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COVID-19 Virus’ Link That Potentially Increases Brain Infection Risk Found, Claims Study
A recent study has revealed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, might be using an unexpected method to infect the brain. Researchers found that mutations in the virus' spike protein allow it to enter brain cells through a "back door," a process that might explain the neurological symptoms observed in some COVID-19 pati...
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Covid Hits Australian Team Ahead Of West Indies Test
Covid protocols allow players to compete even if they do not return negative results in the next 24 hours, but they must be kept apart from the rest of the playing group.
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North Korea To Allow First Tourists To Enter Country Since 2020 Lockdown
A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide.
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"All Rubbish": Ex UK PM Boris Johnson On Allegations He "Let Covid Rip"
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain's COVID inquiry on Thursday that any suggestion he wanted to allow the virus to "let rip" was "rubbish" and "completely wrong".
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How A Rs 1,580 Allowance Sustained Families In South Africa During Covid
A new documentary film reveals how a monthly Rs 1,580 ($19) grant from the South African government instituted during the Covid pandemic for unemployed people has changed the lives of the beneficiaries.
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North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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Australia Says No Change To Covid Rules Regarding Travellers From China
Australia is making no change to its rules around allowing travellers from China into the country, despite measures by some countries to require mandatory COVID-19 tests, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday.
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Karnataka Says Masks Mandatory, New Year Celebrations Can Go On Till 1 AM
Pregnant women, children, elderly citizens and people with health issues must avoid public gatherings, the government said, adding that in closed door events, the number of people allowed inside shouldn't be more than the number of seats available.
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UK To Start "Living With Covid", Not Publish Covid Infection Data In 2023
"Now that vaccines and therapeutics have allowed us to move to a phase where we are living with COVID-19, the publication of this specific data is no longer necessary," The UK Health Security Agency said.
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Despite New Covid Cases, Some Chinese Cities Reopen Shops, Scale Back Testing
On the ground, however, some communities in Beijing and elsewhere have already allowed close contacts of people carrying the virus to quarantine at home, while some shopping malls in the capital have reopened from Thursday.
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Bankers Who Get Covid Could Exit On Private Jets In This Country
Hong Kong is considering concessions including allowing attendees to leave the city via private jet should they test positive for Covid.
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COVID-19: Delhi High Court Directs School To Permit Unvaccinated Teacher To Join Duty
The Delhi High Court has directed a private school here to allow an unvaccinated teacher to join duties after a medical board found he was at a "higher risk" of having an allergic reaction to the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Leaves 99 Per Cent In Limbo: Shashi Tharoor On NMC Scheme For MBBS Students Who Returned From Ukraine, China
MBBS students who returned to India due to Covid or Russia-Ukraine war and got degrees by June 30 will be allowed for Foreign Medical Graduate exam, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has informed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
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Delhi Schools Step Up Measures For COVID; Experts Not In Favour Of Closure
The school authorities are bringing measures such as sending recorded lectures to students who are ill, allowing online classes for those in isolation and putting study tours on hold.
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How Some Children Prospered in Pandemic Online Learning
The COVID-19 pandemic transitioned education to online learning. While many faced issues, others were relieved with the online classrooms. The study focussed on the entirety of the pandemic in diverse and economically challenged Eastern Canadian schools. Online learning gave some children autonomy and a break from the business of curriculum for chi...
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COVID-19 Virus’ Link That Potentially Increases Brain Infection Risk Found, Claims Study
A recent study has revealed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, might be using an unexpected method to infect the brain. Researchers found that mutations in the virus' spike protein allow it to enter brain cells through a "back door," a process that might explain the neurological symptoms observed in some COVID-19 pati...
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Covid Hits Australian Team Ahead Of West Indies Test
Covid protocols allow players to compete even if they do not return negative results in the next 24 hours, but they must be kept apart from the rest of the playing group.
-
North Korea To Allow First Tourists To Enter Country Since 2020 Lockdown
A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide.
-
"All Rubbish": Ex UK PM Boris Johnson On Allegations He "Let Covid Rip"
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain's COVID inquiry on Thursday that any suggestion he wanted to allow the virus to "let rip" was "rubbish" and "completely wrong".
-
How A Rs 1,580 Allowance Sustained Families In South Africa During Covid
A new documentary film reveals how a monthly Rs 1,580 ($19) grant from the South African government instituted during the Covid pandemic for unemployed people has changed the lives of the beneficiaries.
-
North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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Australia Says No Change To Covid Rules Regarding Travellers From China
Australia is making no change to its rules around allowing travellers from China into the country, despite measures by some countries to require mandatory COVID-19 tests, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday.
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Karnataka Says Masks Mandatory, New Year Celebrations Can Go On Till 1 AM
Pregnant women, children, elderly citizens and people with health issues must avoid public gatherings, the government said, adding that in closed door events, the number of people allowed inside shouldn't be more than the number of seats available.
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UK To Start "Living With Covid", Not Publish Covid Infection Data In 2023
"Now that vaccines and therapeutics have allowed us to move to a phase where we are living with COVID-19, the publication of this specific data is no longer necessary," The UK Health Security Agency said.
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Despite New Covid Cases, Some Chinese Cities Reopen Shops, Scale Back Testing
On the ground, however, some communities in Beijing and elsewhere have already allowed close contacts of people carrying the virus to quarantine at home, while some shopping malls in the capital have reopened from Thursday.
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Bankers Who Get Covid Could Exit On Private Jets In This Country
Hong Kong is considering concessions including allowing attendees to leave the city via private jet should they test positive for Covid.
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COVID-19: Delhi High Court Directs School To Permit Unvaccinated Teacher To Join Duty
The Delhi High Court has directed a private school here to allow an unvaccinated teacher to join duties after a medical board found he was at a "higher risk" of having an allergic reaction to the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Leaves 99 Per Cent In Limbo: Shashi Tharoor On NMC Scheme For MBBS Students Who Returned From Ukraine, China
MBBS students who returned to India due to Covid or Russia-Ukraine war and got degrees by June 30 will be allowed for Foreign Medical Graduate exam, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has informed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
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Delhi Schools Step Up Measures For COVID; Experts Not In Favour Of Closure
The school authorities are bringing measures such as sending recorded lectures to students who are ill, allowing online classes for those in isolation and putting study tours on hold.
-
How Some Children Prospered in Pandemic Online Learning
The COVID-19 pandemic transitioned education to online learning. While many faced issues, others were relieved with the online classrooms. The study focussed on the entirety of the pandemic in diverse and economically challenged Eastern Canadian schools. Online learning gave some children autonomy and a break from the business of curriculum for chi...
