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Thermal Testing To Be Done At Airports In Maharashtra: Health Minister
No patient infected with a new Omicron variant, said to be driving China's current surge of COVID-19 cases, has been detected so far in Maharashtra, but thermal screening will be conducted for air passengers arriving from countries
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New Omicron Variant Not Severe Among Indians: Centre's Research Body
Among the Indian patients the disease is mild like with other Omicron sub-lineages and no increase in severity is noted, the panel said.
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New Omicron Sub-Variant Found In Majority Of Samples: Delhi Hospital Study
A new Omicron sub-variant has been detected in the majority of samples taken from Covid patients in Delhi as part of a study at the LNJP Hospital in New Delhi.
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3 Cases Of Omicron Subvariants Detected In Mumbai
Three patients of BA.4 and one of BA.5 Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus have been found in Mumbai and all of them have already recovered from the infection, the Maharashtra health department said on Monday.
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Maharashtra Reports First Cases Of New Omicron Sub-Variants
For the first time, four patients of B.A. 4 variant and three cases of B.A. 5 variants of the Omicron sub-lineage of coronavirus have been found in Maharashtra, an official of the state health department said on Saturday.
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India's First Case Of Coronavirus Variant XE Reported From Mumbai
Out of the 230 Mumbai patients whose samples were sent for genome sequencing, 228 are positive for Omicron, one Kappa and one XE.
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Japan, Hit By Omicron, Set To Extend Covid Curbs After "Deadliest" Month
Japan prepared on Wednesday to extend infection controls in some regions amid high numbers of hospital patients hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Omicron Surge Forces South Korea to End GPS Monitoring, Some Checkups
South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end daily checkup calls to low-risk coronavirus patients as a fast-developing Omicron surge overwhelms health and government workers.
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India's Omicron Wave May Intensify In Coming Weeks, Say Experts
India's Covid infections, led by the Omicron variant, may see a sharp rise in the coming weeks, some top experts said, noting that the variant was already in community transmission and hospitals were seeing more patients despite a decline in cases
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Omicron May Not Evade All Monoclonal Antibodies, Study Suggests
The Omicron variant of coronavirus may evade several, but not all, monoclonal antibodies used clinically to prevent patients from developing severe COVID-19, according to a laboratory study.
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On Covid Antibody Therapy, Top Virologist: "Unethical, Unscientific"
Top virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang has called the prescription of monoclonal antibody therapy by the doctors in the private hospitals of the country for the treatment of Omicron variant of COVID-19 patients "unethical, immoral and unscientific".
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No Proper Guidelines From Centre On Omicron, Delta: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said there are no clear guidelines from the Centre on the treatment of patients detected with the Omicron and Delta variants, especially on the usage of Molnupiravir, an oral, direct-acting antiviral.
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South Korea To Deploy Pfizer COVID-19 Pills As Omicron Wave Looms
South Korea will begin treating coronavirus patients with Pfizer's antiviral pills on Friday, health officials said, as concern mounts over the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.
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Reduced Hospitalisation Risk For Omicron Patients: US Study
A preliminary US study of nearly 70,000 Covid positive people showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalisation and death from Omicron even after controlling for growing population immunity levels.
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46 Covid Deaths In Delhi In 5 Days, More Than Half Were Older Than 60
Of the 46 Covid patients who died in Delhi between January 5 and January 9, 34 had comorbidities such as cancer, and heart and liver diseases, according to government data. Only 11 of the 46 were vaccinated against the Coronavirus.
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Thermal Testing To Be Done At Airports In Maharashtra: Health Minister
No patient infected with a new Omicron variant, said to be driving China's current surge of COVID-19 cases, has been detected so far in Maharashtra, but thermal screening will be conducted for air passengers arriving from countries
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New Omicron Variant Not Severe Among Indians: Centre's Research Body
Among the Indian patients the disease is mild like with other Omicron sub-lineages and no increase in severity is noted, the panel said.
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New Omicron Sub-Variant Found In Majority Of Samples: Delhi Hospital Study
A new Omicron sub-variant has been detected in the majority of samples taken from Covid patients in Delhi as part of a study at the LNJP Hospital in New Delhi.
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3 Cases Of Omicron Subvariants Detected In Mumbai
Three patients of BA.4 and one of BA.5 Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus have been found in Mumbai and all of them have already recovered from the infection, the Maharashtra health department said on Monday.
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Maharashtra Reports First Cases Of New Omicron Sub-Variants
For the first time, four patients of B.A. 4 variant and three cases of B.A. 5 variants of the Omicron sub-lineage of coronavirus have been found in Maharashtra, an official of the state health department said on Saturday.
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India's First Case Of Coronavirus Variant XE Reported From Mumbai
Out of the 230 Mumbai patients whose samples were sent for genome sequencing, 228 are positive for Omicron, one Kappa and one XE.
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Japan, Hit By Omicron, Set To Extend Covid Curbs After "Deadliest" Month
Japan prepared on Wednesday to extend infection controls in some regions amid high numbers of hospital patients hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Omicron Surge Forces South Korea to End GPS Monitoring, Some Checkups
South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end daily checkup calls to low-risk coronavirus patients as a fast-developing Omicron surge overwhelms health and government workers.
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India's Omicron Wave May Intensify In Coming Weeks, Say Experts
India's Covid infections, led by the Omicron variant, may see a sharp rise in the coming weeks, some top experts said, noting that the variant was already in community transmission and hospitals were seeing more patients despite a decline in cases
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Omicron May Not Evade All Monoclonal Antibodies, Study Suggests
The Omicron variant of coronavirus may evade several, but not all, monoclonal antibodies used clinically to prevent patients from developing severe COVID-19, according to a laboratory study.
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On Covid Antibody Therapy, Top Virologist: "Unethical, Unscientific"
Top virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang has called the prescription of monoclonal antibody therapy by the doctors in the private hospitals of the country for the treatment of Omicron variant of COVID-19 patients "unethical, immoral and unscientific".
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No Proper Guidelines From Centre On Omicron, Delta: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said there are no clear guidelines from the Centre on the treatment of patients detected with the Omicron and Delta variants, especially on the usage of Molnupiravir, an oral, direct-acting antiviral.
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South Korea To Deploy Pfizer COVID-19 Pills As Omicron Wave Looms
South Korea will begin treating coronavirus patients with Pfizer's antiviral pills on Friday, health officials said, as concern mounts over the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.
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Reduced Hospitalisation Risk For Omicron Patients: US Study
A preliminary US study of nearly 70,000 Covid positive people showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalisation and death from Omicron even after controlling for growing population immunity levels.
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46 Covid Deaths In Delhi In 5 Days, More Than Half Were Older Than 60
Of the 46 Covid patients who died in Delhi between January 5 and January 9, 34 had comorbidities such as cancer, and heart and liver diseases, according to government data. Only 11 of the 46 were vaccinated against the Coronavirus.
