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Thane Sees 5 Cases Of Covid JN.1 Variant, Active Tally Reaches 28
- Monday December 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Thane city has reported five cases of JN.1 variant of coronavirus out of 20 samples tested since November 30, an official said on Sunday.
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Centre's Big Meet As Newer Variants Of Coronavirus Detected Globally
- Monday August 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Amid detection of newer variants of coronavirus globally, the Centre on Monday held a high-level meeting and asked states to ramp up whole genome sequencing of positive samples and keep close watch on the global variants.
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XBB1.16 Variant Found In 98% Delhi Covid Samples, Not Lethal: Top Doctor
- Thursday April 6, 2023
- Delhi News | Reported by Parimal Kumar
At least 98 per cent of the samples collected from patients infected with COVID-19 in Delhi contain traces of XBB.1.16 variant, a senior doctor at the city's Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) told NDTV.
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XBB1.16: 5 Facts On New Covid Variant Delhi Chief Minister Warned About
- Friday March 31, 2023
- India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said XBB1.16 is the prevalent variant of COVID-19 found in samples being tested in the national capital. He was speaking about the Covid situation in Delhi and said there is nothing to worry.
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Kerala Records 765 Fresh Covid Cases In 24 Hours, Alert Issued
- Thursday March 30, 2023
- Kerala News | Asian News International
Kerala Health Minister George said, "The positive cases are increasing in the state and hence an alert has been issued. It has been found that Omicron is spreading in the state and the samples have been sent for genomic sequencing."
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Amid Covid Rise, 349 Samples Of New Variant XBB1.16 Found In India
- Thursday March 23, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A total of 349 samples of COVID-19's XBB.1.16 variant, which might have been behind the recent rise of coronavirus cases in the country, have been detected, according to INSACOG data.
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4 Covid Positive Cases Detected From 1,926 Samples At Maharashtra Airports
- Friday December 30, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Four persons have tested positive for coronavirus after samples of 1,926 of the 97,805 passengers who arrived in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur international airports were examined since December 24, a Maharashtra health department official said on Friday.
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India To Randomly Test 2% Of International Travellers For Covid: 10 Points
- Thursday December 22, 2022
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The central government today told the parliament that random sampling for Covid tests of incoming international travellers has started at airports. PM Narendra Modi is also to hold a review meeting in light of a new spurt in China.
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Random Covid Sampling At Airports For Passengers From China, Other Nations
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Random sample testing for coronavirus will be conducted at airports for international passengers arriving from China and other countries in view of the recent surge in cases in some parts of the world, official sources said on Wednesday.
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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
- Tuesday November 8, 2022
- The Conversation
Research has revealed that people who consume a lot of news on social media are more hesitant about getting vaccinated and more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines, while users with higher levels of news literacy have more confidence in COVID-19 shots. Here's how understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social m...
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Genome Sequencing: 69 Samples With 2 Omicron Variants Detected In Mumbai
- Friday November 4, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
All 234 swab samples tested in the 16th genome sequencing series in Mumbai have been detected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus, including 36, or 15 per cent, with the XBB subvariant, a civic official said today.
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More Transmissible Omicron Sub-Variant Detected In Delhi
- Wednesday August 10, 2022
- India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Debanish Achom
A new sub-variant of the coronavirus strain Omicron has been detected in samples sent for genome sequencing in Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, a top medical officer of the hospital said.
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99.5% Samples Infected With Omicron Sub-Variant: Mumbai's Civic Body
- Monday June 13, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
Out of 279 swab samples tested during the 12th genome sequencing series in Mumbai, 278 were found infected with Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus and 1 with the Delta strain, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.
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Maharashtra Government Asks Officials To Ramp Up Covid Testing As Cases Rise
- Saturday June 4, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Maharashtra health department on Friday asked district and civic authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing as the numbers of samples being examined had fallen while cases were rising.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hong Kong Is Tracing Covid In Sewage. Here's Why
- Monday May 16, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Hong Kong on Sunday announced that the COVID-19 virus continues to be detected in sewage samples from some areas in the city, indicating that there may be hidden cases in premises in these areas.
