Coronavirus Awareness
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COVID-19 JN.1 variant: 63 cases of new virus strain detected in India, maximum from Goa | Details
India | Dec 25, 2023, 04:01 PM ISTAs many as 34 cases were detected in Goa, while nine cases have been detected from Maharashtra, eight from Karnataka, six from Kerala, four from Tamil Nadu and two from Telangana.
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COVID-19: BJP councillor tests positive in Ghaziabad as district reports fresh case after 8 months
Uttar Pradesh | Dec 20, 2023, 10:51 PM ISTBJP councillor Amit Tyagi is a resident of Shastri Nagar in Ghaziabad. His family members have travel history to Dubai and now they will also be tested.
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COVID-19: India reports 16,561 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases reduce to 1,23,535
India | Aug 12, 2022, 02:41 PM ISTCOVID-19: The total active cases in India have decreased to 1,23,535, the health ministry data showed on Friday.
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India reports 2,323 new COVID cases, 25 fatalities in last 24 hours; active cases decline to 14,996
India | May 21, 2022, 09:36 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 14,996, the health ministry data showed on Saturday.
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COVID: Noida lifts curbs as cases dip below 1,000; cinema halls to function at full capacity
India | Feb 12, 2022, 01:33 PM ISTGyms and swimming pools that were closed in compliance with state government directives for districts with over 1,000 active cases can reopen now, the officials said.
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How long before you can meet a loved one in person after contracting COVID-19?
Health | Jan 20, 2022, 11:07 AM ISTIf you have been in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, the urge to meet a loved can be very strong. However, it is important to know the correct time period before you can get back to normal scheme of things and not put those around you at the risk of virus exposure.
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Omicron variant underwent fundamental changes, reveals study
Health | Jan 08, 2022, 08:02 AM ISTFirst detected from South Africa and Botswana in late November last year, the Omicron has spread rapidly to more than 100 countries. It has also outpaced the previous Delta strain in many countries to become the dominant variant. The countries include the US, the UK, Italy and Portugal among others.
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Grammys postpone ceremony, citing omicron variant risks
World | Jan 06, 2022, 08:16 AM ISTThe attempt at a back-to-normal show had been scheduled for Jan 31 at the newly renamed Crypto.com Arena with a live audience and performances, but no new date is on the books.
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Omicron Variant LIVE UPDATES: UK reports over 100 new cases
India | Dec 09, 2021, 06:20 AM ISTThe new variant of COVID-19 was first reported to the World Health Organisation from South Africa on November 25.
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Covid aerosol can remain in public washrooms much longer than open spaces
Health | Nov 19, 2021, 09:40 AM ISTIn a new study, the team at IIT-Bombay explored how airflow can mitigate the transmission of Covid-19 indoors by taking cue from airflow around aircraft and engines. The researchers discovered that the chances of infection are significantly higher in a dead zone.
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Explained: What causes Covid toe condition
Health | Oct 07, 2021, 10:32 AM ISTCovid toe, which appears to be a side-effect of the body switching into attack mode to fight off the virus, can happen at any age but affects children and teenagers more commonly.
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Advisable to get screened every six months after Covid recovery
Health | Sep 23, 2021, 03:19 PM ISTWe tend to ignore some of the warning signs and due to lack of awareness, sometimes, we fail to prevent certain cardiovascular issues during COVID or even after recovering from COVID.
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Early Covid symptoms differ among age groups: Study
Health | Jul 31, 2021, 10:59 PM ISTMen were more likely to report shortness of breath, fatigue, chills and shivers, whereas women were more likely to report loss of smell, chest pain and a persistent cough.
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Explained: How antibodies attack spike protein of Covid variants
Health | Jul 24, 2021, 10:29 PM ISTA new study highlights antibodies that are able to neutralise the newer strains, while identifying regions of the spike protein that have become more resistant to attack.
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Why Delta Covid variant is spreading rapidly?
Science | Jul 22, 2021, 11:48 PM ISTAccording to current estimates, the Delta variant could be more than twice as transmissible as the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19. The variant, which was first identified in India in late 2020, has now become the predominant strain and has spread to at least 111 countries.
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Malnutrition may increase death risk in patients with Covid history: Study
Science | Jul 22, 2021, 07:53 PM ISTChildren older than five and adults aged 18 to 78 years with previous diagnoses of malnutrition were found to have higher odds of severe Covid-19 than those with no history of malnutrition in the same age groups.
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US officials consider COVID lab leak theory as credible as natural origins narrative
World | Jul 18, 2021, 09:09 AM ISTIn recent months, the lab-leak theory has gained great traction pushing US President Joe Biden to give the American intelligence team a 90-day deadline to find answers into the virus origin.
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Netizens remind all of COVID appropriate behaviour as #CovidIsNotOver takes over Twitter
Trending | Jul 09, 2021, 05:18 PM ISTA massive footfall of people in hill stations like Manali, Shimla, and Mussoorie has been seen as covid cases are on a downward trajectory. People travelling to hill stations are not following Covid appropriate behaviour.
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Evidence points to natural origin of Covid, not lab-leak: Scientists
Health | Jul 09, 2021, 03:54 PM ISTFurther, the team of scientists said that genetic evidence points to the natural origin of Covid -- that the virus jumped from animals to humans.
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Covid-19 can infect, replicate in salivary gland cells: Research
Health | Jul 07, 2021, 02:49 PM ISTAs SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious compared with other respiratory viruses, they raised the hypothesis that it may replicate in cells of the salivary glands and hence be present in saliva without coming into contact with nasal and lung secretions.