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  Is Omicron the end of Covid-19 pandemic in Europe? Here's what WHO says

  India | January 24, 2022 17:22 IST

  WHO Europe director said that they anticipate that there will be a period of quiet before Covid-19 may come back towards the end of the year, but not necessarily the pandemic coming back.

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  Sharad Pawar tests Covid positive, says 'no cause for concern, following treatment'

  India | January 24, 2022 14:25 IST

  NCP chief Sharad Pawar has requested all those who have been in contact with him in the past few days to get themselves tested and take all necessary precautions.

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  Omicron cases surge: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding

  World | January 23, 2022 10:34 IST

  When asked how she felt about her decision to cancel the wedding that was due to be held this summer, Ardern replied, "Such is life."Last month, New Zealand said it was pushing back its phased border reopening until the end of February over concerns about the Omicron variant, according to CNN.

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  Coronavirus pandemic: India adds over 3.33 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 17.78%; 525 deaths

  India | January 23, 2022 9:42 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 21,87,205 the health ministry data showed today.

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  COVID: New Zealand adds new restrictions as omicron variant spreads

  World | January 23, 2022 9:09 IST

  The so-called "red setting" of the country's pandemic response includes heightened measures such as required mask wearing and limits on gatherings, and the restrictions will go into effect on Monday.

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  Staying at isolation facility not mandatory from today for foreign arrivals testing COVID positive

  India | January 22, 2022 14:26 IST

  The govt said still passengers found to be symptomatic during screening will be immediately isolated and taken to a medical facility.

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  Coronavirus pandemic: India adds 3.37 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 17.22%; 488 fatalities

  India | January 22, 2022 9:29 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 21,13,365 the health ministry data showed today.

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  Omicron variant Updates: Kerala reports record high Covid cases, 45,136 logged

  India | January 22, 2022 23:53 IST

  India reported a total of 10,050 Omicron cases on January 21. There was also an increase of 3.69% cases since January 21 (Friday) so far.

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  COVID: Britain lifts restrictions, says omicron wave ‘has peaked’

  World | January 21, 2022 14:45 IST

  Johnson told lawmakers that the restrictions were being eased because government scientists think it is likely that the surge of infections prompted by the highly contagious omicron variant “has now peaked nationally.”

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  COVID: Mask not recommended for children below 5 years, says Health Ministry

  India | January 21, 2022 10:20 IST

  In the 'Revised Comprehensive Guidelines for Management of COVID in Children and Adolescents', health ministry said that masks are not recommended for children aged 5 years and below.

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  What does it mean for Covid-19 to be endemic and not a pandemic? Explained

  World | January 20, 2022 23:38 IST

  Diseases are endemic when they occur regularly in certain areas according to established patterns, while a pandemic refers to a global outbreak that causes unpredictable waves of illness.

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  Scientists develop Covid diagnosis using AI-based X-rays with 98% accuracy, may replace PCR tests

  Science | January 20, 2022 17:22 IST

  The technology developed by experts at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), is capable of accurately diagnosing Covid-19 in just a few minutes -- far more quickly than a PCR test, which typically takes around 2 hours -- and with 98 per cent accuracy.

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  MVA wins Maharashtra Nagar Panchayat polls but BJP emerges single largest party

  India | January 19, 2022 23:22 IST

  The BJP emerged as the single largest party bagging 384 seats against the MVA tally of 944 comprising Nationalist Congress Party's 344, Congress' 316 and Shiv Sena's 284 seats.

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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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  COVID: Delhi government deploys senior nursing officers to monitor situation in private hospitals

  India | January 19, 2022 12:08 IST

  The govt-run hospitals have been asked to find a suitable replacement for retired and transferred nursing personnel.

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  COVID: 84 IAS trainees, faculty members test positive at Mussoorie institute

  India | January 19, 2022 10:45 IST

  After the massive spread of COVID on campus, to control the spread of virus further, admin has made containment zones inside academy itself.

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  Asymptomatic animal handlers transmit COVID Delta variant to lions at zoo in South Africa: Study

  World | January 19, 2022 8:50 IST

  The research report, published recently in the journal ‘Viruses’, also urged members of the public to be aware of possibility of infecting their pet cats, dogs if they have COVID.

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  Omicron variant Updates: Delhi logs 13,785 fresh cases, 35 deaths, positivity rate at 23.8%

  India | January 20, 2022 0:03 IST

  ICMR Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Dr Samiran Panda said that Omicron variant of coronavirus is gradually replacing Delta variant in many states across India.

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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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  Moderna to come up with combined Covid and flu booster by 2023

  World | January 19, 2022 16:45 IST

  In his speech at the Davos Agenda, a virtual event being held this week by the World Economic Forum, Bancel said this date was a "best case scenario", but that he believed it was possible for some countries next year, CNN reported.