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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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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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Research: Potential new targets identified in non-alcoholic fatty liver di
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have uncovered novel candidate drug targets for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by using the latest technologies, including both single-nuclear sequencing of mice and human liver tissue and advanced 3D glass imaging of mice to characterize key scar-producing liver cells
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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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Scientists make breakthrough by sequencing endangered sharks' genomes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
It's a startling image that describes a milestone in conservation science for sharks. Professor Shivji, Professor Michael Stanhope and their collaborators have glanced back in history by sequencing to chromosome level the genomes (entire genetic blueprint) of great hammerhead and shortfin ma
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53 international travellers test positive for COVID during random sampling
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A total of 53 international travellers have tested positive for COVID during the random sampling at airports across the country amounting to only 0.94 per cent of the total samples collected so far, sources said on Saturday.
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WHO asks China to share specific, real-time data on COVID situation
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In the high-level meeting, WHO asked for more genetic sequencing data, data on disease impact including hospitalisations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and deaths -- and data on vaccinations delivered and vaccination status, especially in vulnerable people and those over 60 years o
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INSACOG to hold meeting today on genome sequencing and presence of differe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) will hold a virtual meeting Friday evening on Genome sequencing which will focus on the genome sequencing results of international travellers who tested Covid-19 positive, sources told ANI.
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MP: US-return woman tests positive for COVID-19 in Jabalpur, sample to be
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The woman arrived in New Delhi from America on December 23. After that she reached Bilhari locality of Jabalpur via Agra. She came here to meet her parents. The woman was suffering from a cough and cold as a result she got herself tested in which she has been tested positive," CMHO (Chie
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Two international passengers test Covid positive at Mumbai airport
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Two international passengers were found Covid positive during random sampling at the Mumbai International airport, the Maharashtra Health department informed on Wednesday.
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39 international travellers test COVID-19 positive in last three days in I
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The total number of international flights screened in the last three days ie Dec 24, Dec 25 and Dec 26 is 498. The no of samples collected for Covid19 testing is 1,780. The cumulative number of samples collected is 3,994. The cumulative number of samples testing positive is 39 and the cu
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4 Myanmar nationals texted Covid positive at Delhi airport
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Four international travellers from Myanmar tested positive for the Coronavirus infection at the Delhi airport. The Genome sequencing of their samples is being done, the sources said.
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