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Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for over 90% new Covid cases in US
Los Angeles : The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for over 90 per cent of new Covid-19 cases reported in the US, according to the latest estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).…
India logs 918 fresh Covid cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hours
New Delhi : India recorded a single-day rise of 918 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours pushing the active cases to 6,350, according to the Union health ministry data on Monday. Meanwhile, the country also reported four Covid deaths -- two…
Omicron XBB.1.5 variant is highly transmissible and infectious : Lancet
Tokyo : The XBB.1.5 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has high transmissibility and infectivity, according to a study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases.Researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan found that the relative…
Covid-19 can cause ‘face blindness’: Study
New York : Covid-19 can cause difficulty recognising faces and navigational problems, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Cortex, is the first to report "prosopagnosia," also known as face blindness, following…
India reports 524 Covid cases, highest in 113 days
New Delhi : A day after Health Ministry wrote to states and UTs asking them to remain vigilant and to focus on fivefold strategy to curb the infection, India on Sunday reported 524 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, the highest in 113 days.…
Long Covid much less likely after Omicron infection : Study
London : The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is much less likely to lead to long Covid than the variant circulating at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows. The study found that healthcare workers infected with the original…
Covid can raise risk of liver problems, acid reflux, ulcers : Study
New York : People who have had Covid-19 are at increased risk of developing gastrointestinal (GI) disorders such as liver problems, acute pancreatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux, and ulcers, within a year after infection…
Covid virus can have lasting effects on nearly every organ for years: CDC
New York : Emerging evidence suggests that Covid virus can have lasting effects on nearly every organ and organ system of the body weeks, months and potentially years after infection, an updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Covid rebound common, even in patients untreated with Paxlovid : Study
New York : "Covid rebound," in which evidence of the illness disappears and then returns days or weeks later, is surprisingly common, even among patients who did not take the antiviral Paxlovid, finds a study.
Pfizer's antiviral drug…
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for nearly 90% new Covid cases in US
Washington : The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for nearly 90 per cent of all Covid-19 cases reported in the US, according to the latest estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The…