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BA.2 variant found in Bengaluru, experts warn of fourth wave
Bengaluru : Karnataka Health Department has stepped up measures to tackle the emerging situation in the state in the backdrop of detection of two cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.2, which is more transmissible than the original strain, in…
Covid knocks again: Proactive individual approach might knock it out
It was April 2021 when I was also found to be infected with Covid, after a first dose of vaccine. My oxygen levels were fluctuating and fever was now coming down. It was a panic situation for me as well as my family. I dont know for how…
New Zealand reports 1st case of Omicron XE variant
Wellington : New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron XE variant at the border, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday.A person who travelled from overseas to New Zealand has been confirmed as having the XE variant,…
How our immune system is linked with long Covid
New York : US researchers have found that an abnormally suppressed immune system may be to blame for long Covid-19 and not a persistently hyperactive one previously thought.In a subset of persons who recover from the initial Covid illness,…
India reports 2,527 new Covid cases, 33 deaths
New Delhi : In the last 24 hours, India reported 2,527 new Covid-19 cases, a marginal increase against the 2,451 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.Also in the same period, an additional 33…
Global Covid caseload tops 508.6 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 508.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.21 million and vaccinations to over 11.22 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Saturday…
Covid-19 was third leading death cause in US in 2021
Los Angeles : Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, following heart disease and cancer, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The report released on…
Global Covid caseload tops 509.1 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 509.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.21 million and vaccinations to over 11.23 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Sunday…
India records 2,593 new Covid cases, 44 deaths
New Delhi : In the last 24 hours, India reported 2,593 new Covid-19 cases, which is a marginal increase over the 2,527 infections registered the previous day, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Sunday.Also in the same…
Only 1 in 4 hospitalised Covid patients feel fully recovered after a year: Study
London : One year after having Covid-19, only around one in four patients, who were hospitalised, felt fully well again, says a new study.The study, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, found that being female versus being male (32…