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Omicron's latest subvariant dominates with 60% of COVID-19 cases

Covid-19 cases in India, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium identifies Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 as the leading variant in India, making up 60% of cases. As per a report by Economic Times, a member of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), the laboratory consortium, said that 25-30% of cases are of other sub-lineages of the XBB variant only. "The Insacog, a network of laboratories monitoring genomic variations of the Covid-19 virus, will hold a meeting on Friday to review the solution.

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McDonald's temporarily shuts US offices, prepares layoff notices: report

McDonald's global headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market district on December 19, 2019. McDonalds president and CEO Chris Kempczinski will cut his base salary by half as restaurant sales plunged last month due to COVID-19.

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CDC warns against eating raw cookie dough amid salmonella cases linked to raw flour

CHICAGO - The CDC is warning that people should not eat raw cookie dough amid a salmonella outbreak that has spread to 11 states.The CDC said at least 12 people have gotten sick after eating raw flour. The brand of the flour has not been identified.Illnesses have been reported in Illinois, Oregon, California, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, New York and Virginia.The CDC said that of the seven people interviewed, six (86%) reported eating raw dough or batter. Most flour is raw, even though people don't usually think of it that way.

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Govt plans to set up first-of-its-kind National Public Health Museum

While India has national museums on Railways, metro, science and art, the health sector has no such apex and advanced-level public museum of the type seen in western countries. New Delhi: The government is in the process of establishing a first-of-its-kind National Public Health Museum to showcase models, specimens and studies related to public health. With the country regularly facing health exigencies, the plan is to educate children, students and people on health-related issues.

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Govt keeps price cap on covid drugs, devices

With increasing covid cases in India, the Union government is ensuring the prior availability of drugs and lifesaving equipment. New Delhi: The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has extended till June the price cap on five essential medical devices such as oxygen concentrators that are largely used for treating covid-19.

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Covid cases doubling in 4-5 days, says top expert

NEW DELHI : Covid-19 infections in India are doubling every 4-5 days, a top epidemiologist cautioned, indicating that the pandemic is still far from being under control despite the return of near-normalcy across society and the economy. New daily covid-19 cases, which stood at 1,500 at the end of March, have since jumped to cross 3,000. India on Sunday reported 3,824 new covid cases and five deaths, with an active caseload of 18,389.

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Should you get another COVID booster? Guidelines are changing

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it no longer “routinely recommends” additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters for medium or low-risk people, but one Canadian doctor is warning the “advice isn’t probably the best.”

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India sees sharp jump in daily Covid cases with 3,800 new infections

XBB.1.16 variant of coronavirus is responsible for the current surge in cases. But in relief, the infection is supposed to be milder and may not lead to a rise in hospitalization rate as Indians have likely developed hybrid immunity due to vaccination and natural exposure to the disease.

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Delhi logs 416 Covid cases in one day, highest in 7 months

Kejriwal said that the Delhi government is monitoring the Covid-19 situation and is prepared to face any eventuality. He noted that Delhi has seen an increase in Covid -19 cases in the last 15 days but there is no need to worry now. Kejriwal said that 42 cases of Covid-19 were found on March 15 that went up to 295 cases on March 30.

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Reactions to Rogers-Shaw deal mixed in Alberta

Reaction to the $26 billion Rogers-Shaw merger in Alberta was mixed on the day it was announced.

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XBB.1.16 is ‘one to watch’, WHO concerned over recent COVID spike in India

@WHO Presser including latest on #Marburg, #COVID19, including summary of Omicron XBB.1.16 https://t.co/Xg48htwieJ A total of 2,994 new Covid-19 infections were reported in India on Saturday, a slight dip from Friday's tally of 3095 coronavirus cases, according to Union heath ministry data. India's active Covid-19 caseload currently stands at 16,354.

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India reports 2,994 new covid cases in a day

The union health ministry has directed the states and union territories to follow a risk assessment-based approach to prevent and contain the infection New Delhi: India reported 2,994 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with daily positivity rate seeing a jump of 2.09%, the union health ministry said on Saturday. Active cases in the country have climbed to 16,354. The country has recorded more than 44.8 million cases, and over 530,876 deaths so far.

