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"Patient with JN.1 infection discharged, no new cases in Delhi at present"
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj asserted that there are no new cases of JN.1 subvariant of COVID in Delhi at present after one patient infected with the virus was discharged on Thursday.
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AllMS Delhi issues guidelines for Covid-19 suspected and positive patients
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The office memorandum was issued after the high-level meeting held at AIIMS Delhi under the chairmanship of the Director of AIIMS on Wednesday.
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Surge in COVID cases prompts increased testing; samples sent for genome se
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As COVID cases show an upward trend in multiple states, reaching 3742 active patients on Sunday, concerns mount with the highest reported cases in Kerala, where a new variant, JN.1, has emerged.
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"It is not causing severe infections or hospitalisation": Former AIIMS dir
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Former AIIMS director and senior pulmonologist, Dr Randeep Guleria said that the new subvariant of COVID is not causing severe infections and hospitalisation.
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Covid subvariant JN.1: No need for additional dose of vaccine at present,
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid a surge in COVID cases in India and the detection of a subvariant JN.1, India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) chief Dr NK Arora said that no additional dose of vaccine is required against the subvariant at the present stage.
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"No need to panic, need to remain alert": AIIMS on new COVID subvariant JN
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
After a surge in the cases of the new COVID subvariant JN.1, doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have advised people to not panic but rather remain alert and vigilant.
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New type of antibody can help against multiple forms of flu virus: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a previously unknown class of antibodies--immune system proteins that guard against disease--that appear to be capable of neutralising different strains of flu virus.
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Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital on alert amid Covid sub-variant JN.1 scare; do
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As COVID cases show an upward trend in India, authorities at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital remain vigilant. Doctors advise being alert regarding this new variant, emphasizing that there is no need to panic, but precautions should be increased.
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Rajasthan reports two fresh COVID-19 cases
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The two fresh COVID cases were reported from Jaisalmer's Babar Magra and Mazdoor Pada areas.
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Mansukh Mandaviya chairs COVID review meet, directs officials to stay prep
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in India and the preparedness of the public health system for surveillance, containment and management of COVID-19 in view of the recent spike in c
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"No need to panic": NITI Aayog member VK Paul assures preparedness as COVI
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
NITI Aayog member Dr. VK Paul on Wednesday asked fellow citizens not to panic about the new COVID-19 variant JN.1 and assured that the Centre is taking the necessary precautions to combat the new variant.
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COVID-19 Update: No cause for panic over JN.1 subvariant, says INSACOG Chi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
India's COVID-19 situation remains under control, with an active caseload of 1,828 as of Monday. However, one death was reported in Kerala, where the JN.1 subvariant of the coronavirus was recently detected. Dr NK Arora, the chief of INSACOG, a network of genomic laboratories that tracks
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