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Covid

Not quite zero

The efficacy of President Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid strategy has once again come into sharp focus, with the country recording its first deaths from novel coronavirus since May, while also recording increased numbers of cases.

Covid on downward trajectory, restrictions withdrawn

Meanwhile amid substantial drop in cases, the Odisha government has withdrawn all COVID-19 restrictions, including mandatory wearing of masks in public places and prohibition on large gatherings, officials said.