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Hyderabad: The rise of Covid infections, causing the fifth wave in South Africa due to two new lineages of Omicron-BA 4 and BA 5, has triggered fears among geneticists and scientists here on the potential of new variants to create a similar surge of infections in Telangana and elsewhere in the country. The swift rise […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Friday reported 32 positive cases, taking the cumulative number of Covid infections in Telangana to 7,91,978. With no fatalities reported, the overall number of deaths as on Friday has remained at 4,111, the health bulletin, said. The health department conducted 13,797 Covid tests on Friday out of which results of 473 samples […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Thursday reported 40 positive Covid-19 infections, taking the cumulative number of Covid infections in Telangana to 7,91,946. With no fatalities reported, the overall number of deaths as on Thursday has continued to remain at 4,111, the health bulletin said. The health department conducted 14,662 Covid tests on Thursday out of which results […]
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Hyderabad: The steady rise in Covid infections in Delhi and other States and the rapid rate at which new Omicron variants are being reported by geneticists is a clear sign that the Covid pandemic is not over yet. Senior biologists and public health specialists here cautioned people that this is not the time to remove […]
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With several parts of the world witnessing a renewed surge in Covid infections, it is time for India to be vigilant without pushing the panic button. There is a need for greater disease surveillance and genomic sequencing to identify the new variants of the coronavirus and ramping up health infrastructure to handle exigencies. Testing, tracking, […]
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Washington: Cases of a highly transmissible Omicron subvariant are doubling in the US every week, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The BA.2 variant was responsible for 8.3 per cent of the Covid infections in the country in the week ending February 26, Xinhua news agency quoted […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana reported 152 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, which has taken the cumulative number of Covid infections in Telangana to 7,89,083 while the overall number of fatalities were 4,111, according to the health bulletin. Out of the 152 positive infections, a total of 64 Covid infections were from areas under GHMC. The health department has […]
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Hyderabad: Chances of a fresh surge and a new wave of Covid infections with a potential to cripple various aspects of life in the coming months is very remote. A combination of high levels of vaccination and naturally acquired immunity among people of Telangana makes it very difficult for the coronavirus to mutate into newer […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday has reported 1,061 Covid-19 infections out of which 274 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities also have reported a Covid fatality on Tuesday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,102. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Tuesday, is 21,470. In districts, the […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday registered 2,646 Covid-19 infections out of which 747 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities also have reported three Covid fatalities on Wednesday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,094. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Wednesday, is 34,665. Apart from Hyderabad, […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday registered 2,850 Covid-19 infections out of which 859 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities also have reported two Covid fatalities on Tuesday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,091. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Tuesday, is 35,625. Apart from Hyderabad, […]
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New Delhi: India registered a sharp decline in daily COVID-19 cases as 1,67,059 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, informed Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. India on Monday reported 2,09,918 fresh COVID-19 cases and 959 fatalities. However, with the addition of 1,192 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Thursday has registered 3944 Covid-19 infections out of which 1372 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities also have reported three Covid-19 fatalities on Thursday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,081. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Thursday have surged to 39,520 […]
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Amaravati: COVID cases continue to rise alarmingly in Andhra Pradesh, with 12,615 new infections detected after testing 47,420 samples during the last 24 hours in the state. According to a bulletin of the Medical and Health department here on Thursday, three persons in Visakhapatnam, and one each in Chittoor and Nellore districts died due to […]
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Hyderabad: In a slight uptick in Covid-19 positive infections, Telangana reported 235 new cases on Wednesday while on Tuesday there were 228 Covid positive cases. Areas under GHMC reported 121 new infections, which was the highest in the State on Wednesday. On an average, in the last two months, the daily Covid-19 infections in Telangana […]
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Hyderabad: While it is too early to predict the behaviour of the Omicron variant, medical condition of a few early Omicron positive patients in Hyderabad has indicated that the new variant-driven Covid infections could be less severe and need not require hospitalisation and critical care. Senior health officials here on Friday said they have some […]
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London: Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to have complications with pregnancy and birth compared to those without the ínfection, according to a study.The research, publishing on Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine, looked at hospitalisation for births in France during the first six months of the pandemic. The study suggests that vaccination may […]
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Hyderabad: The State health department on Sunday said that it is geared-up to meet any kind of resurgence of Covid infections triggered by Omicron (B1.1.529), the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was first reported by health officials in South Africa. Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao on Sunday said that while the […]
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The new variant B 1.1. 529, which was designated as a ‘Variant of Concern’ by World Health Organisation on Friday night, has been assigned the name Omicron. Reported by public health officials of South Africa, the new variant has triggered a lot of concern worldwide over a probable resurgence of Covid infections. While many new […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana reported 183 new Covid infections and one fatality on Thursday taking the cumulative number of deaths to 3,943 and the total number of positive cases to 6,69,739. The number of active cases in Telangana, as on Thursday, was 3,967. The authorities on Thursday conducted 41,363 Covid tests of which results of 1,644 samples […]