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Expert warns of COVID-19 spike in Japan amid rapid rise in daily cases
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Daily covid tally could reach the Japanese government's earlier projection of 4,50,000 nationwide, according to Toho University Professor Tateda Kazuhiro, who is on the government's coronavirus advisory panel.
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40 pc of Chinese people infected with Covid in last month, say experts
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to an internal document of the Chinese CDC, 248 million people were infected by the coronavirus between December 1 and 20. As of now, the total number of Covid infections has reached 665 million globally while 6.69 million people have died, Asia Times reported.
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India witnesses slight increase in Covid infections with 188 new cases in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India saw a slight increase in Covid infections on Thursday as it witnessed 188 new cases in the last 24 hours on Thursday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
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Nasal swab can provide early warning of emerging viruses: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Covid-19 pandemic showed, potentially dangerous new viruses can begin to spread in the population well before the global public health surveillance system can detect them.
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India records 175 new cases of Covid-19 in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that the country recorded a total of 175 new cases of Coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours.
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Sudden COVID-19 surge resulting to acute shortage of medicines in China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in China, the pharmaceutical industries are finding it difficult to cope with the high demand for medicines after the Xi Jinping-led government announced relaxations in its zero-Covid policy.
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COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meeting
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to UN News, the 30-strong expert group was formed in June 2020 to advise the UN health agency and Member States on coronavirus mutations and variants. The group's last meeting was in October.
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One of dominant coronavirus strains in China XBB found in Pak
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
One of the most dominant strains of coronavirus in China and an Omicron subvariant XBB's presence has been confirmed in Pakistan, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad and Aga Khan University (AKU), The News International reported.
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CCP's faulty Covid management pushes healthcare system of China to edge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Draconian zero-Covid policy which did incalculable harm to the Chinese economy but failed to control the virus.
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China in 2022 - A shaky year
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
2022 was a momentous year for China, backstopped by an end-of-year scrabble to survive the pandemic of COVID-19 from December onwards. What the sequence of events taught the world is that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may be incredibly good at controlling its population, but it is not so
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Covid-19 testing, continues at Kolkata airport for International passenger
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Tests have been made mandatory. We wore masks throughout the journey. The steps taken by the Indian government are very important for the safety of all," said a passenger travelling from Bangkok.
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Delhi records 11 new Covid cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With the fresh infections, the active cases in the city stand at 42.
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