Women more likely to have long COVID, different symptom profile

COVID-19 cases jumped 18% last week and are at their highest levels since April, and the increase comes as the more transmissible Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants cause most infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest update.

Maternal deaths in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic increased 33%—and even higher in Black and Hispanic women—according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) published yesterday in a study in JAMA Network Open.

ALSO READ: Monkeypox spreading in vulnerable groups, including children, warns WHO He added, "Pandemic is changing but it’s not over. We have made progress but it’s not over." According to him, the ability to track the virus is 'under threat' as reporting and genomic sequences are declining, making it harder to track Omicron and analyse future emerging variants.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Victims have been found with no identification documents at all and in one case a stolen ID. Remote villages lack phone service to reach family members and determine the whereabouts of missing migrants.

Twitter to share her daily shenanigans with her fans, with the former This Morning presenter sharing an update on her recent health woes.The TV personality revealed she had been "lapping up" sympathy after testing positive for Covid, as she now has "full body-aches".Fern took to Twitter at the weekend to reveal she had tested positive for Covid-19, after testing negative the day before.The former This Morning presenter took to Twitter today to update her fans on her symptoms.She wrote in view of her 115,100 followers: "Good afternoon covid chums."How are you? Today my body aches from the waist down and shoulders up. You?"Many social media users rushed to the comments to share their Covid stories and wish the presenter well.K8_fletch said: "My symptoms started 24hrs ago.Sore throat, awful headache and body aches."No positive result yet.

FILE-In this photo illustration a woman appears to be stressed as she sits in front of her computer. (Robin Utrecht/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The past couple of years have been challenging for most of us, and it can impact our moods and stress levels based on a recent Gallup poll.Gallup surveyed people to gauge the overall emotions they felt in 2021.

COVID-19 indicators are on the rise, the province’s public health director announced Wednesday.Dr. Luc Boileau gave an update on the situation, saying that the uptick in infections was foreseeable as sanitary restrictions were lifted.Quebec is also dealing with the arrival of new variants of the novel coronavirus, which Boileau said are more transmissible.

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind the iconic kids show “Sesame Street,” shared a new PSA on Twitter and Youtube.The now-viral campaign comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded the use of the COVID-19 vaccine to children 5-years-old and younger earlier this month.“It’s okay to have questions about COVID-19 vaccines for children!” the tweet is captioned. “Elmo’s dad Louie talked to their pediatrician, and learned that Elmo getting vaccinated is the best way to keep him and his whole neighborhood safe and healthy!”It's okay to have questions about COVID-19 vaccines for children! Elmo's dad Louie talked to their pediatrician, and learned that Elmo getting vaccinated is the best way to keep him and his whole neighborhood safe and healthy! #CaringForEachOther pic.twitter.com/aWkCfysJPEThe now-viral PSA shows the eternal 3-year-old describing the jab as “a little pinch” to his father Louie who questioned the safeness of the vaccine.

NEW DELHI : The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has directed states/UTs to do surveillance of incoming international travellers as a part of revised surveillance strategy in context of covid-19.  Under the revised surveillance plan, Bhushan has directed states have to follow three-pronged genomics survillance strategy. “All international travelers arriving in India testing positive for COVID-19 shall be sequence.

Kate Garraway has opened up about the new ways she has found to love her husband Derek Draper after his Covid-19 battle. The Good Morning Britain host has always been open about her husband's journey after he was diagnosed with Covid back in March 2020.

As Kerala sees a steep rise in COVID cases, state Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday the people once again need to take precautions even though there is nothing to be worried about. Further assuring that there won't be any lockdown but  “everyone should cooperate and focus on preventing the spread of COVID-19 which can move from one to another." The suggestions come in the wake of over 4,000 fresh infections being reported in the state on Tuesday, raising the active cases till June 28 to 27,991.

CNN report pointed out, In a weekly update with little movement overall, the move to Level 3 is a big jump up for Kuwait, which had been at Level 1. The Dominican Republic moved up from Level 2. Level 3, or "high," is now the top rung in terms of risk level and applies to places that have had more than 100 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days.

There has been a slight increase in the numbers of people in hospital with Covid-19.

