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  Covishield, Covaxin get govt expert panel's recommendation for regular market approval

  India | January 20, 2022 9:31 IST

  Pharma companies Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech had submitted applications to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking regular market authorisation for their respective COVID-19 vaccines Covishield and Covaxin.

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  No evidence of transmitting COVID virus through breastfeeding revealed, claims study

  Health | January 19, 2022 13:47 IST

  Paul Krogstad, lead author, said: "Breastmilk is an invaluable source of nutrition to infants. In our study, we found no evidence that breastmilk from mothers infected with COVID-19 contained infectious genetic material and no clinical evidence was found to suggest the infants got infected, which suggests breastfeeding is not likely to be a hazard." 

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  Shaheer Sheikh's father critical and on ventilator after contracting COVID, Hina Khan sends prayers

  TV | January 19, 2022 10:36 IST

  Shaheer Sheikh's father has tested positive for the coronavirus and is critical. Fans and many of his industry friends and colleagues flooded wished for the speedy recovery for Shaheer's dad. Hina Khan wrote "Patience my friend, I told you, he will come home healthy and happy very soon.. Inshallah."

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  How to look after your mental health if you’re at home & COVID-19 positive

  Health | January 19, 2022 10:31 IST

  The last few years have been challenging and exhausting for many. People with mental illnesses, and other chronic conditions, have had to adapt their normal management strategies to cope, shifting care and some forms of therapy online. Recovery from, and management of, mental illness often involves activities like exercise, positive social engagement and therapy – all of which may be limited due to COVID restrictions, financial constraints and staff shortages.

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  Can a person be infected with Omicron twice? Here's what experts have to say

  India | January 19, 2022 16:44 IST

  An individual's immunity which has been primed by prior infection or vaccination has the memory of the parent virus. But because Omicron is a deviant, meaning it has deviated quite a lot from its parent Covid strain, it has many dissimilarities.

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  Chandrababu Naidu tests COVID-19 positive with mild symptoms

  India | January 18, 2022 12:04 IST

  The TDP chief tested positive a day after his son and party general secretary Lokesh was found infected with covid. He revealed that he is asymptomatic and feeling fine but will be self-isolating until recovery.

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  Vaping increases frequency of Covid symptoms, claims study

  Health | January 18, 2022 9:27 IST

  Omicron Scare: People who vape and also smoked tobacco, and tested positive for Covid, complained of laboured breathing and had more frequent emergency department visits than those who did not vape.

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  Omicron variant Updates: COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, says WHO

  India | January 18, 2022 23:32 IST

  Maharashtra has so far recorded the maximum of 1,738 cases of the Omicron variant, followed by West Bengal 1,672, Rajasthan 1,276, Delhi 549, Karnataka 548 and Kerala 536 cases.

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  Delhi conducting sufficient COVID tests, 3 times as recommended by ICMR: Satyendar Jain

  India | January 16, 2022 14:39 IST

  Delhi on Saturday reported 20,718 COVID-19 cases and 30 fatalities while the positivity rate stood at 30.64 per cent, according to health department data.

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  UP schools, colleges closed till January 23 due to COVID-19

  India | January 16, 2022 14:09 IST

  "Lucknow has reported 2,300 positive cases today, active cases stand at 16,300. Less than 1 per cent of patients are admitted to hospital," Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today. 

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  Omicron twice as contagious as delta; expect more worrisome variants: Scientists warn

  World | January 16, 2022 7:16 IST

  The World Health Organization reported a record 15 million new COVID-19 cases for the week of January 3-9, a 55 per cent increase from the previous week.

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  After Dharmendra, Shakti Kapoor gets COVID19 booster shot

  Celebrities | January 15, 2022 10:46 IST

  After Dharmendra, Shakti Kapoor, who is known for his villainous and comic roles, has received his COVID-19 booster shot, an additional dose of a vaccine given after the original shot.

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  Tested positive for COVID? Some people may remain infectious even after 10 days

  Health | January 15, 2022 9:13 IST

  The study, published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, found that 13 per cent of people still exhibited clinically-relevant levels of virus after 10 days, meaning they could potentially still be infectious. Some people retained these levels for up to 68 days or more than two months.

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  COVID vaccine linked to small & temporary increase in menstrual cycle length, says study

  Health | January 14, 2022 13:43 IST

  Most vaccinated users received the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. On average, the first vaccination dose was associated with a .71-day cycle increase in cycle length and the second dose with a .91-day increase. Therefore, users vaccinated over two cycles had an increase of less than one day in each of the vaccination cycles.

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  COVID19: Omicron is 91 per cent less likely to cause death in infected patients, says CDC

  Health | January 14, 2022 9:21 IST

  While it has long been known by health officials and experts alike that the Omicron variant is not as deadly as its predecessor, it has led to some deaths in the UK, Australia, the US, and India.

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  Sulagna Panigrahi contracts COVID19, cast and crew of 'Vidrohi' undergo tests

  January 14, 2022 6:29 IST

  "Actress Sulagna Panigrahi who is an integral part of the TV show 'Vidrohi' has tested positive for COVID-19. As soon as the symptoms were detected, she received medical help and has quarantined herself. Immediately thereupon the entire cast and crew were isolated and tested," producer of the show said.

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  8 more boxers test positive, NIS Patiala COVID count rises to 26 but national camp continues

  Other Sports | January 13, 2022 18:00 IST

  All those infected, including boxers Sumit and Rohit Mor, are complaining of 'relatively mild symptoms'.

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  Omicron Scare: Carrot-ginger soup in winter can help build immunity, know other benefits as well

  Food | January 13, 2022 15:08 IST

  While carrots contain antioxidants, vitamin A and beta-carotene, which work to keep our body away from diseases, ginger contains antioxidants and vitamin C, which work to strengthen immunity. The carrot-ginger soup in the winter season is very beneficial for health.

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  Mallikarjun Kharge tests positive for COVID-19, undergoes home isolation

  India | January 13, 2022 12:13 IST

  "I have tested positive for COVID-19 when I took a routine RT-PCR. I am asymptomatic and under home isolation, as advised," the Congress leader wrote in a tweet. 

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  Covid virus starts losing ability to infect within 5 minutes in air: Study

  Health | January 13, 2022 9:05 IST

  The study showed that the temperature of the air made no difference to viral infectivity, contradicting the widely-held belief that viral transmission is lower at high temperatures, the report said. "It means that if I'm meeting friends for lunch in a pub today, the primary (risk) is likely to be me transmitting it to my friends, or my friends transmitting it to me, rather than it being transmitted from someone on the other side of the room," said Reid.