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NY state data show COVID-19 rate drops below 10% for 2nd day in a row

NEW YORK — COVID-19 infection rates for tested New York state residents dipped below 10% for a second day in a row — a trend hailed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday as “extraordinary progress.”

Tribune News Service

How many are hospitalized in Vadodara?

VADODARA: How many Covid-19 patients are getting hospitalized in Vadodara? A look at the health bulletin released by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) brings a sense of relief with lesser hospitalization figures. However, if one checks the Covid-19 dashboard on VMC's website, the high hospitalization figures do increase anxiety levels.

The Times of India

Another 10 deaths from COVID-19 in Queensland, 863 people in hospital

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says there are now 863 people in hospital with COVID-19, with 47 patients in ICU. There are 85,112 active cases of the virus across the state.

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Covid-19 cases at year's lowest in Mumbai as other urban areas see rise

MUMBAI: A month into the Omicron-Covid wave in Mumbai, the daily case count dropped to its lowest ever this year at 3,568 on Saturday. The Mumbai caseload was 29% higher at 5,008 the previous day.

The Times of India

Ahmedabad: Senior citizens with comorbidities occupy 80% of ICUs, ventilators

AHMEDABAD: The third wave of Covid is not kind to all - senior citizens with comorbidities are vulnerable to the severe form of complications that require ICU treatment, often with ventilatory support, said city-based experts.

The Times of India

Concern over booster dose hesitancy in Assam

GUWAHATI: The health department has expressed concern over the reluctance by healthcare and frontline workers in the state to take the precautionary booster dose against Covid-19 despite becoming eligible for the third shot.

The Times of India

Gujarat: 158 Covid violation cases filed in a day

AHMEDABAD: The state police has decided to go strict on implementation of corona guidelines and mask rules from Sunday. In Ahmedabad alone, cops registered 158 cases of violation of Covid guidelines in a single day on Friday.

The Times of India

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West Bengal Covid positivity rate dips over 9 days to third wave’s lowest

KOLKATA: The Covid positivity rate in Bengal has been on the decline for the nine consecutive days and it dipped to 11.1% on Saturday, the lowest during the third wave. On Saturday, the number of tests conducted in the last 24 hours — 82,564 — has been the highest during…

The Times of India

Some learner drivers forced to wait up to 10 months for tests amid Covid backlog

Recruitment drive for 300 examiners reportedly under way to help clear backlog

The Independent UK

NSW and Victoria reveal back-to-school plans – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Spanish Covid restrictions tightened in Tenerife, Mallorca and Ibiza

Latest travel rules across Balearic and Canary Islands

Liverpool Echo

AFCON 2022: Comoros will have outfield player in goal against Cameroon in last 16 after Covid outbreak

Comoros will face Cameroon in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with an outfield player in goal after a Covid 19 outbreak in the squad.

Evening Standard

Reality of Costa del Sol 'ghost town' amid 90 day visa rules

One expat blamed a combination of Brexit rules and the impact of Covid

Liverpool Echo

Indigenous mayors sound alarm over crowded housing amid COVID outbreaks

Indigenous councils around Far North Queensland say housing shortages are exacerbating COVID outbreaks in remote communities.

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Adele shares grief with fans by video call over postponed Vegas shows

Singer extends apologies and tears by FaceTime and social media after Covid delays to her residency dates

The Times of India

Third wave has likely peaked in 4 of the 8 biggest cities

The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to have peaked in the four largest cities of the country, with the seven-day average of cases showing a clear decline in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.

The Guardian - UK

Kebabs ’n’ jabs: the Punjabi grill in Gravesend offering a side of Covid shots

Kentish pharmacist-restaurateurs Rav and Raj Chopra joined the NHS vaccine rollout after their father’s hospitalisation

Wales Online

Hundreds take part in Covid protest in Cardiff city centre

They marched through the city to chants of 'freedom' and handing out leaflets

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ICC U19 World Cup: Bawa and Raghuvanshi's blistering tons power India to 405/5 against Uganda

TAROUBA (Trinidad): Raj Bawa and opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi smashed blistering centuries to power a COVID-hit India to a mammoth 405 for five against Uganda in their inconsequential final Group B match of the ICC U-19 World cup here on Saturday.

The Hindu

More evidence of excess deaths in India during pandemic

A recent paper in Science concluded India’s cumulative COVID-19 deaths were six to seven times higher than reported official mortality

Irish Mirror

Is the Covid pandemic over? WHO's one warning as Ireland reopens

The news comes as a recent study has shown that women are more likely than men to suffer the effects of long Covid

Radio France Internationale

Covid spreads among Indian healthcare workers as Omicron wave surges

The rising Covid-19 wave in India has affected the country’s healthcare system with a large number of doctors and health workers testing positive for the coronavirus disease.

The Guardian - UK

Keep wearing masks, charities urge as Covid measures are lifted in England

Groups supporting vulnerable people say they ‘feel abandoned’ by government as plan B restrictions come to an end

Salon

Huge numbers of kids getting long Covid

Doctors around the world estimate one in ten children with COVID-19 have long-term side effects

Daily Mirror

Mum-of-5 warned she 'might not make it' in heartbreaking last post before Covid death

Karen Hobbs' sister Rachel, from Cardiff, is still reeling from her sister's death a year ago and blasted Downing Street for 'ignoring the rules' with its alleged lockdown parties

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