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  COVID pandemic infection: 120 cases reported in IIT Hyderabad

  India | January 13, 2022 14:10 IST

  An official from IITH told IANS that the online classes, which were being conducted since last week, have been suspended till further notice.

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  COVID cases on rise, hospital admissions stabilised in Delhi: Satyendar Jain

  India | January 13, 2022 12:41 IST

  Health Minister Jain said the death audit committee, which met on Wednesday, found that the fatalities have mostly occurred among those with comorbid conditions.

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  Coronavirus pandemic Updates: India logs over 2.47 lakh new cases, 380 deaths in last 24 hrs

  India | January 13, 2022 10:41 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,17,531 the ministry data showed today.

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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.

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  1,700 Delhi Police personnel tested COVID positive from January 1 to January 12: Data

  India | January 13, 2022 8:37 IST

  A special camp was organised for administering booster shots to frontline workers of Delhi Police, the staffers working at its headquarters on Jai Singh Marg, senior official said.

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  Omicron variant less severe, but remains dangerous for those unvaccinated: WHO chief

  World | January 13, 2022 7:42 IST

  "While Omicron causes less severe disease than Delta, it remains a dangerous virus, particularly for those who are unvaccinated," Tedros said during a media briefing on COVID.

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  Know why Covid deaths are increasing despite vaccination

  Health | January 13, 2022 7:23 IST

  The Health Ministry has also underlined that the active cases that needed hospitalisation care was 20-23 per cent during the second Covid surge. However, only 5 to 10 per cent of active cases require hospital administration currently, even as the overall situation is evolving, and the need for hospitalisation care could change. Experts say that lower hospitalisations and deaths could also be attributed to a wider vaccination coverage.

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  Omicron Variant updates: Kerala's fresh Covid tally rises to 13,468, 117 deaths reported today

  India | January 13, 2022 23:06 IST

  Meanwhile, Maharashtra continues to record the maximum Omicron cases followed by Rajasthan, Delhi, Karnataka, and Kerala. Also, several states have imposed restrictions and night curfew, to curb the spread of the infection.

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  Omicron Scare: How symptoms of COVID-19 changed over the three waves

  Health | January 12, 2022 20:23 IST

  Omicron Scare: Amid the rising cases, the general public are looking out for all the important informations related to COVID symptoms and treatment. Just in case, you are unversed, the three waves of coronavirus and its symptoms have changed a lot over the last three waves. Read to find out more!

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  Delhi logs 27,561 Covid cases in 2nd-highest daily rise, positivity rate shoots up to 26.22%

  India | January 19, 2022 16:48 IST

  Wednesday's single-day count of 27,561 cases is the highest since April 30, 2021 when the city saw 27,047 infections.

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  Maharashtra reports 46,000 fresh cases in last 24 hours, almost 12,000 more than yesterday

  India | January 12, 2022 19:11 IST

  At present, there are around 2.25 lakh active cases in the state. The state positivity rate is 21.4% and Mumbai's is 27%.

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  Covaxin booster dose neutralises Omicron, as well as Delta variants, says Bharat Biotech

  India | January 12, 2022 18:26 IST

  Covaxin ( BBV152) booster, India's indigenous vaccine, has shown that it can neutralize both Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2, jab maker Bharat Biotech informed on Wednesday.

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  Covid: Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka emerge as 'states of concern'

  India | January 12, 2022 17:20 IST

  The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization said in its latest pandemic report.

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  COVID cases stabilised in Delhi, possibility of infections coming down: Satyendar Jain

  India | January 12, 2022 13:02 IST

  While sharing that Delhi is likely to see around 25,000 cases on Wednesday, Jain underlined that positivity rate cannot determine whether cases have peaked or not.

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  Global economic growth likely to derail with COVID, inflation, income inequality: World Bank

  Business | January 12, 2022 12:52 IST

  In emerging and developing economies, growth is expected to drop from 6.3 per cent in 2021 to 4.6 per cent in 2022 and 4.4 per cent in 2023, the World Bank report stated. 

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  Spotify lays off staff, shuts down its podcast studio

  Technology | January 12, 2022 12:44 IST

  Spotify, a Swedish music streaming giant has reportedly shut down its podcast studio and laid off some members of the team.  Spotify declines to comment on the report.  

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  Around 50 staff test COVID positive at BJP headquarters in Delhi

  India | January 12, 2022 13:15 IST

  The BJP headquarters in Delhi's Minto Road was fully sanitised after 50 staff were found Covid positive. 

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  How Covid infection affects your liver? People with cirrhosis may be at increased risk

  Health | January 12, 2022 12:08 IST

  Some patients have very severe injury in the liver due to Covid. The most common are swelling in the liver, jaundice which means yellow discolouration of eyes and urine and derailment of liver function tests.  

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  Omicron 'not mild disease', still causing hospitalisation: WHO

  World | January 12, 2022 10:55 IST

  The WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) said that as coronavirus evolves, the composition of current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated.

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  COVID: Kanpur imposes fresh restrictions; Gyms, swimming pools closed

  India | January 12, 2022 10:20 IST

  Kanpur DM Vishak Iyer said, "With the number of active COVID cases crossing 1000 mark in Kanpur on Tuesday, the district administration has imposed fresh restrictions."