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Navigating the impact of Covid-19 variant JN1 on workplace safety measures
10 months ago

Navigating the impact of Covid-19 variant JN1 on workplace safety measures

Hindustan Times  

It has been recently reported by the Indian Council for Medical Research that over 2,000 sequences of the JN.1 variant have been positively identified in India. What is certain, however, is that viral mutation will continue unabated and newer threats like the JN.1 will cause episodic crests of infections, hospitalisations, ICU admissions and fatalities. Having helped several organisations navigate the …

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Workplace safety measures to counter the new Covid variant
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Workplace safety measures to counter the new Covid variant

Hindustan Times  

'Just as the world thought that the pandemic had ended and Covid-19 was a thing of the past, a new variant – designated JN.1 - came along as a harsh reminder that humanity’s war with the SARS-CoV2 virus is not over. Regularly updating staff on the latest developments, viral variant traits and changing symptomatology goes a long way in helping …

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More JN.1 Covid cases expected as transmissibility high: Kerala health minister
1 year ago

More JN.1 Covid cases expected as transmissibility high: Kerala health minister

Hindustan Times  

Kerala health minister Veena George on Friday said the state has been seeing a slight increase in Covid cases since November because its number of sample tests is higher than other states. The situation is absolutely under control, the health minister said allaying fears about the new JN.1 variant. Kerala reported 265 fresh Covid cases on Friday amid JN.1 scare. …

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Staying alert: On the rapidly increasing spread of the JN.1 variant
1 year ago

Staying alert: On the rapidly increasing spread of the JN.1 variant

The Hindu  

The rapidly increasing spread of the JN.1 variant across the globe has led to the prevalence of this variant, a descendent of the BA.2.86 Omicron lineage, reaching over 27%, marking an eight-fold increase in just a month. Compared with the parent lineage BA.2.86, the JN.1 variant carries an additional mutation in the spike protein, which enhances its immune evasion significantly. …

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Covid variant JN.1 in Kerala; symptoms to prevention tips, all you want to know
1 year ago

Covid variant JN.1 in Kerala; symptoms to prevention tips, all you want to know

Hindustan Times  

After Pirola, its descendant JN.1 is in news post being detected in US, China and now India. JN.1 can become the dominating strain of circulating COVID virus unless proactive preventive measures are not followed which are - frequent hand sanitization, usage of Triply mask and social distancing While JN.1 was first detected in USA in September, in China 7 cases …

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New Covid variant Eris symptoms appear a week before positive test? Know all about this 'pre-Covid' phenomenon
1 year, 4 months ago

New Covid variant Eris symptoms appear a week before positive test? Know all about this 'pre-Covid' phenomenon

Hindustan Times  

New Covid variant EG.5 has been spreading fast in different parts of the world and while the strain is good at escaping immunity, the symptoms remain mild, and experts say it doesn't pose a significant threat. This means that people are showing signs of Covid even with a negative test and upon being tested again after a week or so, …

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New Covid variants Eris vs BA 2.86: Is the one scarier than the other? Know difference between symptoms
1 year, 4 months ago

New Covid variants Eris vs BA 2.86: Is the one scarier than the other? Know difference between symptoms

Hindustan Times  

Even as pandemic threat subsides, Covid-19 virus continues to evolve and most recently two Covid variants namely Eris or EG.5 and BA 2.86 have been increasing the caseload in UK, China and other countries. BA 2.86 is said to be highly mutated and this particular strain has some new symptoms associated with it, says Dr Pavithra Venkatagopalan, corona-virologist and Covid …

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New Covid variant BA 2.86 is highly mutated; know about symptoms, possibility of a new wave from experts
1 year, 4 months ago

New Covid variant BA 2.86 is highly mutated; know about symptoms, possibility of a new wave from experts

Hindustan Times  

After a lull, surge of new Covid strains in UK, China and other countries has been making news. After WHO declared new Covid strain EG.5 or Eris that's increasing the caseload in UK as variant of interest, yet another Covid strain called BA 2.86 that was first detected on July 24 has been classified as 'variant under monitoring; on August …

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BA.2.86: WHO tracking new Covid variant, highly-muted and detected in 4 countries
1 year, 4 months ago

BA.2.86: WHO tracking new Covid variant, highly-muted and detected in 4 countries

India TV News  

After EG.5 raised concerns about a new Covid outbreak, the World Health Organization has now flagged another sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.86, dubbed BA.X. “WHO has designated Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 as a ‘variant under monitoring’ today due to the large number of mutations it carries,” the global health body wrote in a post on X,” adding that “the number of mutations …

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New Covid variant Eris: Sore throat to loss of smell; 12 common symptoms of EG.5
1 year, 4 months ago

New Covid variant Eris: Sore throat to loss of smell; 12 common symptoms of EG.5

Hindustan Times  

While the Covid threat worldwide has been on decline, newer variants continue to emerge, although the severity of the disease remains low. The World Health Organization has identified a new EG.5 variant of COVID-19, known as the Eris strain "The World Health Organization has identified a new EG.5 variant of COVID-19, known as the Eris strain. "While there are no …

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New Covid variant EG.5: Symptoms to transmissibility; 7 things to know about Omicron subvariant Eris
1 year, 4 months ago

New Covid variant EG.5: Symptoms to transmissibility; 7 things to know about Omicron subvariant Eris

Hindustan Times  

"The World Health Organization has identified a new strain of Covid-19 as a noteworthy variation, despite the little risk to the general public's health. Dr Ather Pasha, Senior consultant Internal Medicine, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad shares 7 things you want to know about Covid's new variant Eris. Early studies suggest that Eris may cause more hospitalizations than previous Omicron …

