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'Too early to say anything on Kappa variant': UP doctor on detection of ne
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): As the emerging new strains of the Covid-19 virus are causing a lot of concern for the people, an Uttar Pradesh doctor on Friday said it is too soon to comment on the Kappa variant as it's still a 'variant of interest'.
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No Delta plus variant of COVID-19 reported in Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 10 (ANI): No Delta plus variant of COVID-19 has been reported in Assam so far, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.
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Scientists identify genetic variant that carry risk of type 2 diabetes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Rare genetic variants carried by one in 3,000 people that have a larger impact on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes than any previously identified genetic effect have been identified by scientists at the University of Cambridge.
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Covid-19 positivity jumps to 7.1pc in Islamabad
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 10 (ANI): Pakistani authorities on Friday confirmed that the COVID-19 positivity ratio has jumped to 7.1 percent in the capital city and the Delta variant has also been detected in patients diagnosed with the disease.
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Mother Dairy raises liquid milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR from
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Mother Dairy on Saturday informed that it has raised its liquid milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR that will come into effect from July 11, 2021. The new prices will be applicable for all milk variants.
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Kappa is a variant of interest, says Dr VK Paul
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Kappa variant of COVID-19 is a "variant of interest" and it is not a new variant as cases have been reported in the country before, said the Union Health Ministry at a press briefing on Friday.
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No case of Lambda variant of COVID-19 found in India, says Centre
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Central government on Friday said the Lambda variant of COVID-19 is not found in India but people should be cautious of such variant.
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Myanmar to reclose schools due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar will temporarily close all schools of basic education once again, due to the recent detection of highly infectious COVID-19 virus variants in the Asian country, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports late Thursday.
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Deaths in Indonesia from COVID-19 raises sharply, numbers doubled in 2 day
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 9 (ANI): Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation is grappling with COVID-19 deaths, and the numbers have doubled in two days since Wednesday.
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Dr Harsh Vardhan did good job in past 2 years: MoS Health
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Day after taking charge as the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Thursday complimented the work of former Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and said, 'he had done good work in the past two y
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Rare genetic variants confer largest increase in type 2 diabetes risk seen
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified rare genetic variants carried by one in 3,000 people that have a larger impact on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes than any previously identified genetic effect.
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Kejriwal inaugurates genome sequencing lab at Hospital for detection of CO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday inaugurated a new genome sequencing lab at ILBS Hospital for detection of COVID variants.
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