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Thane Sees 5 Cases Of Covid JN.1 Variant, Active Tally Reaches 28
- Monday December 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Thane city has reported five cases of JN.1 variant of coronavirus out of 20 samples tested since November 30, an official said on Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Centre's Big Meet As Newer Variants Of Coronavirus Detected Globally
- Monday August 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Amid detection of newer variants of coronavirus globally, the Centre on Monday held a high-level meeting and asked states to ramp up whole genome sequencing of positive samples and keep close watch on the global variants.
- www.ndtv.com
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XBB1.16 Variant Found In 98% Delhi Covid Samples, Not Lethal: Top Doctor
- Thursday April 6, 2023
- Delhi News | Reported by Parimal Kumar
At least 98 per cent of the samples collected from patients infected with COVID-19 in Delhi contain traces of XBB.1.16 variant, a senior doctor at the city's Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) told NDTV.
- www.ndtv.com
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XBB1.16: 5 Facts On New Covid Variant Delhi Chief Minister Warned About
- Friday March 31, 2023
- India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said XBB1.16 is the prevalent variant of COVID-19 found in samples being tested in the national capital. He was speaking about the Covid situation in Delhi and said there is nothing to worry.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Records 765 Fresh Covid Cases In 24 Hours, Alert Issued
- Thursday March 30, 2023
- Kerala News | Asian News International
Kerala Health Minister George said, "The positive cases are increasing in the state and hence an alert has been issued. It has been found that Omicron is spreading in the state and the samples have been sent for genomic sequencing."
- www.ndtv.com
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Amid Covid Rise, 349 Samples Of New Variant XBB1.16 Found In India
- Thursday March 23, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A total of 349 samples of COVID-19's XBB.1.16 variant, which might have been behind the recent rise of coronavirus cases in the country, have been detected, according to INSACOG data.
- www.ndtv.com
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4 Covid Positive Cases Detected From 1,926 Samples At Maharashtra Airports
- Friday December 30, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Four persons have tested positive for coronavirus after samples of 1,926 of the 97,805 passengers who arrived in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur international airports were examined since December 24, a Maharashtra health department official said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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India To Randomly Test 2% Of International Travellers For Covid: 10 Points
- Thursday December 22, 2022
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The central government today told the parliament that random sampling for Covid tests of incoming international travellers has started at airports. PM Narendra Modi is also to hold a review meeting in light of a new spurt in China.
- www.ndtv.com
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Random Covid Sampling At Airports For Passengers From China, Other Nations
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Random sample testing for coronavirus will be conducted at airports for international passengers arriving from China and other countries in view of the recent surge in cases in some parts of the world, official sources said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
- Tuesday November 8, 2022
- The Conversation
Research has revealed that people who consume a lot of news on social media are more hesitant about getting vaccinated and more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines, while users with higher levels of news literacy have more confidence in COVID-19 shots. Here's how understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social m...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Genome Sequencing: 69 Samples With 2 Omicron Variants Detected In Mumbai
- Friday November 4, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
All 234 swab samples tested in the 16th genome sequencing series in Mumbai have been detected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus, including 36, or 15 per cent, with the XBB subvariant, a civic official said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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More Transmissible Omicron Sub-Variant Detected In Delhi
- Wednesday August 10, 2022
- India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Debanish Achom
A new sub-variant of the coronavirus strain Omicron has been detected in samples sent for genome sequencing in Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, a top medical officer of the hospital said.
- www.ndtv.com
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99.5% Samples Infected With Omicron Sub-Variant: Mumbai's Civic Body
- Monday June 13, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
Out of 279 swab samples tested during the 12th genome sequencing series in Mumbai, 278 were found infected with Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus and 1 with the Delta strain, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Maharashtra Government Asks Officials To Ramp Up Covid Testing As Cases Rise
- Saturday June 4, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Maharashtra health department on Friday asked district and civic authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing as the numbers of samples being examined had fallen while cases were rising.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hong Kong Is Tracing Covid In Sewage. Here's Why
- Monday May 16, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Hong Kong on Sunday announced that the COVID-19 virus continues to be detected in sewage samples from some areas in the city, indicating that there may be hidden cases in premises in these areas.
- www.ndtv.com