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Jeddah: Covid-19 cases in Gulf region continue to soar amid fears that the highly contagious Omicron variant may lead to many nations gradually introducing precautionary measures that include curtailing public movement and travel. The ongoing Dubai Expo has temporarily suspended some activities that require close or direct contact as a precaution against latest Covid developments […]
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Hyderabad: Four persons, including three international travelers, who arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad recently from non at-risk countries, and one close contact, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, health officials said here on Tuesday. With this, the total number of Omicron variant Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana has […]
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Hyderabad: Soft, succulent pieces of chicken coated with masala is added to layers of rice along with other spices and cooked on slow heat for hours… If this made you drool, then you must have guessed the dish by now. Yes, we are talking about the quintessential Chicken Biryani. This dish is not just Hyderabadis’ […]
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Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has called on the world to pull together to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year. Addressing reporters here on Monday, Tedros said the “fastest way” to get back to normal is to make “hard decisions,” this festive season amid the Omicron Covid-19 […]
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Los Angeles: The most likely order of symptoms that patients with COVID-19 experience is different for different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study. The researchers from the University of Southern California in the US wanted to know whether the order of COVID-19 symptoms varied in patients from different geographical regions or with […]
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Hyderabad: The high-end Covid-19 laboratory at Gandhi Hospital, which was conducting RT-PCR tests to confirm Covid infections during the first and second waves in Telangana, has now started conducting genetic sequencing to ascertain the Omicron variant, senior health officials on Monday said. The full genome sequencing of the blood samples of Covid positive international passengers […]
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Hyderabad: Eight international travellers from at-risk countries who arrived at RGIA, Shamshabad on Monday have tested positive for Covid-19. The surveillance teams of the health department have collected the blood samples of the 8 international travellers and sent them to CDFD and CCMB for full genome sequencing to ascertain the Omicron variant status, the health […]
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Hyderabad: Even as more and more cases of Omicron are being reported in India, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions. What is Omicron and what makes it a variant of concern (VoC)? The new Covid variant called B.1.1.529 or Omicron was first detected by South […]
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Washington: A new study has found that the pandemic lock down caused an increase in chronic pain, especially in women.The research was published in the ‘European Journal of Anaesthesiology’. The difference between women and men could be linked to the extra care responsibilities and emotional response generated by the pandemic, researchers said. Previous research suggested […]
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Hyderabad: The present situation of the Omicron-driven Covid pandemic is indicating that the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 is not as lethal as the Delta variant, which caused the second wave and claimed lives of many, senior health officials here on Sunday said. However, they added that there was no need for people to panic. Making […]
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Hyderabad: The rise of Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 could be a significant step in transformation of Covid-19 from a pandemic to an endemic disease. Researchers and geneticists believe that if the present projections of the spread of the Omicron virus hold up, then in the coming years, the SARS-CoV-2 virus could become an endemic disease […]
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The Covid infection rate in the national capital has gone up to 0.13 per cent while the active cases are 484, as per the health bulletin.
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Hyderabad: Telangana reported 185 new Covid infections and one fatality on Saturday taking the cumulative number of deaths to 4,014 and the total number of positive cases so far to 6,79,430. The number of active cases in Telangana, as on Saturday, was 3,761. The authorities on Friday conducted 41,484 Covid tests of which results of […]
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Hyderabad: Precautionary measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus are underway in the city. While the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is strengthening 30 isolation centres located in different parts of the city, officials of the Department of Health, Medical & Family Welfare continued with their fever survey in Tolichowki for the third consecutive […]
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Paris: The Paris town hall announced on Saturday the cancellation of all holiday festivities which were planned to take place on Champs-Elysees on December 31, including the big New Year fireworks, to limit the spread of COVID-19. “The City of Paris regrets to announce of the cancellation of all festivities planned to take place on […]
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Birmingham: A study led by the Universities of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has identified a drug that may offer benefit to some patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia. The research has been published in the ‘The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Journal’.The CATALYST trial-tested UK-based biopharmaceutical company Izana Bioscience’s namilumab (IZN-101) as a potential […]
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Washington: A recent study shows that masks provide a supplementary layer of protection that could prevent unnecessary COVID-19 deaths. The study appeared in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. A study of the impact of national face mask laws on COVID-19 mortality in 44 countries with a combined population of nearly one billion people found […]
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Hyderabad: The health authorities on Friday said that massive efforts were underway to identify close contacts of all the international travellers who have tested positive for Covid-19. The surveillance teams in Hyderabad and Hanumakonda, Warangal have launched a concerted effort in collaboration with other line departments to identify all the individuals who came in close […]
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Hyderabad: The fake news factory has now turned its attention on a major vulnerable portion of the public – students – and by exploiting the Omicron scare, is spreading panic across the country with a fake notice regarding offline exams in universities. The notice, which is still being shared widely by unsuspecting students and […]
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"Miss World 2021 temporarily postpones global broadcast finale in Puerto Rico due to health and safety interest of contestants, staff, crew and general public," the statement read.
