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From FLiRT To FLuQE: What To Know About The Latest Covid Variants
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) is responsible for recurring waves of infection as it continues to evolve and mutate into new variants which keep it a step ahead of our immunity.
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Mansukh Mandaviya, Health Minister During Covid Crisis, Back In PM Modi Cabinet
For BJP leader Mansukh Mandvaiya challenges are no deterrent as he faced one of the most gruelling tests when he took charge of the Union Health Ministry in 2021 while the country was battling the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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"Hospitalisations Will Go Up As Covid Burden Increases": Soumya Swaminathan
Over a year-and-a-half after India witnessed the Omicron wave, two eminent health experts have sounded a warning over the increasing Covid-19 cases in India in the wake of the JN.1 sub-variant of Omicron being detected in the country.
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Singapore Experiencing New COVID-19 Wave, Warns Heath Minister
Singapore is experiencing another COVID-19 wave, with more people expected to fall sick and be hospitalised in the coming weeks, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung warned on Friday.
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China Witnesses Over 40% Rise In Covid Positive Test Rates In May
China witnessed a more than fivefold surge in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April.
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China Battles New Wave Of Covid Variant, May See 65 Million Cases Weekly: Report
The Chinese authorities are rushing to push out vaccines to combat an ongoing new wave of the coronavirus that is expected to peak in June and infect as many as 65 million people a week.
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A Fresh, But Mild, Covid Wave Is Rippling Through Asia
A number of Asian nations are reporting an uptick in Covid-19 infections as the region treats the virus as endemic, with the fresh wave exerting limited pressure on health-care systems.
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Arcturus, New Covid Variant, Has New Symptom "Not Seen In Earlier Waves"
The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is the main cause of the surge. According to the WHO, the subvariant and its spread in India are being monitored.
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"No New Wave, Don't Need To Worry": Centre's Covid Panel Chief To NDTV
Pointing out that there has been no increase in hospital admissions and the death count due to Covid, he said the new mutation of the virus is more contagious but isn't causing serious disease.
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New Variant Driving Up Fresh Wave Of Covid Cases? What Ex AIIMS Chief Said
As India witnessed the highest number of Covid cases in over four months, former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said the new XBB.1.16 variant could be driving the recent rise.
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Twitter Lays Off Dozens, Some Learnt Through Email, Some Couldn't Log In
Twitter Inc. laid off more workers late Saturday in a fresh wave of cuts meant to curb costs at the social networking company now owned by Elon Musk.
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Beijing Has Hit 'Temporary Herd Immunity': China Health Official
Beijing has reached "temporary herd immunity" and its Covid outbreak is nearing an end, a city health official said Tuesday, in another sign China's unprecedented virus wave is waning.
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China Says Covid Deaths Down By 80% In New Year
A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.
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China Covid Peak To Last 2-3 Months, Rural Areas Expected To Be Hit
The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said.
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"Total Mess" In China As Covid Wave Decimates Poorest Areas
Exhausted doctors working overtime, tests and treatments nowhere to be found, and under-resourced clinics inundated with patients -- in Anhui, one of east China's poorest provinces, Covid hit hard.
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From FLiRT To FLuQE: What To Know About The Latest Covid Variants
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) is responsible for recurring waves of infection as it continues to evolve and mutate into new variants which keep it a step ahead of our immunity.
-
Mansukh Mandaviya, Health Minister During Covid Crisis, Back In PM Modi Cabinet
For BJP leader Mansukh Mandvaiya challenges are no deterrent as he faced one of the most gruelling tests when he took charge of the Union Health Ministry in 2021 while the country was battling the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
-
"Hospitalisations Will Go Up As Covid Burden Increases": Soumya Swaminathan
Over a year-and-a-half after India witnessed the Omicron wave, two eminent health experts have sounded a warning over the increasing Covid-19 cases in India in the wake of the JN.1 sub-variant of Omicron being detected in the country.
-
Singapore Experiencing New COVID-19 Wave, Warns Heath Minister
Singapore is experiencing another COVID-19 wave, with more people expected to fall sick and be hospitalised in the coming weeks, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung warned on Friday.
-
China Witnesses Over 40% Rise In Covid Positive Test Rates In May
China witnessed a more than fivefold surge in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April.
-
China Battles New Wave Of Covid Variant, May See 65 Million Cases Weekly: Report
The Chinese authorities are rushing to push out vaccines to combat an ongoing new wave of the coronavirus that is expected to peak in June and infect as many as 65 million people a week.
-
A Fresh, But Mild, Covid Wave Is Rippling Through Asia
A number of Asian nations are reporting an uptick in Covid-19 infections as the region treats the virus as endemic, with the fresh wave exerting limited pressure on health-care systems.
-
Arcturus, New Covid Variant, Has New Symptom "Not Seen In Earlier Waves"
The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is the main cause of the surge. According to the WHO, the subvariant and its spread in India are being monitored.
-
"No New Wave, Don't Need To Worry": Centre's Covid Panel Chief To NDTV
Pointing out that there has been no increase in hospital admissions and the death count due to Covid, he said the new mutation of the virus is more contagious but isn't causing serious disease.
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New Variant Driving Up Fresh Wave Of Covid Cases? What Ex AIIMS Chief Said
As India witnessed the highest number of Covid cases in over four months, former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said the new XBB.1.16 variant could be driving the recent rise.
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Twitter Lays Off Dozens, Some Learnt Through Email, Some Couldn't Log In
Twitter Inc. laid off more workers late Saturday in a fresh wave of cuts meant to curb costs at the social networking company now owned by Elon Musk.
-
Beijing Has Hit 'Temporary Herd Immunity': China Health Official
Beijing has reached "temporary herd immunity" and its Covid outbreak is nearing an end, a city health official said Tuesday, in another sign China's unprecedented virus wave is waning.
-
China Says Covid Deaths Down By 80% In New Year
A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.
-
China Covid Peak To Last 2-3 Months, Rural Areas Expected To Be Hit
The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said.
-
"Total Mess" In China As Covid Wave Decimates Poorest Areas
Exhausted doctors working overtime, tests and treatments nowhere to be found, and under-resourced clinics inundated with patients -- in Anhui, one of east China's poorest provinces, Covid hit hard.
