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No cases of BF.7 variant of COVID-19 found in Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that there is no need to panic as the national capital does not have a single case of the COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BF.7.
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PM Modi chairs meeting to assess COVID-19 situation, cautions against comp
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status and preparedness of public health response to COVID-19 and emphasised the need for strengthened surveillance with a focus on genome sequencing and increased testing.
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"Now that... Covid19 Omicron cases are increasing" Adhir Ranjan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday took on the Centre for "conspiring" to stop Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying the central government which did not pay heed to Rahul Gandhi's precious advice during 2019 of the pandemic is now indulging in making excuses of the surge in Omicron cases.
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Message circulating on XBB variant of COVID-19 fake, says health ministry
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases worldwide, several fake and misleading information is being circulated on the internet. Reacting to one such piece of information, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday took to Twitter to debunk a particular message about the COVID XBB variant.
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No cases of COVID's BF.7 variant in Delhi so far, says LNJP Hospital offic
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"BF.7 is the sub-variant of Omicron. Its cases have increased in some countries including China, South Korea, Japan, Brazil and the USA since last week. There are four cases of BF.7 in India from Odisha and Gujarat which are the cases of the previous month. No cases of the BF.7 variant of Om
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PM Modi reviews COVID-19 situation at high-level meeting
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The meeting comes a day after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the coronavirus situation in a meeting with high level officials. He urged people to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated against the virus. Emphasizing that COVID-19 is not over yet, he asked
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PM Modi to review Covid situation at high-level meeting today
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In the last six months, India reported four cases of the BF.7 Omicron sub-variant, which is driving the current surge of infections in China. Sources said there are currently 10 different variants of Covid-19 in the country, with the latest being BF.7.
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Odisha government issues Covid advisory after new Omicron BF.7 strain dete
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Odisha government on Wednesday issued instructions for surveillance and whole genome sequencing (WGS) for Covid-19 management in view of the recent explosion of Covid cases in China, Japan, the US, South Korea and Brazil and detection of four confirmed cases of the new Omicron BF.7 strain in
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Woman tests positive for Omicron sub-variant BF.7 in Gujarat's Vadodara
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A 61-year-old woman, a resident of the Subhanpura area of Vadodara, has tested positive for the Omicron sub-variant BF.7.
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WHO chief again asks China to share requested data on COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Three years after its emergence in China's Wuhan, exactly how SARS-CoV-2 first emerged as a respiratory pathogen capable of sustained human-to-human transmission remains the subject of active debate.
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Mansukh Mandaviya reviews COVID-19 situation in view of rising cases world
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Emphasising that COVID-19 is not over yet, the minister asked the officials to be fully geared up and strengthen surveillance.
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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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