Corona Updates

Maharashtra detected 11 new cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday, which have now taken the state’s tally to 65, according to health officials. With the latest Omicron cases in Maharashtra, India’s tally of such…
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The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a Covid vaccine made by US pharma giant Novavax for emergency use, after the European Union medicines regulator gave it the green light. The European Medicines Agency had assessed and…
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The Centre on Tuesday asked state governments and administrations of Union territories to increase surveillance, saying the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is three times more transmissible than Delta. “Hence, even greater foresight,…
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The number of cases of Covid’s fast-spreading strain Omicron has crossed the 200-mark in India, the Union Health Ministry said today. Out of them them, 77 patients have recovered or migrated, the ministry added. Maharashtra and Delhi have…
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Canada’s Foreign Minister tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday even as the country recorded over 10,000 fresh cases, potentially tied to the new fast-spreading Omicron variant. Foreign minister Melanie Joly announced on Twitter that she…
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The rapid spread of Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease is likely to dampen Christmas and New Year festivities in many parts of the world as governments are discussing whether to strict restrictions to prevent a surge of Covid-19…
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India on Tuesday registered 5,326 fresh coronavirus infection, a fall of over a thousand cases in a span of 24 hours. On Monday, the country recorded 6,563 new cases. The drop in fresh cases tally came amid a rise in infections being…
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At least eight more countries have been added to the list of ‘high risk’ countries by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to discourage travel to these locations and contain the Covid-19 spread. “Avoid travel…
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Amid the scare of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and the demand for booster shots of the vaccine, American biotechnology company Moderna, on Monday, said that its COVID-19 booster shot appears to increase antibody levels against the…
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Health officials in Texas said the state recorded the first death related to the Omicron Covid-19 variant, ABC News reported on Monday. It is believed to be the first known recorded Omicron death in the United States, ABC said in its…
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