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Most of the active Covid-19 cases in the country are largely being reported by a few states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu NEW DELHI: With the spike in Covid and influenza cases across the country, the Central government has directed all the states and union territories to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing as a declining trend has been noticed in some states. In a joint advisory issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and health ministry, “ln the past several weeks, in some states Covid-19 testing has declined & the current testing levels are insufficient as compared to the standards prescribed by WHO i.e., 140 tests/million.

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COVID-19: 4 superfoods that will boost your immunity amid Omicron XBB spread

The best way to deal with the new COVID variant is to keep the immunity quotient high throughout the year Even after nearly 3 years, COVID remains a threat to us mostly because the virus is still mutating. The latest variant of Omicron continues to be a threat to us as it is said to spreading faster than its predecessors and has immune escape properties. So even if you are vaccinated and also boosted, you still need to be careful.

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If wild card COVID variant comes…: Fauci on how vaccination programmes will shape out in future

Covid vaccinations will likely shift to an annual shot, officials said adding, more frequent doses will be offered for higher-risk people Covid-19 vaccines will eventually become an annual vaccination event like flu shots, Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s health adviser said at a time when administration is urging Americans to take newly authorized booster shots specific to omicron subvariants. Anthony Fauci, a Biden Covid adviser who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said, “We likely are moving towards a path with a vaccination cadence similar to that of the annual influenza vaccine." Covid vaccinations will likely shift to an annual shot, officials said adding, more frequent doses will be offered for higher-risk people.

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India working on next-gen covid vax: NTAGI’s Dr Arora

NEW DELHI : The uptake of vaccine booster doses remains poor across India, Dr N.K. Arora, chairman of the covid-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), said, even as the government started a 75-day campaign on Friday to provide free boosters to everyone above 18 at its vaccination centres. Till now, boosters have been free only for healthcare workers, frontline workers and those above 60.

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Free Covid vaccine booster dose for all adults starting from July 15: Centre

NEW DELHI: In a major move to expand the coverage of booster dose, the Central government on Wednesday announced that booster dose will be made available free of cost for all individuals above 18 years of age at all government vaccination centres. This will come into force from July 15, 2022 onwards for 75 days. “India is celebrating 75 years of Independence.

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Free Covid vaccine booster shot for 18-59 age group from Friday

Covid vaccine booster doses drive is aimed at boosting the uptake of Covid precaution doses. The free Covid-19 vaccine booster doses drive will be held as part of the government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence, the official sources said.

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India's first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine Anocovax for animals. All you need to know

SARS-CoV-2 in canines. What is Anocovax? Anocovax is an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Delta Covid-19 vaccine for animals.

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India witnesses steep rise on Covid-19 cases, logs 4,041 fresh cases in 24 hours

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said people should use face masks, vaccinate themselves and follow discipline if they don't wish to experience Covid-19 restrictions again. Speaking at the state Covid-19 task force meeting amid a rise in the number of cases over the past few days, Thackeray said the government will keep a watch over the situation for a fortnight. Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 1,045 new coronavirus infections and one death, taking the active tally to 4,559. The state's caseload stands at 78,89,212, and death toll is 1,47,861.

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neuropsychiatric symptoms due to Covid can set in up to a couple of weeks after first contracting the virus and worsen over time. They can last up to 12 months after beginning treatment.

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Stealth Omicron BA.2 spreading fast globally. What we know so far about the new Covid varaint in 10 points

World Health Organisation (WHO) last week pointed out that Omicron is transmitting at a very intense level around the world. “We have sub-lineages of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2. BA.2 is more transmissible, and this is the most transmissible variant we have seen of the SARS-COV2 virus to date", the WHO official pointed out.

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Is 4th Covid wave coming? Will it have serious impact on India? Top health experts answer

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Andhra Pradesh: 14,440 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours; positivity rate rises to 32%

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Andhra Pradesh: Daily Covid count drops to 12,926 in 24 hours. Details here

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Mumbai: 683 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death amid Omicron threat

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new omicron variant through wider availability of vaccines and shots, but without new major restrictions on daily life.

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Serum-partnered Novavax Covid-19 vaccine completes process for WHO emergency use

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'Har Ghar Dastak': Mega Covid-19 vaccination drive next month, says govt

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US OKs Covid booster shot to counter declining vaccine efficacy. Read here

booster jabs for all Americans from 20 September starting eight months after a person has been fully vaccinated.

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'Vaccination plus masks' WHO official says vaccines not enough with Delta Covid variant

Vaccination along with safety measures are necessary when it comes to fighting the Delta Plus coronavirus variant, said a World Health Organization (WHO) representative, as reported by news agency ANI.

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Delta Covid-19 variant is 'most transmissible', lack of vaccines worsening situation: WHO

Covid-19 delta variant, first seen in India, is “the most transmissible of the variants identified so far," and warned it is now spreading in at least 85 countries.

