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Uttarakhand reports two COVID-19 cases
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The report of a 77-year-old man admitted to Max Hospital, Dehradun came positive on Saturday, while the corona report of a 72-year-old female patient came positive on Sunday.
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Yearender 2023: China battles winter respiratory infection surge amid COVI
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared in November that the increase in hospitalizations in China is linked to regular winter diseases rather than new pathogens.
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COVID-19: 32 fresh cases reported in Greater Mumbai area
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The total number of active cases is 148, with no detection of the JN.1 variant. It's noted that 51% of these cases are asymptomatic, and the symptomatic cases present mild symptoms and recover within a few days, the health department said.
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Maharashtra reports 129 fresh COVID-19 cases; number of people infected wi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As many as 129 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Maharashtra on Friday, the health department said.
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Rising polio risk in Afghanistan as migrants return from Pakistan, warns W
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the recent increase in the number of Afghan returnees from Pakistan, significantly increases the risk of cross-border poliovirus spread, Khaama Press reported.
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Karnataka govt constitutes cabinet sub-committee to monitor COVID situatio
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The committee includes Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, cabinet ministers Sharan Prakash Patil, HC Mahadevappa and MC Sudhakar. Meanwhile, Karnataka's neighbouring states are also on high alert after the recent surge in COVID cases
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Over 1 million Afghan children facing severe malnutrition: WHO
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that over one million children in Afghanistan are facing severe malnutrition, TOLO News reported.
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"We need to be cautious, not panic": Ex-WHO chief scientist on new Covid v
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI exclusively, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former DG, of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, "We need to be cautious, but we don't need to worry because we don't have any data to suggest that this variant JN.1 is more severe or it's going to cause more pneumonia,
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Karnataka makes wearing mask mandatory for people above 60 amid JN.1 subva
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Karnataka Government has ordered people over 60 years of age, those with heart and kidney diseases, and those with fever, phlegm, and colds to wear masks compulsorily amid JN.1 subvariant scare.
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Bhutan honours WHO Regional Director, confers gold medal at its National D
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a video message post the award ceremony, Dr Khetrapal Singh thanked His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk for the award. She said, "As Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia for the last decade, it has been my vision to address priority health issues through eight flagship pro
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WHO urges member states to continue with 'strong surveillance' amid rising
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the wake of the surge in respiratory diseases and new JN.1 COVID sub-variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the virus is evolving and changing and urged the member states to continue with strong surveillance and sequence sharing.
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WHO blames Israel's lengthy checks for death of patient in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Accusing Israel of prolonging the health and rescue mission in Gaza by detaining health workers and attacking aid trucks, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes informed that one patient sustaining grave injuries died due to delay in getting treatment.
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