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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sub variant of COVID-19 was found in 19 samples that were tested over a period of time, but these are old cases and are no longer active, a top health official said on Thursday.
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XBB1.16: 5 Facts On New Covid Variant Delhi Chief Minister Warned About
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said XBB1.16 is the prevalent variant of COVID-19 found in samples being tested in the national capital. He was speaking about the Covid situation in Delhi and said there is nothing to worry.
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Mandatory Covid Tests For All International Passengers If Necessary: Centre
In the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases in many countries, India has started 2 per cent random sampling of international travellers coming to the country and may consider making it mandatory for all if necessary,
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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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Omicron Found In 94% Of Positive Samples: Kerala Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that most of the positive COVID-19 samples, sent for the genome sequencing, are being tested positive for the Omicron variant of the virus while there are fewer Delta variant samples.
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Using Blood Tests, Machine Learning Model Predicts Covid Survival Chances: Study
In a new study, a single blood sample from critically ill COVID-19 patients was used for analysis by a machine learning model which uses blood plasma proteins to predict survival.
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66 On Board Cruise Ship Docked In Goa Test Positive, 2,000 Were Tested
Sixty-six passengers in a cruise ship that sailed from Mumbai to Goa have tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said some 2,000 samples were tested on board the cruise ship, Cordelia.
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Omicron In 81% Of Delhi Samples Tested, 4,000 Fresh Cases Today: Minister
Eighty-one per cent of all COVID-19 samples tested in Delhi are of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the national capital's Health Minister said today.
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Sourav Ganguly Tests Positive, Sample Sent To Check For Omicron
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to a Kolkata hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
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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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All COVID-19 Positive Samples To Be Sent For Genome Sequencing: Arvind Kejriwal
Amid the Omicron scare and the growing number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said all samples that test positive for the infection will now be sent for genome sequencing.
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Kerala vs Covid: At This Lab, Omicron Is Big New Focus
After confirming the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Kerala is running the genome sequencing tests on 30 more samples at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Bangladesh Returnee Tests Covid +ve In Bengal, Sample Sent For Genome Sequencing
A Bangladesh returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 in West Bengal, following which his sample was sent for genome sequencing to ascertain whether he contracted the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, an official said on Saturday.
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German National Tests Covid +ve In Madhya Pradesh, Sample Sent For Genome Sequencing
Amid the concern over Omicron COVID-19 variant, a 28-year-old German national has tested positive for coronavirus at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and his sample has been sent for genome sequencing, an official 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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XBB1.16: 5 Facts On New Covid Variant Delhi Chief Minister Warned About
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said XBB1.16 is the prevalent variant of COVID-19 found in samples being tested in the national capital. He was speaking about the Covid situation in Delhi and said there is nothing to worry.
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Mandatory Covid Tests For All International Passengers If Necessary: Centre
In the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases in many countries, India has started 2 per cent random sampling of international travellers coming to the country and may consider making it mandatory for all if necessary,
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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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Omicron Found In 94% Of Positive Samples: Kerala Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that most of the positive COVID-19 samples, sent for the genome sequencing, are being tested positive for the Omicron variant of the virus while there are fewer Delta variant samples.
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Using Blood Tests, Machine Learning Model Predicts Covid Survival Chances: Study
In a new study, a single blood sample from critically ill COVID-19 patients was used for analysis by a machine learning model which uses blood plasma proteins to predict survival.
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66 On Board Cruise Ship Docked In Goa Test Positive, 2,000 Were Tested
Sixty-six passengers in a cruise ship that sailed from Mumbai to Goa have tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said some 2,000 samples were tested on board the cruise ship, Cordelia.
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Omicron In 81% Of Delhi Samples Tested, 4,000 Fresh Cases Today: Minister
Eighty-one per cent of all COVID-19 samples tested in Delhi are of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the national capital's Health Minister said today.
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Sourav Ganguly Tests Positive, Sample Sent To Check For Omicron
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to a Kolkata hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
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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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All COVID-19 Positive Samples To Be Sent For Genome Sequencing: Arvind Kejriwal
Amid the Omicron scare and the growing number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said all samples that test positive for the infection will now be sent for genome sequencing.
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Kerala vs Covid: At This Lab, Omicron Is Big New Focus
After confirming the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Kerala is running the genome sequencing tests on 30 more samples at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Bangladesh Returnee Tests Covid +ve In Bengal, Sample Sent For Genome Sequencing
A Bangladesh returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 in West Bengal, following which his sample was sent for genome sequencing to ascertain whether he contracted the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, an official said on Saturday.
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German National Tests Covid +ve In Madhya Pradesh, Sample Sent For Genome Sequencing
Amid the concern over Omicron COVID-19 variant, a 28-year-old German national has tested positive for coronavirus at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and his sample has been sent for genome sequencing, an official said on Tuesday.
