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Covid patient dies in Rajasthan, case tally rises to 23 as 8 more test positive
Amid rising Covid-19 cases across the country, a 26-year-old man from Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur, succumbed to the virus. The patient, who had been undergoing treatment for tuberculosis and other ailments for the past two months,…
Covid cases increasing, but nothing to worry about as infections are not severe: ICMR chief
Covid-19 infections are increasing in India but there is nothing to worry about as these are not severe, Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl said on Monday. Bahl also assured that the government is…
JN.1: Is mass testing for Covid necessary in India?
New Delhi : Despite Centre's advisory amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in India, testing rate in states remain low.Experts here on Monday said that while mass testing may not be practical looking at the logistics, it may help…
India records 628 fresh Covid cases, tally crosses 4,000 mark
New Delhi : India on Monday recorded 628 fresh cases of Covid-19 cases crossing the 4,000-mark, the Union Health Ministry.The spike in Covid-19 cases came amid a rise in sub-variant JN.1 cases across the country.
According to the Ministry…
Study decodes Covid risk with proximity, duration of exposure to an infected person
London : British researchers have discovered how risk of Covid infection varies with proximity and duration of exposure to an infected person.To understand the likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 transmission after exposure, researchers from…
Individual’s immune response to Covid virus may determine vax efficacy
Tokyo : Researchers have found that individual immune responses to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, particularly in mutant strains, can influence the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines. Efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic have largely focused on…
Scientists raise concerns about popular Covid disinfectants
New York : The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the unnecessary use of antimicrobial chemicals linked to health problems, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental harm, warn more than two dozen scientists.
A critical review, published in…
Cognitive behavioural therapy can improve fatigue after Covid-19: Study
London : People with post-viral fatigue after suffering from Covid-19 can benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy, resulting in less fatigue and concentration problems, suggests a study.After a Covid infection, a substantial number of…
Brazil urges people to continue Covid-19 vaccination
Brasilia : Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has urged people to continue to get Covid-19 vaccines, though the WHO declared the Covid-19 pandemic no longer a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern".
"Despite the end…
New Omicron subvariant continues to spread rapidly in US
Los Angeles : New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 continues to spread rapidly in the US, with its prevalence increasing to 12.5 per cent this week, according to the latest data updated by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).…