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New Covid-19 variant BQ.1 behind 1 in every 10 cases in US: CDC
Experts have cited the "sizable number of unique mutations" in...
SC asks Rajasthan to pay compensation to children orphaned by Covid within 2 wks
"In so far as pending applications for compensation to orphans are...
New York City expands COVID vaccine mandates for children, private sector
New York: New York City expanded its array of COVID-19 mandates on Monday, setting vaccine requirements for children as young as 5 years old and for workers at all private-sector companies as the highly transmissible Omicron variant pushes into more U.S. states. The...
PSBs restructure over Rs 58,500 cr loan advanced to 9.8 lakh MSME accounts amid pandemic: Govt
While, as many as 8.5 lakh accounts of individual borrowers of over Rs 60,000 crore have also been restructured New Delhi:Public sector banks (PSBs) effected restructuring of 9.8 lakh accounts of micro, small and medium enterprises, due to the impact of Covid-19...
Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid, says Oxford vaccine creator
While the Covid-19 crisis is not over yet with the new super mutant Omicron spreading to 38 countries, the next pandemic could be even more lethal, said the creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine Professor Sarah Gilbert. Delivering the 44th Richard Dimbleby...
Omicron: Parliamentary panel recommends evaluation of vaccines, more research for booster dose
In view of loss of life during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee noted that the measures taken by the health ministry to contain or prevent the spread of SARS-COV-2 proved to be squarely inadequate and suggested that the focus should be on...
Omicron! Why it’s too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant
Currently fewer than 200 genetic sequences of Omicron have been compiled compared with more than 2.8 million Delta sequences. Delta remains the most dominant variant. So we should continue to use vaccines and therapies we know work against Delta. By Adam Taylor, Early...
Only 22 persons got Covid treatment under Ayushman Bharat in Bihar
According to official data, 8.29 lakh persons underwent treatment using the Ayushman Bharat Yojana card during the first and second waves of the pandemic, but only 22 persons of Bihar availed treatment under the scheme Patna: Only 22 persons in Bihar were treated for...
BioNTech CEO says vaccine upgrade on the cards, ready to move quickly
BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin reiterated that a product relaunch could be achieved within about 100 days and said a redesign is already under way. But any confirmation of the existing shot's protection against severe disease could buy developers time...
Asia in cautious mood as Omicron spreads, U.S. CPI looms
Omicron remained a concern as the variant spread to about one-third of U.S. states, though there were reports from South Africa that cases there had mild symptoms.BofA chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett favours real assets, real estate, commodities,...
First case of Omicron detected in Delhi, more in Maharashtra
"So far, 17 COVID-19 patients and six of their contacts have been admitted to the Lok Nayak Hospital. The Omicron variant has been found in one of the 12 samples sent for genome sequencing so far, according to a preliminary report," Health Minister Satyendar Jain...
SPEED OF Omicorn mutation WORRIES SCIENTIST WHO DISCOVERED VARIANT
Velocity of the mutations also raises questions about how the variant evolved and adds to the puzzle of how transmissible the variant may be The speed at which the omicron variant appears to have accumulated its unusual pattern of mutations is a concern, according to...