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China’s cities battle first wave of COVID surge as wider spread looms
A sharp surge in deaths would test authorities' efforts to move...
Impossible to track exact number of COVID cases in China: Chinese health agency
China's top official in charge of the pandemic, Sun Chunlan, while...
Investors seek safe havens as Omicorn spreads in Asian markets
“Asia will be better braced to cope with omicron waves, which may prove to be more short-lived,” said Wai Ho Leong, a strategist at Modular Asset Management. “Markets that are better vaccinated and have timely social distancing curbs are also likely to recover faster...
Spread of Omicron cases may disrupt global supply chain: EEPC India
''While the order pipeline has been remarkably good, we could see some slowdown if Omicron disrupts the global supply chain. In the recent weeks, we have seen some signs of volatility and uncertainty due to the ongoing pandemic wave across the world but by putting...
India logs 2,71,202 fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate at 16.28 pc
7,743 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected so far in the country. A total of 70,24,48,838 samples were tested so far of which 16,65,404 samples were tested on yesterday New Delhi: India recorded 2,71,202 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours,...
First Indian study provides evidence of Omicron’s community transmission
The study states that around 60.9 per cent of COVID-19 infected people showed a community spread It stated that most of the Omicron cases were asymptomatic and did not require any hospitalizations Most of the Omicron variant infected patients of COVID-19 during the...
India reports over 2.68 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 402 fatalities in last 24 hours
Active cases account for 3.85 per cent of the total cases. Of the total infections reported till date, 6,041 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected so far which is an increase of 5.01 per cent since yesterday. India recorded 2,68,833 fresh COVID-19...
CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
The latest CDC guidance notes that there is a special category of “surgical N95'' masks, that are specially designed for protection against blood splashes and other operating room hazards. Those are not generally available for sale to the public, and should continue...
After six-week surge, Africa’s Omicron-driven fourth pandemic wave flattens: WHO
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voiced concern that even though more than 9.4 billion vaccine doses have now been administered globally, 90 countries did not reach the target of vaccinating 40 per cent of their populations by the end of last year, and...
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
According to the WHO Guideline Development Group, it is “strongly recommended” for patients with severe or critical disease in combination with corticosteroids. The group of international experts based their recommendation on “moderate certainty evidence” that it...
U.S. business fears never ending liability from ‘take-home’ COVID-19 lawsuits
The Dec. 21 ruling allowed a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against See's Candies Inc, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, by the family of Arturo Ek of Los Angeles who died in April 2020 at 72 from COVID-19 As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say...
ANALYSIS-India’s new COVID-19 rules aim to free up resources but carry risks
"This new strategy will affect data from rural India or certain states in a disproportionate way," said Bhramar Mukherjee, an epidemiology professor at the University of Michigan. "It will be harder to predict upcoming hotspots and epicenters," she added, which would...