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More than 22 lakh average precaution doses administered per day: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI : India has crossed a significant milestone in the national countrywide vaccination programme as more than 211 crore COVID vaccination doses have been administered so far, the union health ministry said on Friday citing that on an average over 22 lakh precaution doses are being administered per day. The central government had launched COVID Vaccine Amrit Mahotsav‘ campaign on July 15,to give an accelerate the coverage of precaution dose. Under the campaign, free precaution dose is being provided at all government COVID vaccination centres for persons aged 18 years and above for 75 days (till 30th September).

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Here's how monkeypox turned into global public health emergency in just 4 months

monkeypox infection started with just a handful of cases in early May, but now it has escalated into a global public health emergency, according to news agency Bloomberg. However, a report issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that the number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections and a possible signal the outbreak in Europe may be starting to decline.

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India logs 10,256 new Covid-19 infections, active cases near 90,000

In the last 24 hours, a total of 13,528 people recovered from covid, with total recoveries so far since the onset of covid at more than 4,37,70,913. India on Friday recorded 10,256 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country's active caseload dropped below 95,000-mark, that is, 90,707 active infections at present.

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Covid shaping up like common cold, but be cautious: NTAGI chief

NEW DELHI : Dr N.K. Arora, chairman of the government’s covid-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) said the disease is taking a shape of normal influenza. His comments, made in an interview, came even as 1,276 Indians died of covid-19 in the last 28 days, according to the Johns Hopkins tracker. According to Arora, India is moving to a situation wherein people can start going back to their normal routine. Arora said that more than 75% of hospitalizations with covid are of people who have not taken the booster dose.

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Fauci expected Covid to be ‘Behind Us’ a year into Biden’s term

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In a first, man tests positive for Covid, monkeypox and HIV. Check symptoms

This is the first known co-infection case of the 3 viruses and it is yet to be understood whether the combination may aggravate the patient's condition. In a first, a 36-year-old man in Italy tested positive for Monkeypox, COVID-19 and HIV at the same time.

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India reports 36 covid deaths in last 24 hours

While Delhi has witnessed an active caseload of 4310, Maharashtra has 12578 cases, Haryana has recorded 2940 cases, and Punjab has reported 16979 cases New Delhi: India reported 10,725 new covid cases and 36 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country’s active caseload currently stands at 94,047. The country has recorded a total of 4.43 crore cases and 527,488 deaths so far.

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Raju Srivastava health update: Comedian gains consciousness after 15 days

Srivastava is a "fighter" who will come back stronger. Shikha had also requested the media and the fans to not spread rumours as it affects the family's "morale". Born in a middle-class family on December 25, 1963, in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, Srivastava is best known for his keen observation and comic timing of various Indian aspects of life.

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Your allergies can protect you from Covid-19

Covid-19. For people with atopic disease and asthma, the risk is 38% lower compared to people without these conditions. A separate study showed that people with food allergies were 50% less likely to become infected with the coronavirus.

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Covid-19: India logs 10,725 new infections, active cases drop below 95,000

India's active caseload dropped below 95,000-mark, that is, 94,047 active infections at present. India on Thursday recorded 10,725 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country's active caseload dropped below 95,000-mark, that is, 94,047 active infections at present.

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Delhi to have 11 new hospitals by the end of next year: State Health department

healthcare infrastructure," it said. Sisodia also directed that all these construction works should be completed on time and all quality standards should be ensured by the concerned PWD engineers and officials here. The officials informed Sisodia that the construction work of all these hospitals will be completed by the end of next year.

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After Biden, first US lady tests positive for rebound case of Covid-19

rebound case of Covid-19 infection, her deputy communications director Kelsey Donohue said in an official statement as quoted by ANI. She tested negative during a routine test on Tuesday. However, Jill Biden again tested positive with an antigen test in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on August 24, as per CNN reports quoted by ANI.

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Teen pilot becomes youngest to fly solo around the world

17-year-old pilot Mack Rutherford at Biggin Hill Airport, Westerham, Kent, as he continues in his bid to beat the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane. Picture date: Monday, August 22, 2022.

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COVID incubation period gets shorter with each new variant. What it reveals?

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VVS Laxman to be interim head coach for Asia Cup 2022 as Rahul Dravid tests Covid positive

VVS Laxman has been named- as the interim Head Coach for the Rohit Sharma-led team India for Asia Cup 2022, which will be hosted in Dubai, the BCCI announced on Wednesday. The news came after the news surfaced on Tuesday that India head coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not accompany the team.

