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Gangasagar Mela In Bengal Will Be A 'Super-Spreader', Fear Health Experts
Health experts warned once again that allowing the Gangasagar Mela, a religious gathering in Sagar islands, at a time the country is in the throes of a third Covid-19 wave, could turn out to be a 'super-spreader' incident.
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Karnataka Medical College Party Turns Super-Spreader As Cases Rise To 182
A medical college in Karnataka's Dharwad has become a COVID-19 cluster after the number of students and staff infected with coronavirus went up to 182 today from 66 a day before, officials said.
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More Than 11,000 Covid "Super-Spreaders" Vaccinated In Gujarat's Ahmedabad
More than 11,000 people categorised as "super-spreaders" have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city till now in a special drive started recently for their inoculation, local civic body said today.
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Covid Rules Tossed Aside At UP Cleric's Funeral, Thousands Attend
The funeral of a Muslim cleric in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, attended by tens of thousands on Sunday, has raised fears of a super-spreader as the state battles a Covid spiral.
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Delhi Lt Governor Directs Officials To Implement Covid Lockdown Strictly
In view of a rapid surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal Tuesday directed district magistrates and senior police officials to conduct intensive survey in their areas and identify potential "super-spreader" sites.
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Screening Of COVID-19 "Super-Spreaders" Begins In Ahmedabad: Civic Body
In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus in Ahmedabad, one of the cities in Gujarat where the number of infection cases is rising, the civic body today said it has decided to once again launch its drive to screen the virus "super-spreaders".
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10 More UK-Returned Persons Test Positive For COVID-19 In Delhi; Total 31
Ten more contacts of people who recently returned to Delhi from the United Kingdom, where a super-spreader strain of coronavirus has been reported, were found to be COVID positive, officials said on Monday.
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2 More UK-Returned Persons Test Positive For COVID-19 In Delhi; Total 21
Two more persons who recently returned to Delhi from the UK, where a super-spreader strain of the coronavirus has been reported, were found to be COVID positive during a door-to-door contact-tracing and testing exercise, officials said on Saturday.
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Mutant Coronavirus Strain A "Super-Spreader", Says Government
At a time when India is witnessing a decline in the active coronavirus cases, a new mutation of COVID-19 virus strain in United Kingdom has become a "super-spreader" with 70 per cent increased transmissibility rate. However, this mutated and more aggressive strain of coronavirus has not been found in India so far, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI ...
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Some Evidence Shows Children Could Be Covid Spreaders: Top Medical Body ICMR
There is some evidence which shows that children who were earlier thought to be protected against coronavirus infection can be "spreaders, rather than super-spreaders", ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus Super-Spreaders Drove Explosive Outbreak In India, Says Study
Coronavirus super-spreaders were behind the explosion of Covid-19 in India, the country with the most cases after the U.S., researchers said.
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Weekend Lockdown Helpful In Clamping COVID-19 Spread: Uttarakhand Chief Minister
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday justified the weekend lockdown in four districts of the State, pointing out that it will help to clamp down on Covid-19 transmissions, especially super-spreaders of the virus.
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Don't Turn Bihar Election Into "Super-Spreader Event": Opposition Parties
The opposition parties in Bihar have written a joint letter to the Election Commission asking to ensure an "equal opportunity" in the state election due in October-November. The opposition parties said the Election Commission should ensure the twin goals are met - safety of voters from COVID-19, and free and fair election.
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Kerala Deploys Commandos At Village With COVID-19 "Super-Spreaders"
A coastal village in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram has been cordoned off and around 25 commandos have been positioned in that area as testing has shown a spread and spike of COVID-19 cases locally. This, health experts say, is possibly a first evolving cluster in the state, with more than one "super spreaders" identified.
