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Covid-19 Or Common Cold? When Should You Get Tested? Here Are The Guidelines
Overlapping symptoms can make it hard to tell the difference between a cold and Covid-19.
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Amid Rise In COVID-19 Cases, Kerala Instructs Hospitals To Conduct Drills
In view of the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kerala, the state health department issued guidelines to hospitals and health workers. It has also directed the government and private hospitals to conduct drills.
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India Reports 3,961 Active Covid-19 Cases; When Should You Test For Covid? Health Ministry Shares Guidelines
Symptoms of NB.1.8.1 are generally mild to moderate. However, elderly and immune-compromised people remain at higher risk for severe disease.
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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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"Couldn't Be Happier": Vaccine-Hating US Health Chief Ends Select Covid Jabs
COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended in the United States for children and pregnant women who are healthy, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, who has been a staunch critic of vaccines in general, has announced.
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"Nothing To Worry": Yogi Adityanath Assures Covid Preparedness
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed health officials to remain alert about the spread of Covid-19 in the state but also said there was nothing to worry as far as Uttar Pradesh was concerned.
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Found No Proof Of Covid Vaccine Causing Sudden Death, Says Top Medical Body
Indian researchers found no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination was behind "unexplained sudden deaths", a medical organisation said on Tuesday, instead pointing to the disease itself, binge drinking and intense exercise as risk factors.
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Health Ministry Eases Covid Restrictions For International Travellers
The Centre has further eased the guidelines for international travelers in the context of COVID-19 and the earlier requirements for RT-PCR-based testing of a random two per cent subset of international travelers to India have been dropped.
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India Records 3,720 Covid Cases In 24 Hours, Positivity Rate 2.47%
India has recorded 3,720 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases of the disease in the country stands at 40,177, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
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Covid Variant XBB1.16 Driving Spike In Cases, See Symptoms And Precautions
Symptoms of this variant include fever that gradually climbs and lasts for 1-2 days, sore throat, bodily soreness, headaches and abdominal discomfort.
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As Covid Cases Surge, Top Medical Body Revises Advisory On Antibiotics Use
"Antibiotics should not be used unless there is clinical suspicion of bacterial infection. The possibility of coinfection of COVID-19 with other endemic infections must be considered," revised guidelines said.
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Centre Concerned Over Covid Positivity In Some States Amid Influenza Cases
The Centre requested all states and Union territories to follow operational guidelines for integrated surveillance of respiratory pathogens presenting as cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) or severe acute respiratory infection (SARI).
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Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy
Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
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Home Quarantine Mandatory In Karnataka For Flyers From High-Risk Countries
The Karnataka government on Saturday issued revised guidelines against COVID infections among people coming from high-risk countries. The guidelines say that 7 days of home quarantine is mandatory for those coming from high-risk countries.
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Centre Revises Covid Guidelines For Arrivals From 6 Nations. Details Here
The Ministry of Civil Aviation today issued revised Covid guidelines for passengers arriving in international flights, ahead of RT-PCR negative test report being made compulsory for travellers from six countries, including China and Thailand.
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Covid-19 Or Common Cold? When Should You Get Tested? Here Are The Guidelines
Overlapping symptoms can make it hard to tell the difference between a cold and Covid-19.
-
Amid Rise In COVID-19 Cases, Kerala Instructs Hospitals To Conduct Drills
In view of the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kerala, the state health department issued guidelines to hospitals and health workers. It has also directed the government and private hospitals to conduct drills.
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India Reports 3,961 Active Covid-19 Cases; When Should You Test For Covid? Health Ministry Shares Guidelines
Symptoms of NB.1.8.1 are generally mild to moderate. However, elderly and immune-compromised people remain at higher risk for severe disease.
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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
-
"Couldn't Be Happier": Vaccine-Hating US Health Chief Ends Select Covid Jabs
COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended in the United States for children and pregnant women who are healthy, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, who has been a staunch critic of vaccines in general, has announced.
-
"Nothing To Worry": Yogi Adityanath Assures Covid Preparedness
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed health officials to remain alert about the spread of Covid-19 in the state but also said there was nothing to worry as far as Uttar Pradesh was concerned.
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Found No Proof Of Covid Vaccine Causing Sudden Death, Says Top Medical Body
Indian researchers found no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination was behind "unexplained sudden deaths", a medical organisation said on Tuesday, instead pointing to the disease itself, binge drinking and intense exercise as risk factors.
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Health Ministry Eases Covid Restrictions For International Travellers
The Centre has further eased the guidelines for international travelers in the context of COVID-19 and the earlier requirements for RT-PCR-based testing of a random two per cent subset of international travelers to India have been dropped.
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India Records 3,720 Covid Cases In 24 Hours, Positivity Rate 2.47%
India has recorded 3,720 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases of the disease in the country stands at 40,177, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
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Covid Variant XBB1.16 Driving Spike In Cases, See Symptoms And Precautions
Symptoms of this variant include fever that gradually climbs and lasts for 1-2 days, sore throat, bodily soreness, headaches and abdominal discomfort.
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As Covid Cases Surge, Top Medical Body Revises Advisory On Antibiotics Use
"Antibiotics should not be used unless there is clinical suspicion of bacterial infection. The possibility of coinfection of COVID-19 with other endemic infections must be considered," revised guidelines said.
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Centre Concerned Over Covid Positivity In Some States Amid Influenza Cases
The Centre requested all states and Union territories to follow operational guidelines for integrated surveillance of respiratory pathogens presenting as cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) or severe acute respiratory infection (SARI).
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Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy
Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
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Home Quarantine Mandatory In Karnataka For Flyers From High-Risk Countries
The Karnataka government on Saturday issued revised guidelines against COVID infections among people coming from high-risk countries. The guidelines say that 7 days of home quarantine is mandatory for those coming from high-risk countries.
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Centre Revises Covid Guidelines For Arrivals From 6 Nations. Details Here
The Ministry of Civil Aviation today issued revised Covid guidelines for passengers arriving in international flights, ahead of RT-PCR negative test report being made compulsory for travellers from six countries, including China and Thailand.
