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Covid subvariant JN.1 case detected in Kerala, raises concerns
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), which is a multi-laboratory, multi-agency, pan-India network tasked with sequencing and keeping an eye on new threatening Covid-19 variants, has done surveillance where this variant has been found in Kerala.
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Current Covid-19 variants are mild, senior citizens can take booster doses
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While addressing the mediapersons in Pune, Adar Poonawala said, "We have produced 5-6 million doses as stock, current demand is zero in all hospitals. Current variants are mild and not severe. Senior citizens can take booster doses as a precaution".
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Study: Pregnancy-related mortality rising due to COVID among reproductive-
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Following the emergence of the highly contagious Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants, pregnancy-related mortality rates in the United States increased faster in 2021 than the previous year, according to a new study (UMD).
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Centre directs States to conduct genome sequencing of COVID positive sampl
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday requested States and Union Territories to send samples of all COVID-19 positive cases to INSACOG labs to track new variants.
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Scientists unearth potential viral resistance mechanism
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists have unearthed a secret that may explain why some people are able to resist viral infections, having screened the immune systems of women exposed to hepatitis C (HCV) through contaminated anti-D transfusions given over 40 years ago in Ireland.
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Must follow COVID-appropriate behaviour, high-risk patients can get seriou
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): With India reporting a highly infectious new COVID-19 variant, former Director of Delhi AIIMS, Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday urged the common people to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour.
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Strategies for cleansing indoor air essential to reducing virus spread
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
California [US], September 22 (ANI): Indoor air hygiene and building engineering controls will be essential in limiting the spread of airborne, highly contagious COVID-19 variants, together with vaccinations, masks, and testing.
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Omicron strains 20-30 pc more infectious: INSACOG to review data of genom
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Amid rising COVID cases in the national capital and other States, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) will review the data of genomic surveillance of COVID-19 variants on Friday, said sources.
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Top scientist feels closure of schools not imperative as Omicron is mild t
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): With the rising concerns around the safety of students amid the fear of possible another fourth wave due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the top scientist clarified that the Omicron is mild than other variants and it will be unjustified to shut down scho
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COVID-19 variants will keep on occurring, nothing to panic about, says Dr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): New COVID-19 variants will keep coming, however, the new variants aren't causing severe diseases or increasing the number of cases said Chairman of the COVID-19 working group of India, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), Dr NK Aror
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PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks concerning industrialists, says so
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks comparing expansion and growth of some businesses in the country to that of COVID-19 variants and said “some people take pleasure in scaring entrep
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COVID-19 new variant, inflation to derail global economic recovery in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [United States], January 12 (ANI): Global economic growth will drop sharply from 5.5 per cent in 2021 to 4.1 per cent in 2022 and dip further to 3.2 per cent in 2023 due to fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in inflation, debt and income inequality, the World Bank sai
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