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WHO calls for raising surveillance amid global rise in Covid cases
New Delhi: Amid the fresh global rise in Covid-19 cases, majorly due to the JN.1 Covid sub-variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for raising surveillance to tackle the infectious disease.…
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Antibiotics now ineffective for common childhood infections: Lancet
Sydney: High rates of antibiotic resistance have rendered the drugs used to treat common infections in children and babies, ineffective, according to an alarming study published in Lancet South East Asia on…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad student battling for life in US
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad student, Mohammed Amer, who arrived in the United States on August 31, 2023, on a student visa, is battling for his life in a hospital. Speaking to Siasat.com, his…
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African cheetahs developing thick coats for winter reason for infections in India: Experts
New Delhi: The natural process of cheetahs developing thick coats of fur in anticipation of African winter appears to be proving fatal in India’s wet and hot conditions, international experts involved in…
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New breakthrough drug may help treat long Covid, cut reinfection risk
Sydney: Australian researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a new drug that could help long Covid symptoms including fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, affecting between 10 per cent and 20 per…
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Water parks, swimming pools a threat to ear infections, say Doctors
Lucknow: Doctors have warned about the increasing number of ear infections, particularly among children, caused by frequent visits to water parks. Ear infections, also known as otitis externa or swimmer’s ear, occur…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad hospitals see rush of patients as viral fever grips city
Hyderabad: Many hospitals in Hyderabad are seeing a rise in number of outpatients due to a spurt in seasonal infections and viral fever. The patients are reporting fever, sore throat, cough, cold,…
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Fears of deadly infection surge as China abandons zero-Covid policy
London: In the face of the most widespread national protests since the bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square demonstrators in 1989, the Chinese government has abruptly abandoned its flagship zero-Covid policy, according to…
- Delhi
Dengue infection tally rises to over 2,400 in Delhi
New Delhi: Nearly 300 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in the first four days of November, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to more than…
- India
Omicron BF.7 threat: Experts urge people to follow Covid protocol
Bengaluru: In the wake of detection of BF.7 Omicron sub-variant in different parts of India, experts have called for diligent following of Covid-19 protocols in Karnataka, said Navodaya Gilla, Consultant — Internal…
- Delhi
Delhi records over 900 dengue cases in October, tally mounts to 1,876
New Delhi: More than 900 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in October, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to 1,876 so far this year, according…
- India
Karnataka:12-yr-old develops monkey pox symptoms
Mysore: The Karnataka Health department is concerned following a 12-year-old girl developing symptoms similar to monkey pox in Mysore district of Karnataka. The health officers in the district were also on high…
- India
Gurugram: 93 cattle die of Lumpy Skin Disease, 890 infections found
Gurugram: As many as 93 cattle have died after being infected by the lumpy virus in Gurugram, while 890 cases of the infectious disease have been found among cattle in Gurugram, Sohna…
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WHO warns of future waves of Covid-19 infection
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that future coronavirus waves are expected and that governments across the world need to remain vigilant and ready to respond to any threat that…
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COVID-19 infection risk in Germany remains high despite falling cases
Berlin: The number of daily COVID-19 infections in Germany continues to fall, but the infection risk remains high, the country’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said. This week, 46,724 new…
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