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WHO classifies EG.5 Covid-19 strain as 'variant of interest'
1 year, 4 months ago

WHO classifies EG.5 Covid-19 strain as 'variant of interest'

India Today  

The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a "variant of interest" but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other variants. "Collectively, available evidence does not suggest that EG.5 has additional public health risks relative to the other currently circulating …

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Science for All | Scientists discover a fourth layer surrounding the brain
1 year, 11 months ago

Science for All | Scientists discover a fourth layer surrounding the brain

The Hindu  

Until now, the human brain and other parts of the central nervous system were believed to have three layers – dura, arachnoid, and pia mater – that are collectively called the meninges. The SLYM divides the subarachnoid space – which exists between arachnoid and pia mater, and consists of the cerebrospinal fluid, blood vessels, and cisterns – into an outer …

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Govt: Next 40 days crucial as India may see a surge in Covid-19
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt: Next 40 days crucial as India may see a surge in Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Union government is planning to make it mandatory for passengers arriving from China and five other places to have negative RT-PCR reports beginning next week. Meanwhile on Wednesday, the official sources, citing the pattern of previous outbreaks, said that the next 40 days will be crucial as India may see a Covid surge in January. As the …

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Daily brief: Byju's denies buying database, and all the latest news
2 years ago

Daily brief: Byju's denies buying database, and all the latest news

Hindustan Times  

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Byju's responds to buying phone numbers of kids allegation: 'We don't need…' Edtech company Byju's on Wednesday “strongly denied” the allegation that it purchases students' databases and claimed that it relies on app users, walk-ins and incoming requests for consultation. 3 cases of Covid variant driving massive China surge detected in India …

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Over 800 million people could be infected with COVID in China: Officials
2 years ago

Over 800 million people could be infected with COVID in China: Officials

Firstpost  

Scientists at the China National Health Commission estimate the R number is currently a whopping 16 in China during this surge New Delhi: COVID in China is spreading faster than ever before anywhere during the pandemic. China’s public health officials say that possibly 800 million people could be infected with the coronavirus over the next few months. Epidemiologist Ben Cowling …

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China to ‘unswervingly’ follow zero-Covid as outrage grows against policy
2 years, 1 month ago

China to ‘unswervingly’ follow zero-Covid as outrage grows against policy

Hindustan Times  

BEIJING: China will adhere to the dynamic “zero-Covid” strategy “unswervingly”, a top health official said on Saturday even as the alleged suicide of a middle-aged woman stuck in quarantine for weeks in a northern Chinese city added to the gathering outrage against the country’s strict infection control policies. Under intense public pressure, district health authorities published an account of the …

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Omicron sub-variants BA.5.1.7, BF.7 signals to be cautious: Experts
2 years, 2 months ago

Omicron sub-variants BA.5.1.7, BF.7 signals to be cautious: Experts

Live Mint  

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics is likely to issue a bulletin regarding Omicron's new sub-variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 ever since the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre detected the first case of the Omicron sub-variant in India. Two highly contagious subvariants of Omicron -- BF.7 and BA.5.1.7 – with greater transmissibility were found in several provinces of China. The World Health …

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Twitter goes 'not again' as new 'highly infectious' Covid variants emerge in China
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter goes 'not again' as new 'highly infectious' Covid variants emerge in China

India TV News  

Netizens think it's a scary situation yet again as China imposes fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions amid Covid surge. The country has detected new Omicron sub-variants BF.7 and BA.5.1.7, which are highly infectious with greater transmissibility. Sample some of these tweets: Meanwhile, holiday spending during China's Golden Week has plunged to its lowest level in seven years, as broad Covid …

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The world must do better on Covid
2 years, 3 months ago

The world must do better on Covid

Hindustan Times  

Some of the world’s top health experts, writing as part of the Lancet Commission in a report released this week, blamed governments the world over for “widespread, global failures” in their response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The report said global leaders needed to face “hard truths” that they failed to adhere to basic norms, rationality, and transparency, and that nations …

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Monkeypox cases in India: What is it? Know symptoms, how it spreads, risks and protection
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox cases in India: What is it? Know symptoms, how it spreads, risks and protection

India TV News  

Monkeypox cases in India: Monkeypox scare is deepening its roots in India. According to the World Health Organisation, monkeypox is a viral zoonosis, with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe.With the eradication of smallpox in 1980 and subsequent cessation of smallpox vaccination, monkeypox has emerged as the most important …

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Monkeypox infectivity less, but can be fatal for children, say experts
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox infectivity less, but can be fatal for children, say experts

Firstpost  

The health ministry listed out points for the general masses to avoid the contraction of the disease which included avoiding contact with sick people and avoiding contact with dead or wild animals New Delhi: After India reported its first case of monkeypox, experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday said the infectivity of the viral disease …

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Monkeypox: Pandemic scenario cannot be ruled out…, expert says
2 years, 7 months ago

Monkeypox: Pandemic scenario cannot be ruled out…, expert says

Live Mint  

Despite the rise in the number of cases, it is still too early to talk about a monkeypox epidemic, an expert pointed out. “Unless the virus has evolved significantly, both in its transmissibility and in its modes of transmission, this virus is known to be not very transmissible.” But, the pandemic scenario cannot be ruled out completely, he further warned. …

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China’s economic activity collapses under Xi’s Covid zero policy
2 years, 7 months ago

China’s economic activity collapses under Xi’s Covid zero policy

Live Mint  

China’s economy is paying the price for the nation’s Covid Zero policy, with industrial output and consumer spending sliding to the worst levels since the pandemic began and analysts warning of no quick recovery. “After all, zero-Covid at the cost of surging unemployment is a hard sell politically, especially in such a year with significant political importance.” Monday’s data suggests …

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