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- India
Why Covid infection tally goes up and down, experts project true picture
New Delhi: Amid the new scare of monkeypox, Covid cases are seeing a rise and fall on a daily basis at the national level. However, experts believe that this may not be…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: 608 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday continued to witness a rise in new COVID-19 cases with 608 fresh infections being reported, pushing the tally to 8,09,337 to date. Hyderabad district recorded the highest number…
- India
Kerala govt intensifies battle against monkeypox, holds talks with Central team
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has intensified the monkeypox preventive measures in the State in the wake of the first case confirmed in the country, State Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday…
- India
Health Ministry issues guidelines for monkeypox management
New Delhi: A day after India registered its first monkeypox case, the Union Health Ministry on Friday issued guidelines for the management of the disease. The first laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox was…
- Health
Omicron sub-variants may target lungs, evade vax and prior infection: Studies
London: The rising cases of Covid, in the UK, the US and some European countries, as well as in India, majorly driven by BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron, suggest it…
- Health
Monkeypox patients could be infectious for up to 4 weeks: Experts
New York: Health experts have reportedly said that Monkeypox patients could pass on the disease for up to four weeks after symptoms appear. Amesh Adalja, an emerging infectious diseases experts at John…
- Health
How much extra Vitamin C is essential for good health?
Wellington: The pandemic is largely responsible for advocating the idea of proper intake of Vitamin C, known as an important immune-support nutrient and vital in helping the body protect itself from severe…
- World
US: Nearly 30K children contracted COVID in the past week
Los Angeles: Nearly 30,000 child Covid-19 cases have been reported across the US in the past week, according to the latest report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the…
- World
Reinfection with different Omicron sub-types possible: Study
Copenhagen: Reinfection with different sub-types of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is possible, says a new study published by Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut (SSI). However, “this seems to occur relatively rarely in…
- Health
Study reveals that hepatitis E virus defies alcohol-based hand disinfectants
Hanover: Hepatitis E is an inflammation of the liver caused by infection with the hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV is the most common cause of acute virus-mediated hepatitis worldwide. Even though the…
- Lifestyle
First virus infection in infants linked with infections later in life: Study
Edinburgh: When a baby leaves the protection of its mother’s womb and comes into the world, its body takes time to adjust to the new environment. It is natural for them to…
- Health
Lethal ‘NeoCov’ only 1 mutation away from infecting humans: Wuhan scientists
New Delhi: Wuhan is back in the news as a team of scientists there have warned of a lethal variant called ‘NeoCov’ that requires only one mutation to infiltrate human cells and…
- Health
Omicron: How to prevent infection?
New Delhi: Even as India is seeing a steep rise in Covid cases driven by infections caused by the Omicron variant, there’s an urgent need to scale up preventive measures such as…