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Perth and Kinross Covid memorial benches offer solace for John after tragic loss

A Perth man who lost his wife in the midst of the Covid pandemic will “absolutely” pay his loving respects at one of 11 memorial benches installed across the region.

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31.03.2023 / 17:37

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'I've been blown up, stabbed and shot at...but long Covid is worse'

A former war correspondent said he suffered so badly with long Covid he attempted to take his own life.

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Rogers-Shaw deal approved by Ottawa in blockbuster telecom merger

Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. will go ahead after it received the final sign-off it needed from Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.He called the merger a “watershed moment” for the telecom sector that he claimed would drive wireless prices down for Canadians while growing the combined firm’s overall headcount.The merger, a union between two Canadian telecom giants valued at $26 billion, including debt, has changed significantly in response to political and industry pressure since it was first announced in March 2021.The final permutation of the merger will see Shaw sell its Freedom Mobile business and transfer wireless spectrum to Quebecor’s Videotron as the latter seeks to expand outside Quebec.Champagne’s approval came on the companies’ March 31 deadline to close the transaction.

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Delhi govt vigilant on COVID-19 situation, says CM Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured that there is currently no reason to be alarmed. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday that the Delhi government is monitoring the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases in the city and is ready to handle any situation that may arise.

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Covid-19: India reports single-day rise of 3,095 cases

Total reported cases now stand at 4.47 crore and death toll has increased to 530,867. Active cases comprise 0.03% of total infections, while the recovery rate stands at 98.78% New Delhi: India has reported 3,095 new covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, with daily positivity rate rising to 2.61%, the Union health ministry said in an update on Friday. Active cases have risen to 13,528.

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India reports 3,095 Covid cases in 24 hours, highest in 2023

The active cases in the country crossed the 15,000 mark. India sees another single-day rise of 3,095 fresh coronavirus cases in past 24 hours, data by the Union health ministry stated on 31 March.

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Delhi CM Kejriwal to hold Covid-19 review meeting today | Key things to know

Covid-19 situation in Delhi, the health minister told media persons that the meeting was attended by the director general of health services and various other senior officials of the city health department, medical directors of Delhi government-run hospitals, epidemiologists, virologists, and a genome sequencing expert. Delhi's Covid-19 cases climbed to 300 on Wednesday, the first time since August 31 last year, while the positivity rate mounted to 13.89%, according to data shared by the city health department. Two more Covid-related deaths were also reported, it said.

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30.03.2023 / 19:43

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'Disgraceful' fraudster attempted to get £28k in Covid business grants despite no longer owning premises

A fraudster business owner who attempted to claim almost £28,000 in Covid grant funding has been sentenced for his ‘disgraceful’ breach of trust after it was discovered he had vacated the premises which he based his claims on.

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Alberta marks first COVID-related death of child under 1

COVID-19 pandemic: an infant has died of the disease.On Wednesday, the province updated its COVID-19 dashboard with two weeks-worth of data. Technical difficulties prevented last week’s update.According to Alberta Health, a child under one year of age died in December 2022 and their death was reclassified as due to COVID within the last two weeks.It is not uncommon for deaths to be reclassified as due to or not due to the coronavirus, depending on medical experts’ opinions and other documentation.

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Covid-19 testing no longer recommended for vast majority of population

Testing for Covid-19 is no longer recommended for the vast majority of the population, following an update to the public health advice.

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30.03.2023 / 09:35

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Margaret Ferrier MP who went on train knowing she had Covid-19 faces suspension from Parliament

An MP who travelled on the train while knowingly infected with Covid-19 could face a 30-day suspension from parliament - and could lose her seat if a by-election is called.

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'Delhi govt on alert', says minister as Covid cases go up

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India reports single-day rise of 3,016 covid cases

Scientists have said that the XBB.1.16 variant of coronavirus is responsible for the current surge in cases. But in a relief, the infection is supposed to be milder in nature and may not lead a rise in hospitalisation rate as Indians have likely developed hybrid immunity due to vaccination and natural exposure to the disease. New Delhi: India reported 3,016 fresh covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, pushing up the daily positivity rate to 1.51%, the Union health ministry said in an update on Thursday.

