Covid
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Amid rise in COVID-19 cases, Centre issues revised guidelines for use of antibiotics
India | Mar 20, 2023, 06:28 PM ISTIndia saw a single-day rise of over 1,000 fresh COVID-19 cases after 129 days today (March 19).
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Centre's key meet on rising Covid, H3N2 cases today, will new restrictions return?
India | Mar 20, 2023, 02:32 PM ISTAccording to the health ministry data, the daily positivity was recorded at 2.08 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.86 per cent.
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Corona Alert: India records 918 new COVID-19 cases; 4 deaths
India | Mar 20, 2023, 11:27 AM ISTCorona Alert: Union Health Ministry on Monday informed that India saw a single-day rise of 918 fresh covid-19 cases.
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Covid variant XBB 1.16 cases rise in India: Know how to reduce risk amid H3N2 virus outbreak
Health | Mar 20, 2023, 09:08 AM ISTAs Covid cases rise in India, health experts lay out steps that need to be taken in order to contain the spread of the virus amid H3N2 virus influenza outbreak.
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COVID-19: Single-day rise of 1,071 fresh cases in India; active tally climb to 5,915
India | Mar 19, 2023, 11:49 AM ISTCovid-19 update in India: The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total cases, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.8 per cent.
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COVID-19 ALERT! 76 samples of new Coronavirus variant XBB1.16 found in India
India | Mar 18, 2023, 04:32 PM ISTThe XBB 1.16 variant was first found in January when two samples tested positive for the variant while in February a total of 59 samples were found. In March, till now 15 samples of the XBB 1.16 variant have been found.
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COVID-19: India reports 796 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases cross 5,000 after 109 days
India | Mar 17, 2023, 11:30 AM ISTCOVID-19 update: The number of active cases has increased to 5,026, comprising 0.01 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry.
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Centre asks 6 states to follow risk assessment-based approach as Covid cases rise
India | Mar 16, 2023, 09:17 PM ISTThe Centre has advised these states to monitor the situation of Covid cases at micro-level and maintain focus on implementation of necessary measures for prompt and effective management of the disease, duly ensuring effective compliance with various advisories issued by the Ministry of Health.
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New covid variant: Israel discovers two cases of an unidentified variant
World | Mar 16, 2023, 03:23 PM ISTA new variant of the Omicron version of the Covid-19 virus, which combines two sub-variants called BA.1 and BA.2, has been discovered in Israel. This strain was identified through PCR tests conducted on two passengers who arrived at Ben Gurion airport.
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Is COVID back? Four Australian tourists test positive in Rajasthan
India | Mar 16, 2023, 11:28 AM ISTRajasthan COVID cases: "The condition of three tourists is normal, while the fourth has cold," RUHS VC Dr Sudhir Bhandari said.
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Will H3N2 virus influenza turn into the next Covid pandemic? Here is what experts say
Health | Mar 14, 2023, 09:33 AM ISTAmidst rising cases of the H3N2 influenza virus, people are wondering if it will become the next COVID.
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'Finding COVID-19's origins is moral imperative': WHO chief on 3 years of declaring 'pandemic'
World | Mar 12, 2023, 05:59 PM ISTEarlier last month, the US Department of Energy reassessed the theory of lab leaks and reclaimed that the lethal virus leaked from a lab in China's Wuhan city in 2019.
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After 113 days, India sees jump in Covid cases as 524 fresh infections surface in 24 hours
India | Mar 12, 2023, 04:32 PM ISTThe overall death, toll ever since pandemic first hit the country, has increased to 5,30,781 with one new fatality reported in Kerala, government data said.
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COVID-19: Karnataka government to hold high-level meeting amid rising 'coronavirus' cases
Karnataka | Mar 05, 2023, 02:11 PM ISTKarnataka COVID cases: Karnataka has reported 95 fresh COVID cases and 79 new cases were detected in Bengaluru city in the last 24 hours.
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COVID-19: Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for nearly 90 per cent new cases in United States
World | Mar 04, 2023, 10:23 AM ISTCOVID-19 cases in United States: The second most prevalent strain BQ.1.1 accounts for 6.7 per cent. The CDC first started tracking XBB.1.5 in November 2022, when it accounted for less than 1 per cent of cases nationwide.
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Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare receives Porter Prize 2023 for containment of Covid
India | Mar 02, 2023, 06:49 PM ISTThe prize was presented to MoHFW in the virtual presence of the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, and Secretary of the MoHFW, Rajesh Bhushan.
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Mumbai covid centres scam: Two accused, both close aide of Sanjay Raut, arrested by EOW
Maharashtra | Feb 28, 2023, 10:09 PM ISTThe FIR in the matter was registered in the Azad Maidan police station, however, the investigation was later transferred to the EOW, which has now arrested two people, both of them are close aide of Shiv Sena leader (Uddhav camp) Sanjay Raut.
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China replies to US on COVID lab leak theory: 'Always open and transparent on virus tracing’
World | Feb 28, 2023, 08:25 PM ISTThe critical remarks from Beijing came as the US Department of Energy reassessed the theory of lab leaks and reclaimed that the lethal virus leaked from a lab in China's Wuhan city in 2019.
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Another blow to China: COVID-19 likely came from lab leak in Wuhan, claims US study
World | Feb 28, 2023, 02:08 AM ISTThe Huanan market in central China's Wuhan city was the epicentre of the pandemic. From its origin there, the SARS-CoV-2 virus rapidly spread to other locations in Wuhan in late 2019 and then to the rest of the world.
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Masks made little or no difference in Covid-19 spread, new study suggests
Health | Feb 15, 2023, 05:03 PM ISTA new study published by the Cochrane Library that analyzed 78 controlled trials to determine whether wearing face masks helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 has found wearing masks made little or no difference in controlling the spread of COVID-19.