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One in eight older adults developed depression for the first time : Study
According to the study, individuals who experienced various...
Outdated Covid travel advisories, conflicting norms causing inconvenience to people
While majority of states and union territories have relaxed Covid...
Booster dose ‘every 6 months for many years’ will be new norm: Expert
"I think booster shots, just like your annual influenza shot (are) something we just need to accept, it's (Covid-19) not going to be with us for many weeks and months, it's going to be with us for many years," Trent Twomey, National President of the Pharmacy Guild...
India will see Omicron surge but cases will be mild, vaccines will help: Angelique Coetzee
Dr Angelique Coetzee In the case of a vaccinated person or one who has had a history of being infected by COVID-19, it will spread to fewer people, she said, adding that unvaccinated people will potentially spread the virus 100 per cent ''Existing vaccines would...
Omicron patients likely need up to 70% less hospital care, says report
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said its early findings are "encouraging" but the variant could still lead to large numbers of people in hospital, reports the BBC People getting infected with Omicron are 50 per cent to 70 per cent less likely to need hospital...
Modi tells states to beef up health facilities as Omicron cases rise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi While more than half of India's adult population is fully vaccinated, hundreds of millions are still at risk. Doctors warn that if an Omicron-fuelled third wave of infections hits the country, medical facilities could be over-run very...
Global airline carriers scrap more than 2,000 flights – FlightAware
FlightAware said there had been 448 cancellations within, into, or out of the United States so far on Friday Global airline carriers have canceled more than 2,000 flights so far on Friday, the FlightAware website said, in an indication of how COVID-19 is affecting...
Covid-19: Pressure mounts on India to begin boosters as Omicron spreads
India's drug regulator has so far been reluctant to authorize third doses or childhood vaccinations until local trial data has been produced. Government officials have been reiterating targets to fully inoculating the country’s adult population first India’s...
Of 183 Omicron cases analysed so far, 91% were fully vaccinated: Govt
India has so far reported 358 cases of the Omicron variant, of which 183 were analysed and 121 of them were found to have foreign travel history The government said the COVID-19 case positivity rate in Kerala and Mizoram is much higher than national average and a...
Third Covid-19 wave triggered by Omicorn in India to peak in February: IIT-K researchers
The research report used the data of the first and second waves in India, and the current rise in cases triggered by Omicron in various countries, to predict a possible third wave in the country Chennai: Researchers at IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) have predicted that a third...
AstraZeneca vaccine booster works against Omicron, Oxford lab study finds
Scientists and governments are scrambling to bolster defences against Omicron with shots and therapies, as the variant threatens to become dominant globally and has prompted renewed curbs ahead of the holidays to contain infections. A three-dose course of...
COVID-19: Civil Aviation Ministry issues guidelines for domestic, international passengers visiting Delhi
All domestic passengers have been advised to download the Arogya Setu app as per the guidelines New Delhi: Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has issued fresh guidelines for domestic and international passengers travelling to Delhi in view of the rising cases of...