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Delta Covid-19 variant greatest threat to US pandemic response: Anthony Fauci

Delta variant contributed to a severe outbreak of COVID-19 in India during April and May that overwhelmed health services in the country and killed hundreds of thousands. Never miss a story! Stay connected and informed with Mint.

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Delta COVID variant seen spreading in undervaccinated US counties

delta variant, which has prompted concern worldwide as it leads to new surges of Covid-19 across the globe, is spreading in undervaccinated pockets of the U.S.

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Delta Covid-19 variant likely to become dominant in US, CDC director says

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Australia: Next few days 'critical' as Victoria COVID-19 cluster swells

latest COVID-19 variant, first detected in India, was likely to be more virulent than the original strains, taking just one day to infect another person compared with earlier strains which can take about five or six.Authorities are also concerned about the prospect of a larger outbreak in aged care homes after two workers and one resident at the Arcare facility in Melbourne tested positive, the home operator said in a statement.Hundreds of elderly Victorians in residential aged care facilities died of COVID-19 last year.Victoria endured one of the world's strictest and longest lockdowns last year to suppress a second wave of COVID-19 that killed more than 800 people in the state, accounting for 90% of Australia's total deaths since the

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Akshay Tritiya: Will Covid-19 second wave dent gold sales this year?

Akshaya Tritiya 2021 celebrations are underway amid fear of deadly Covid-19 pandemic for consecutive second year. To ensure Covid-19 protocols, people are expected to move towards the digital gold options like gold funds, e-gold and gold ETF that may impact the retail physical gold sale.

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Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray meets Covid task force, no decision on lockdown, more curbs yet

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday met the state Covid-19 task force members to take a final decision on stricter curbs.

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Music director Bappi Lahiri tests positive for Covid-19, hospitalised in Mumbai

novel coronavirus.His family has requested everyone who has come in contact to get tested as a precautionary measure.On behalf of Bappi Lahiri, his spokesperson shared, "Despite utmost precautions, unfortunately Mr Bappi Lahiri has tested positive for Covid 19. He is under very good and expert care at the Breach Candy Hospital.

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US President Biden to order 100 million more J&J COVID-19 doses, boosting supply

Historic PartnershipAnthony Fauci, a Biden Covid adviser who also leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Wednesday he expects high school students to be able to be vaccinated this fall.The new doses will be available in the second half of the year, though specific timing will be part of negotiations to finalize the deal, Slavitt said. The order follows last week’s announcement of the historic Merck and J&J partnership, which was facilitated by the Biden administration and will materially affect production of the single-shot, easily stored vaccine in the second half of the year.The U.S.

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Covid vaccination drive kicks off in Sri Lanka with 'Made in India' vaccines

coronavirus vaccination drive kicked off in Sri Lanka today, a day after India gifted 500,000 doses of the Covishield vaccine to the island nation.The drive began at the Army Hospital in Narahenpita as frontline workers fighting the novel coronavirus were vaccinated with the 'Made in India' Covishield vaccines.Also Read | Covid vaccination faces slow startThe coronavirus vaccination drive was formally launched at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases with the participation of State Minister of Primary Health Services, Pandemics and Covid Prevention, Dr Sudarshini Fernandopulle, and India High Commissioner Gopal Baglay, reports news agency ANI.The first Covid-19 vaccine was reportedly given to Dr Ananda Wijewickrema, a specialist at

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Covid-19 hits the old hardest, but the healthy longest

Covid changed that, but not because he had a severe case of the disease.Delaney never got seriously ill from the virus. Like many healthy people, he figured his symptoms, a mild fever and a cough, would pass soon enough.

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Maharashtra Covid-19 count crosses 14 lakh-mark; 394 more die

Mumbai: Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally on Thursday crossed the 14 lakh-mark with the addition of 16,476 fresh cases, said a state health official.The states COVID-19 tally increased to 14,00,922, while 394 more deaths took the fatality count beyond the 37,000 mark to 37,056, he said.A total of 16,104 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of recovered cases to 11,04,426, the official said.With this, the state now has 2,59,006 active cases.Mumbai city reported 2,352 positive cases during the day, which pushed its overall count to 2,07,620, while 43 fresh deaths raised the toll to 8,972, he said.Pune city added 1,069 COVID-19 cases, raising its tally to 1,56,783, while 25 new deaths took the toll to

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Cong leader Deepender Singh Hooda tests COVID-19 positive

NEW DELHI : Congress MP from Haryana Deepender Singh Hooda has tested positive for COVID-19.Hooda confirmed the news about his health on his Twitter handle and urged all his close contacts to isolate themselves or get tested for the virus at the earliest."My COVID-19 report came positive. The remaining tests are being done according to the instructions of the doctors.

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Andhra Pradesh reports 9,597 new COVID-19 cases, 93 deaths in last 24 hours

ANDHRA PRADESH : A total of 9,597 new COVID-19 cases and 93 deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, according to the state COVID nodal officer."In the last 24 hours, 57,148 samples are tested in Andhra Pradesh. Of which, 9,597 samples tested COVID positive.