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US pending home sales drop to lowest since start of the pandemic

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COVID pandemic hits Asia Pacific's fight against extreme poverty: Report

₹152) per day fall under extreme poverty. "The region's economic growth this year is expected to reduce extreme poverty -- defined as living off less than USD 1.90 a day -- to a level that would have been achieved in 2020 had the pandemic not happened," according to Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022 released on Wednesday.

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Long COVID symptoms that can severely affect your sexual health. Check 2 signs here

British Medical Journal (BMJ). Here is all that you need to know about 2 symptoms that can impact your sexual health: Following COVID infection, many patients have complained of suffering from low libido or decreased sex drive.

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Japan plans to ease border controls on Covid-19 from 7 Sept

TOKYO : Japan is planning to ease border controls with respect to COVID-19 restrictions by eliminating requirements for pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers who have received at least three vaccine doses. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday also announced that he will consider increasing daily entry caps as soon as next month.

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COVID-19: Singapore issues new mandatory mask rules

Singapore’s new mandatory mask rules will be applicable from August 29. COVID-19 social mixing restrictions in Singapore will be removed and masks would no longer be required in indoor settings, except in a few places, as per a notification on August 24.

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Covid-19: India reports 10,649 new cases, 36 deaths in 24 hours

The health ministry has directed states and union territories to continue surveillance of incoming international travellers given the rise in daily cases. They have been also asked to continue monitoring lnfluenza-like illness & SARI cases, undertake constant genome sequencing, and step-up vaccination. NEW DELHI: India reported 10,649 fresh coronavirus infections and 36-related deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union health ministry’s update on Wednesday.

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Singapore to lift indoor masking rules as Covid cases ease

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Covid-19: China reopens doors for foreign students after two years

outbreak of Covid-19. Foreign nationals holding a valid Chinese residence permit for study or an APEC business travel card will be allowed to enter China starting Wednesday, the nation’s US embassy said in a statement posted on WeChat late Tuesday. Similar statements were made by China’s embassies in Japan and India. While the country has been allowing some students to enter on an ad-hoc basis for some time, the move shows Beijing is attempting to normalize aspects of the economy -- while holding fast to its Covid Zero approach.

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Covid-19: India logs 10,649 new infections, active cases reduce to 96,442

Currently, India's active caseload stands below one-lakh mark, that is, 96,442 infections. India has recorded 10,649 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the country's cumulative caseload to 4,43,68,195, according to Union Health Ministry data on Wednesday. Currently, the country's active caseload stands below one-lakh mark, that is, 96,442 infections.

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Tomato flu not related to Covid-19, monkeypox, dengue and chikungunya: Centre

Tomato Flu virus shows symptoms similar to other viral infections (fever, fatigue, body aches & rashes on the skin). A patient infected with the disease should be isolated for 5-7 days from the onset of any symptom to prevent the spread of infection to other children or adults. Tomato Flu origin Tomato flu is also known as HFMD (Hand Foot & Mouth Disease).

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COVID-19: Amitabh Bachchan said this after testing positive once again

All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested ! Shefali Shah, the Bollywood actress who portrayed Bachchan's wife in the 2005 film Waqt, previously acknowledged that she had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Shah released a statement about the matter on her Instagram account. Also Read: WHO alert on ‘new' Covid variants in coming days amid rise in hospitalisation, deaths In the past few months, a number of actors from Bollywood tested positive for COVID-19.

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Couple accused of burglarizing church, playing piano on 1st date

Sabastian Spencer, 20, and Danielle Salvator, 19. (Credit: Hendersonville Police Dept.) HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. - A couple was arrested and charged after police said they stole from inside a church.

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Covid and climate change pose similar behavioural challenges

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AstraZeneca may not stay in vaccines, but CEO has no COVID regrets

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Mumbai sees a 25% jump in COVID cases in 24 hrs; active tally over 12,000

Mumbai saw a significant drop of 27.6% in COVID cases a day ago. The city logged only 592 fresh covid cases on Monday and, 818 on the day before. However, for the fourth consecutive day, the metropolis has logged less than 1,000 coronavirus infections. Last week, the financial capital had recorded more than 1,000 daily cases on two straight days.

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This is how long you need to exercise: What new study says on Covid-19 and physical activity

Covid-19 infection and severity, including hospitalisation and death. Interestingly, the study suggests that a weekly tally of 150 minutes of moderate intensity, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity, physical activity seems to afford the best protection.

