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New Delhi: The super-mutant Omicron variant that has rapidly spread to 106 countries in less than a month from its discovery, may have peaked, suggests data from South Africa and the UK. South Africa’s Gauteng Province – the epicentre of Omicron infection – has shown a decrease, according to the country’s latest weekly epidemiological update. […]
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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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Mumbai: India Test skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said the BCCI never asked him to reconsider quitting T20 leadership as claimed by the Board and his removal from ODI captaincy happened 90 minutes before the team’s selection for the upcoming South Africa tour. At the pre-departure press meet before the South Africa tour, the Indian […]
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I was and I am available for selection all the time. I never communicated with BCCI asking for rest. I am available for the ODI series in South Africa, and was always available
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Johannesburg: A two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33 per cent protection against infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, but 70 per cent protection against hospitalisation, according to a large-scale analysis in South Africa released Tuesday. The first large-scale analysis of vaccine effectiveness in the region where the new variant was discovered appears to […]
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New Delhi: India’s Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma was on Monday ruled out of the entire three-Test series against South Africa as his old left-hamstring injury resurfaced during the team’s net session in Mumbai where he also took a hit on his hand. India A captain Priyank Panchal will be Rohit’s replacement opener in the Test […]
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Rise in cases among kids in South Africa puts spotlight on paediatric wings back here
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No global crisis can be tackled in isolation. It requires a global response; a joint international effort where all nations must speak in one voice. The pandemic has taught some hard lessons to the world. The key among them is that the issues of public health and safety transcend the borders and that no one […]
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Mumbai: Opening batter Rohit Sharma was on Wednesday named India’s new ODI skipper and the star player will take over from Virat Kohli starting the South Africa series in January next year. Rohit was also named as India’s Test vice-captain as as the All-India Senior Selection Committee picked an 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match […]
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Johannesburg: Pfizer’s mRNA-based Covid vaccine may be up to 40 times less effective against the new super mutant Omicron variant, a small study led by South African researchers have shown. The emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in November in South Africa has raised concerns that, based on the large number of mutations in […]
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During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the trading companies from Europe occupied colonized South Africa. Apartheid was the name of system of racial discrimination unique to South Africa imposed by white Europeans colonizers. Apartheid system symbolized extremes of colonialism and racism. In 1994 after long struggle against apartheid, South Africa finally attained freedom and new […]
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Hyderabad: A mild third wave triggered by the Omicron (B1.1.529), the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 first reported in South Africa, is likely to hit the country in January and reach a peak by first week of February before infections start dropping to manageable levels by the end of March, according to the noted SUTRA mathematical […]
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Hyderabad: There are clear indications that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was first reported in South Africa, was around in many parts of the world for the past four to six weeks, at the very least and may be even longer, says SERB National Chair, IIT Hyderabad and founding member of noted SUTRA mathematical […]
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Hyderabad: A latest study on Omicron from South Africa by local researchers has indicated that there is a significant surge in Covid reinfections and the new variant has the ability to evade the immunity developed by individuals from a prior infection. The study, published in MedRxiV, the preprint online archive of BMJ Yale and Cold […]
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Cyril Ramaphosa said he was "deeply disappointed" by the action, which he described as unjustified, and called for the bans to be urgently lifted.
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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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Hyderabad: The State Health Department has sounded a high alert and has tightened surveillance activities at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport after the highly-transmissible new variant B.1.1.529 of SARS-CoV-2 virus was reported in South Africa. The surveillance teams are focusing on all international travellers from and transiting through Botswana, South Africa, Israel, Belgium and Hong […]
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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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New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday asked all States and Union territories to conduct rigorous screening and testing of all international travellers coming from or transiting through South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana, where a new COVID-19 variant of serious public health implications has been reported. In a letter to additional chief secretaries or principal […]
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Blocking the establishment of even a modest fund to help vulnerable communities is a serious blow
