording the highest caseload.

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You can holiday in Bhutan again, but there’s a development fee of Rs 1,200/day

Amogh Rohmetra -
This 'sustainable development fee' being levied by Bhutan is meant to 'mitigate negative impact of tourism on cultural landscape and natural environment' of country.

New ‘SARS-CoV-2-like virus’ found in Russian bats can infect humans, says US study

Mohana Basu -
Published in 'PLOS Pathogens', the study found the virus, 'Khosta-2', was resistant to available Covid vaccines, but also that it lacks the genes needed to develop into a disease.

Here’s why you caught that summer cold, again

Fidelma Fitzpatrick -
Heatwaves, humidity fluctuations and pandemic-induced lockdowns across countries could be the culprit.

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for infringing its Covid vaccine patent

ThePrint Team -
The company said the rival vaccine makers breached patents that covered its ‘foundational mRNA technology’.

CM Kejriwal urges Delhiites to get Covid precaution dose, says only 10% people have done so far

PTI -
The chief minister said that the district administration will help school authorities to set up camps inside school premises for vaccination of children.

For those above 18, health ministry reduces gap from 9 to 6 months for Covid precaution dose

ThePrint Team -
The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) took the decision in view of the “evolving scientific evidence and global practices”.

Covid during pregnancy doubles babies’ risk of delay in speech, motor skills, study finds

Carey Goldberg -
The study could not assess the impact of vaccination because it examined records from pregnancies between March and September of 2020, before Covid shots were available.

Covid lab leak theory needs more research to investigate possibility, say WHO advisers

Madison Muller -
While the lab theory remains in limbo, mounting evidence suggests that a seafood market in Wuhan where early cases appeared was not the source of the infection, the WHO report said.

Maharashtra records highest Covid cases in 4 months, Mumbai sees 42% jump in 24 hours

ThePrint Team -
On 28 May, for the first time in state, 4 patients of B.A.4 sub-lineage and 3 cases of B.A.5 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant were found.

How an airport nail salon chain became the frontline of US Covid testing systems

Riley Griffin -
Through a partnership with US CDC, XpresSpa launched a surveillance operation to hunt for new and emerging Covid variants among international travellers in close to 50 of its locations.

With over 4,000 new Covid cases, India records highest single-day tally in almost three months

Archana Chaudhary -
The daily positivity rate, or the confirmed Covid cases as a percentage of overall tests, stands at 0.95% while the weekly positivity rate has begun inching up, the data show.

Women were the worst-hit victim of Covid, climate change. Public-private partnership can help

Laura Gillespie -
The past two years created higher barriers for women to receive healthcare and educational opportunities while violence increased. More women must speak up.

India drops to 54th place in WEF’s Travel & Tourism Development Index, but tops in South Asia

Yimkumla Longkumer -
According to a new study by the World Economic Forum, India's travel and tourism sector has shown ‘signs of recovery’ after two years of slowdown caused by the pandemic.

Beijing sees record number of Covid cases as lockdown woes continue

Bloomberg News -
The city reported 99 cases for Sunday, up from 61 on Saturday with the case tally hovering around 50 a day.

China blames prolonged Covid restrictions on unvaccinated elderly

Bloomberg News -
Officials are using incentives like cash prizes, cooking oil, eggs and milk to convince seniors to get inoculated.
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