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Johannesburg: With the latest Covid-19 cases at 26,976, the National Coronavirus Command Council has retained lockdown restrictions at “adjusted level 1”, health authorities said on Thursday. Dr Angelique Coetzee, chairperson of the South African Medical Association (SAMA), told Xinhua that “it makes sense to keep lockdown at this level as hospitals are not overwhelmed at […]
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United Nations: Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will comply with medical guidelines by self-isolation. “I would like to inform you that, earlier today, as part of routine testing for work, I received a positive result on a Covid-19 PCR test. I am in […]
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Hyderabad: The efficient surveillance system of Telangana to identify Covid-19 positive cases played a key role in identifying the first Omicron variant infections. The two international travellers from Kenya and Somalia, who had tested positive for Omicron, were not from at-risk countries and could have easily slipped the screening process at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport […]
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Out of new cases, Kerala reported 3,377 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, along with 28 COVID-related deaths.
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Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was tested for COVID-19 late Tuesday after being deemed a casual contact. The testing followed his attendance at a school graduation ceremony in Sydney last Friday. A COVID-19 case was later found to be among the 1,000-person event. Morrison’s office confirmed he was deemed a casual contact by New […]
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Hyderabad: Genome sequencing results of three international passengers who had arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad from at-risk countries, are awaited for conformation of Omicron variant, health bulletin on Tuesday said. So far, 18 international passengers had tested positive for Covid-19 in the RT-PCR tests out of which 15 have tested negative for […]
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Mumbai: The Mumbai civic body on Tuesday prepared a list of guests present at a party attended by actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, who has contracted Covid-19, and their immediate contacts for testing all of them, an official said. “The personalities have been also asked to remain isolated at home and avoid any exposure to other […]
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Washington: Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also said full results of its 2,250-person study confirmed the pill’s promising early results against the virus: The drug reduced combined hospitalisations and deaths by about 89 per cent among high-risk adults when taken shortly after […]
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As the economy is getting back to its normal rhythm, this is the right time for India to mandate booster shots
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According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India's active caseload currently stands at 91,456 which is the lowest in 561 days.
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Hyderabad: A study conducted on paediatric cases in several government hospitals in the country, including Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, by researchers from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has indicated that the Delta variant was the leading cause of Covid-19 infections among Indian children during the second wave of the pandemic. The preprint study, available […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana State Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TSMSIDC) has procured enough stock of drugs and consumables that would last for months, in the event of a new surge of Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant in government hospitals. As part of efforts to stock up and avoid struggling with procurement and […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A man, who flew in to Kochi from the UK, has tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Kerala Health Minister, Veena George announced on Sunday. She said that the passenger is stable and is under observation, while stressing that there was no need for panic as situation is under control. According to the […]
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A 34-year-old foreign traveller came from Ireland to Mumbai Airport, tested and found negative for COVID-19 RT-PCR test. He was allowed to travel and came to Visakhapatnam on November 27, 2021.
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Stockholm: In the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Nobel Prize award ceremony was streamed online for a second time in a row from Stockholm’s City Hall. The Laureates received their awards respectively at their homes, and their prize awarding videos were streamed on Friday evening at the ceremony, reports Xinhua news agency. Around […]
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Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on Friday said that the active cases were highest in two states - Kerala and Maharashtra with over 43 per cent and over 10 per cent active cases, respectively.
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Madurai: The people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 would not be allowed entry into public places in Madurai district from December 13, District collector Dr S. Aneesh Sekhar has informed. “Those who have not been vaccinated in Madurai will be barred from entering public places including fair price shops, business establishments, supermarkets, theatres, […]
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Sangareddy: An Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) team, which launched a Covid tracker website, has predicted that Omicron variant cases may peak in India on January 27, 2022. IITH Professor M Vidyasagar, who is part of SUTRA team, said Omicron cases in the country may touch 1.5 lakh cases. The wave, however, will totally […]
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Sangareddy: When Covid-19 pandemic struck India in early 2020, it became imperative to have a single consolidated “go-to” website for relevant information at national, State, and even district-level. The website http://covid19india.org was started at that time and was the most popular website for such information, in addition to the Ministry website. In August 2021, the […]
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Hyderabad: Two international passengers who had reached Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Friday from at-risk countries have tested positive for Covid-19 in their RT-PCR tests, according to Director of Public Heath (DPH), Dr G Srinivasa Rao. Both the passengers have been shifted to Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) Gachibowli for isolation. To ascertain […]