Long covid is making it hard for millions to return to normal life. Yet medical efforts to figure out how best to help these patients are proceeding only slowly. However, a Canadian research trial has reportedly found an answer that why some people continue to experience Covid symptoms months after contracting the disease.

New Delhi: India reported 14,506 new covid cases and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours.  The country’s active caseload has climbed to over 99,602, taking the total tally of covid cases to 4,34,33,345 and 5,25,077 so far, the union health ministry said on Wednesday. The daily positivity rate is now 3.35% while the weekly positivity rate is 3.30%. States like Delhi witnessed an active caseload of 4482, Maharashtra has 25481 cases, Haryana has recorded 2649 cases while Kerala has reported more than 28086 covid cases at present.

Rafael Nadal after the Spaniard was pictured with the Italian after hitting with him last week in the lead-up to the tournament. The withdrawal of Berrettini, who reached the final at Wimbledon last year, was confirmed on Tuesday morning. In a statement, the Italian said: "I am heartbroken to announce that I need to withdraw from @wimbledon due to a positive COVID-19 test result.

Covid-19 cases and four more fatalities due to the infection. However, on Monday, the city reported 628 new Covid cases and three deaths due to the viral disease. Mumbai registered 1,290 csases of coronavirus on Tuesday.The daily count of infections rose by 228 from 1,062 cases reported on Monday.

The Sesame Street character Elmo was administered a COVID-19 vaccine shot in a public service announcement the Sesame Workshop released on Tuesday.The Elmo character in the storyline of the series is three-and-a-half-years-old, and now eligible after the FDA Friday approved Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for children between the ages of five-years-old and six-months-old.In the spot, Elmo was seen speaking with his father Louie about receiving the shot, saying, 'Yeah, there was a little pinch. But it was OK!' The latest: Sesame Street character Elmo was administered a COVID-19 vaccine shot in a public service announcement the Sesame Workshop released on TuesdayLouie said, 'Was it safe? Was it the right decision? I talked to our pediatrician so I could make the right choice - I learned that Elmo getting vaccinated is the best way to keep himself, our friends, neighbors and everyone else healthy and enjoying the things they love.'A tweet from the official Elmo account read: 'Elmo got the COVID vaccine today, just like Elmo's mommy and daddy! Elmo's daddy had a lot of questions, but Elmo's doctor said the vaccine would help keep Elmo healthy, and all of Elmo's friends and family too! #CaringForEachOther.' Elmo is the latest character on the iconic show to receive the vaccine, as a PSA featuring Big Bird (who is six-years-old in the storyline) receiving a vaccine shot in a clip released last November.Sesame Workshop worked on the clip in a joint venture with the COVID Collaborative's COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative and the Ad Council, Variety reported.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outside advisory committee today recommended that new booster shot versions include an Omicron variant component, as newer subvariants expand their footprint and the nation faces an uncertain fall and winter with the virus.

A new study from researchers at Boston University (BU) shows that, for all but 17% of healthy, vaccinated young adults, the infectious period for COVID-19 from the Delta and Omicron variants was 5 days. The study was recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.The study involved 92 SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR–positive participants who had

COVID-19 booster shot this fall -- and exactly how best to update it to fight a virus that surely will change even more by then."That’s the problem -- we’re being asked to more or less have a crystal ball today," said Dr. Arnold Monto of the University of Michigan, who heads the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee.Current COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives globally and those used in the U.S.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A San Mateo County court hearing scheduled for convicted murderer Scott Peterson was delayed because of COVID, a court spokeswoman said Tuesday.One of his attorneys tested positive for the virus, according to Deputy Court Executive Officer Sarah Lind, and Peterson himself was exposed to COVID in his pod at San Quentin. Peterson is on "loose quarantine," she explained.Peterson was scheduled to have a status conference on Monday in his juror misconduct hearing.

Amid the surge of covid cases in some parts of the country, the Centre on Tuesday has directed States and UTs to focus on accelerating second and precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccination. Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary reviewed the status of COVID situation through a video conference (VC) with 14 such States that are reporting high number of cases on a week-to-week basis along with increased case positivity combined with low numbers of COVID tests and below average COVID vaccination.

