The Union Health Ministry on Saturday directed six high Covid-19 cases reporting states to take necessary steps to control the spread of the infection, and also reduce fatalities, officials said.The states — Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and Mizoram — have been told to take the required steps according to the strategy…Continue Reading
ReutersJOHANNESBURG: South African experts have expressed concern about the rising number of Covid-19 infections among young children, even as the country recorded a further 16,055 infections and 25 deaths overnight on Friday. “We have always seen children not being heavily affected by the Covid epidemic in the past (and) not having many admissions (to hospitals).…Continue Reading
Amid concerns of vaccine escape by the new super mutant Omicron variant of the coronavirus, WHO’s Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday said that existing vaccines will likely prevent disease and death.According to the scientists, it is “highly likely” that Omicron can escape immunity caused by previous infection or vaccination because of the presence…Continue Reading
In a bid to improve the vaccination rate, the chief minister (CM) of India’s south Kerala state announced that those who are not following COVID-19 prevention measures, like vaccination, will not be provided free treatment. CM Pinarayi Vijayan also said that teachers and staff of educational institutions who have not taken both doses of the…Continue Reading
Before he died of COVID-19 in September, Nick Bledsoe was not shy about publicly sharing his opposition to masks and vaccines on Facebook. In April, Bledsoe, an auto mechanic from Opelika, Alabama, added a frame declaring “I don’t care if you’ve had your vaccine” to his profile photo and urged his father not to get…Continue Reading
सक्रिय मामलों की संख्या 1,03,859 है.नई दिल्ली : भारत में पिछले 24 घंटे में कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण के 8,309 नए मामले दर्ज किए गए हैं. वहीं, इस दौरान 9,905 लोगों ने कोरोना वायरस को मात दी है. अभी तक कोरोना वायरस से कुल 3,40,08,183 लोग ठीक हो चुके हैं. भारत में अभी रिकवरी रेट 98.34%…Continue Reading
However, the agency reiterated that preliminary evidence suggests there may be a higher risk of reinfection from the variant. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that it is not yet clear if the new Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible compared to other SARS-CoV-2 variants or if it causes more severe disease.”Preliminary data…Continue Reading
Saturday, Nov 27, 2021 | Last Update : 08:44 PM IST DECCAN CHRONICLE.Published Nov 27, 2021, 3:34 pm ISTUpdated Nov 27, 2021, 3:55 pm IST All physical classes have been suspended in the campus and online classes will resume from November 29 Mahindra University shut after 30 test Covid positive. (Photo: AFP) The Hyderabad campus…Continue Reading
Despite the significant decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has sent a notice to several states like Nagaland, Sikkim, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Ladakh for reducing the number of daily tests conducted. He said in the letter, “In…Continue Reading
A passenger wears a face mask in a bus amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kazan, Russia. (Image: Reuters)With Europe once again the epicentre of the global pandemic that first prompted lockdowns in March 2020, new restrictions and vaccine mandates are expected to spread nearly two years after the first Covid case…Continue Reading