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COVID-19 hospitalizations on rise in Czech Republic
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Czech Republic has reported rising COVID-19 hospitalizations since the end of June due to the more contagious subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 of the Omicron variant.
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Vietnam reports 1,072 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 1,072 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down by 70 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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Researchers in US developing fast, efficient COVID-19 biosensor
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Indiana [US], July 23 (ANI): Health professionals are increasingly ready for a future in which COVID-19 variations develop, surge, and fade similarly to seasonal flu as the BA.5 omicron variant spreads. The ability to immediately monitor the virus at a "population scale," a task that will ne
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COVID-19: BA.5 variant found in two patients in Pune
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 22 (ANI): Two patients have tested positive for Omicron sub-variant BA.5 in Maharashtra, informed the state health department.
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Japan reports record high COVID-19 cases as 7th wave sweeps nation
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan on Thursday reported 186,246 new daily COVID-19 cases, as cases hit a record high nationwide for the second straight day, with infections in the capital Tokyo jumping to the highest ever daily tally.
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COVID-19 rate rises again in Mongolia
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The incidence rate of COVID-19 rose again in Mongolia due to the prevalence of the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, the country's health ministry said Thursday.
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Pakistan reports 599 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more deaths
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): The active Covid-19 cases in Pakistan exceeded the 10,000 mark on Thursday after the country reported 599 new Covid-19 infections and three more deaths during the last 24 hours, the country's National Institute of Health (NIH) said.
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Study: High blood pressure may double risk of severe COVID, despite full v
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dallas [US], July 21 (ANI): According to a new analysis of adults hospitalised with COVID-19 in Los Angeles between December 2021 and April 2022, high blood pressure more than doubled a person's risk for hospitalisation from an Omicron-variant COVID-19 infection - even in the presence of ful
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Vietnam reports 1,162 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 1,162 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 65 from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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Covaxin booster dose increases immune response by 40 times, gives long-ter
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 20 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced that the administration of the third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin (BBV152) after six months of two-dose vaccination dramatically increased neutralizing antibody responses against both
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Pakistan reports 592 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 20 (ANI): Pakistan reported 592 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths during the last 24 hours, the country's ministry of health said on Wednesday.
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China witnesses new outbreak of COVID-19, reports over 400 cases daily
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 20 (ANI): With over 400 cases every day, China is witnessing a new outbreak of COVID-19. More than 20 provincial-level regions in the Chinese mainland have reported locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and daily caseloads have begun to flare up in recent days.
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