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2,600 Cases And Counting: Chennai Vegetable Market A Virus Super-Spreader
Around 2,600 people with links to Koyambedu, a wholesale vegetable market in Chennai that has been declared a coronavirus hotspot, have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus so far, a senior Tamil Nadu government bureaucrat told NDTV
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Gangasagar Mela In Bengal Will Be A 'Super-Spreader', Fear Health Experts
Health experts warned once again that allowing the Gangasagar Mela, a religious gathering in Sagar islands, at a time the country is in the throes of a third Covid-19 wave, could turn out to be a 'super-spreader' incident.
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Karnataka Medical College Party Turns Super-Spreader As Cases Rise To 182
A medical college in Karnataka's Dharwad has become a COVID-19 cluster after the number of students and staff infected with coronavirus went up to 182 today from 66 a day before, officials said.
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More Than 11,000 Covid "Super-Spreaders" Vaccinated In Gujarat's Ahmedabad
More than 11,000 people categorised as "super-spreaders" have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city till now in a special drive started recently for their inoculation, local civic body said today.
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Covid Rules Tossed Aside At UP Cleric's Funeral, Thousands Attend
The funeral of a Muslim cleric in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, attended by tens of thousands on Sunday, has raised fears of a super-spreader as the state battles a Covid spiral.
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Delhi Lt Governor Directs Officials To Implement Covid Lockdown Strictly
In view of a rapid surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal Tuesday directed district magistrates and senior police officials to conduct intensive survey in their areas and identify potential "super-spreader" sites.
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Screening Of COVID-19 "Super-Spreaders" Begins In Ahmedabad: Civic Body
In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus in Ahmedabad, one of the cities in Gujarat where the number of infection cases is rising, the civic body today said it has decided to once again launch its drive to screen the virus "super-spreaders".
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10 More UK-Returned Persons Test Positive For COVID-19 In Delhi; Total 31
Ten more contacts of people who recently returned to Delhi from the United Kingdom, where a super-spreader strain of coronavirus has been reported, were found to be COVID positive, officials said on Monday.
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2 More UK-Returned Persons Test Positive For COVID-19 In Delhi; Total 21
Two more persons who recently returned to Delhi from the UK, where a super-spreader strain of the coronavirus has been reported, were found to be COVID positive during a door-to-door contact-tracing and testing exercise, officials said on Saturday.
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Mutant Coronavirus Strain A "Super-Spreader", Says Government
At a time when India is witnessing a decline in the active coronavirus cases, a new mutation of COVID-19 virus strain in United Kingdom has become a "super-spreader" with 70 per cent increased transmissibility rate. However, this mutated and more aggressive strain of coronavirus has not been found in India so far, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI ...
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Some Evidence Shows Children Could Be Covid Spreaders: Top Medical Body ICMR
There is some evidence which shows that children who were earlier thought to be protected against coronavirus infection can be "spreaders, rather than super-spreaders", ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus Super-Spreaders Drove Explosive Outbreak In India, Says Study
Coronavirus super-spreaders were behind the explosion of Covid-19 in India, the country with the most cases after the U.S., researchers said.
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Weekend Lockdown Helpful In Clamping COVID-19 Spread: Uttarakhand Chief Minister
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday justified the weekend lockdown in four districts of the State, pointing out that it will help to clamp down on Covid-19 transmissions, especially super-spreaders of the virus.
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Don't Turn Bihar Election Into "Super-Spreader Event": Opposition Parties
The opposition parties in Bihar have written a joint letter to the Election Commission asking to ensure an "equal opportunity" in the state election due in October-November. The opposition parties said the Election Commission should ensure the twin goals are met - safety of voters from COVID-19, and free and fair election.
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Kerala Deploys Commandos At Village With COVID-19 "Super-Spreaders"
A coastal village in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram has been cordoned off and around 25 commandos have been positioned in that area as testing has shown a spread and spike of COVID-19 cases locally. This, health experts say, is possibly a first evolving cluster in the state, with more than one "super spreaders" identified.
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2,600 Cases And Counting: Chennai Vegetable Market A Virus Super-Spreader
Around 2,600 people with links to Koyambedu, a wholesale vegetable market in Chennai that has been declared a coronavirus hotspot, have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus so far, a senior Tamil Nadu government bureaucrat told NDTV
