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FACTBOX-How many people might die, and why, if China loosens COVID restrictions
China could see 1.3 million to 2.1 million people die if it lifts...
Covid pandemic altered teens’ brains, study finds
By comparing MRI scans from a cohort of 163 children taken before...
Set up makeshift hospitals, constitute teams to monitor patients in home isolation: Centre to states as COVID-19 cases rise
"A mechanism wherein citizens can call and get ambulance and a bed in a transparent manner needs to be operationalised. The call centres, district or state-level dashboards/portals can play an important role in organising the same," New Delhi: To tackle a possible...
Covid cannot impede India’s development: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Experts opined that the economy is expected to see a strong recovery in the coming months and even go past the pre-COVID levels unless the pandemic plays spoilsport.In the 2021 April-June quarter, the economy recorded a whopping 20.1...
. “If we end inequity, we end the pandemic in 2022″
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Director-General,World Health Organisation Highlighting that COVID-19 is not the only health threat the world's people will face next year, he said, millions of people have missed out on routine vaccination, services for family planning,...
Govt asked 8 states to increase Covid testing, strengthen hospital preparedness
India on Thursday registered 13,154 fresh Covid cases and 268 deaths in a span of 24 hours. With the addition of the new deaths, the total death toll reached 4,80,860 The Omicron infection tally has also climbed to 961 across the nation. However, out of total Omicron...
OVID-19: Maharashtra, WB and Delhi emerging as states/UTs of concern
The country has reported more than 10,000 daily new COVID-19 cases after 33 days, it said stressing that there is a need for heightened vigil in view of sharp increase in infections New Delhi: The government on Thursday said that Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu,...
WHO’s Tedros concerned about ‘tsunami of cases’ from COVID-19 variants
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,director-general,WHO "Delta and Omicrom are now twin threats driving up cases to record numbers, leading to spikes in hospitalisation and deaths," said World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA: The...
Economic momentum picking up, Omicron may derail growth: RBI
Admitting that inflation remains a concern as it is by the build-up of cost-push pressures, Das has called for stronger supply-side measures to contain food and energy prices Mumbai: Though the economy has steadily gained momentum and remained resilient since the...
Asia keeps Omicron variant at bay, but a surge may be inevitable
Omicron cases are mounting, and experts say the next few months will be critical. Those fears have been amplified by doubts about the effectiveness of the Chinese-made vaccines used in China and much of the developing world Once the pace picks up, its upsurge would be...
South Africa study suggests Omicron could displace Delta
While the authors found that neutralisation of Omicron increased 14-fold over 14 days after the enrolment, they also found that there was a 4.4-fold increase in neutralisation of the Delta variant Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could...
Govt says only Covaxin COVID-19 shot to be given to those aged 15 to 18
"This (Covaxin) is the only vaccine with emergency use listing for the age-group 15-18," the federal health ministry said on Monday An expert committee of India's drug regulator recommended emergency use authorisation for Merck's COVID-19 pill molnupiravir, and Serum...