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  Serum Institute seeks drug regulator's approval for market authorisation of Covovax as booster dose

  India | December 25, 2022 13:54 IST

  Covid-19: Earlier on October 17, Prakash Kumar Singh, director of government and regulatory affairs at SII, submitted a market authorization application to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the heterologous booster dose of Covovax.

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  OPINION | Covid: India on full alert, China is hiding facts about pandemic

  India | December 23, 2022 6:18 IST

  The pandemic is spreading in China, US, Japan, France, Brazil, South Korea and Germany. There are 2.43 crore active Covid-19 cases at present across the world, out of which India accounts for only 3,408.

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  Covid-19: Govt mulls mandating forms with RT-PCR, vaccination details for air travellers from abroad

  India | December 22, 2022 16:15 IST

  Covid-19: According to reports, the ministry will take a decision on it after examining the situation for the next few weeks.

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  All hypotheses on Covid origin remain on table, will continue to call China to share data: WHO

  World | December 22, 2022 6:13 IST

  China Covid Blast: We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies we have requested, and which we continue to request. As I have said many times before, all hypotheses about the origins of Covid19 pandemic remain on the table, WHO Director said.

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  New Covid Wave: How India's situation will be better than China? Ex-AIIMS Director explains

  India | December 22, 2022 6:13 IST

  China Covid Wave: As Covid cases are rising in China, India is on alert, with Centre giving new directions to health bodies to pep up Covid appropriate behaviour and conducting genome sequencing to identify the sub-variant of the virus.

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  Covid-19: Random sampling of international passengers at airports begins today amid surge in cases

  India | December 21, 2022 17:43 IST

  Covid-19 guidelines: According to Health Secretary Yashpal Garg, the Central government has already issued instructions to keep track of covid cases and related trends.

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  COVID 19: How to reduce risk of coronavirus infection during Christmas & New Year 2023 parties

  Health | December 21, 2022 12:53 IST

  COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus has spread rapidly across the world, leading to a global pandemic and causing significant illness and death. During Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023 parties, it is important to take steps to reduce the risk of covid infection and transmission.

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  Monkeypox to Tomato Flu; 10 deadly diseases that stirred the world in 2022

  Health | December 20, 2022 14:50 IST

  This year (2022) experienced 10 different outbreaks that stirred the world. At the beginning of the year 2022, there were threats of the third and fourth waves of Covid in different countries. Then monkeypox spread like a wildfire.

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  Covid was man-made virus, claims ex-Wuhan lab scientist

  World | December 16, 2022 12:47 IST

  Covid leaked from Wuhan: Epidemiologist Andrew Huff in his latest book 'The Truth About Wuhan' claims that the pandemic was caused by the US government's funding of coronaviruses in China, according to excerpts of the book.

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  Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report

  World | November 24, 2022 16:07 IST

  For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, a majority of Americans dying from Covid were at least partially vaccinated, according to the new analysis of federal and state data.

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  COVID-19 vaccines offer significant protection against reinfection: Study

  Health | November 23, 2022 13:47 IST

  COVID-19 vaccine: Data on vaccinations and infections from all Danish registrations were analysed for the study, which was published in the journal PLOS Medicine.

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  China eases Zero-COVID policy, removes curbs on international flights and cuts quarantine time

  World | November 11, 2022 14:43 IST

  China COVID regulations: The new rules were announced following the first meeting of the newly elected seven-member Standing Committee of the ruling Communist Party of China, (CPC) headed by President Xi Jinping.

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  Covid: Residents clash with Chinese authorities over quarantine restrictions

  World | November 08, 2022 13:49 IST

  Covid19 news: A news release from the police department in the Shandong city of Linyi said public security would take strong measures against those who “illegally violated the legal rights of personal protection of citizens.”

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  India records 937 Covid infections in 24 hours, active cases decline by 324. Check state-wise data

  India | November 07, 2022 9:52 IST

  The active caseload declined by 324 in 24 hours and now comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.78 per cent, according to the ministry website.

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  China: Shanghai Disney traps visitors; mandates negative COVID test result to leave park

  World | November 01, 2022 8:45 IST

  China: In the past few days, people have been captured fleeing shops - including a Shanghai branch of Swedish furniture giant Ikea - and workplaces as they try to avoid being trapped inside.

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  SII stopped Covishield production last year; says Poonawalla; claims 100 mn doses expired

  India | October 21, 2022 7:30 IST

  SII Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said booster vaccines have no demand as there is general lethargy among people and also because they are fed up with the pandemic.

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  Maharashtra govt warns of COVID-19 spike; new variants reported ahead of festive season

  India | October 18, 2022 11:49 IST

  Maharashtra: A health bulletin on Monday said the COVID-19 cases rose by 17.7 per cent in the state between October 10 and 16, as compared to between October 3 and 9.

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  China imposes lockdowns as COVID-19 surges after holiday

  World | October 12, 2022 11:26 IST

  China lockdown news: China is one of the few places in the world still resorting to harsh measures to keep the disease from spreading.

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  Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae tests COVID positive

  Celebrities | September 21, 2022 10:25 IST

  Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae's friend, business partner and "Hunt" co-star Jung Woo-sung and his "Squid Game" colleagues Park Hae-soo and Jung Ho-yeon, who took the same flight with him back to South Korea, have all tested negative for COVID-19.

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  Maharashtra allows withdrawal of cases filed for defying official orders during pandemic

  India | September 20, 2022 23:47 IST

  Except for the matters where government officials or frontline workers were assaulted or damage to property exceeded Rs 50,000, all cases registered under IPC section 188 (defying lawfully promulgated order of public servant) can be withdrawn, said a Government Resolution (GR).