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  India reports 1,054 new COVID cases with 29 fatalities in a day

  India | April 10, 2022 9:40 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 11,132 the ministry data showed today.

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  COVID-19 testing in 30 seconds, hand-held apparatus gives 90% accurate results

  Health | April 09, 2022 18:38 IST

  The newly developed 30-second test for COVID-19 infection is 90 per cent accurate. It could transform public health officials' ability to quickly detect and respond to the coronavirus, or the next pandemic.

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  Gujarat reports first case of COVID 'XE variant' in Vadodara

  India | April 09, 2022 13:35 IST

  Central govt has also written letters to 5 states reporting marginal surge in COVID cases to continue monitoring the spread of fresh infections.

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  India reports 1,150 new COVID cases with 83 fatalities in a day

  India | April 09, 2022 9:37 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 11,365 the ministry data showed today.

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  India reports 1,109 new COVID cases with 43 fatalities in a day

  India | April 08, 2022 11:38 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 11,492 health ministry data showed today.

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  How transmissible is the new 'XE' variant of Covid-19? IMA Covid task force answers

  India | April 07, 2022 20:02 IST

  IMA COVID task force co-chairman Jayadevan said that the XE variant is the combination of BA.1 and BA.2 where X stands for Recombinant Type and E is the sequence of its discovery. Mutation and recombination are techniques used by viruses to become fitter.

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  Man in Germany gets 90 COVID shots to sell forged passes

  World | April 07, 2022 12:51 IST

  The suspect was not detained but is under investigation for unauthorized issuance of vaccination cards and document forgery, dpa reported.

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  India reports 1,033 new COVID cases with 43 fatalities in single day

  India | April 07, 2022 9:54 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 11,639 the health ministry data showed today.

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  Covid pandemic leads to rise in diabetes, BP, asthma patients in India

  Health | April 06, 2022 21:40 IST

  As we emerge from the shadow of COVID, it is imperative to bring the focus back on the pandemic of non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, asthma and obesity.

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  'Evidence doesn't suggest presence of new variant': Health Ministry sources on first Covid 'XE' case

  India | April 06, 2022 23:29 IST

  The individual who had tested positive for is a fully vaccinated 50-year-old women with no comorbidity and asymptomatic. She had come from South Africa on February 10 and had no prior travel history.

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  India's first case of new Covid variant 'XE' detected in Mumbai

  India | April 06, 2022 18:28 IST

  One patient has been found affected by 'XE' variant and another is affected by the 'Kapa' variant of Covid-19, Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation said.

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  India reports 1,086 new COVID cases with 71 fatalities in a day

  India | April 06, 2022 9:32 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 11,871 the health ministry data showed today.

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  States, UTs didn't report deaths due to oxygen shortage; over 5.21 lakh died till April 4

  India | April 06, 2022 0:01 IST

  Centre informed Rajya Sabha that it had asked states to provide details of people who have died because of shortage of oxygen.

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  COVID pandemic: India reports 1,096 new cases with 81 fatalities in a day

  India | April 03, 2022 9:26 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 13,013 the health ministry data showed today.

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  Zika, dengue could trigger next pandemic, says WHO

  World | April 01, 2022 19:18 IST

  The frequency and magnitude of outbreaks of the arboviruses, particularly those transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, are increasing globally, fuelled by the convergence of ecologic, economic, and social factors.

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  Withdraw Covid pre-call announcements, caller tunes: Govt asks telcos

  India | December 27, 2022 3:33 IST

  The telecom service providers have been playing the pre-call announcements and caller tunes related to coronavirus to spread awareness among citizens and to tell them about the precautions and vaccination to be taken during the pandemic.

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  COVID pandemic: India reports 1,225 new cases with 28 fatalities in a day

  India | March 31, 2022 9:40 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 14,307 the health ministry data showed today.

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  COVID pandemic: India reports 1,233 new cases with 31 fatalities in a day

  India | March 30, 2022 9:38 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 14,704 the health ministry data showed today.

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  Covid caller tune to end soon, say official sources

  India | March 28, 2022 16:18 IST

  After almost two years of raising awareness about the disease, the government is now actively considering the removal of the COVID-19 pre-call messages after receiving representations that audio clips have served their intended purpose and are delaying critical calls during emergencies.

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  COVID pandemic: India reports 1,421 new cases with 149 deaths in single day

  India | March 27, 2022 9:27 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 16,187 the health ministry data showed today.