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Will increase COVID testing from 100 to 600 per day: Chandigarh Health Sec
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Health Secretary Chandigarh Yashpal Garg on Wednesday said that the administration would increase testing to 600 per day in view of the guidelines from the Centre regarding COVID-19 cases.
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Four cases of COVID Omicron sub-variant BF.7 reported in India in 6 months
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sources said BF.7 cases were reported in India in July, September and November and there are four cases so far and added that three cases were reported from Gujarat and one from Odisha. They said more cases have not been reported and the infection has not been found to be strong.
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On Centre's direction, we are sending samples of Covid positive cases for
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"China is witnessing more hospitalisation. Therefore we need to focus on booster dose coverage. Measures have been taken to send samples for genomic sequencing to trace new variants as per the centre's guidelines. A high-level meeting will be chaired by the Chief Minister to discuss the next
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Viral infections increase in winter, better care needs to be taken: Dr Ran
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Viral infections rise in winter and better care needs to be taken. It is important for people, especially high-risk groups, to protect themselves and take Covid-19 booster dose, said Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday.
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Acids help against airborne viruses: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus and others travel from person to person essentially by hitchhiking on aerosols. These are finely dispersed particles containing liquid suspended in the air that an infected person expels when coughing, sneezing, or simply exhaling, and can be inhal
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COVID cases in the US surpass 100 million: Johns Hopkins University
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
About 1,586,844 cases were reported in the US over a 28-day period. The total number of deaths in the US stands at 1,088,280.
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BJP's concern not COVID, they only want to stop Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress has alleged that after seeing the increasing popularity of the Bharat Jodo Yatra the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying any means to stop it.
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Govt restarts random sampling of international passengers at airports in I
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States, China, Brazil and South Korea has prompted the Union Health Ministry to review the pandemic situation in India and as per the precautionary measure the government has restarted random sampling of international passengers at airports a
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Amid COVID scare, Yogi govt issues alert, steps up preparedness in Uttar P
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the growing COVID scare in the country, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has issued an alert across the state and stepped up preparedness.
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Public health is far too serious issue to play politics on: Congress
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Slamming the Central government for deliberately targeting the Bharat Jodo Yatra over COVID-19 concerns, the Congress on Wednesday pointed out that BJP has taken out marches in Rajasthan and Karnataka while asserting that public health is a far too serious issue to play party politics on.
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Why did he think only of Bharat Jodo Yatra, asks Congress leader about Man
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress leader Pawan Bansal on Wednesday took a dig at Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and said that maybe the BJP is nervous and that is why a letter was written by Mandaviya to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asking to follow the COVID-19 guideli
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Congress doing politics over Manadaviya's letter while govt concerned for
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Moments after the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote a letter to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asking them to follow COVID protocol during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra, a political row and war of words have been started.
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