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Uttarakhand govt issues advisory on JN.1 sub-variant; hospitals on alert f
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Uttarakhand government is on high alert regarding the new JN.1 sub-variant of coronavirus and has issued an advisory in this regard.
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Karnataka makes wearing mask mandatory for people above 60 amid JN.1 subva
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Karnataka Government has ordered people over 60 years of age, those with heart and kidney diseases, and those with fever, phlegm, and colds to wear masks compulsorily amid JN.1 subvariant scare.
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New method could aid to estimate wildlife disease spread
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"The framework is so flexible, we can use it for any animals," said Krysten Schuler, assistant research professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University. "If we think about birds migrating and being in huge flocks, versus a moose that might be solitary and not
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PM Modi extends wishes to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for speedy recover
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Scholz's spokesman said the chancellor's planned face-to-face meetings today and tomorrow, including a scheduled meeting with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday, had to be cancelled.
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Kerala LoP slams state govt over delay in taking measures against Covid-19
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and Congress leader, VD Satheesan, took a jibe at the state government on Monday over its COVID outbreak management, saying, "Four deaths have been recorded, yet the Kerala government is waiting for the 'Nava Kerala Sadas' to en
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Centre issues advisory to states amid uptick in Covid cases, urges them to
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the recent uptick in Covid cases and detection of JN.1 subvariant in Kerala, the central government has issued an advisory to the state governments urging them to make adequate health arrangements.
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Mansukh Mandaviya to hold high-level meeting with State Health Ministers o
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a high-level review meeting on Wednesday on respiratory illnesses and the Covid19 upsurge.
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Have sought appointment with PM to discuss development of Karnataka: Deput
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said that he has sought a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss irrigation projects and Bengaluru city development.
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COVID-19 Update: No cause for panic over JN.1 subvariant, says INSACOG Chi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
India's COVID-19 situation remains under control, with an active caseload of 1,828 as of Monday. However, one death was reported in Kerala, where the JN.1 subvariant of the coronavirus was recently detected. Dr NK Arora, the chief of INSACOG, a network of genomic laboratories that tracks
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WHO urges member states to continue with 'strong surveillance' amid rising
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In the wake of the surge in respiratory diseases and new JN.1 COVID sub-variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the virus is evolving and changing and urged the member states to continue with strong surveillance and sequence sharing.
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"Will not be a mute spectator to corruption": Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted on Sunday that the government will not be a mute spectator in the face of corruption, stating that if any cases are found, an investigation will be conducted, and action will be taken against the culprits.
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Covid in Kerala: K'taka Health Minister rules out movement restriction on
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid rising cases of COVID in Kerala including the detection of one case of subvariant JN.1, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao ruled out the need to restrict movement on the border at present adding that the government has ensured all precautionary measures.
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