Mumbai | It’s official. The first case of coronavirus variant Omicron XE has been detected in Mumbai, and confirmed by the NCDC, Delhi, officials said on Saturday. The infectee is a 67-year-old male who had travelled from Mumbai to Gujarat’s Vadodara, where he suffered from mild fever on March 12. His samples were sent for genome […]
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Private vaccine centres to charge Rs 150 service fee for precaution Covid dose
New Delhi | Private Covid vaccination centres can only charge up to Rs 150 as service fee for the precaution dose over and above the cost of the jab, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Under the chairmanship of Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), an orientation […]
Indian-American doctor jailed for 96 months in healthcare fraud
New York | An Indian-American ophthalmologist in New York has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for a healthcare fraud scheme, along with fraudulently obtaining government loans meant for Covid-hit small businesses. Ameet Goyal, MD, was sentenced this month by Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, for falsely billing […]
Global rise in Covid, India shouldn’t be complacent: Experts
New Delhi | Even as India on Monday reported the lowest single-day Covid tally in 680 days, with only 2,503 new cases in the last 24 hours, doctors caution against being complacent as the virus is seeing a resurgence in many countries in Europe and Asia. Although many countries across the globe have relaxed Covid-related […]
Fourth Covid wave in India from June, says Study
Kanpur | The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) researchers have predicted that the fourth wave of Covid-19 may set in around June 22 in the country. According to the study, India is likely to witness the fourth Covid wave in mid-June, and the surge is to continue for about four months. However, the severity of […]
‘Infection with one Covid variant doesn’t protect from others’
New Delhi | Infection by one variant does not provide protection from the other variants, Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Thursday Responding to a question at a press briefing on re-infection in patients after some weeks, he said that as variants have emerged, re-infections have been seen. However, the […]
India’s new Covid cases dips 20% to 1.67 lakh, deaths surge to 1,192
New Delhi | In the last 24 hours, India registered a 20 per cent dip in new Covid-19 cases with 1,67,059 infections, but the fresh fatalities surged to a whopping 1,192, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. The single-day deaths saw a surge after Kerala added 638 fatalities as backlog to Tuesday’s count, said the […]
11-yr-old Israeli boy catches 3 different Covid variants: Report
Jerusalem | In a rare case, an 11-year-old Israeli boy has been infected with three different Covid variants in a year. Alon Helfgott has officially been infected with Alpha, Delta, and now Omicron. He’s been in quarantine 3-4 times since the start of the school year, The Times of Israel reported. Helfgott, from the central Israel […]
NeoCov’s potential danger to humans requires further study: WHO
Geneva | Chinese researchers have detected a new type of coronavirus among bats in South Africa. While research claims it has latent ability to mutate, the World Health Organisation has said its potential needs further clarity. According to scientists from the Wuhan University in China, NeoCov can penetrate human cells in the same way as SARS-CoV-2. […]
In steep hike, India logs 3.47 lakh new Covid cases, 703 deaths
New Delhi | In a steep hike, India reported 3.47 lakh Covid-19 cases and 703 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. The daily cases registered a rise of around 9 per cent from the previous day. With the fresh fatalities, the death toll climbed to 4,88,396. […]