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  COVID-19: India logs over 1.27 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 7.98%; 1,059 deaths

  India | February 05, 2022 9:56 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 13,31,648 the health ministry data showed today.

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  Omicron variant Updates: Schools, colleges to reopen in Uttar Pradesh from February 7

  India | February 06, 2022 0:07 IST

  The educational institutions were closed in wake of coronavirus pandemic in the state.

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  COVID: 65% of vaccination beneficiaries in 15-18 age group jabbed with 1st dose in one month

  India | February 04, 2022 12:55 IST

  Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya today informed that in just one month, about 65 pc of children aged 15-18 years received the 1st dose of the vaccine.

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  COVID pandemic: India logs over 1.49 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 9.27%; 1,072 deaths

  India | February 04, 2022 9:36 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 14,35,569 the health ministry data showed.

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  Omicron variant: Odisha Govt announces reopening of educational institutions from Feb 7

  India | February 06, 2022 23:51 IST

  Odisha govt has also allowed the institutions to open their hostels with COVID protocols issued by govt. Mohapatra further stated in the ongoing academic session students will have option to choose between physical classes, online classes and hybrid mode of education.

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  COVID-19 symptoms appear in 2 days after virus exposure, claims study

  Health | February 03, 2022 14:56 IST

  Earlier, World Health Organisation (WHO) claimed Covid symptoms take around five to six days to appear after infection. Latest reserch showed that symptoms start to develop very fast, on average about two days after contact with the virus.

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  How pandemic affected cancer treatment in India

  Health | February 03, 2022 9:20 IST

  The experts advised cancer patients to take a high protein diet as they are low on immunity levels. Vaccines have shown to be safe in cancer patients. Besides getting vaccinated, they must avoid crowded places, maintain proper hand, social distancing, respiratory and lavatory hygiene and wear masks at all times, they said.

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  COVID: Over 11.48 crore unutilized vaccine doses still available with States, UTs

  India | February 02, 2022 13:40 IST

  According to Health Ministry, "More than 164.89 cr vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category."

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  Omicron subvariant BA.2 detected in 57 countries, could be more infectious, severe: WHO

  World | February 02, 2022 11:35 IST

  A subvariant of highly contagious Omicron, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than original version, has been detected so far in 57 countries, WHO added.

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  WHO recommends countries ease COVID measures 'in steady, slow way'

  World | February 02, 2022 9:46 IST

  WHO Director General Tedros reiterated his concern over the narrative taking hold in some countries that "because of vaccines, and because of Omicron's high transmissibility and lower severity, preventing transmission is no longer possible and no longer necessary."

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  COVID pandemic: India logs over 1.61 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 9.26%; 1,733 deaths

  India | February 02, 2022 9:28 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 16,21,603 the health ministry data showed today.

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  United States: Omicron accounts for 99.9% of new weekly COVID cases

  World | February 02, 2022 8:35 IST

  The Delta variant, which spiked last summer, only made up the remaining 0.1 per cent in the week ending Jan 29, Xinhua news agency reported.

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  Omicron variant Updates: India saved around 1 lakh lives during third wave of Covid 19, says report

  India | February 02, 2022 23:54 IST

  Nagaland Health minister S Pangnyu Phom confirmed the detection of 54 cases of Omicron in the state. The minister assured that all possible measures were in place to monitor the situation.

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  Budget 2022: Experts question Centre push to set up 200 TV channels for classes 1-12

  Business | February 01, 2022 23:08 IST

  Presenting the Budget 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman acknowledged that due to the pandemic-induced closure of schools, children, particularly in the rural areas, and those from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, other weaker sections, have lost almost two years of formal education.

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  Current Covid vaccines induce robust protection against severe disease from Omicron: Study

  India | February 01, 2022 13:59 IST

  The research, published in the journal Nature on Jan 31, demonstrated that the vaccines induce this protection through cellular immunity or the production of protective immune cells, such as so-called killer and memory cells.

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  US FDA gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID vaccine

  World | February 01, 2022 8:41 IST

  The action by the Food and Drug Administration means the agency has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review of Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines.

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  COVID: Canada PM Justin Trudeau tests positive, rips anti vaccine demo

  World | February 01, 2022 7:22 IST

  PM Trudeau said two of his children have COVID and a test on Jan 31 revealed that he has been infected as well.

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  Omicron variant Updates: Maharashtra permits restaurants, theatres to operate at 50% capacity

  India | February 01, 2022 23:07 IST

  COVID appropiate behaviour like social distancing, mask-wearing, hand hygiene and sanitisation will have to be followed in the institution and the head of the institution should ensure adherence to it, says the order.

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  COVID pandemic: India logs over 2.34 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 14.50%; 893 deaths

  India | January 30, 2022 9:19 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 18,84,937 the health ministry data showed today.

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  Canadian PM Justin Trudeau moved to secret location after thousands protest COVID mandates in Ottawa

  World | January 30, 2022 9:54 IST

  Some parked on the grounds of the National War Memorial and danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, others carried signs and flags with swastikas and some used the statue of Canadian hero Terry Fox to display an anti-vaccine statement, sparking widespread condemnation.