Coronavirus
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China’s crematoriums fill up amid rise in COVID-19 cases: Report
Beijing: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at a meteoric pace in China, crematoriums throughout the country are getting packed and people are forced to wait for hours to get their loved…
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RT-PCR to be mandatory for passengers from China, Japan, S Korea, Hong Kong Thailand: Mandaviya
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said RT-PCR test for the detection of COVID-19 would be made mandatory for international passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and…
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Beijing COVID-19 wave ‘peaked’ but China months away from tsunami of infections
Hong Kong: With nearly 250 million now infected without 20 days, infections may have already peaked in Beijing and could do so in Shanghai soon but it will take months before the…
- India
Indian Army issues advisory on Covid
New Delhi: The Indian Army issued an advisory on Friday asking its personnel to take protective measures like using face masks, especially in closed and overcrowded spaces, and practicing social distancing. The…
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Amid Covid resurgence, China’s hospitals seem to be filling up: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that amid an ongoing resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, hospitals across the country seem to be filling up. Addressing the media here…
- Health
Vax efficacy waning as more vaccinated people now die from COVID-19
New Delhi: The Covid virus has changed and immunity from previous COVID-19 vaccination has waned, putting the health of even the double-vaccinated people at great risk. There are several factors, including waning…
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Symptoms of long Covid in children may change over time: Lancet study
London: Symptoms of long Covid experienced by children and young people may change over time, according to the largest study of its kind published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. Researchers…
- India
COVID-19 vaccines made by third parties, govt not responsible for deaths: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that third parties manufacture the vaccines in use under the COVID-19 vaccination programme and they are recognised as safe and effective, and there…
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EU regulator warns of COVID spike in winter
Brussels: The European Union’s (EU) medicines regulator urged Europe to prepare for a new wave of the Covid pandemic as “cold winter months” arrive. “Over the last weeks we have not seen…
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Australia nears peak of current Covid wave
Canberra: Australia has reported a small uptick in active Covid-19 cases as the country nears the peak of its fourth wave of infections, the Department of Health said on Driday. According to…