161 new Covid cases, 2 deaths in J&K
Srinagar, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two deaths and 161 new Covid cases were reported on Sunday in J&K as authorities formed special teams to enforce SoPs in the UT. An official bulletin said 18 cases were…
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9 of family test positive for Omicron in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A four-member family, who had come to Jaipur from South Africa, and five of their relatives, have tested positive for Omicron variant of coronavirus, officials said on Sunday. Genome sequencing reports…
Omicron spread: Maha logs 7 new cases, heightens scrutiny
Pune, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Covid-19 variant Omicron has cropped up more in Maharashtra with 7 new cases detected in Pune, including 3 minors, health officials said on Sunday. While three infectees arrived here from…
Omicron not soaring hospital admissions at alarming rate: Ramphosa
Johannesburg, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The super mutant Omicron is not driving hospital admissions at an alarming rate, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday. Ramaphosa sought to allay fears of possible heightened dangers of…
Pfizer faces scrutiny over scale of Covid profits
New Delhi, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pfizer has won plaudits for its Covid vaccine delivery programme, but the US multinational faces growing scrutiny over the scale of its profits and the proportion of doses it has…
Omicron rears up in Maha, 7 cases detected in Pune
Pune, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Covid-19’s new variant Omicron has gripped Maharashtra with seven new cases detected in Pune, including three minors, health officials said here on Sunday. While 3 infected people arrived here from Africa,…
Border bans due to Omicron variant ‘too late’: Scientists
Hong Kong, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) While more than 50 countries have stepped up border controls in the wake of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, but scientists say travel restrictions have come too late and could…
AIIMS in Himachal’s Bilaspur to be operational in six months: Nadda
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The AIIMS in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur would be made fully functional within six months, BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda said on Sunday. Addressing the felicitation ceremony of Covid-19 vaccination…
Seaweed may help stop Covid virus from infecting human cells: Study
Jerusalem, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A substance extracted from edible marine algae may help stop the spread of coronavirus, according to a study. Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) said ulvan, the major water-soluble polysaccharide extracted…
CSI comes out with video featuring Kapil Dev on preventing heart diseases
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heart health of every person is in his hands and if people adopt good diet, healthy lifestyle, do some exercises and avoid smoking they can very well prevent…
How masks prevent risks of Covid infection
London, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even at two metres distance, it takes less than five minutes for an unvaccinated person standing in the breath of a person with Covid-19 to become infected with almost 100 per…
Omicron found in more US states, adds new uncertainties
New York, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 was identified in more than a dozen Americans in at least 10 US states as of this weekend, early evidence of its presence across…
After recommending booster dose for 40+, INSACOG says more experiments needed
New Delhi, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) in its recent weekly bulletin has said that many more scientific experiments are needed to assess the impacts of booster dose, which are…
Resident doctors at Delhi’s RML hospital to boycott emergency services from Monday
New Delhi, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The resident doctors of Delhi’s top Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital have announced to boycott the emergency services in the hospital from Monday to intensify the protest against the repeated delay…
Why Covid patients require prolonged ventilation
London, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The majority of patients with severe Covid-19 develop unusually pronounced scarring of the lungs, due to misguided immune response, according to a study. A team of researchers led by Charite -…
5 with travel history of Africa detected Covid positive in Bihar
Patna, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five passengers, who came from Omicron affected countries of Africa, were detected Covid positive in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Sunday, and their samples have been sent for genome testing. The patients…
553 returnees from ‘at risk’ countries in Gurugram test Covid -ve
Gurugram, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gurugram Health department has identified 553 people who have recently returned from 12 high-risk countries. All of these people were asked to get the RT-PCR tests done at the airport….
Covid centres in Bihar upload names sans 2nd dose
Patna, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bihar Health department issued a show cause notice to three Covid-19 centres for uploading the names of more than 50 persons on the website of Union Health department without giving…
Covid vaccine approved for Australians aged from 5 to 11
Canberra, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia’s medical regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), on Sunday provisionally approved Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for children aged between 5 and 11. Health Minister Greg Hunt said the federal government now…
Covid Omicron variant has supercharged booster vax debate
New York, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) While calls for booster jabs are growing over concerns of the Omicron Covid variant, their durability, impact and ability to quash the disease remain unknown, according to a report. Due…