A new strain of COVID-19, that combines the delta and omicron variant was discovered in Cyprus, according to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology. In an interview with Sigma TV on Friday, 7 January,...
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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted this afternoon that he has tested positive for Covid and has isolated himself at home. The senior BJP leader said he had “mild symptoms”. “I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone...
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Omicron LIVE Updates: India recently announced “precaution doses” of Covid-19 vaccines for those who are above the age of 60 with comorbidities. The booster shots will be given starting today even as the highly transmissible Omicron variant pushes the country’s Covid figures higher. While appointment registration for the precaution doses...
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New Delhi: The third dose of Covaxin holds promise, the Indian Council of Medical Research said on Sunday just a day before the government plans to administer ‘precaution’ doses of COVID-19 vaccines to frontline workers, healthcare workers and senior citizens with co-morbidities. “Third dose of COVAXIN holds promise,” tweeted...
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prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent 100 pairs of jute footwear for those working at Kashi Vishwanath Dham, in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi. According to government sources, during his visit to Varanasi to inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath corridor, PM Modi learnt that most people working at the temple...
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Coronavirus Omicron LIVE Updates | India on January 10 reported 1,79,723 new cases and 146 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to data from the Union health ministry. This has brought the total caseload to 3,57,07,727, as active COVID-19 cases now stand at 7,23,619. Meanwhile, 46,569 persons recovered from the disease...
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On Friday, the Supreme Court allowed the admission process for undergraduate and postgraduate medical programmes through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test to go on as per the existing eligibility criteria. The court was deciding on the validity of reservations introduced in July 2021 for Other Backward Classes as well as...
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The Delhi Police has arrested a man believed to be the creator of “Sulli Deals” app from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on January 9. This is the first arrest made in the “Sulli Deals” app case, police said. Hundreds of Muslim women were listed for “auction” on...
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Mr Kejriwal had tested positive on Tuesday, a day after holding a political rally in Dehradun in poll-bound Uttarakhand. A week before testing positive, the Aam Aadmi Party national convenor had actively campaigned in poll-bound states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Goa. On December 30, he led a...
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Registration for the ‘precaution dose’ of the COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with co-morbidities started on the CoWIN portal on Saturday evening, January 8. The exercise of administering the precaution dose to these categories of beneficiaries will begin from January 10
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