Coronavirus
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New Omicron subvariant spreading in US
Los Angeles: A new Omicron subvariant is spreading in the United States, and has accounted for nearly 10 per cent of new weekly Covid-19 cases reported across the country, according to data…
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Is Hyderabad witnessing rise in COVID cases?
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is witnessing a slight rise in COVID cases. The daily count of COVID-19 cases has been increasing for the past few days in the city, along with a rise in…
- India
Mumbai logs over 300 COVID-19 cases, records 2 deaths in day after 7 months
Mumbai: Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 320 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily count since September 3, 2022, taking the overall tally to 11,59,545, while two more patients succumbed to the infection in…
- India
Covid wave looms as India’s population-level immunity wanes: WHO SE Asia Chief
New Delhi: Decreasing levels of immunity in our population may trigger new Covid waves and to tackle this, India needs a strong disease surveillance along with high vaccine coverage, WHO Regional Director,…
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India sees highest one-day rise in Covid cases since September 2022
New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 4,435 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day jump since September 2022, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs. The number of active cases…
- India
India reports 40 pc jump in new Covid cases
New Delhi: At 3,016 cases, India registered a 40 percent jump in the new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. In view of the…
- India
COVID: India sees highest single-day rise in five months
New Delhi: India recorded a single-day rise of 2,151 new coronavirus cases, the highest in five months, while the active cases increased to 11,903, according to the Union health ministry data updated…
- India
UP: 38 school girls test Covid-19 positive in Lakhimpur Kheri
Lakhimpur Kheri: Thirty-eight girl students of the Kasturba residential school in Mitauli block of Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district have tested positive for Covid-19 infection, a district health official said. Lakhimpur Kheri…
- India
UP: Lucknow reports highest Covid spike with 18 cases in a day
Lucknow: Lucknow has reported eight Covid-19 cases, the highest one-day spike this year, according to data provided by the Lucknow Chief Medical Officer. According to health officials, two cases in Aliganj, three…
- Politics
Criticism of government isn’t criticism of nation: Pawan Khera
New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday said that criticism of the government doesn’t mean criticism of the nation. “Criticising the government is not criticising the nation. The government should understand…
- World
Biden okays bill to declassify intelligence info on Covid origins
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed a bill to declassify intelligence information on the origins of the Covid pandemic, which has so far claimed more than seven million lives globally. “Today,…
- India
COVID: HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on PIL seeking release of ex-gratia to deceased cops
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s response on a plea seeking release of the ex-gratia amount to families of police officers who died while serving during…
- India
Health Ministry issues revised guidelines for COVID-19 amid rise in cases
New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued revised guidelines for Covid-19 in the wake of the surge of cases in the past week across the country. “Antibiotics should…
- India
Active COVID cases in India climb to 3,177
New Delhi: India logged 379 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases rose to 3,177, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll stands at 5,30,776 with…
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Was Fauci’s commission paper used to debunk Covid lab leak theory?
Washington: A February 2020 science paper that debunked the Covid lab leak theory was commissioned by former White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, according to the US House Select Subcommittee…
