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22.12 / 08:47
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Covid is back: Cause for concern, but not for panic
A sub-variant of the all-too-familiar Omicron, dubbed JN.1, is the villain this time around. India has experience combating mass covid infections, unlike when the pandemic hit us in 2020. Hospitals are better equipped with oxygen, ventilators and medical staff who know what to do in the face of a covid surge.
22.12 / 05:09
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JN.1 Covid variant: Delhi, Kerala, and other states review coronavirus situation; doctors say 'mask up' | Top 10 updates
Here are top 10 updates on JN.1 Covid variant in India, 1) The Delhi health department has ordered authorities to send an "adequate" number of Covid samples for RT-PCR test amid an uptick in coronavirus cases, said officials as quoted by PTI. 2) India on Thursday recorded 594 fresh COVID-19 infections, which took the number of active cases from 2,311 the previous day, to 2,669, according to Union Health Ministry data. 3) A meeting was convened by Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj to review the preparedness of health facilities to tackle ILI/SARI (influenza-like illness/severe acute respiratory infections) on Wednesday, officials said.
22.12 / 03:40
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Noida reports first Covid case in months as man tests positive
Noida resident has tested positive for Covid, in a first case of the infection in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar after several months, officials said. The patient is a 54-year-old male who lives in Noida but works at a multinational company in Gurugram, Gautam Buddh Nagar Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Sharma said on Thursday.
22.12 / 02:49
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Covid news LIVE updates: Will Covid testing be mandatory at airports? What health ministry said
Catch all the LIVE updates on Covid and the sub-variant JN.1 hereWith JN.1 variant fueling another COVID surge in India, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former WHO chief scientist, said that the new strain should not be dismissed as a ‘common cold’ and warned saying ‘let's not take things lightly’ this time. Read more hereCovid news LIVE updates: A Noida resident has tested positive for Covid, in a first case of the infection in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar after several months, officials said on Thursday.The patient is a 54-year-old male who lives in Noida but works at a multinational company in Gurugram, Gautam Buddh Nagar Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Sharma said."His test sample has been sent to Delhi for genome sequencing.
22.12 / 02:40
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COVID JN.1 variant: ‘Let's not take the virus lightly as…,’ ex-WHO official Soumya Swaminathan warns as cases surge
Covid. "And I think we have enough data now from around the world to know that people who have suffered from Covid and, particularly those who have repeat infections, are more likely to get, for example, heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, dementia, depression, mental health problems, prolonged fatigue and muscle pain... inability to go back to their usual state of functioning," she told the news channel Dr Swaminathan added, as quoted by NDTV, "So I would say let's not take it lightly.
22.12 / 02:20
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No more functioning hospitals in Northern Gaza: WHO Director-General
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Northern Gaza has no more functioning hospitals, The New York Times reported. The WHO Director-General described scenes of horror witnessed by aid workers in the ruins of two partially destroyed medical facilities.
22.12 / 02:20
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Singapore reported 965 Covid-19 cases in past week
Singapore jumped to 965 in the past week, up from 763 the previous week. The number of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) went up from 23 to 32 in the same period. These are the highest numbers of new weekly hospitalisation and ICU admission for COVID-19 patients in 2023, TODAY newspaper reported on Thursday.
21.12 / 17:37
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JN.1 Covid variant: After Karnataka, Chandigarh urges people to wear masks
Hindustan reported on Thursday. The administration made it mandatory for attendants, doctors and other hospital staff to wear masks in hospitals. It also advised people to avoid crowded areas as much as possible.
21.12 / 17:24
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What is ‘Mouse Fever’ spreading among Russian soldiers? All you need to know
mouse fever’ which includes symptoms such as bleeding eyes and vomiting. According to the HUR or the Main Intelligence Directorate in the country, the disease has spread across Kupyansk among the Russian troops present there. At the time of the outbreak, the troops were facing shortages of winter supplies.
21.12 / 17:12
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Victorian disease that killed millions makes a comeback. Know about its symptoms, treatment, revival in UK
UK with United Kingdom Health Service Agency reporting 4,813 cases this year. As the rate of tuberculosis or TB had been falling year-on-year since 2011, health experts had high hopes the illness could be eradicated in Britain. But their hopes were dashed when the year 2023 witnessed a rise of 7%, compared to the same period in 2022 when 4,480 cases were reported.
