Page 36 - Latest Updates on Omicron
Pfizer-BioNTech vax greatly reduces Omicron infection risk among kids: CDC
Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine greatly reduced the risk of Omicron infection among children aged five to 15, according to a study published by the US CDC.
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Fully vaccinated travellers to S Korea exempted from self-quarantine
Four foreign countries, including Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Myanmar, were excluded from the self-quarantine exemption
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Covid-19: China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
Residents are required to remain home and undergo three rounds of mass testing, while non-essential businesses have been closed and transport links suspended
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Assam reports no new Covid case for first time in nearly two years
Assam currently has 28 active Covid-19 cases, while 7,16,156 people have recovered from the disease including 13 during the day.
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Cases declining but Covid pandemic 'far from over': WHO Director General
The global health body is also concerned that several countries are drastically reducing testing
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Hiring activity witnesses 3% uptick with end of third Covid wave: Report
Demand for talent surged seven per cent year-on-year in February 2022, according to a report by the Monster Employment Index
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Hong Kong leader plans to reopen city after curbing latest Covid outbreak
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said it was not the time to lift a ban on flights from 9 countries including US and UK, with plans to reopen the city only after the government controls a Covid outbreak
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PM Modi lauds efforts by Union, state govts, citizens in tackling Covid
It was also noted that India's pandemic response and vaccination efforts have been lauded globally by the WHO, United Nations, and International Monetary Fund
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Covid-19 pandemic: Kerala records 1,421 fresh cases, 88 deaths
With 2,130 more people recovering from the virus since Tuesday, the total recoveries reached 64,37,366 and the active cases dropped to 11,879, the release said
Biological E seeks EUA for Corbevax for children in 5-12 age group
In February, the Biological E had received the EUA for Corbevax from India's drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for the 12 to 18 age group
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Biological E seeks approval for Covid vaccine Corbevax for 5-12 age: Report
Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E has applied for Emergency Use Authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 5-12 year age group, official sources said on Wednesday
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Hong Kong's zero-Covid fight takes mental toll on society: Experts
Infections have surged to record highs with more than 500,000 infections and more than 2,500 deaths most of which have been in the past two weeks.
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Hong Kong to focus Covid resources on elderly, strengthen medical treatment
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced measures targeted at elderly residents as surge of Covid-19 cases sweeps through care homes with deaths rapidly climbing among city's unvaccinated seniors
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Data story: India logs 4,575 new cases; death toll rises to 515,355
India has so far administered 1,793,399,555 vaccine doses. That is 4173.03 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.85 per cent of its population
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S Korea's new Covid cases exceed 300,000 for 1st time amid Omicron wave
South Korea's daily Covid-19 cases surpassed 300,000 for the first time Wednesday while voters went to the polls to pick a new president amid the fast spread of the omicron wave.
Omicron subvariant infection cases double each week in US: CDC Data
Cases of a highly transmissible Omicron subvariant were doubling in the US each week over the past month, says the data updated on Tuesday by the country's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Global death toll inflicted by coronavirus pandemic crosses 6 million: WHO
The worldwide death toll inflicted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed six million, reaching 6,004,421 as of Tuesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)
UK scientists identify genetic factors behind severe Covid symptoms
The team led by researchers from the University of Edinburgh in the UK in partnership with Genomics England sequenced the genomes of 7,491 patients from 224 intensive care units in the UK
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Japan current account deficit at highest since 2014 on oil import costs
Japan recorded its largest current account deficit since the start of 2014 in January as a jump in oil import costs offset gains in investment income, with uncertainty due to Ukraine war and Covid-19
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Data story: India logs 3,993 cases; active tally drops below 50,000-mark
India has so far administered 1,791,341,295 vaccine doses. That is 4168.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 127.71 per cent of its population
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