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Japan to curb Covid-19 border controls on May 8
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
With an aim to normalise social and economic activities, Japan government will simultaneously start a new genomic surveillance program, under which entrants with symptoms such as fever are tested voluntarily to detect new infectious diseases, as per Kyodo News.
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Omicron's sub-variant hasn't increased hospitalisations in India, says Man
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the wake of rising COVID cases in India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that Omicron's sub-variant which is circulating in the country has not led to the increase in hospitalisations and there is no need to worry.
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Covid cases surge: Kerala reports 765 new Covid cases
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that the state has reported 765 fresh Covid-19 cases.
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Over 10 per cent of children with COVID-related brain disease died in Japa
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The survey found 34 cases of acute encephalopathy related to COVID-19 infection among those below the age of 18 years between January 2020 and May 2022.
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Study: Pregnancy-related mortality rising due to COVID among reproductive-
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Following the emergence of the highly contagious Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants, pregnancy-related mortality rates in the United States increased faster in 2021 than the previous year, according to a new study (UMD).
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Our vaccine is effective in fighting COVID BF.7 variant, govt taking all m
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said that the vaccines available in India are effective against Omicron Sub-variant BF.7.
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Sewage sampling results indicating no upsurge or new COVID variant in Indi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The testing of the sewage samples has not identified any new variant of COVID, a top health expert said on Tuesday, while also adding that it means that the possibility of an upsurge of the cases is very less.
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New Omicron variants not causing spike or mortality of cases: Health Minis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that sequencing of samples from Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) sentinel sites have referred that all the omicron variants like BA.2 and its sub-lineages including BA.2.75, XBB (37), BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 (5) are present in India but none of
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COVID-19: Union Health Minister cautions people not to panic, remain alert
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday asked the public not to panic about COVID-19, but be alert and follow the directives issued by the government from time to time.
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India detects 11 COVID-19 Omicron sub-variants in international passengers
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Eleven Omicron sub-variants were found during testing of international travellers and all these variants earlier reported as present in the country, the sources said. A total of 19,227 samples of international travellers were tested, out of which 124 were found positive and were isolated
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'Lack of transparency by China over Omicron subvariants reason...': Price
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United States on Wednesday said that the restrictions imposed on flyers from China are because of the "lack of adequate and transparent" data from Beijing over the omicron subvariants that has the potential to spread beyond its borders.
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Omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 responsible for latest COVID outbreak in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, WHO said that the Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) held a meeting with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday and said, "The China CDC analysis showed a predominance of Omicron lineages BA.5.2 and BF.7 among locally acquired in
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