21.12 / 15:56
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Study reveals first case of vocal cord paralysis in teen following Covid infection
pediatric case of vocal cord paralysis following COVID-19 infection in a new study. The physician-researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear hospital in the US have concluded that the paralysis was likely a downstream effect of the viral infection, and that it may be another addition to the «well-established» nervous system-related or neuropathic complications observed in children and adults.
21.12 / 15:35
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COVID spike: Delhi govt to send Covid samples for RT-PCR test
Covid samples for RT-PCR test amid an uptick in coronavirus cases, officials said on Thursday. The department has also ordered them to conduct the genome sequencing of Covid-positive RT-PCR samples, they said.
21.12 / 05:32
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COVID-19 Update: India records 358 fresh cases, Kerala dominates with 300 infections
COVID-19 and six fatalities, as reported by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. Notably, Kerala alone accounted for 300 new active cases of COVID-19 and reported three deaths. The ministry further informed that the total number of active COVID cases in the country is currently at 2,669, with the total number of fatalities reported since the arrival of the pandemic in India at 5,33,327.
21.12 / 04:41
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Covid-19 cases rise in India: Existing vaccines protect against JN.1 sub-variant? What expert says
JN.1 is a descendant of the "pirola" variant BA 2.86, which by itself is an Omicron subvariant. JN.1 has an additional mutation receptor binding domain (L455S) compared to BA 2.86. JN.1 has extensive resistance across receptor binding domain classes 1, 2, and 3 and shows higher immune evasion as compared with BA 2.86 and other resistant strains.
21.12 / 04:37
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Covid-19 latest update: From gastrointestinal to respiratory; here are 10 JN.1 symptoms to watch out for
PTI that 19 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been traced in Goa while one each in Kerala and Maharashtra. Amid an uptick in Covid-19 cases across the globe, the World Health Organisation has decided to classify the JN.1 Covid variant as the “variant of interest." However, the world heath body added that the variant does not pose much threat to public health. JN.1 (BA.2.86.1.1) variant is a descendant of the BA.2.86 lineage (Pirola) of coronavirus.
20.12 / 20:04
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At 614, single-day Covid case count is at a 7-month high
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog), the network of laboratories set up to monitor genomic variations of the coronavirus, has so far found 21 cases of infection with the JN.1 subvariant, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared as a «variant of interest». Twenty of the cases with the JN.1 strain were found in Goa and one in Kerala, where it was detected first in the country on December 8.
20.12 / 18:58
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Covid is spiking again. Just how serious is it now?
NEW DELHI : A new strain of covid-19 has emerged in the country, raising concerns. The first recorded instance of this virus, known as JN.1, was found in Kerala on 8 December in a 78-year-old woman. More cases have been detected since.
20.12 / 16:30
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Medieval STI has returned: Changed symptoms, new strain and what else we know about it
medieval sexually transmitted infection has returned. It can trigger brain damage and hair loss. It has emerged in a shocking outbreak afflicting individuals' eyes. An outbreak has spread via five women's eyes who slept with the same man.
20.12 / 13:54
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JN.1 Covid variant: Experts allay fears, cite low public health risk
precautionary measures. The announcement about the increasing numbers of the new sub-variant, detected in three states, came with the Union Health Ministry reporting 614 new Covid infections, marking the highest daily count since May 21. As panic spread and Covid came under the spotlight again, experts stepped in to say there is no need to panic — available treatments are effective, the infection is mild and all viruses mutate.
20.12 / 09:04
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COVID-19: Mumbai dominates 8 out of 11 cases in Maharashtra; Doctors emphasize urgency in ‘virus surveillance’
JN.1 COVID strain: Kerala sees spike in cases, WHO reassures efficacy of current vaccines. 10 things to know As of 8 am on Wednesday, the total nationwide Covid cases reached 341, with Kerala contributing 292 cases. Delhi and Gujarat reported 3 cases each, Karnataka recorded 9 cases, Telangana and Puducherry reported 4 cases each, and Tamil Nadu documented 13 cases.
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