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With 10,171 news covid cases today, Andhra Pradesh crosses 2 lakh mark

AMARAVATI : Riding on a rapid surge of infections, Andhra Pradesh on Friday crossed the two lakh-mark in the overall number of COVID-19 cases as another 10,171 were added afresh for the third consecutive day.The state also saw 89 fresh coronavirus deaths, the highest number in a day so far, while 7,594 patients had recovered from the pandemic. The states Covid-19 tally on Friday showed 2,06,960 over all cases, of which 84,654 were active, 1,20,464 recoveries and 1,842 deaths, the latest government bulletin said.

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Within 34 days, Andhra's Covid-19 tally soars from 13,000 to 1.5 lakh

Amaravati: Coronavirus cases crossed the 1.5 lakh mark in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday as another 9,276 were added but a record high of 12,750 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours.Within 34 days, the state reached the grim milestone of 1.5 lakh. On 28 June, the state had 13,000-0dd cases.

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AP's COVID-19 tally breaches 1 lakh mark; Toll rises to 1,090

AMARAVATI : Andhra Pradesh on Monday crossed the one lakh mark in COVID-19 cases with over 6,000 people testing positive as the rapid spread of the infection in recent days continued unabated. The states COVID-19 count doubled in just about eight days as the day's 6,051 cases pushed the tally to 1,02,349.

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Andhra reports 2,602 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

AMARAVATI : Andhra Pradesh on Friday reported 2,602 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the tally of people infected with the virus in the state to 40,646."In the last 24 hours; 20,245 samples are tested in AP. 2,592 of them are detected COVID positive.

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Oliver Stone on Hollywood: ‘Everything has become too fragile, too sensitive’

Oliver Stone, the American filmmaker, is lamenting the current state of the film industry and its handling of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.While promoting his upcoming memoir, Chasing the Light, the Platoon (1986) director opened up about his thoughts on not only the decreased functionality and increased financial stress of making films in the midst of the pandemic, but also his grievances with political correctness, during in an interview with the New York Times (NYT) published on July 10.Though he didn’t mention any other supposed trends, he said Hollywood was “trying to keep up with” to be accommodating, Stone suggested that the industry had become “too fragile” and “sensitive” in recent years, while using the novel coronavirus as an

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Andhra reports 1,322 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths

AMRAVATI : A total of 1,322 COVID-19 cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh on Monday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 20,019, an officer said.With seven persons succumbed to coronavirus infection on Monday, the death toll now stands at 239, said state COVID nodal officer in a daily bulletin."In the last 24 hours; 16,712 samples were tested in the state. 1,263 of them were detected COVID positive.

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Covid-19: 8,800 booth level task force committees to be set up in Bengaluru

home isolation of asymptomatic cases and funeral of the dead bodies during the State COVID task force meeting held on Friday at Vidhan Soudha.Speaking to the reporters, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said, "Local management will be strengthened for effective monitoring and surveillance of COVID-19 cases. Booth level task force committees will be formed and this will be the basic structural and functional unit for COVID-19 management.

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Pregnant Katy Perry wiggles her baby bump while dancing to Oliver Heldens' new Daisies remix

13-time Grammy nominee Katy Perry showcased her multi-tasking abilities on Tuesday by brushing her teeth, flaunting her baby bump, and promoting her new song all at the same time.The expecting 35-year-old - who boasts 312.6M social media followers - Instastoried a mirror selfie of herself grooving to Dutch DJ Oliver Heldens' new remix of her song Daisies.Daisies is the first single off Katy's untitled sixth studio album, which Capitol Records will release on August 14.

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In 60 days, Maharashtra Covid-19 deaths rocket from 1 to 1,135

MUMBAI : It was on March 17 that Maharashtra notched the first Covid-19 death of a 64-year old man who died at the Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai, sounding the first alarm for the state health authorities.

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Coronavirus: 5 northeast states declared Covid-19 free

NEW DELHI : The central government, here on Monday, declared five of the eight northeast states -- Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura -- coronavirus free.

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Kerala's new Covid-19 contribution plan: 1-month salary cut of all state employees over 5 months

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : After facing opposition over contribution of one month's salary of all state government officials towards the CM's Covid Relief Fund, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday came out with another proposal: six-day salary deduction in the next five months as a temporary measure. That would mean a month's salary in five months.

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Telangana gwovt takes app route for real-time tracking of Covid-19 cases

Hyderabad: The Telangana public health and family welfare department has started using the Covid-19 Monitoring System app developed by US- and Hyderabad-headquartered startup Vera Smart Healthcare. On Monday, the state government also launched its official WhatsApp Chatbot – ‘TS Gov Covid Info’ (on 9000 658 658) – as part of its efforts to provide authentic information to citizens on the ongoing pandemic.

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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

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