ER, Ray Donavan and Law & Order, died in an apparent drowning on Sunday. She was 61.New York State Police reported the death after they responded to a call about a possible drowning Sunday morning in the small town of Cape Vincent.Emergency responders found Mara dead in the water in the St. Lawrence River.

vaccine against Covid-19. The SEC under India's drug regulator found data submitted by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals satisfactory in Friday's meeting. The company had submitted the data back in April and provided additional data in May.

NEW DELHI : Amid the surge of covid cases in some parts of the country, the Centre on Tuesday has directed States and UTs to focus on accelerating second and precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccination.  Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary reviewed the status of COVID situation through a video conference (VC) with 14 such States that are reporting high number of cases on a week-to-week basis along with increased case positivity combined with low numbers of COVID tests and below average COVID vaccination.  He advised caution and continuous alertness to States reporting a surge in COVID cases during the past few weeks, and to step up vigil against COVID.  The four-fold strategy highlights surveillance of incoming inter-national travelers; community-based surveillance; sentinel site surveillance (health facility-based surveillance and lab-based surveillance); and Whole Genome Sequencing.  States were advised to scan for and report all SARI and ILI cases from all district hospitals, major private hospitals and medical colleges across the districts, and keep a close watch on those geographies where these clusters are emerging.  “States were also strongly advised to strictly monitor epidemiological profile of admitted COVID patients and report the clinical manifestation to Health Ministry, rather than a random or anecdotal reporting.

Cases of Covid are rising again in Ayrshire as the NHS admitted today pressure on the care system remains high.

Express, the jab was not an option for him and told reporters he would rather not play in tournaments that required it than subject himself to the shot. Speaking at a press conference, a reporter asked: " Is that [getting jabbed] something you've completely closed your mind to as an option going forward?" Mr Djokovic replied: "Yes. Yes."  His opposition is likely to come under fresh scrutiny as Marin Cilic revealed he has been self-isolating after testing positive for Covid.

Olympic gold medallist Alex Kopacz may be used to being out of breath when pushing a bobsled, but last year after he was hospitalized for COVID-19, he experienced a very different kind of breathlessness.

cost to fill up at the pumps this summer as record gas prices continue to climb, according to the results of a recent survey.As the average price for regular gasoline topped the $2-per-litre mark earlier this month, 69 per cent of Canadian respondents to an Ipsos Poll conducted exclusively for Global News said they were concerned they might not be able to afford gas.Those fears were even more widespread among households with kids (80 per cent) and younger generations aged 18-34 (77 per cent) and 35-54 (74 per cent). Gas prices are at record highs.

SAN ANTONIO - Authorities on Tuesday were continuing to investigate one of the deadliest tragedies involving migrants smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border after 46 people were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio.Sixteen people were hospitalized, including four children, with heat-related illnesses, according to San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood. The patients were hot to the touch and dehydrated, and no water was found in the trailer.A city worker heard a cry for help from the truck shortly before 6 p.m.

China has cut the quarantine time for inbound travellers by half in a major easing of one of the world's strictest Covid-19 curbs, which have deterred travel in and out of the country since 2020.

COVID-19 vaccine, sources told ANI on Tuesday. The Drugs controller general of India (DCGI) is expected to give Emergency Use Authorisation to Gennova's mRNA vaccine any time soon.

Kerala reported close to and more than 3,000 cases daily and on Monday it had recorded 2,993 fresh infections, according to the state government data In an order dated June 22, circulated to all district police chiefs "for urgent implementation and remarks", the police department has referred to an April 27 directive of the state Disaster Management Authority making it compulsory to wear masks in "public places, gatherings, workplaces and during transport" which is still in force.  The April 27 order also states that violation of the direction would be punishable under provisions of the Disaster Management Act.  Meanwhile, India recorded 11,793 new coronavirus infections, pushing the country’s tally to 4,34,18,839, while the active cases rose to 96,700, the Union Health Ministry said today. The death toll climbed to 5,25,047 with 27 new fatalities, data updated at 8 am by the ministry stated.