Articles for Covid Spreading

New COVID strain JN.1 is spreading fast. How worried should we be?
1 year ago

New COVID strain JN.1 is spreading fast. How worried should we be?

Al Jazeera  

The new variant has spread across 41 countries as the WHO categorises it as a ‘variant of interest’. The World Health Organization on Tuesday categorised the JN.1 as a “variant of interest”. The new variant is now being closely monitored by public health agencies across the world due to its increased transmission rate. “The new variant exhibits a greater genetic …

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New Covid variant 'Eris' spreading across UK: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

New Covid variant 'Eris' spreading across UK: Report

India Today  

Covid is back in the news again. The variant EG.5.1, nicknamed Eris, was first flagged in the UK last month and is now spreading quickly in the country, news agency PTI reported, quoting health authorities in England. The UK Health Security Agency said EG.5.1, which has been nicknamed Eris, makes up one in seven new COVID cases, the report said. …

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Why protests are spreading across China and how they're linked to Covid
2 years, 1 month ago

Why protests are spreading across China and how they're linked to Covid

India Today  

“Step down ; Don’t want Covid test, want freedom”; “Opposition to dictatorship!”; “We don’t want lifelong rulers”. Searing public anger has spilled into the streets across China, as people raise slogans against the President and call for freedom – not just from Covid restrictions but political rulers as well. READ | Covid, lockdowns, an apartment fire: Here's what led to …

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Why Delta Covid variant is spreading rapidly?
3 years, 5 months ago

Why Delta Covid variant is spreading rapidly?

India TV News  

People infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19 produce far more viruses than those infected with the original version of coronavirus making it very easy to spread, according to a study. Researchers at the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China found that viral load -- a measure of the density of viral particles in the body …

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Coronavirus Latest News Updates: COVID spreading to villages, sensitise ground workers on containment, Centre tells states
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Latest News Updates: COVID spreading to villages, sensitise ground workers on containment, Centre tells states

Firstpost  

11:12 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus News LATEST Updates COVID spreading to villages, sensitise ground workers on containment: Centre to states With gradual ingress of COVID-19 infection in rural and peri-urban areas, the Centre on Sunday urged states to ensure community-based and primary health centre services to manage the situation while stressing on sensitisation of ground workers on containment, surveillance …

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Texas Gov. Abbott stalled federal offer to test migrants then blamed them for spreading Covid
3 years, 10 months ago

Texas Gov. Abbott stalled federal offer to test migrants then blamed them for spreading Covid

CNN  

CNN — Texas Gov. DHS has already set plans in motion to use Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to support community efforts to test, isolate and quarantine migrants released from Border Patrol custody, the official told CNN. And that can take place and that – steps for isolation, quarantining and medical care can be taken should that be needed.” In …

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Humans spreading Covid to animals? 10,000 minks dead at US farm, experts say virus spread from humans
4 years, 3 months ago

Humans spreading Covid to animals? 10,000 minks dead at US farm, experts say virus spread from humans

India Today  

Nearly 10,000 minks have died at fur farms in the US following a series of Covid-19 outbreaks, with experts now indicating that the virus was transmitted from humans to these animals. "The virus first appeared in minks in August, shortly after farmworkers fell ill in July, according to Dr Dean Taylor, State Veterinarian of Utah," CNN reported. US agency confirms …

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