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I Have Covid. Here's How Likely I Am To Get Long Covid
EG.5 or the Eris COVID variant is dominant in parts of Australia. Eris, along with other circulating strains, are descendants of Omicron.
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JN.1 Covid Variant Found In 19 Samples In Goa, All Inactive Cases: Health Official
The JN.1 sub variant of COVID-19 was found in 19 samples that were tested over a period of time, but these are old cases and are no longer active, a top health official said on Thursday.
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"Deeply Sorry": Rishi Sunak Apologises To UK Families Hit By Covid
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognise testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time.
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Caring With Covid: Infected Doctors In China Battle Virus Surge
Doctors working despite being infected, beds filled with dozens of elderly straining to breathe -- on the front lines of China's worst-ever Covid outbreak, hospitals are struggling.
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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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Woman In Spain Caught COVID-19 Twice Within Record 20 Days: Report
A genome sequencing of the woman's swab samples identified the strain as Omicron, which led some of the most deadly waves of COVID infection across the world.
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COVID-19 Variant XE: UK Health Agency On Transmissibility, Infection Rate
The XE variant of COVID-19 is a recombinant of two sublineages of Omicron - BA.1 and BA.2. So far, the cases have been found only in Britain.
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Vaccine Efficacy Against New Covid Variant Under Examination: Scientist
Vaccines that have been directed towards the spike protein of the virus may find difficulty in mounting adequate immunity against the mutated version because of the structural changes that have been reported in the viral genome, according to WHO.
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"Can't Go Into Conspiracy Theories": Supreme Court On Covid-Linked Plea
Rejecting a plea seeking setting up of international task force of experts to find out the extent to which the new COVID-19 virus strain was responsible for the deaths in India, the Supreme Court today said that it does not have jurisdiction for it.
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Delta Covid Variant, Now Dominant Worldwide, Drives US Deaths Surge
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide and is driving a surge of deaths around the United States, almost entirely among unvaccinated people, US officials said Friday.
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Explained: Coronavirus Variants, Their Impact And Vaccines
The Delta variant, first reported in India, has already become the dominant strain in the UK and is moving in that direction in the US and other countries
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"Follow Containment Strategies, COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour": Centre
If effective containment strategies and Covid appropriate behaviour are followed, the number of cases in the third wave will not be to the extent that the health system comes under strain, a senior health ministry official said on Wednesday.
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US Delivers 1,25,000 Remdesivir Vials To India, 4th Covid Relief Shipment
India received 1,25,000 vials of antiviral drug Remdesivir, the fourth Covid relief shipment, from the United States on Sunday as New Delhi fights a deadly second wave that has strained its healthcare system.
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With Covid UK Strain Most Prevalent, Punjab Extends Curbs Amid Spike
Punjab today extended its Covid-19 curbs till April 10 as the number of cases and fatalities continued to escalate. The UK strain of the virus has emerged as the most prevalent among all in the state, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said today, directing the Health Department to hike the number of vaccination sites.
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King George Medical University Begins Gene Sequencing Of Coronavirus To Detect Its New Strains
King George Medical University (KGMU) has begun probing the gene sequencing of coronavirus to detect its new strains found abroad in some countries. The facility will soon start at BHU, Varanasi, and Lucknow’s CDRI and NBRI.
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I Have Covid. Here's How Likely I Am To Get Long Covid
EG.5 or the Eris COVID variant is dominant in parts of Australia. Eris, along with other circulating strains, are descendants of Omicron.
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JN.1 Covid Variant Found In 19 Samples In Goa, All Inactive Cases: Health Official
The JN.1 sub variant of COVID-19 was found in 19 samples that were tested over a period of time, but these are old cases and are no longer active, a top health official said on Thursday.
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"Deeply Sorry": Rishi Sunak Apologises To UK Families Hit By Covid
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognise testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time.
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Caring With Covid: Infected Doctors In China Battle Virus Surge
Doctors working despite being infected, beds filled with dozens of elderly straining to breathe -- on the front lines of China's worst-ever Covid outbreak, hospitals are struggling.
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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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Woman In Spain Caught COVID-19 Twice Within Record 20 Days: Report
A genome sequencing of the woman's swab samples identified the strain as Omicron, which led some of the most deadly waves of COVID infection across the world.
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COVID-19 Variant XE: UK Health Agency On Transmissibility, Infection Rate
The XE variant of COVID-19 is a recombinant of two sublineages of Omicron - BA.1 and BA.2. So far, the cases have been found only in Britain.
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Vaccine Efficacy Against New Covid Variant Under Examination: Scientist
Vaccines that have been directed towards the spike protein of the virus may find difficulty in mounting adequate immunity against the mutated version because of the structural changes that have been reported in the viral genome, according to WHO.
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"Can't Go Into Conspiracy Theories": Supreme Court On Covid-Linked Plea
Rejecting a plea seeking setting up of international task force of experts to find out the extent to which the new COVID-19 virus strain was responsible for the deaths in India, the Supreme Court today said that it does not have jurisdiction for it.
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Delta Covid Variant, Now Dominant Worldwide, Drives US Deaths Surge
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide and is driving a surge of deaths around the United States, almost entirely among unvaccinated people, US officials said Friday.
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Explained: Coronavirus Variants, Their Impact And Vaccines
The Delta variant, first reported in India, has already become the dominant strain in the UK and is moving in that direction in the US and other countries
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"Follow Containment Strategies, COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour": Centre
If effective containment strategies and Covid appropriate behaviour are followed, the number of cases in the third wave will not be to the extent that the health system comes under strain, a senior health ministry official said on Wednesday.
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US Delivers 1,25,000 Remdesivir Vials To India, 4th Covid Relief Shipment
India received 1,25,000 vials of antiviral drug Remdesivir, the fourth Covid relief shipment, from the United States on Sunday as New Delhi fights a deadly second wave that has strained its healthcare system.
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With Covid UK Strain Most Prevalent, Punjab Extends Curbs Amid Spike
Punjab today extended its Covid-19 curbs till April 10 as the number of cases and fatalities continued to escalate. The UK strain of the virus has emerged as the most prevalent among all in the state, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said today, directing the Health Department to hike the number of vaccination sites.
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King George Medical University Begins Gene Sequencing Of Coronavirus To Detect Its New Strains
King George Medical University (KGMU) has begun probing the gene sequencing of coronavirus to detect its new strains found abroad in some countries. The facility will soon start at BHU, Varanasi, and Lucknow’s CDRI and NBRI.
