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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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Omicron's More Transmissible New Sub-Variant Detected In Delhi: Official
A new sub-variant of Covid's Omicron variant was detected in New Delhi, according to an official on Wednesday.
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China Locks Down City Of 300,000 Over Single Covid Case
Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just one case of COVID-19 was detected, as Beijing's strict no-tolerance virus strategy showed no sign of abating.
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Cases Of Omicron Variants BA4 and BA5 Detected In Tamil Nadu: Minister
New Omicron variants BA4 and BA5 were detected from the samples collected in Tamil Nadu and the results from a lab in Hyderabad have revealed it, Tamil Nadu's minister for health Ma Subramanian said on Sunday.
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WHO Experts Insist Covid Still A Global Emergency
The WHO's emergency committee on Covid-19 on Wednesday unanimously affirmed that the virus remains a major public health danger and insisted that countries must stop dropping their guard.
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Should Continue Precautions, Covid Not Over Yet: Union Health Minister
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday played down apprehensions about XE variant of the coronavirus saying it is just another form of Omicron, and asked people to maintain precautions as the pandemic is not over yet.
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China's Health System Faces Raft Of Challenges As Omicron Hits
China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the healthcare system feeling the pressure.
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To Curb Spread Of Covid, This Chinese City Asks All Residents To Self-Test
Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China's most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge.
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New Covid Variant XE Found In UK, More Transmissible Than Omicron: WHO
A new Covid variant has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation said in its latest report. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19, the health body said.
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Omicron's 'Sister' BA.2 And Why It Has The World's Attention
Cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron have escalated globally over the past two months, with many countries experiencing peaks higher than previous variants.
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Living With Covid: England Revives Plan A As Omicron Abates
After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A" - learning to live with a disease that is probably here to stay.
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Austria Introduces Lottery To Encourage People To Get Vaccinated
Austria's conservative-led government said on Thursday it was introducing a national lottery to encourage holdouts to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, hours before parliament was due to pass a bill introducing a national vaccine mandate.
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Gujarat Records Highest Single-Day Surge Of 17,119 COVID-19 Cases
Gujarat on Tuesday recorded 17,119 new coronavirus infections, the highest rise in cases in the state in one day, which took the caseload to 9,56,112, the health department said.
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Assam Registers 44% Jump In Fresh COVID-19 Cases In Single Day
Assam on Saturday registered a 44 per cent jump in fresh COVID-19 cases in a single day as 3,390 more people tested positive for the infection, which is the biggest single-day spike since June 19 last year.
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Philippines Cancels Online Classes "To Ease Burden" On Students, Teachers
Schools in the Philippine capital Manila were ordered Friday to suspend online classes for a week, as an Omicron-driven record surge in infections ravages the metropolis of 13 million.
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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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Omicron's More Transmissible New Sub-Variant Detected In Delhi: Official
A new sub-variant of Covid's Omicron variant was detected in New Delhi, according to an official on Wednesday.
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China Locks Down City Of 300,000 Over Single Covid Case
Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just one case of COVID-19 was detected, as Beijing's strict no-tolerance virus strategy showed no sign of abating.
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Cases Of Omicron Variants BA4 and BA5 Detected In Tamil Nadu: Minister
New Omicron variants BA4 and BA5 were detected from the samples collected in Tamil Nadu and the results from a lab in Hyderabad have revealed it, Tamil Nadu's minister for health Ma Subramanian said on Sunday.
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WHO Experts Insist Covid Still A Global Emergency
The WHO's emergency committee on Covid-19 on Wednesday unanimously affirmed that the virus remains a major public health danger and insisted that countries must stop dropping their guard.
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Should Continue Precautions, Covid Not Over Yet: Union Health Minister
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday played down apprehensions about XE variant of the coronavirus saying it is just another form of Omicron, and asked people to maintain precautions as the pandemic is not over yet.
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China's Health System Faces Raft Of Challenges As Omicron Hits
China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the healthcare system feeling the pressure.
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To Curb Spread Of Covid, This Chinese City Asks All Residents To Self-Test
Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China's most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge.
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New Covid Variant XE Found In UK, More Transmissible Than Omicron: WHO
A new Covid variant has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation said in its latest report. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19, the health body said.
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Omicron's 'Sister' BA.2 And Why It Has The World's Attention
Cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron have escalated globally over the past two months, with many countries experiencing peaks higher than previous variants.
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Living With Covid: England Revives Plan A As Omicron Abates
After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A" - learning to live with a disease that is probably here to stay.
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Austria Introduces Lottery To Encourage People To Get Vaccinated
Austria's conservative-led government said on Thursday it was introducing a national lottery to encourage holdouts to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, hours before parliament was due to pass a bill introducing a national vaccine mandate.
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Gujarat Records Highest Single-Day Surge Of 17,119 COVID-19 Cases
Gujarat on Tuesday recorded 17,119 new coronavirus infections, the highest rise in cases in the state in one day, which took the caseload to 9,56,112, the health department said.
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Assam Registers 44% Jump In Fresh COVID-19 Cases In Single Day
Assam on Saturday registered a 44 per cent jump in fresh COVID-19 cases in a single day as 3,390 more people tested positive for the infection, which is the biggest single-day spike since June 19 last year.
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Philippines Cancels Online Classes "To Ease Burden" On Students, Teachers
Schools in the Philippine capital Manila were ordered Friday to suspend online classes for a week, as an Omicron-driven record surge in infections ravages the metropolis of 13 million.
