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'Repeated infections of Covid certainly not good for health'Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog), the network of laboratories set up to monitor genomic variations of the coronavirus, also ...20 Dec, 2023, 12.21 AM IST- Pakistan: Four samples collected from four cities tests positive for Wild Poliovirus 1Environmental samples collected from four cities in Pakistan, including Karachi and Peshawar, have tested positive for Wild Poliovirus 1 (W...19 Oct, 2023, 12.59 PM IST
- China releases new COVID-19 control protocol, calls for monitoring mutated variantsThe 10th edition of the virus prevention and control protocol has been released in accordance to the decision to downgrade the epidemic man...08 Jan, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
- States, Centre need to work in collaborative spirit to prevent COVID surge: Mansukh MandaviyaThe meeting was held in view of the recent upsurge in cases in some countries like China, Japan, Brazil and the United States in the presen...23 Dec, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
- Covid-19: India detects first Omicron subvariant BQ.1 in PuneMeanwhile, the Maharashtra government warned of a COVID-19 spike citing evasive XBB, winter, and festive season. The state reported 17.7 pe...18 Oct, 2022, 06.32 PM IST
- Covid's very much around... need to stay vigilant for at least 6 months: NK AroraIt is very much around. There are countries across the world where more than 100,000 cases are occurring every day. There are Covid-related...27 May, 2022, 12.52 AM IST
- Covid-19: Experts worry about how US will see next surge comingAs Covid-19 infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U. Despite disease m...25 Mar, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
- Govt plans to check sewage load to track Covid spreadAs reported by ET earlier, the department of biotechnology has drawn up a detailed sewage surveillance plan, which will be rolled out throu...16 Mar, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
- PM Modi seeks constant genome sequencing for new mutantsThe prime minister was briefed about declining Covid-19 cases, preparedness of healthcare systems, availability of medical oxygen and produ...11 Sep, 2021, 06.33 AM IST
- With rise in COVID cases, sewage surveillance system launched in Bengaluru for early detection of infectionThe drive is an initiative of COVIDActionCollab (CAC) supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the S...27 May, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
- Heightened surveillance: Facing fierce new waves, virus hunters turn to sewage and dronesWastewater surveillance -- which Dutch scientists showed in March can identify evidence of the pathogen earlier than testing patients -- is...03 Aug, 2020, 12.08 PM IST
- The clue to testing 1.3 billion people for Covid could be in the sewageExperts are developing a protocol to test sewage for Covid traces in selected areas of Bengaluru and Kolkata.27 Apr, 2020, 07.28 PM IST
- Coronavirus in sewage portended Covid-19 outbreak in Dutch cityThe so-called SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is often excreted in an infected person’s stool.31 Mar, 2020, 02.27 PM IST
- Act swiftly and decisively to avert a public health crisisReports of the administration of polio vaccines contaminated with type 2 polio virus present a public health concern.01 Oct, 2018, 05.11 PM IST
- Contaminated vaccines put India’s ‘polio free’ status at riskAt least three batches of polio vaccines containing 1.5 lakh vials have been found contaminated with type 2 polio virus. The health ministr...01 Oct, 2018, 08.47 AM IST
- Government allays concerns on polio; says India remains polio-freeHealth Ministry said the detected polio virus strain, which was was found in a sewage sample collected near the Secunderabad railway statio...15 Jun, 2016, 04.34 PM IST
- WHO warns of epidemic in IraqWith over 7,000 cases of acute diarrhoea have so far been reported in northern Iraq, a UN health agency has said that there was an urgent n...11 Sep, 2007, 09.10 AM IST
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