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771 cases of COVID-19 variants detected across 18 states
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in India, the Health Ministry on Wednesday informed that a total of 771 cases of coronavirus variants detected across 18 states in the country.
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Total 795 Covid-19 cases with UK, South Africa, Brazil variants: Health Mi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): The total number of cases in India with UK, South Africa and Brazil variants of the Covid-19 virus in the country till date is 795, the Union Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
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Study sheds light on rare genetic variants that increase risk for lung can
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. While the risk for this disease can be influenced by environmental and lifestyle factors like smoking, studies estimate that 18 per cent of lung cancer cases are due to inherited genetic variants. New research
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France has entered third COVID-19 wave: PM Jean Castex
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 17 (ANI): French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Tuesday said that the country has entered 'a kind of third wave' of COVID-19 infections, amid a surge of cases as numerous variants of the virus has affected the nation.
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Add Inspiration. The new MINI Countryman launched in India
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], March 4 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The new MINI Countryman was launched in India today. Locally-produced at BMW Group Plant Chennai, the new MINI Countryman will be available in two petrol variants - MINI Countryman Cooper S and MINI Countryman Cooper S JCW Insp
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UK, South Africa, Brazilian Covid strain cases in India now at 242
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases with UK, South Africa and Brazil variants in the country is now at 242, the government said on Thursday.
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Air passenger traffic still down, cargo continues to climb: AAPA
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 1 (ANI): Preliminary January air passenger traffic figures released on Monday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that airline operations are still depressed as the spread of Covid-19 variants resulted in tighter border restrictions in int
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Pfizer, BioNTech begin testing of third dose against new COVID-19 variants
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): Pfizer and its partner BioNTech on Thursday said that they have begun to test how well the third dose of their authorised vaccine stacks up against new coronavirus variants.
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India detects two new variants N440K and E484Q of COVID-19: Health Ministr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Even as the country's COVID-19 trajectory is declining, India has detected two new variants of the virus-- namely N440 K and E484Q in Maharashtra and Kerala, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Odisha govt issues fresh guidelines to avoid rise in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 22 (ANI): Odisha government on Sunday issued guidelines to ensure strict implementation of COVID-19 safety protocols in view of a fresh spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in some states, fear of new variants and complacency in people for observing th
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Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against COVID-
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous COVID-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the Unit
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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines can protect against coronavirus variant: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine can protect people against concerning new coronavirus variants, including one first seen in South Africa called B.1.351, according to report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.
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