Corona Strain
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Omicron variant Updates: Maharashtra records 35,756 fresh Covid cases, 79 deaths
India | Jan 26, 2022, 11:46 PM ISTOmicron is more likely than previous variants to cause infection even in people who’ve been vaccinated, but it’s not yet clear that a change to the vaccine recipe will be ordered.
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Staying at isolation facility not mandatory from today for foreign arrivals testing COVID positive
India | Jan 22, 2022, 02:26 PM ISTThe govt said still passengers found to be symptomatic during screening will be immediately isolated and taken to a medical facility.
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COVID: Mask not recommended for children below 5 years, says Health Ministry
India | Jan 21, 2022, 10:20 AM ISTIn the 'Revised Comprehensive Guidelines for Management of COVID in Children and Adolescents', health ministry said that masks are not recommended for children aged 5 years and below.
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India adds 3.47 lakh new COVID cases with positivity rate at 17.94%; 703 fatalities
India | Jan 21, 2022, 11:59 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID-19 in India have rose to 20,18,825 the ministry data showed today.
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COVID: Delhi government deploys senior nursing officers to monitor situation in private hospitals
India | Jan 19, 2022, 12:08 PM ISTThe govt-run hospitals have been asked to find a suitable replacement for retired and transferred nursing personnel.
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White House soft-launches COVID test request website
World | Jan 19, 2022, 07:37 AM ISTWhite House press secy Jen Psaki said the website was in “beta testing” and operating at a “limited capacity” ahead of its official launch.
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Coronavirus pandemic Updates: 2.71 lakh new cases reported in last 24 hrs; positivity rate at 16.28%
India | Jan 16, 2022, 10:43 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 15,50,377 health ministry data showed today.
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Coronavirus pandemic Updates: 2.64 lakh new cases reported in last 24 hrs; positivity rate at 14.7%
India | Jan 14, 2022, 10:54 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 12,72,073 the ministry data showed.
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Delhi COVID fear: Containment zones go up from less than 1,000 to nearly 24,000 in past fortnight
India | Jan 14, 2022, 08:47 AM ISTThere were 800 containment zones in the national capital on Dec 30, 2020. According to the latest official figures, the number rose to 23,997 by mid-January.
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Joe Biden to double free COVID tests, add masks to fight omicron variant
World | Jan 14, 2022, 08:07 AM ISTBiden acknowledged that, “I know we’re all frustrated as we enter this new year” as virus cases reach new heights. But he insisted that it remains “a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”
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Omicron Variant LIVE Updates: Kerala schools closed for up to class 9 amid rising Covid cases
India | Jan 15, 2022, 06:36 AM ISTMeanwhile, Maharashtra continues to record the maximum Omicron cases followed by Rajasthan, Delhi, Karnataka, and Kerala. Also, several states have imposed restrictions and night curfew, to curb the spread of the infection.
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COVID pandemic infection: 120 cases reported in IIT Hyderabad
India | Jan 13, 2022, 02:10 PM ISTAn official from IITH told IANS that the online classes, which were being conducted since last week, have been suspended till further notice.
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Omicron variant less severe, but remains dangerous for those unvaccinated: WHO chief
World | Jan 13, 2022, 07:42 AM IST"While Omicron causes less severe disease than Delta, it remains a dangerous virus, particularly for those who are unvaccinated," Tedros said during a media briefing on COVID.
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Captain Amarinder Singh tests COVID positive
India | Jan 12, 2022, 01:27 PM ISTThe 79-year-old leader had recently formed the Punjab Lok Congress.
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COVID cases stabilised in Delhi, possibility of infections coming down: Satyendar Jain
India | Jan 12, 2022, 01:02 PM ISTWhile sharing that Delhi is likely to see around 25,000 cases on Wednesday, Jain underlined that positivity rate cannot determine whether cases have peaked or not.
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Around 50 staff test COVID positive at BJP headquarters in Delhi
India | Jan 12, 2022, 01:15 PM ISTThe BJP headquarters in Delhi's Minto Road was fully sanitised after 50 staff were found Covid positive.
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COVID: Kanpur imposes fresh restrictions; Gyms, swimming pools closed
India | Jan 12, 2022, 10:20 AM ISTKanpur DM Vishak Iyer said, "With the number of active COVID cases crossing 1000 mark in Kanpur on Tuesday, the district administration has imposed fresh restrictions."
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Coronavirus pandemic Updates: Fresh 1.94 lakh cases take active tally to 211-day high of 9.55 lakh
India | Jan 12, 2022, 10:41 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 9,55,319 the health ministry data showed today.
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COVID fear: Uttarakhand government extends night curfew by one hour
India | Jan 12, 2022, 08:32 AM ISTUttarakhand has reported 8 cases of Omicron variant of COVID, as per Health Ministry update.
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US: Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services
World | Jan 09, 2022, 11:58 AM ISTThe current explosion of omicron-fueled coronavirus infections in the U.S. is causing a breakdown in basic functions and services- the latest illustration of how COVID-19 keeps upending life more than two years into the pandemic.