Monkeypox & Corona Updates

The world is witnessing a surge in Covid cases yet again - after a month of decline - with 11 million new infections registered between March 7 and March 13, news agency Reuters has reported, citing officials from the World Health…
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Moderna Inc. on late Thursday sought emergency use authorization with US health regulators for a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults, as a surge in cases in some parts of the world fuels fears of another wave of the pandemic. The…
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A high-level meeting was called on Wednesday by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to track India's preparedness and level of alertness as several Asian countries report another surge in Covid-19 cases. India has just started…
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Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday directed officials to maintain a high-level of alertness, conduct aggressive genome sequencing, and intensify Covid-19 surveillance across the country as cases reported from southeast…
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Amid a rise in Covid cases in some European and East Asian countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday directed officials to maintain a high level of alertness and surveillance, and carry out genomic sequencing…
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Israel has recorded two cases of a new Covid-19 variant, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday. The new variant was detected during PCR tests on two passengers arriving at Israel's Ben Gurion airport. "This variant is still…
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After China, South Korea is now facing its worst Covid-19 outbreak as the country hit another milestone, recording over 4,00,000 infection cases on Wednesday. According to the state media, South Korea reported 4,00,741 new daily Covid-19…
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India has started vaccinating children aged 12 to 14 years from today as it expands its COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Starting today the condition of co-morbidity for people aged 60 and above to get a precautionary dose has also been…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced Tuesday they had formally asked the United States drug regulator for emergency approval of a second booster shot of their Covid vaccine for people aged 65 and older. The companies said in a press statement…
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A raging Covid-19 wave in China driven by BA.2 subvariant, commonly known as stealth omicron, is triggering panic across the globe. The subvariant that spreads faster than the original Omicron variant, but isn't more lethal than delta or…
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