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Covid cases record another high, Haryana issues fresh guidelines: Top developments on Covid situation in the country

India reports 3016 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, daily positive rate of 2. 73 pc A total of 3016 new Covid cases were recorded in the last 24 hours across the country with a daily positive rate of 2.73 per cent, a government release said on Thursday, adding that 15,784 doses of COVID vaccines were administered during the same period.

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India reports 3,016 fresh Covid-19 cases, highest in nearly six months

Covid-19 cases in the national capital. The national capital saw a rise in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday and also the positivity rate climbed to 13.89 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. On Tuesday, Delhi logged 214 cases with a positivity rate of 11.82 per cent.

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Delhi govt to hold meeting on Covid situation amid spurt in virus cases: Officials

coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 7.45 per cent on Monday. The city logged 153 cases with a positivity rate of 9.13 per cent on Sunday and 139 cases with a positivity rate of 4.98 per cent on Saturday. It saw 152 cases with a positivity rate of 6.66 per cent on Friday and 117 cases with a positivity rate of 4.95 per cent on Thursday.

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Biden won't veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency

Also Read: ‘I like ice cream’: Joe Biden's first statement on US school shooting | Watch Just weeks ago, Biden stunned many fellow Democrats when he declined to veto a Republican-led bill to upend a new criminal code for the District of Columbia he and others in the president's party opposed, allowing the GOP's tough-on-crime push into the local government to become law. Republicans celebrated the turn of events Wednesday as a sign of their newfound influence in divided Washington, while Democrats quietly complained that the Biden administration had shifted its views.

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THESE two Maharashtra districts top Covid-19 positivity rate

Covid-19 cases is high in districts such as Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Raigad, Nashik, and Sangli, the statement added as quoted by news agency PTI. The department confirmed that a new Covid19 variant -- XBB.1.16 -- has been found in swab samples of 230 patients in the state so far. “Out of the 230 cases, 151 are from Pune followed by Aurangabad 24, Thane 23, Kolhapur and Ahmednagar 11 each, Amravati 8, and one each in Mumbai and Raigad. Out of the 230 cases, one patient has succumbed to the infection while others have recovered," said the statement. Despite several efforts from the state government, not even one crore people have taken the booster dose to improve their immunity against Covid-19, PTI reported. The vaccination data indicate 9,16,70,759 people have taken the first dose of the vaccine, while 7,66,25,098 have taken the second dose as well.

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Pope Francis hospitalized for pulmonary infection after experiencing difficulty breathing, Vatican says

Pope Francis during the General Audience in St. Peters Square.

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Here are the 'most misunderstood' American accents abroad, according to survey

FILE - Tourists are led on tours through the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept.

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Inside Paul O'Grady's health battles from heart attacks, kidney failure and Covid scare

Legendary comedian and TV star Paul O'Grady has died "unexpectedly but peacefully" aged 67, following years of health battles. Tributes have poured in for the star, who hosted The Paul O’Grady Show, Blind Date and Blankety Blank, as well as ITV’s multi-award-winning For The Love Of Dogs. He was known for his love of animals, and raised a lot of money and awareness about those in need, whilst also adopting a number of animals himself.

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India reports single day rise of 2,151 new covid cases

Active cases in India have climbed to 11,903, while round 4,41,66,925 people have recovered from the infection New Delhi: India reported 2,151 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with daily positivity rate at 1.51%, the union health ministry said on Wednesday. The country has recorded more than 44.8 million cases, and 530,848 deaths so far. Covid cases have been increasing across the country with Karnataka reporting 806 active cases and Kerala 2877 active cases.

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India reports 2,151 fresh Covid-19 cases, highest since October 2022

A total of 2,208 cases were recorded on October 28 last year India recorded a single-day rise of 2,151 new coronavirus cases, the highest in five months, according to the Union health ministry. As per the data updated, the active cases increased to 11,903 on Wednesday.

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Nauseatingly nice ‘Ted Lasso’ doesn’t work without COVID

hit Apple TV+ comedy series about a doofy college football coach who becomes an unlikely Premier League soccer club manager in the UK debuted during the first, trying year of the pandemic — in August 2020. And the initially excellent show, starring Jason Sudeikis, proved a cathartic break from the onslaught of bleak news and our 3 a.m.