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Over 100 cases of Tomato Flu detected in children under 9 years of age, health ministry issues advisory

NEW DELHI : With more than 100 cases of Tomato Flu reported in younger children below 9 years of age in India from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Odisha, the union health ministry has issued an advisory on Tomato flu—also known as Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) suggesting with symptoms, treatment and prevention citing that the infection is common in school going children. Tomato Flu is a viral disease. The name “Tomato Flu" comes from the main symptom of this disease, the tomato-shaped blisters on several body parts.

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Ministries’ health facilities can be pooled to offer better healthcare delivery: Rajesh Bhushan

Bhushan said lessons from India’s fight against the pandemic can serve as valuable beacons in targeted policies for prevention and treatment of cancer. NEW DELHI: Tertiary health facilities of various central government ministries such as labour, railways, steel, ONGC, atomic energy, among others, can be pooled to make a significantly large and sustainable network of healthcare for exponentially better healthcare delivery, said Rajesh Bhushan, Union health secretary on Tuesday while addressing the National Workshop on “Roadmap for Cancer Treatment".

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Covid an endemic in this state: How infections, symptoms will look like now

Telangana Today, “Due to its endemic status, the infections will be just like common cold and cough. They will come and go, but will not disappear. A section of the population will always get it.

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British scientists behind key COVID trial begin study on monkeypox treatment

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Battling with mental health issues, Ben Stokes reveals he takes anxiety drugs

Amazon documentary, which will be released on Friday. "But it's not done just because I'm back playing. I still speak to the doc, not as regularly, and I'm still taking medication every day.

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Covid-19: India reports 48 deaths in 24 hours

States and union territories have been asked to continue monitoring lnfluenza-like illness (lLl) & SARI cases, undertake constant genome sequencing and step-up vaccination. NEW DELHI: India reported 8,586 fresh covid infections and 48-related deaths in the last 24 hours, as per an update by the Union health ministry on Tuesday.

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Team India cricket head coach Rahul Dravid tests Covid-19 positive, likely to miss Asia Cup

Team India's head coach Rahul Dravid has tested Covid-19 and is likely to miss the Asia Cup tournament which will be held in Dubai. “Team India Head Coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for COVID-19 in a routine test conducted ahead of the team’s departure to the UAE for Asia Cup 2022," according to a statement issued by Honorary Secretary of BCCI, Jay Shah. “Mr.

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Covid update: India sees further drop in cases with 8,586 new infections

9,531 cases on Monday after 11,539 cases on Sunday. The active cases in the country have declined to 96,506, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,416 with 48 fatalities which includes six deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am showed.

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Pfizer seeks OK of updated bivalent Covid-19 vaccine booster for fall

Omicron BA.1-adapted vaccine and pre-clinical and manufacturing data from the companies’ bivalent Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted vaccine to address the continued evolution of SARS-CoV-2. Pending authorization, the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccine will be available to ship immediately.

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Facebook co-founder’s firm B Capital Group to back Indian sexual health startup Mojocare

Sequoia India, Chiratae Ventures and Better Capital are considering participating in the round, which could be announced as soon as Tuesday, the people said. The Bangalore-based company plans to use the proceeds to further expand and diversify its product portfolio, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.

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Study: Incubation times of SARS-CoV-2 variants fell over time

As the dominant circulating strain of SARS-CoV-2 evolved from Alpha to Omicron, the incubation period from infection to symptoms or first positive COVID-19 test result gradually decreased, from 5 to 3.4 days, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published today in JAMA Network Open.

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Ford will cut 3,000 white-collar jobs to lower costs

Signage at a Ford dealership in Colma, California, US, on Friday, July 22, 2022. Ford Motor Co. is expected to release earnings figures on July 27.

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Biden's Covid advisor Anthony Fauci to step down in December

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Pandemic bolsters China’s position as the world’s manufacturer

For all the talk in Western capitals of reducing reliance on Chinese factories, China has in the past two years consolidated its position as the world’s dominant supplier of manufactured goods.

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Mumbai Covid cases drop 27.6% as city logs 592 infection in a day

Mumbai reported 592 Covid-19 cases, which is 27.6 per cent lower than the addition to the tally a day earlier, a civic official said. It took the tally in the metropolis to 11,38,941, while the toll stood unchanged at 19,673, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official added. On Sunday, the city witnessed 818 cases, which is 226 more than the figures for the day, and one death, he pointed out. It is also the third consecutive day when the number of cases detected was less than 1,000, he said. Of the new cases, only 21 patients were symptomatic, the official said.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0