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Covid cases in India cross 4,000-mark; 5 deaths reported in 24 hoursIndia's active Covid-19 cases have risen to 4,026, with five deaths reported in the last 24 hours, prompting increased vigilance. Kerala, M...- Covid cases rising in Singapore, India: What's JN.1 variant driving the surge, its symptoms, severity, precautions and vaccine responseCovid news: Several Asian countries, including Singapore and Hong Kong, are experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the JN.1 varian...
- Do I need to worry about COVID again?New data from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech suggests that the highly mutated variant of the COVID-19 virus, known as BA.2.86 or "Pirola," is ...
- What is 'Eris', the new Covid variant?The World Health Organization (WHO) classified EG.5, which has been nicknamed by some as "Eris", as a "variant of interest," indicating tha...
- 'New Covid variant found in India, but no rise in cases'India has detected the Eris sub-variant of COVID-19, which caused concern in the UK, but has not reported any clustering or increase in cas...
- You may not need a fourth Covid vaccine now but a flu shotPublic health experts suggest that a fourth dose of the Covid vaccine is unnecessary for now. With only 220 million people taking the third...
- India may not change its Covid vaccination plan: Official"We are doing well with the present strategy and hence there is no need to make changes in the vaccination programme, which is already work...
- Omicron BF.7: What is herd immunity? Can it protect us from fourth Covid wave?Experts stated that the severity of Omicron BF.7 in India may be less severe than in China because Indians have already developed 'herd imm...
- Mutation is COVID's only tool for outbreak, people should be careful: ExpertDrawing a comparison between India and China, Dr Mishra said that India has strong protection of hybrid immunity due to exposure either sym...
- Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine approved, to be available on CO-WIN from FridayBharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine has been approved by the Union Health Ministry for inclusion in the vaccination programme as a bo...
- Government restarts random testing for international passengers as Covid cases rise worldwideThe decision comes after India detected cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, the strain behind fresh spurt in Covid cases in China. Earlier in...
- CM Arvind Kejriwal directs health dept to ramp up genome sequencing: Officials on Covid response"The Delhi government is keeping a watch on the Covid situation. CM Arvind Kejriwal himself is monitoring the preparedness," a senior Delhi...
- Karnataka advises people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour as newer subvariants emerge in neighbouring state"In view of reporting newer sub-variants of Omicron BQ.1 (US variant) BA.2.3.20 apart from XBB, which is a recombinant of BA.2.75 and BJ.1 ...
- Omicron's new 'BA.2.75.2' variant growing quickly in India, becoming more transmissible, immune evasive: ScientistsAccording to a ToI report, Maharashtra's coordinator for genome sequencing, Dr Rajesh Karyakarte, has confirmed that BA.2.75 Covid variant ...
- Experts believe Covid can get you again in 28 days. Social distancing & wearing a mask continue remain effective toolsExperts have reduced the protective window of prior infection from 12 weeks to 28 days.
- Newer Omicron subvariants escape immunity provided by vaccination, previous infection: StudySince the initial highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant known as BA.1 of COVID-19 emerged last year, its new subvariants continue to...
- Surge in Covid cases: States, UTs asked to submit 'larger number' of samples for whole genome sequencingThirty-two districts in India including 11 from Kerala and five from Maharashtra are reporting a weekly Covid positivity rate of more than ...
- How long does COVID immunity last? Will a second illness be worse? How can I prepare?For now, you should treat any new symptoms, including a fever, sore throat, runny nose or change in taste or smell, as a potential case of ...
- Mumbai Covid surge due to large population: Experts"Big cities remain outbreak prone due to high density and movement," said Anurag Agrawal, former head of laboratory consortium Insacog and ...
- Voluntary use of masks must be promoted in view of new XE variant: ExpertsThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against XE, a new variant of Omicron first detected in the UK, and suggested that ...
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