COVID-19 update | Children below 12 years at lower risk of contracting infection

Mumbai city in Maharastra on Tuesday logged 420 Covid-19 cases, a rise of almost 79 per cent infection in a matter of 24 hours, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. On Monday, Mumbai had recorded 235 cases. The death toll, due to the Covid-19 infection, stood unchanged for the fourth day in a row at 19,624.

PHILADELPHIA - The popularity of the French bulldog has increased over the years and so have thefts of the breed. According to the American Kennel Club's list of the most popular dog breeds in 2021, the French Bulldog ranked number two. The canine has exceeded expectations and surpassed the popularity of other top-ranked dogs such as the German Shepard and Golden Retriever.French Bulldog Village Rescue board member Cara Berarado joined "Good Day Philadelphia" to highlight the issue of increased French Bulldog thefts. RELATED HEADLINESFox 29 anchor Mike Jerrick asked the burning question, "The screaming question is, why are people stealing them?"Berarado says the value of each French Bulldog may be motivation for theft as they range in price from $5,000 to $10,000. In 2021, singer and actress, Lady Gaga was a victim of two of her French Bulldogs being stolen. The Los Angeles Police Department believed the motive behind the robbery was the value of the dogs rather than the platform of the owner. Locally, a Philadelphia man spoke to FOX 29 after his French Bulldog puppy named Chaos was stolen from his home on the 4800 block of Darrah Street. French Bulldogs wearing bandanas in the colours of the Ukrainian flag rest in their pen on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England, on March 10, 2022.

World Health Organization's chief on Tuesday pointed out that Fresh waves of Covid-19 cases show that the pandemic is "nowhere near over". "New waves of the virus demonstrate again that Covid-19 is nowhere near over," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference, adding: "As the virus pushes at us, we must push back." Tedros suggested that governments should regularly review and adjust their COVID19 response plans based on the current epidemiology and also the potential for new variants to appear.

Covid cases continue to rise in the north eastern state of India for the oast one week. On Monday, 47 persons tested positive for the coronavirus infection, taking the tally of active cases in the state to 172.

COVID-19 after close to two years of off and on restrictions dealing with the affliction but the city’s top doc says it’s simply not over.Ontario’s science table shares that prognosis with late June data, shared on social media last week, showing that wastewater signals, test positivity and hospitalizations from the virus are on the rise.It likely means the province is already in another wave of COVID-19 driven by the highly infectious BA.5 Omicron subvariant. Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures “The COVID virus is going to be around with us for a long time yet to come,” Richardson told 900 CHML’s Hamilton Today.“We are going to continue to see these new variants emerge as it goes forward and we’re all going to need to continue to pay attention to it.”Last week, five of Hamilton Public Health’s key COVID-19 monitoring indicators showed increasing trends, including the seven-day average of new cases, which has moved from 33 reported in mid-June to 62 per day on July 3.Active institutional outbreaks have essentially doubled from eight reported on June 21 to 19 as of July 5.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Tuesday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. MK Stalin said he was feeling tired and got himself tested for Covid-19, which came back positive.

KOLKATA : Now concerns have raised over West Bengal's rising positivity rate of coronavirus cases, as the state logged logged 1,915 fresh cases on Monday. The state's total positivity rate surged to 21.29 percent.  A sentinel survey conducted for the fifth time by the West Bengal health Department has revealed that nine districts in the state have a positivity rate of above 10% including state capital Kolkata.  The survey, conducted from July 7-8, revealed that the test positivity rate (TPR) had crossed 20 per cent in some areas also.

The Toaiseach said the "high numbers" of Covid-19 were a concern and that people, in particular those who are not vaccinated, were ending up in hospital.

Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd. and Common Services Centres (CSC), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, have partnered to provide over 5 lakh CSCs access to a select range of Star Health insurance products.

NEW DELHI: India recorded 13,615 new cases of Covid-19 and 20 fatalities in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Union health ministry. The country's active caseload currently stands at 1,31,043. Over the last two years, India has recorded 4,36,52,944 Covid-19 cases, with death toll at 5,25,474.

Down from yesterday's 16,678 cases, the country today reported 3,063 less daily cases of COVID in the last 24 hours India on Tuesday witnessed a dip in the daily COVID cases as the country reported 13,615 new COVID cases  in the last 24 hours, over 3,000 less than the tally recorded on Monday. Down from yesterday's 16,678 new cases, the country today reported 3,063 less daily cases of COVID in the last 24 hours. With this, the country's active caseload rose to 1,31,043, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Tuesday.

Today we are reporting 11,548 community cases, 710 current hospitalisations, and 19 deaths.

