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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...
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...
Pandemic-hit 2021 sees top cos’ valuation rise 68 pc
From a sectoral perspective, financial services leads with 77 names in the list, followed by healthcare at 64 Mumbai Top Indian companies by valuation saw their networth rise by 68 per cent this year despite the pandemic, which has otherwise had a disastrous impact on...
Covid-19 disrupted critical mental health services in 93% countries
Worldwide, more than 13 per cent of adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by deteriorating mental health. UNICEF reported that by October 2020, critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries were disrupted or halted due to coronavirus spread....
WHO panel outlines recommendations for Covid-19 booster shots
The World Health Organization's (WHO) vaccine advisory panel recommends that people who are immunocompromised or received an inactivated vaccine should receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 shot, it said on Thursday. Many countries have been rolling out booster shots,...
Few Europeans want a return to 9-5 at office after pandemic, survey shows
"We are likely to see tech stepping in to monitor our mental health and happiness as much as our physical health, with smart devices becoming our wellbeing assistants," said Meik Wiking, chief executive of Denmark's Happiness Research Institute, which is collaborating...
Covid: Pfizer, BioNTech say third dose neutralises Omicron variant
Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla “It’s clear from these preliminary data that protection is improved with a third dose,” Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said in a statement. The initial data show a third dose could offer still offer enough...
Indian vaccine makers bank on boosters as demand crashes
Vaccination for those under the age of 18 in India has not started yet, a market most of the companies are targeting next New Delhi: Indian COVID-19 vaccine makers are lobbying the government to authorise boosters as supplies have so outstripped demand that one...
Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise, says WHO
The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological report, said more data was needed to assess the severity of disease caused by the Omicron variant and whether its mutations might reduce protection from vaccine-derived immunity "Even if the severity is equal or potentially even...
New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutations
The data, yet to be published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, shows that the companies' treatment, sotrovimab, is effective against all 37 identified mutations to date in the spike protein, GSK said in a statement London: British drugmaker GSK said on Tuesday its...
Families of 1,509 healthcare workers paid insurance claim of Rs 50L each under PMGKP: Govt
Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar Further, on account of the unprecedented situation, private hospital staff and retired or volunteer/local urban bodies/contract/daily wage/ad-hoc/outsourced staff requisitioned by states/central hospitals/autonomous...
COVID-19: Students face $17 trillion loss in lifetime earnings
“And the potential increase of ‘learning poverty’ might have a devastating impact on future productivity, earnings, and well-being for this generation of children and youth, their families, and the world’s economies.” UN:School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic...