India
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‘Black fungus’ complication adds to India’s Covid woes
BENGALURU: The Indian government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or “black fungus” in Covid-19 patients…
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WHO terms Indian variant a global concern
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said on Monday that the B.1.617 variant first identified in India last year was being…
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Dozens of suspected Covid-19 corpses found in India’s Ganges river
Dozens of bodies believed to be Covid-19 victims have washed up on the banks of the Ganges river in northern…
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Variant causing India’s Covid explosion, says WHO
GENEVA: A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and it is feared it could be dodging some vaccine…
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India’s Covid-19 cases dip from peak, calls for shutdown mount
Calls grew for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs…
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Rahul warns explosive Covid wave threatens India and the world
BENGALURU: India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi warned on Friday that unless the deadly second Covid-19 wave sweeping the country…
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India reports more than 4,000 deaths for first time; states impose stricter lockdowns
India on Saturday reported its highest ever single-day Covid-19 death toll, as cases continued to rise and states imposed stricter…
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India’s virus surge pressures Modi to impose strict lockdown
With coronavirus cases still surging to record levels, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a…
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Covid spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths
India reported a record 412,262 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday and a record 3,980 daily death toll, as a second…
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India’s coronavirus surge damages Modi’s image of competence
India’s hospitals were packed with coronavirus patients, relatives of the sick scrambled to find supplies of oxygen, and crematoriums were…
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