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - West Chester University officials say a commuter student tested positive for monkeypox this past weekend.The case was reported by the university in a statement on Monday:"University health officials received confirmation this past weekend that a commuter student has tested positive for monkeypox."Officials say the students is currently isolating, and doing well.No other monkeypox cases have been reported at the university and there are no close contacts in Chester County, according to officials.According to officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, monkeypox is caused by a virus that is in the same genus of viruses that causes smallpox.Monkeypox, according to the CDC, was first discovered in 1958, following two outbreaks of a pox-like disease in colonies of monkeys that were kept for research.The first human case of the disease was recorded in a country now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970, during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox. Since then, the disease has been reported in people in several central and western African countries.

Scots who have recovered from coronavirus have been warned that the latest subvariant can reinfect after four weeks, even if they have recently had the virus. The rapid infection rate of the new Omicron variant, known as BA.5, has partly caused cases to surge in the UK, as experts say 325,000 people are now catching Covid every day.

Inhaled high-dose nitric oxide (INO200) safely shortened time on supplemental oxygen and hospital stays among pregnant women diagnosed as having severe bilateral COVID-19 pneumonia, suggests a new study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers.

The Biden administration announced this morning that it would buy 3.2 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to soon receive authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) news release.The protein-based vaccine would be offered as a pr

coronavirus pandemic to be over, but new numbers show the infection is far from done with us, thanks in part to new variants. But, what exactly do we know about them?Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherInfectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja joined Good Day DC on Monday to break down some misconceptions about these new variants.One misconception is that the new COVID-19 variants can reinfect people at a higher and higher rate.

Alan Carr has reassured fans he is "fine" after he collapsed on stage with shooting pain in his leg. The comedian had to finish his show at Glasgow's King's Theatre on Sunday on crutches following what he described as "the worst cramp ever".Some fans online thought it had been all part of his act until Carr posted a picture of himself icing his leg with frozen peas afterwards, telling fans: “If you came to the gig tonight you’ll know.” READ NEXT: Comedian Alan Carr's famous father Graham Carr - and who the sporting star is He has now spoken out about the scary incident, telling fans he felt "silly" but fears he has torn a muscle."I've been performing up in Glasgow and there's a bit in my routine where I pretend to be Jason Statham and I high-kicked, and then I got the worst cramp ever," he explained in an Instagram video seemingly posted from his hotel bedroom."Oh my God! It was shooting pains and I was rolling around on the floor, and people thought it was part of the act."Alan continued: “And then my lovely tour manager poked this crutch through the curtains and I had to perform [with crutches]…“I think I’ve torn it but hopefully I’ll have a bit of rest.

PHILADELPHIA - Broad Street Ministry is reopening its dining room after a hiatus sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The non-profit organization, located at 315 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107, helps those in the Philadelphia community who are experiencing poverty.Broad Street Ministry reopened its dining room on Monday for the first time since COVID-19 began and its hours of operations are11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.In 2020, Broad Street Ministry provided a social-distancing alternative in order to continue to feed Philadelphians.

Patients being hospitalised with Covid have more than quadrupled in just over a month in Greater Manchester. The figures have skyrocketed by four times since June 1, when they stood at 131 hospitalisations for that week.

Greek authorities have updated rules for tourists infected with Covid-19, including mandatory isolation. Last week, Greek government officials decided to remove quarantine rooms at hotels, meaning travellers who become infected with coronavirus will not have to follow self-isolation rules, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com.

TAIPEI : China’s Covid cases are rising at the fastest pace since late May, unnerving investors wary of a repeat of Shanghai’s two-month lockdown, which snarled global supply chains and sank hopes the country will reach Beijing’s economic-growth targets.

Universal Credit to help them get by. According to a House of Commons Library paper written in January 2021, in the four-week period ending on April 9 (the very early stages of the pandemic), 1. 2 million people in Great Britain began a Universal Credit claim – and Gemma Oaten was one of them.

CAROL Vorderman is stepping in for Lorraine Kelly this week after the presenter was struck down with Covid. Former Countdown host Carol, 61, gave Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid a shock backstage at 5am today.

A FORMER Emmerdale actress has revealed the shocking truth about COVID forcing her to go on benefits. Former Emmerdale actress, Gemma Oaten, opened up about what it was like for her financially during the COVID pandemic. Gemma, who played Rachel Breckle on Emmerdale from 2011 to 2015, spoke to Donna Ferguson at the Financial Mail on Sunday about the impacts of COVID on her finances.

Hong Kong authorities are planning to implement a health code system, similar to that of mainland China, that would restrict the movements of those infected with Covid-19 and overseas arrivals as the city battled its fifth and worst outbreak that infected over a million people and killed over 9,000 Hong Kong authorities are planning to implement a health code system, similar to that of mainland China, that would restrict the movements of those infected with Covid-19 and overseas arrivals as the city battled its fifth and worst outbreak that infected over a million people and killed over 9,000. Besides issuing electronic wristbands for those in home isolation to ensure that they stay quarantined, the authorities plan to update the Covid-19 risk-exposure app LeaveHomeSafe, news agency AP reported.

