Corona Updates

The United States has crossed the threshold of one million deaths from COVID-19, the White House said on Thursday, as cities like New York try to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge. “Today, we mark a tragic…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that China’s ‘zero-Covid’ strategy to defeat the Covid-19 outbreak is unsustainable, and that it has asked Beijing to initiate a policy shift in order to tackle the surging caseload. “We…
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India’s daily Covid-19 tally fell below the 3,000-mark on Tuesday after nearly a week. In the past 24 hours, the country reported 2,288 fresh cases – a dip of 919 cases in comparison to the previous day’s tally of 3,207 – taking the total…
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The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has become a cause of significant concern for all of us. The variant has changed our ways of dealing with the pandemic even as cases consistently rise. The emerging sub-variants, including BA.2, BA.4 and now…
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At least 64 students in Rayagada district of Odisha have tested positive for Covid-19, with the state reporting 71 new cases on Sunday, officials said. This is the highest number of cases reported on a single day in about two months. The…
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In worrying developments, South Africa’s daily coronavirus test positivity rose over 30 per cent on Saturday for the first time in almost five months, driven by two sub lineages of the Omicron variant known to be spreading rapidly.…
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The risk of lingering symptoms after Covid-19 appears influenced by the strain of coronavirus that caused the infection, according to an analysis from the U.K., where an estimated 1.8 million people reported experiencing long Covid in early…
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The US said Thursday only adults who “have personal concerns” about mRNA vaccines, access issues or medical reasons for refusing them may now receive the Johnson & Johnson Covid shot, which has been linked to a rare but serious clotting…
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India on Thursday expressed its strong objections to figures shared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding coronavirus-related deaths in the country. The global health said India reported 4.7 million excess Covid deaths between…
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India may reconsider the nine-month gap between the second Covid-19 shot and the booster dose for those travelling overseas, especially to countries mandating that arriving travellers have been administered a third shot, people familiar…
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