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Hyderabad: Just when the Omicron variant-driven Covid third wave is fading away, researchers at the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have said they are officially monitoring a new Covid variant Deltacron, a hybrid of the Delta and Omicron variant. In fact, the UKHSA said they have detected the new variant in a patient who […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad is witnessing robust retail growth led by high streets, aggressive expansions, and continued momentum in 2022. There hasn’t been any noticeable impact due to Omicron / third wave and the momentum has continued unabated and retailers are expanding aggressively across all locations. Overall retail demand this year could go up to 1.7-2 million […]
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Hyderabad: A series of proactive measures taken up at the right time by Telangana government has gone a long way in containing the mortality and morbidity related to the Omicron driven Covid-19 third wave, senior health officials here believe. While the inherent ‘milder’ nature of the Omicron variant, when compared to the Delta variant, played […]
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Geneva: The BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is likely to spread globally, however it remains unclear whether it will cause reinfection among those infected with the original Omicron strain, according to the World Health Organisation. According to Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, the BA.2 subvariant, which is more contagious than the currently dominant […]
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Hyderabad: In a clear sign that the new BA.2 sub-lineage, popularly known as the stealth variant of Omicron, is becoming predominant in Telangana, genetic researchers have reported 256 Covid positive cases of BA.2 origin in the State between December 2021 and February 2022. While there are still questions over the impact of the new sub-lineage […]
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Hyderabad: The door-to-door fever survey and outpatient services at government hospitals for patients with Covid-like symptoms being taken up across Telangana has played a major role in containing the Omicron-driven Covid third wave, State Health Minister T Harish Rao said here on Sunday. Already over 1 crore households have been covered under door-to-door fever survey […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Thursday registered 2,421 Covid-19 infections out of which 649 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities also reported two Covid fatalities on Thursday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,096. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Thursday, is 33,104. Apart from Hyderabad, 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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Hyderabad: Despite the surge of Omicron-driven Covid third wave, the government maternity hospitals across Telangana State have managed to offer non-stop Mother and Child Health (MCH) services. In the month of January, the top tertiary maternity hospitals in Hyderabad including Petlaburj, Sultan Bazaar and Niloufer have conducted normal deliveries, C-sections and offer consultations to pregnant […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday has registered 2,484 Covid-19 infections out of which 1,045 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities also reported a Covid fatality on Sunday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,086. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, have surged to 38,723 as on Sunday. Apart […]
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Hyderabad: As Covid-19 infections continue to rise across the country due to the Omicron variant, travel curbs and other protocols have been put in place to control the spread. The Union Home Ministry has issued a general advisory for inter-State travel. According to the advisory, there shall be no bar on inter-State travel by air, […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Friday has registered 3,877 Covid-19 infections out of which 1,189 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities also have reported two Covid-19 fatalities on Friday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,083. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Friday have surged to 40,414 […]
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New Delhi: With the increase in demand for Covid-19 tests, over the past weeks due to the latest Omicron variant, the hackers are back at exploiting the pandemic to conduct more attacks, according to a report. According to researchers from Barracuda Networks, a cloud-enabled security solutions provider, since early October 2021, Covid test-related phishing attacks […]
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Hyderabad: A majority of patients at the outpatient wings of government tertiary hospitals in Hyderabad including Gandhi, Chest, Osmania General Hospital (OGH) and Fever Hospitals are reporting with flu-like symptoms with minimal or no need for oxygen or ventilation support, among Covid positive patients. While the outpatient wings are witnessing a rise in patients due […]
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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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Hyderabad: The Covid vaccination drive in Telangana State has continued to be taken up at a brisk pace with concerted efforts to expedite second-dose yielding positive results with vaccinators managing to cover 82 per cent of the eligible beneficiaries towards the end of January. When the Omicron variant in South Africa was reported on November […]
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NewYork: The drugs behind the new pills to treat Covid-19 remain very effective against the Omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. However, lab tests also showed that the available antibody therapies — typically given intravenously in hospitals — are substantially less effective against Omicron than against earlier variants […]
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Hyderabad: Several Indian States including Telangana must expect to cross the peak in daily Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant in the third wave, in the coming days. The daily Covid positive cases are expected to peak anytime soon and could continue to last for a week or 10 days before the growth of […]
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Washington: A team of scientists has found the precise structural changes in the spike protein of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The study has been published in the ‘Science Journal’. “The findings provide a blueprint that researchers can use to design new countermeasures, whether they be vaccines or therapeutics, against omicron and other coronavirus variants […]
