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New Bat Coronavirus Could Infect Humans Through Same Route As Covid-19: Report
A Chinese team of virologists have found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19, a media report said.
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Forgotten But Not Gone: Covid Keeps Killing, Five Years On
Around 777 million Covid cases and more than seven million deaths have been officially recorded since the first infections emerged in December 2019, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Global HMPV Tracker: Tamil Nadu Detects 2 Cases, India's Tally Rises To 5
The governments in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi have issued guidelines - similar to those followed during Covid-19 - to ensure preparedness for potential health challenges related to HMPV.
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HMPV Outbreak In China: Symptoms, Spread And What You Should Know
China is witnessing a surge in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases, sparking concerns of another health crisis after COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 2 Lakh Painted Hearts: A Memory Of Lives Lost To COVID-19 In London
UK families of some 240,000 people who died from COVID-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.
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Opinion | Is India Really At Risk Of A Monkeypox Outbreak?
The WHO, on August 14, declared the current upsurge of Mpox or Monkeypox in Central Africa as a global emergency requiring urgent action. Though India has not reported any cases yet, the Central government is keeping a close eye on the situation.
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Covid-19 Cases Rising Again: WHO Issues Urgent Alert On Potentially Severe Variants
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that Covid-19 is making a comeback, with positive test rates increasing across 84 countries and the potential for more severe variants emerging.
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Joe Biden's Covid Case Delivers Latest Blow to Hard-Luck Campaign
President Joe Biden's hopes of counter-programming the Republican National Convention were dashed Wednesday after he learned he had contracted COVID-19, forcing him to cancel an appearance before a key Latino advocacy group.
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22 Arrested With Villas, Cars, Gold Worth $652 Million In EU Covid Fund Fraud
Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested 22 people and seized assets from villas to Rolexes worth over 600 million euros ($652 million) as part of an investigation into alleged fraud tied to European Union and Italian funding schemes.
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"Deeply Sorry": Rishi Sunak Apologises To UK Families Hit By Covid
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognise testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time.
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Covid Led To Rise In Premature Births, Vaccines Helped Lower Them: Study
COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic levels, researchers have found analysing birth records in California, US.
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China On Alert Over Likely Covid Relapse Ahead Of Winter: Report
Chinese experts have sounded an alert about the relapse of COVID-19 infections during the current winter season and asked elderly and vulnerable populations to get vaccinated.
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WhatsApp Messages Shown At Covid Inquiry Accuse Boris Johnson Of Creating Chaos
The messages and notes from officials' diary suggested the former UK prime minister was held in low regard by his advisors.
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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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Highly-Mutated COVID-19 Variant Found In 2 More Nations, Numbers Still Low
A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the U.K., according to a leading World Health Organization official.
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New Bat Coronavirus Could Infect Humans Through Same Route As Covid-19: Report
A Chinese team of virologists have found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19, a media report said.
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Forgotten But Not Gone: Covid Keeps Killing, Five Years On
Around 777 million Covid cases and more than seven million deaths have been officially recorded since the first infections emerged in December 2019, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Global HMPV Tracker: Tamil Nadu Detects 2 Cases, India's Tally Rises To 5
The governments in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi have issued guidelines - similar to those followed during Covid-19 - to ensure preparedness for potential health challenges related to HMPV.
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HMPV Outbreak In China: Symptoms, Spread And What You Should Know
China is witnessing a surge in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases, sparking concerns of another health crisis after COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 2 Lakh Painted Hearts: A Memory Of Lives Lost To COVID-19 In London
UK families of some 240,000 people who died from COVID-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.
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Opinion | Is India Really At Risk Of A Monkeypox Outbreak?
The WHO, on August 14, declared the current upsurge of Mpox or Monkeypox in Central Africa as a global emergency requiring urgent action. Though India has not reported any cases yet, the Central government is keeping a close eye on the situation.
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Covid-19 Cases Rising Again: WHO Issues Urgent Alert On Potentially Severe Variants
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that Covid-19 is making a comeback, with positive test rates increasing across 84 countries and the potential for more severe variants emerging.
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Joe Biden's Covid Case Delivers Latest Blow to Hard-Luck Campaign
President Joe Biden's hopes of counter-programming the Republican National Convention were dashed Wednesday after he learned he had contracted COVID-19, forcing him to cancel an appearance before a key Latino advocacy group.
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22 Arrested With Villas, Cars, Gold Worth $652 Million In EU Covid Fund Fraud
Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested 22 people and seized assets from villas to Rolexes worth over 600 million euros ($652 million) as part of an investigation into alleged fraud tied to European Union and Italian funding schemes.
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"Deeply Sorry": Rishi Sunak Apologises To UK Families Hit By Covid
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognise testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time.
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Covid Led To Rise In Premature Births, Vaccines Helped Lower Them: Study
COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic levels, researchers have found analysing birth records in California, US.
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China On Alert Over Likely Covid Relapse Ahead Of Winter: Report
Chinese experts have sounded an alert about the relapse of COVID-19 infections during the current winter season and asked elderly and vulnerable populations to get vaccinated.
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WhatsApp Messages Shown At Covid Inquiry Accuse Boris Johnson Of Creating Chaos
The messages and notes from officials' diary suggested the former UK prime minister was held in low regard by his advisors.
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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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Highly-Mutated COVID-19 Variant Found In 2 More Nations, Numbers Still Low
A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the U.K., according to a leading World Health Organization official.
