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Covid: Experts yet to press panic button even as cases rise in India
New Delhi : Despite the presence of several Omicron sub variants and even the recombinant XE variant, the number of fresh Covid infections in India are relatively low with most states reporting less than 1,000 new cases per week. Immunity…
Psychiatric disorders may double Covid death risk: Study
Jerusalem : People with a history of serious mental illness are twice as likely to die from Covid-19 compared to others who are infected with the virus, according to an Israeli study.The peer-reviewed research, published in the journal…
New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.4 variant case
Wellington : New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.4 variant at the border amid 12,699 community Covid infections during the weekend, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.A person who has travelled from overseas to New Zealand…
India reports 3,324 new Covid cases, 40 deaths
New Delhi : India on Sunday reported 3,324 fresh Covid-19 cases, a marginal decline against the 3,688 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said.In the same period, the country also reported 40 Covid fatalities,…
Global Covid caseload tops 513.4 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 513.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.23 million and vaccinations to over 11.35 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Sunday…
Omicron BA.4, BA.5 can dodge immunity from infection, Covid vax : Study
New Delhi : Omicron sub variants BA.4 and BA.5 have the ability to avoid immunity induced by both previous Covid infection and vaccination, according to a new study not yet peer-reviewed. According to researchers from the Africa Health…
India reports 3,688 new Covid cases, 50 deaths
New Delhi : India on Saturday reported a marginal increase of 3,688 new Covid cases, against the 3,377 infections reported the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, the country reported 50 Covid fatalities,…
Global Covid caseload tops 513 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 513 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.23 million and vaccinations to over 11.35 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday…
Global Covid caseload tops 512.2 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 512.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.23 million and vaccinations to over 11.33 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday…
New CDC study finds 75% of US children infected with Covid-19 by February
Los Angeles : More than half of all Americans and about 75 per cent of children had been infected by Covid-19 by the end of February this year, according to a new study on antibodies by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…