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China's Wuhan Lab Creates New Vaccine For 'Future Pandemics': "Universal Protection"
Scientists at the institute have developed a new nanovaccine that shows promise in providing universal protection against all major Covid-19 variants.
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Curbs On China Arrivals Due To Lack Of Adequate Covid Data: US
The United States on Wednesday said that the restrictions imposed on flyers from China are because of the "lack of adequate and transparent" data from Beijing over the omicron subvariants that has the potential to spread beyond its borders.
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Recession Will Hit A Third Of The World In 2023, Warns IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva
The statement comes at a time when the ongoing conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating after more than 10 months, with spiralling inflation, higher interest rates and the surge in coronavirus infections in China fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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Covid Variant XBB 1.5 Found In India: 10 Key Details
As an Omicron subvariant fuels an alarming wave of infections in China, another sublineage of this strain has put the US on edge: XBB 1.5. The first case linked to this subvariant was detected in India on Friday.
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Video: Thermometer Shows Different Readings On Covid+ Boy's Cheek In China
China is currently witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases where many are believed to have contracted the Omicron sub-variant BF.7.
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World's Largest Outbreak: China Surge Infecting 37 Million People A Day
Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with Covid-19 on a single day this week, according to estimates from the government's top health authority, making the country's outbreak by far the world's largest.
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China's BF.7 Covid Strain Not Worrisome For India, Assures Senior Scientist
Allaying fears about BF.7 variant of coronavirus, a prominent scientist on Friday said it is a sub-variant of Omicron strain and that India need not worry too much about its severity on the population.
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Covid Variant BF.7 Has Come To India: Here Are The Symptoms
Rising Covid cases in China are mainly driven by the BF.7 strain of Omicron variant of coronavirus, which has been detected in India too. Numbers may be small but here is why the government is worried, and what you should be alert to.
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Arvind Kejriwal Explains How Delhi Is Prepared To Handle Covid: 5 Points
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said no case of Omicron's BF.7 variant, which is driving the surge in China, has been found in the national capital and so, there's no need to panic.
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Why China Has Brought This Huge Covid Surge Upon Itself
The tsunami of Covid-19 that's taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new virus variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a threat is dwindling.
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How States Are Bracing For Impact Amid Alarming Global Covid Surge
There has been an alarming surge in Covid cases in China, Japan, South Korea, France, and the United States. The spike is being blamed on new Omicron sub-variant BF.7, which has also been detected in four Indian states.
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PM Modi Reviews Covid Situation In India, Centre May Recommend Masks: Sources
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting ministers and top officials to review the Covid situation in India after four cases of the Omicron sub-variant driving a massive China surge were found in the country.
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Thermal Testing To Be Done At Airports In Maharashtra: Health Minister
No patient infected with a new Omicron variant, said to be driving China's current surge of COVID-19 cases, has been detected so far in Maharashtra, but thermal screening will be conducted for air passengers arriving from countries
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Chinese Singer Jane Zhang Intentionally Infected Herself With COVID-19 Because She Wanted To...
Ms. Zhang explained that she wanted to catch the virus so that she would not be at risk of infection during the concert, which is heldat the end of December.
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5 Facts On Omicron BF.7 Variant Which Is Driving China's Covid Surge
At least four cases of the Omicron subvariant BF.7, which is driving China's reportedly deadly surge, have been detected in India. Two cases have been reported from Gujarat and two from Odisha.
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China's Wuhan Lab Creates New Vaccine For 'Future Pandemics': "Universal Protection"
Scientists at the institute have developed a new nanovaccine that shows promise in providing universal protection against all major Covid-19 variants.
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Curbs On China Arrivals Due To Lack Of Adequate Covid Data: US
The United States on Wednesday said that the restrictions imposed on flyers from China are because of the "lack of adequate and transparent" data from Beijing over the omicron subvariants that has the potential to spread beyond its borders.
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Recession Will Hit A Third Of The World In 2023, Warns IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva
The statement comes at a time when the ongoing conflict in Ukraine shows no signs of abating after more than 10 months, with spiralling inflation, higher interest rates and the surge in coronavirus infections in China fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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Covid Variant XBB 1.5 Found In India: 10 Key Details
As an Omicron subvariant fuels an alarming wave of infections in China, another sublineage of this strain has put the US on edge: XBB 1.5. The first case linked to this subvariant was detected in India on Friday.
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Video: Thermometer Shows Different Readings On Covid+ Boy's Cheek In China
China is currently witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases where many are believed to have contracted the Omicron sub-variant BF.7.
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World's Largest Outbreak: China Surge Infecting 37 Million People A Day
Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with Covid-19 on a single day this week, according to estimates from the government's top health authority, making the country's outbreak by far the world's largest.
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China's BF.7 Covid Strain Not Worrisome For India, Assures Senior Scientist
Allaying fears about BF.7 variant of coronavirus, a prominent scientist on Friday said it is a sub-variant of Omicron strain and that India need not worry too much about its severity on the population.
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Covid Variant BF.7 Has Come To India: Here Are The Symptoms
Rising Covid cases in China are mainly driven by the BF.7 strain of Omicron variant of coronavirus, which has been detected in India too. Numbers may be small but here is why the government is worried, and what you should be alert to.
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Arvind Kejriwal Explains How Delhi Is Prepared To Handle Covid: 5 Points
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said no case of Omicron's BF.7 variant, which is driving the surge in China, has been found in the national capital and so, there's no need to panic.
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Why China Has Brought This Huge Covid Surge Upon Itself
The tsunami of Covid-19 that's taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new virus variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a threat is dwindling.
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How States Are Bracing For Impact Amid Alarming Global Covid Surge
There has been an alarming surge in Covid cases in China, Japan, South Korea, France, and the United States. The spike is being blamed on new Omicron sub-variant BF.7, which has also been detected in four Indian states.
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PM Modi Reviews Covid Situation In India, Centre May Recommend Masks: Sources
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting ministers and top officials to review the Covid situation in India after four cases of the Omicron sub-variant driving a massive China surge were found in the country.
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Thermal Testing To Be Done At Airports In Maharashtra: Health Minister
No patient infected with a new Omicron variant, said to be driving China's current surge of COVID-19 cases, has been detected so far in Maharashtra, but thermal screening will be conducted for air passengers arriving from countries
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Chinese Singer Jane Zhang Intentionally Infected Herself With COVID-19 Because She Wanted To...
Ms. Zhang explained that she wanted to catch the virus so that she would not be at risk of infection during the concert, which is heldat the end of December.
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5 Facts On Omicron BF.7 Variant Which Is Driving China's Covid Surge
At least four cases of the Omicron subvariant BF.7, which is driving China's reportedly deadly surge, have been detected in India. Two cases have been reported from Gujarat and two from Odisha.
