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State gears up to tackle Covid-19 third wave

“The private hospitals and nursing homes have been asked to increase number of RMOs and nurses according to the strength of indoor beds. We may take necessary actions if these private healthcare units mainly big hospitals do not take steps in this regard ahead of the third wave,”

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 224 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 40,920,922 and 659,691 respectively, according to the CSSE.

Australia’s Covid caseload tops 70K mark

Of the new cases, 1,599 were from New South Wales (NSW), Australia's most populous state and the current epicentre of the pandemic, where the health department also recorded eight deaths.