GENEVA : The World Health Organization reported there was a 10% rise in new coronavirus cases globally last week, driven by surges in the Americas and Europe.WHO said in its weekly update on the status of the global outbreak published on Wednesday, the worldwide number of new COVID-19 cases peaked in early January at nearly 5 million cases, but then dropped to about 2.5 million cases per week in mid-February.The UN health agency noted that last week was the third consecutive week there was a global rise in new cases, after weeks of declining infections.WHO said COVID-19 numbers in the Americas and Europe accounted for more than 80% of all new cases and deaths in the last week.In Europe, WHO said new confirmed cases rose by about 6% while.

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With medical team around, 4 Covid-19 patients answer MPPCS exam

INDORE : Four coronavirus positive persons on Sunday answered a Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission exam at a special centre for them with a team of two doctors and an equal number of nurses in PPE kits donning the role of invigilators, an official said.The four candidates wrote the test at Mata Jija Bai Government Post Graduate Girls College in Moti Tabela area in Indore and all outbreak norms were adhered to strictly, with a medical team of four in place for any assistance, COVID -19 Nodal Officer Amit Malakar told PTI.Another official said the separate centre at Mata Jija Bai College will be used for COVID-19 patients answering the MPPSC final tests that started here on Sunday and will go on till March 26.Click here to read the Mint

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Goa govt warns of action against hotels if found flouting COVID-19 norms

PANAJI : The Goa government will take strict action against restaurants, hotels or entertainment zones, if they are found not adhering to COVID-19 norms, a state minister said on Sunday.Wearing a mask and maintaining social-distancing is a must for all to avoid the spread of the virus, he said."The state government will take a strict view on the functioning of restaurants, hotels and any place considered as an entertainment zone to ensure that people coming there strictly follow the coronavirus protocols," Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said."If these establishments fail to do so, the health authorities will take strict action against them," he added.If people find any restaurant, hotel, institution violating the rules, they can e-mail the

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German COVID-19 numbers surge, strengthening case for lockdown

Angela Merkel, who warned that more infectious variants meant the pandemic would be hard to control.According to the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases, the number of cases per 100,000 population over a week stood at 103.9 on Sunday, above the 100 threshold at which intensive care units can no longer keep up.Public fatigue over lockdown measures, now in their fourth month, is growing but the numbers suggest state premiers may be forced to pull the "emergency brake" they agreed to on March 2, reversing the opening of some shops.The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 13,733 to 2,659,516, according to the RKI.

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Second wave of Covid-19 has begun in the state, says Karnataka health minister

BENGALURU : Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Sunday said the second wave of coronavirus has begun and sought people's cooperation to contain the disease. "We are at the beginning of the second wave of coronavirus.

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Slalom champion Schwarz leads season-ending World Cup race

LENZERHEIDE – World Cup slalom champion Marco Schwarz led the opening run of the season-ending race on Sunday.

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'Everything on table' for EU discussion on vaccines - McGuinness

European Union Financial Services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness has said there must be a global focus placed on where vaccines are produced and on the supply chains of their components.

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These 6 states including Maharashtra account for 83% of new Covid-19 cases: Govt

6 states account for 86.8% of new deathsBesides, 197 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the ministry said adding six states account for 86.8% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (92).

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Faster spread of some Covid variants could be due to sturdier protein: Scientists

BOSTON : The spike protein of the novel coronavirus, which enables it to infect human cells, is more stable in faster spreading versions of the virus, such as the ones first reported in the UK and South Africa, compared to the original form of the pathogen from Wuhan, China, says a new study.Researchers, including those from the Boston Children's Hospital in the US assessed the structure of the coronavirus spike protein down to the atomic level, and found how it changed with the D614G mutation which is carried by the Brazil, South Africa and UK variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.The results, published in the journal Science, showed that the mutation makes the spike more stable as compared with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus from Wuhan,

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Irdai asks insurers to be more transparent in health insurance claims settlement

