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  Centre's key meet on rising Covid, H3N2 cases today, will new restrictions return?

  India | March 20, 2023 14:32 IST

  According 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 | March 20, 2023 11:27 IST

  Corona 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 | March 20, 2023 9:08 IST

  As 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 | March 19, 2023 11:49 IST

  Covid-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 | March 18, 2023 16:32 IST

  The 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 | March 17, 2023 11:30 IST

  COVID-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 | March 16, 2023 21:17 IST

  The 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 | March 16, 2023 15:23 IST

  A 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 | March 16, 2023 11:28 IST

  Rajasthan 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 | March 14, 2023 9:33 IST

  Amidst 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 | March 12, 2023 17:59 IST

  Earlier 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 | March 12, 2023 16:32 IST

  The 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 | March 05, 2023 14:11 IST

  Karnataka 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 | March 04, 2023 10:23 IST

  COVID-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 | March 02, 2023 18:49 IST

  The 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 | February 28, 2023 22:09 IST

  The 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 | February 28, 2023 20:25 IST

  The 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 | February 28, 2023 2:08 IST

  The 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 | February 15, 2023 17:03 IST

  A 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.

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  New Covid-19 guidelines for flyers effective from today, Check DETAILS

  India | February 13, 2023 11:21 IST

  Covid-19: Indian government recently relaxed Covid-19 guidelines for travellers from China and 5 more countries to India. The new guidelines for flyers will be effective from today.