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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sub variant of COVID-19 was found in 19 samples that were tested over a period of time, but these are old cases and are no longer active, a top health official said on Thursday.
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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
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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Maharashtra Government Asks Officials To Ramp Up Covid Testing As Cases Rise
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.
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Apple Said to Be Considering New iPhone Memory Chip Suppliers, Including in China
Apple is said to be seeking new suppliers for memory chips used in its iPhones, including a potentially first Chinese supplier, after a key Japanese partner had an output disruption.
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Karnataka Medical College Reports 30 Covid Cases, Samples Sent For Omicron Test
Keeping in view rising cases of Covid and the threat of Omicron, the Karnataka government on Tuesday had said that no parties or mass gatherings would be permitted in the state from December 30 to January 2.
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6 From Abroad Covid Positive In Indore, Samples Sent For Genome Sequencing
Six more international travellers have tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, taking the total number of such foreign returnees to 12 in the city since December 1.
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"It Was Scary": How South African Scientists Spotted Omicron Variant
On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples - and got the shock of her life.
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Coronavirus Found In Ice Creams In China! Should We Avoid Our Favourite Dessert?
Ice cream samples tested positive for Coronavirus in north China's Tianjin city. The employees of the food company were sent under quarantine.
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Not Testing Samples Of Girl Who Died Of COVID-19 A Mistake: Himanta Sarma
Doctors at the government-run ESIC Hospital committed a "mistake" by not testing samples of a 16-year-old girl, who later died of Covid-19, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
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Apple Awards $10 Million to Nasal Swab Maker COPAN Diagnostics to Help Boost Factory Output
In California, COPAN Diagnostics makes specialized nasal swabs to collect samples for COVID-19 tests, along with vials and sterile media used to transport those swabs to labs for testing.
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CRPF Chief, Top Officials In Isolation After Colleague Tests Positive For Coronavirus
With a top medical officer of the Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) testing positive for coronavirus, agency's chief AP Maheshwari, who came into indirect contact with him through an official, has given his sample testing and put himself under self-isolation.
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Israeli Defence Ministry Launches Voice-Test Study to Help Detect COVID-19 Symptoms
An analysis of coronavirus patients' voices could yield a "vocal fingerprint" to help detect COVID-19 symptoms in others and prioritise testing and treatment, the Israeli Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
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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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Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy
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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Maharashtra Government Asks Officials To Ramp Up Covid Testing As Cases Rise
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.
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Apple Said to Be Considering New iPhone Memory Chip Suppliers, Including in China
Apple is said to be seeking new suppliers for memory chips used in its iPhones, including a potentially first Chinese supplier, after a key Japanese partner had an output disruption.
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Karnataka Medical College Reports 30 Covid Cases, Samples Sent For Omicron Test
Keeping in view rising cases of Covid and the threat of Omicron, the Karnataka government on Tuesday had said that no parties or mass gatherings would be permitted in the state from December 30 to January 2.
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6 From Abroad Covid Positive In Indore, Samples Sent For Genome Sequencing
Six more international travellers have tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, taking the total number of such foreign returnees to 12 in the city since December 1.
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"It Was Scary": How South African Scientists Spotted Omicron Variant
On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples - and got the shock of her life.
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Coronavirus Found In Ice Creams In China! Should We Avoid Our Favourite Dessert?
Ice cream samples tested positive for Coronavirus in north China's Tianjin city. The employees of the food company were sent under quarantine.
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Not Testing Samples Of Girl Who Died Of COVID-19 A Mistake: Himanta Sarma
Doctors at the government-run ESIC Hospital committed a "mistake" by not testing samples of a 16-year-old girl, who later died of Covid-19, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
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Apple Awards $10 Million to Nasal Swab Maker COPAN Diagnostics to Help Boost Factory Output
In California, COPAN Diagnostics makes specialized nasal swabs to collect samples for COVID-19 tests, along with vials and sterile media used to transport those swabs to labs for testing.
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CRPF Chief, Top Officials In Isolation After Colleague Tests Positive For Coronavirus
With a top medical officer of the Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) testing positive for coronavirus, agency's chief AP Maheshwari, who came into indirect contact with him through an official, has given his sample testing and put himself under self-isolation.
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Israeli Defence Ministry Launches Voice-Test Study to Help Detect COVID-19 Symptoms
An analysis of coronavirus patients' voices could yield a "vocal fingerprint" to help detect COVID-19 symptoms in others and prioritise testing and treatment, the Israeli Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
