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DMDK leader Vijayakanth tests positive for Covid-19, put on ventilator sup
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
DMDK founder-leader and actor Vijayakanth tested positive for Covid-19, the party informed on Thursday.
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Assam health department gears up to combat new COVID subvariant JN.1
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta told ANI that "we are fully prepared to fight against COVID. We have directed all hospitals to make preparedness and arrangements to fight against COVID."
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India reports multifold jump in Covid cases; Kerala, Karnataka major contr
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A multifold spurt in fresh Covid cases was noted in India over the past 24 hours, with Kerala contributing the major chunk of those.
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JN.1 variant is fast spreading; vulnerable for older people with multiple
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the emergence of a fresh coronavirus subvariant JN.1, Co-Chair, IMA COVID Task Force Dr Rajeev Jayadevan on Thursday said that the new strain can be problematic for old age people with multiple comorbidities.
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International passengers undergo Covid test at Andhra's Gannavapuram Airpo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
An Air India flight arrived at Gannavaram Airport with 140 passengers from Sharjah. Four passengers underwent the Covid tests at the Gannavaram International Airport.
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Monitor Influenza-like and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness district-wise:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taking cognizance of a sudden spurt of Covid cases in Japan, US, the Republic of Korea, Brazil and China, the health ministry has directed all states to ensure monitoring and reporting district-wise Influenza-like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) cases in all heal
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Omicron's new sub-variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 are signals to be cautious: E
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is likely to issue a bulletin regarding Omicron's new sub-variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 reported in India.
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Khosta virus can infect human beings but no case reported so far: Top scie
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): A team of American scientists has found another coronavirus variant, namely Khosta-2, in Russian bats, which is capable of infecting humans.
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COVID pandemic is nowhere near over: WHO chief
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 12 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday warned the world that fresh waves of COVID-19 cases show that the pandemic is "nowhere near over."
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PM Modi to chair meeting with top officials on COVID-19 situation, vaccina
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meet on the situation relating to COVID-19 and vaccination with top government officials today at 10:30 am.
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Covaxin phase II/III clinical trials for 2-18 age group to begin in 10-12
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Bharat Biotech is set to begin the phase II and III clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in children in the age group of 2 to 18 years in the next 10-12 days, informed VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog on Tuesday.
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