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New Mexico to provide free meals for all students, regardless of family income

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signs Senate Bill 4, ensuring all students have access to free and healthy school meals, with sponsors Senator Leo Jaramillo (left) and Senator Michael Padilla (right) and fifth grade student Alejandro Najer (David Lienemann/Office of the Governor)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed legislation to provide free school meals to all students regardless of family income, as New Mexico and several other states look to fill the gap left by lapsed federal pandemic-era benefit programs and address the strain to family budgets caused by food prices.The bill cleared the Legislature during the recent 60-day session, with lawmakers setting aside more than $22 million in the state budget to help pay for the program.

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WHO says medium-risk adults don't need extra Covid jabs

Additional boosters, beyond the primary course and first booster, have been recommended only for people at the highest risk of developing severe Covid-19 disease The World Health Organization said Tuesday it is no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults, saying the benefit was marginal. For such people who have already received their primary vaccination course and one booster dose, there is no risk in having further jabs but the returns are slight, the WHO's vaccine experts said.

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Medium-risk adults don't need extra Covid vaccines, says WHO

The World Health Organization has said it is no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults, saying the benefit was marginal.

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India reports 1,573 new covid cases in a day

Scientists said people in India have developed hybrid immunity, therefore the present covid-19 variant will not lead to hospitlaistaion and severity New Delhi: India reported 1,573 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with daily positivity rate at 1.30%, the union health ministry said on Tuesday. The country has recorded more than 44.8 million covid cases, and over 530,841 deaths so far. Covid cases have been increasing across the country with Karnataka reporting 812 active cases, and Kerala 2,662 cases.

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Villanova All-American Maddy Siegrist declares for WNBA draft

GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 24: Maddy Siegrist #20 of the Villanova Wildcats shoots the ball against Destiny Harden #3 of the Miami Hurricanes during the second half in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Womens Basketball Tournament at Bon Secours VILLANOVA, Pa. - Villanova star and AP All-American Maddy Siegrist will not return for a fifth season and has declared for the WNBA draft.Siegrist led Villanova to a 30-7 overall record and the Sweet 16 for the second time ever this season. She led the country in scoring at 29.2 points per game and averaged 9.2 rebounds.

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More Indians fly premium, business classes as pandemic ebbs

NEW DELHI : As travel resumes normalcy after the pandemic, several tour operators and airlines are reporting that demand for business and premium economy tickets has risen compared with the pandemic and pre-pandemic period. With air travel, especially business travel, slumping during the pandemic and economy-class airfares skyrocketing, an unintended consequence was that the gap between economy and premium economy tickets narrowed. Travel agency Thomas Cook India has seen a 50% jump in business class travel versus last year as corporate travel resumes.

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Community Covid testing centres to close nationwide

The HSE has announced that Covid-19 community testing centres will close nationwide from Thursday.

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Health secretary reviews covid situation, directs states to ensure hospital preparedness & mockdrill

NEW DELHI : Amid rise in covid cases across the country, the union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday reviewed the public health preparedness and vaccination status with states/UTs. He has directed the states to focus on surveillance & genome sequencing and increase the pace of testing.

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India reports 1,805 new covid cases in a day

New Delhi: India reported 1,805 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with daily positivity rate at 3 New Delhi: India reported 1,805 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with daily positivity rate at 3.19%, the union health ministry said on Monday. The country has logged more than 44.8 million covid cases, and over 530,837 deaths so far. Covid cases are increasing across the country with Karnataka reporting 792 active cases and Kerala 2,471 active cases.

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India's active Covid caseload crosses 10,000-mark; daily positivity rate at 3.19%

10,000 for the first time since April 2020. As per the ministry's data, India's active caseload currently stands at 10,300. The daily positivity rate is 3.19 percent while the weekly positivity rate is 1.39 percent.

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India's active Covid caseload crosses 10,000-mark

The daily positivity rate is 3.19 percent while the weekly positivity rate is 1.39 percent. India recorded 1,805 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the data issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has stated on 27 March.

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Delhi hospitals conduct Covid-19 mock drill as city sees sharp rise in cases

450 beds for Covid. We have 5 PSA oxygen plants. We also have D-type oxygen cylinders.

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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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