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Govt officials visit Foxconn’s Chennai plant, question executives about hiring
"We are collecting information, and have asked the company to...
Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic ‘unfolding in slow motion’
“It almost seems like a pandemic unfolding in slow motion,” said...
India reports 1st Omicron death; “Exponential rise” in COVID cases, R naught value higher than 2nd wave peak: Centre
Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Gujarat are emerging as the states of concern ''We are now facing an exponential rise in (the number of) COVID-19 cases and we believe that largely, it is being driven by Omicron,...
Covid: Hong Kong bans incoming flights from 8 countries, including India
Incoming flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Britain and the United States, including interchanges, would be banned from Jan.8 to Jan 21, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam told reporters on Wednesday Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on...
U.S. reports nearly 1 mln COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that evidence thus far suggests Omicron is causing less severe illness. Nevertheless, public health officials have warned that the sheer volume of Omicron cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals, some of which are already...
India’s logs new 58,097 Covid cases,the highest since June
A total of 2,135 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 24 states and UTs . Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 653 cases followed by Delhi at 464, Kerala 185, Rajasthan 174, Gujarat 154 and Tamil Nadu 121 cases New Delhi: A total of...
Asian factories take Omicron risks in stride, for now
The rising rate of global infections have raised eyebrows among policymakers, with outbreaks in China forcing some firms to suspend production and threatening to disrupt output for memory chip giants like Samsung Electronics a TOKYO: Asia's factory activity grew in...
France detects a new Covid-19 variant called ‘IHU’, 12 infected
The new variant from the lineage named B.1.640.2 is believed to have infected 12 people in the country, according to a yet-to-be peer-reviewed study supported by the French Government French researchers have detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian...
Surge in cases indicative of third Covid wave in India: Expert
Noting that in the major metro centres and the surrounding regions, the new variant of the virus is accounting for over 50 per cent of the fresh cases. The galloping increase in the number of Covid cases over the last one week is indicative of the third wave, as is...
Omicron cases are hitting record highs, but now may have a silver lining
The data, some scientists say, signal a new, less worrying chapter of the pandemic Several factors appear to have made the omicron variant less virulent, or severe, than previous waves of Covid-19. One factor is the virus’ ability to infect the lungs A string of new...
Insurers have to pay claims for treatment of Covid -19 cases with Omicron variant :IRDAI
The insurance companies have put in place effective coordination mechanism with all their network providers (hospitals) for the purpose of making available seamless cashless facility to all policyholders in case of hospitalisation if any and render speedy services to...
India reports 33,750 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, Omicron tally rises to 1,700
India reported 33,750 new COVID-19 cases and 123 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. According to the ministry, the number of Omicron infections stands at 1,700 and it has spread to 23 states. Maharashtra is the...