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Covid kills one person every four minutes as vaccination rates fall
A key question is how to handle a virus that’s become less...
WHO launches global network to help protect people from infectious disease threats
The International Pathogen Surveillance Network(IPSN), with a...
Global COVID cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace -report
The increase in cases is not expected to cause a surge in deaths, the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) said Daily global COVID-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18.7 million by February from the current...
WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that last week just over 9,400 deaths linked to the coronavirus were reported to the WHO. In February of this year, he said, weekly deaths had topped 75,000 globally The World Health Organisation chief on Wednesday said...
Apple warns of hit to iPhone shipments from China COVID disruption
"But this is part of a much deeper story - the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Chinese economy… These headlines are part of the ongoing saga as to whether there is any truth to the consistent rumours that authorities are discussing whether some of the...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Ascot resumes cargo cover for Black Sea grain shipments
“In response to today’s news, the Ascot-led ‘AsOne’ facility is quoting again, effective immediately, and we have already issued quotes this morning,” Chris McGill told Reuters by email Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot is once again quoting on its cargo insurance...
Mild disease, no severity among Indian patients: INSACOG on Omicron’s XBB variant
"The community need not panic and adherence to coronavirus appropriate behaviour is recommended in the light of ongoing festivities," Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said. Among the Indian patients the disease is mild like with other Omicron...
China locks down area around world’s largest iPhone factory after Covid spike
Foxconn’s Zhengzhou facility is responsible for 80% of capacity for the iPhone 14 series, with more than 85% of iPhone 14 Pro capacity based there, according to Counterpoint senior analyst Ivan Lam. Any disruption there threatens to snarl Apple’s finely orchestrated...
Omicron BA.2 less severe than its original and Delta variants : Study
Patients with Delta and original Omicron variants were also more likely to need hospitalisation, invasive ventilation and intensive care admissions, according to the study, which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open...
Omicron Covid variant may have originated in animals, finds study
"Animal to human transmission of coronaviruses will likely continue to threaten global health. It has been suggested that all coronaviruses circulating in humans came from animals," said Li. Washington: The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have been...
Maharashtra: 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron detected in 15 days
It said 15 out of these 20 cases (18 of XBB and one each of BQ.1 and BA.2.3.20) were vaccinated against COVID-19 while information on the rest five cases is to be received New Delhi:At least 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron have been reported in Maharashtra in...
Maharasthra Covid cases up; new Omicron subvariants BQ.1, XBB reported from state
On October 17, India detected its first case of Omicron's BQ.1 subvariant in a sample of a patient from Pune. The BQ.1 is a descendant of BA.5, which is behind the 60 per cent Covid cases in the United States (US), as per reports Mumbai: A meeting between Union Health...