by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 5, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that Omicron’s sub-variant which is circulating in the country has not led to an increase in hospitalisations and there is no need to worry. New Delhi: A total...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 10, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Passengers should be advised to wear masks in high-risk settings such as long-haul flights, said the WHO’s senior emergency officer for Europe, Catherine Smallwood, adding: “this should be a recommendation issued to passengers arriving from anywhere where...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 5, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
“The China CDC analysis showed a predominance of Omicron lineages BA.5.2 and BF.7 among locally acquired infections. BA.5.2 and BF.7 together accounted for 97.5 per cent of all local infections per genomic sequencing.” Geneva: The World Health Organization on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 29, 2022 | Facts, Health, Pandemic
Patients with Delta and original Omicron variants were also more likely to need hospitalisation, invasive ventilation and intensive care admissions, according to the study, which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 21, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
“Many people just think that it is just like the flu or any other respiratory infection, but more and more data is coming out on how COVID is affecting all organ systems and not just the respiratory route. It also affects the cardiovascular system and the...