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Covid-19 booster dose gap reduced to 6 months for all adults
Covid-19 booster dose gap reduced to 6 months for all adults

The Union Health Ministry said that as per the recommendation, it has been decided all beneficiaries from 18-59 years will be administered the booster after completion of 6 months or 26 weeks from the date of administration of 2nd dose.

  • Wednesday, 06 July 2022
Odisha sees highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases; Khorda reports 189 positives
Odisha sees highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases; Khorda reports 189 positives

Khordha reported the highest 189 new cases followed by Cuttack (51), Sundargarh (13), Sambalpur (5), Rayagada (5), Bhadrak (4) and Puri (4). The State Pool registered 41 cases.

  • Sunday, 03 July 2022
India records 13,216 fresh COVID-19 cases
India records 13,216 fresh COVID-19 cases

This is the first time in 113 days that India has recorded over 13,000 cases.

  • Saturday, 18 June 2022
Sonia Gandhi admitted to Ganga Ram hospital
Sonia Gandhi admitted to Ganga Ram hospital

Sonia Gandhi on June 2 tested positive for Covid-19 infection.

  • Sunday, 12 June 2022
De-board passengers who refuse to wear face mask in plane: DGCA to airlines
De-board passengers who refuse to wear face mask in plane: DGCA to airlines

Besides, airport operators must take help of the local police and security agencies and levy fines on people not wearing face masks, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a circular.

  • Wednesday, 08 June 2022
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IISC scientists develop miniproteins that may prevent COVID infection

According to the study, published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, the miniproteins can not only block virus entry into our cells but also clump virus particles together, reducing their ability to infect.

  • Monday, 06 June 2022
Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif test positive for Covid
Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif test positive for Covid

According to reports, Katrina could not attend the IIFA 2022 event in Abu Dhabi as she was on a road to recovery from Covid.

  • Sunday, 05 June 2022
Karan Johar
Karan Johar's party leaves over 50 guests infected with Covid

According to Bollywood Hungama, the list of those who contracted the virus is still unknown; it is learnt that it does include several renowned Bollywood stars.

  • Sunday, 05 June 2022
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Covid, monkeypox poses formidable challenge to world: WHO

While the Covid pandemic is "most certainly not over. We face a formidable convergence of disease, drought, famine and war, fuelled by climate change, inequity and geopolitical rivalry", Ghebreyesus said.

  • Monday, 23 May 2022
Covid Vaccine
Vax post infection can lower symptoms of long Covid: Study

A majority of people, including children, persistently experience symptoms like brain fog, fatigue and breathlessness ranging from months to years, post a Covid infection.

  • Friday, 20 May 2022
North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

The outbreak forced leader Kim Jong Un to wear a mask in public likely for the first time since the start of the pandemic, but the scale of transmissions inside North Korea wasn't immediately known. A failure to slow infections could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unvaccinated. Some experts say the North, by its rare admission of an outbreak, may be seeking outside aid.

  • Thursday, 12 May 2022
Coronavirus
Long Covid in children majorly 'undiagnosed': Report

Although children were less affected with Covid-19, among those infected majority are likely to develop long Covid similar to adults. However, their condition often remains undiagnosed, the media reported.

  • Tuesday, 10 May 2022
PM Modi
Covid: Vaccinating all eligible children is priority, says PM Modi

Amid rising Covid cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said vaccinating all eligible children is the government's priority and stressed on the need to promote Covid-appropriate behaviour.

  • Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Another DC player tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of match against Punjab: Report
Another DC player tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of match against Punjab: Report

The latest positive result takes the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in the Delhi camp to six.

  • Wednesday, 20 April 2022
As COVID-19 cases surge, DDMA makes masks mandatory; Rs 500 penalty for violation
As COVID-19 cases surge, DDMA makes masks mandatory; Rs 500 penalty for violation

Officials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in its meeting, also decided not to shut schools, but chose to come up with a separate Standard Operating Procedure in consultation with experts.

  • Wednesday, 20 April 2022
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