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- India
N440K COVID-19 variant not new, diminishing in India: CSIR
New Delhi: COVID-19 variant N440K is prevalent since last year in south India and it is diminishing, say scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Various reports have emerged suspecting…
- Health
New portable test to diagnose COVID-19 in minutes, track variants
Los Angeles: Scientists have developed a new portable, pocket-sized test that can not only diagnose COVID-19 in minutes but also sequence the coronavirus to track the spread of mutations and variants. The…
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New Covid-19 strain in India: No fresh case in last 24 hours, tally stands at 90
New Delhi: No fresh case of the new strain of coronavirus was reported in the last 24 hours in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Sunday. The…
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New COVID strain: India extends suspension of flights from UK
New Delhi: Passenger flights between the UK and India would remain suspended till January 7 and they will resume in a “strictly regulated” manner thereafter, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.…
- Hyderabad
6 samples of UK returnees carry new COVID strain in India, two from Hyderabad
New Delhi: The samples of six UK returnees in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune have been found to be positive with the new variant genome, the central government said on Tuesday, adding that they…
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‘No Corona, Corona No’: ‘Go Corona’ Athawale coins new slogan for the new strain
New Delhi: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale catchy slogan “go corona go” that grabbed attention earlier this year. He has now come up with another slogan to fight the new COVID strain- “No…
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Telangana: Nine more UK returnees test positive for COVID-19
Hyderabad: Nine more persons who returned from the United Kingdom (UK) to Telangana have tested positive for Covid-19, state health officials said on Friday. With this, the total number of Covid-19 positive…
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New COVID-19 strain likely to spread in Telangana, says health dept
Hyderabad: It is likely that the new strain of COVID-19 that originated in the United Kingdom (UK) will spread to Telangana, Telangana health minister Eatala Rajendar said on Thursday. As many as…
- Health
Explainer: How serious is new COVID-19 strain that emerged in the UK?
Rising a serious alarm, a new and highly contagious variant of SARS-CoV2–the virus which causes COVID-19, has been identified as the cause of the increased transmission of the disease across the United…