NEW DELHI : Insurance sector regulator Irdai has asked all insurers to be more transparent in their health insurance claim settlement process and appraise the policyholders of reasons in case of denial of claims filed.It essential that all insurers establish procedures to let policyholders get clear and transparent communication at various stages of claim process, Irdai said in a circular."All the insurers shall ensure putting in place systems to enable policyholders track the status of cashless requests/claims filed with the insurer/TPA through the website/portal/app or any other authorised electronic means on an ongoing basis."The status shall cover from the time of receipt of a request to the time of disposal of the claim along with the

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla tests positive for Covid-19, 'stable' now

ANI quoting AIIMS Delhi.A few days back, Om Birla inaugurated the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) health camp in Parliament House.This comes as 43,846 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 1,15,99,130, said the Union health ministry on Sunday.This is the highest jump in fresh infections the country has seen since late November last year.

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Thousands protest against fresh Covid restrictions in Europe even as cases surge

Covid-19 restrictions rallied in cities across Europe on Saturday as several nations reimposed partial lockdowns to fight new surges in infections.The coronavirus, which has killed more than 2.7 million people, has been spreading faster recently, with the number of new infections up globally by 14 percent in the last week, according to AFP data.That has forced governments to impose social distancing and movement restrictions again, even as vaccines are rolled out, with residents in Poland, parts of France, and Ukraine's capital the latest to face fresh curbs.But populations have grown increasingly weary of the economically painful restrictions, and frustrations spilled over in cities across Europe with thousands marching in Germany, Britain

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Festival bosses say fans “aren’t really concerned about line-ups” this year – as COVID questions hang over artists’ ability to travel

NME about the likelihood of artists from overseas being able to perform at events this summer, and how COVID could impact on line-ups.With many festivals cautiously going ahead after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap to normality stating that full capacity live events and mass gatherings should be able to resume from June 21 in England provided that vaccination targets are met and new COVID variants don’t take hold, much speculation now surrounds what a summer of live music might look like.Many fear that each country’s differing vaccination success and rules around quarantining might make it unviable for artists to tour internationally, while others are hopeful that the coronavirus situation will have vastly improved across the UK, US

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Rising covid cases, restrictions spell bad news for consumer demand

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Pandemic effect: Healthcare experts warn of rise of obesity cases among children

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The Latest: India reports biggest surge in cases in 4 months

NEW DELHI — India has reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in four months amid a worrying surge that has prompted multiple states to return to some form of restrictions on public gathering.

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Coronavirus doesn't care that it's the NCAA Tournament

If you didn’t pay attention to college basketball until the NCAA Tournament, the good news is you didn’t miss much. The regular season was a revolving door, the schedule and sometimes even the final score determined by which players and teams were entering the sport’s COVID-19 protocol and which were coming out.

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Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion

DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion, a big drop that came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy markets.

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Adani Group to reimburse Covid vaccination charges to employees

vaccination against the novel coronavirus by its employees and their families."We are pleased to share that we will reimburse vaccination charges for every Adani employee their spouse and children as well as employee's parents, between now and April 30 2021," Chief Human Resources Officer Vikram Tandon said in a letter.The letter noted that the government is accelerating the vaccination programme to control the further spread of the killer virus and to minimise sickness on account of the pandemic.The country has scaled a significant peak as it administered over four crore vaccinations.Big IT firms to cover vaccine cost for employeesFrench IT major Capgemini has said that it will cover the cost of the Covid vaccination for all eligible

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Covid-19: People's laxity main reason behind rise in cases, says Harsh Vardhan

₹35,000 crores had been earmarked in the Union Budget for the Covid-19 vaccination.While expressing concern over the rise in cases in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, Vardhan said there was no doubt that coronavirus cases were rising in six to seven states, including Punjab and Maharashtra, and stressed that these states should be more careful.He also said sequencing of the virus and its mutants was going on and one of the two vaccines was also effective against mutants. Earlier, addressing a gathering to mark World Oral Health Day, Vardhan said the premier institutes like PGIMER have a bigger responsibility of mentoring and hand-holding, of creating successful models which contribute towards the ultimate goal of 'health for all.'"The year

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

WHO reports 10% weekly rise in new coronavirus cases globally

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