About 500 couples celebrated their unions under a blue sky in a New York event aimed at healing the wounds of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two full year groups have been told to stay home from their high school after a rise in Covid cases.

HOBBS, N.M. - A woman in New Mexico allegedly stole a car with two children inside on July 4.The Hobbs Police Department said that a woman parked her white Hyundai Santa Fe in front of a store, and when she returned, an unknown female pushed her and got into the vehicle, driving off.Traffic camera video shows the mother attempting to stop the carjacking by getting on the hood of the car, but was unsuccessful at stopping the other woman.Inside the car were the woman's 6-year-old daughter and 11-month-old son.NYC SUBWAY STABBING: POLICE SAY TEEN, 14, KILLED IN HARLEM BROAD DAYLIGHT ATTACKThe suspect was identified as Regina Castillo by police. (Hobbs Police Department) When police officers located the car, they discovered that the suspect left the 6-year-old at an intersection prior to an attempt to flee police, officials say.The suspect, who was identified as Regina Castillo, then abandoned the car and began to run from police officers.Castillo was arrested after being found hiding behind a pickup truck in a residential area.In addition to the charges Castillo will face in relation to the carjacking, she had three active arrest warrants, including failure to appear on the charges of concealing identity, shoplifting and failure to appear for traffic violations, according to police.PHILADELPHIA TEENS BEAT 73-YEAR-OLD MAN TO DEATH WITH TRAFFIC CONE, IN ATTACK CAUGHT ON VIDEO: POLICEA woman in New Mexico allegedly stole a car with two children inside on July 4 in Hobbs, New Mexico.

Lorraine Kelly confirmed Carol Vorderman will be filling in for her after she has tested positive for Covid-19.

Lorraine Kelly has announced she tested positive for coronavirus and Carol Vorderman will step in for her this week on Lorraine. The 61-year-old will host Lorraine for the next few days, while the host recovers from the virus.

Covid-19 has certainly not gone away and we're currently in the middle of another surge with rising case numbers and all the disruption and illness that brings with it. We spoke to immunologist Prof Christine Loscher from DCU to get her take on the current surge, why we should expect more waves in the coming months and how we should be dealing with them.

ALSO READ: Your sore throat can determine if you have contracted Covid-19. Here's how to understand Since April, EU health agencies have recommended a second booster only for those older than 80 and the most vulnerable.

The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital has risen to more than 1,000 for the first time since April.

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AP report, the quickly changing Covid-19 virus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it spreads through India and in other countries, including the United States.  “Scientists say the variant, called BA.2.75, may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection. It’s unclear whether it could cause more serious disease than other omicron variants, including the globally prominent BA.5," the report said.  Commenting on the new virus, Matthew Binnicker, director of clinical virology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota has said, “it’s still really early on for us to draw too many conclusions.

Crude oil prices declined on Monday shedding initial gains as several Chinese cities imposed fresh restrictions amid rising Covid cases. The commercial city of Shanghai is also gearing up for another round of mass testing after detecting a new subvariant of Covid -- Omicron BA.5.2.1. At 12.07 pm, the September contract of Brent on the Intercontinental Exchange was trading at $105.65 per barrel, lower by 1.28% from its previous close.

Macau has shut all its casinos for the first time in more than two years, sending shares in gaming firms tumbling as authorities struggle to contain the worst coronavirus outbreak yet in the world's biggest gambling hub.

Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

reducing COVID-19 severity. “Due to these direct and indirect impacts of fasting on infectious disease outcomes, it is hypothesised that periodic fasting is associated with lower COVID-19 severity in people infected by SARS-CoV-2," says the study. Fasting reduces the cytokine cascade during periods of dietary restriction, promotes autophagy, and changes the metabolic source of energy from glucose to lipids, especially by raising the levels of circulating free fatty acids like linoleic acid.

New Delhi: India recorded about 16,678 new covid cases and 26 deaths due to the infection in the last 24 hours. Active caseload currently stands at 1,30,713 in the country. In the last two years, 42983162 covid cases and around 525454 fatalities have been reported due to covid so far.

Philadelphia police investigate an apparent road rage incident that led to a chase, shooting and fiery crash. FRANKFORD - Philadelphia police are searching for the driver of a Toyota Camry as they investigate a chase, shooting and multi-vehicle crash.Officials said the incident began Sunday, a little before 2 p.m.

Today we are reporting 8,395 community cases, 689 current hospitalisations, and 17 deaths.

PHOENIX - On July 6, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law a bill that makes it illegal to record law enforcement within 8 feet (about 2.4 meters).Under the new law, it is a misdemeanor if someone keeps recording, after getting a verbal warning to stop. There are, however, some exceptions to the law, including if the person recording is the one being questioned by police.While supporters say the law is meant to protect law enforcement from harm or distraction, critics say the law is unconstitutional, and does nothing to enhance transparency.The original proposal from Rep.