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Odisha prepared to handle Covid-19 resurgence, says health minister
The Odisha government is prepared to tackle any situation if there is a resurgence of coronavirus in the state, state Health minister Naba Kishore Das said on Wednesday
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Mock drills held across 20,000 hospitals to check Covid preparedness
Over 11,000 oxygen plants are functional and nearly 280,000 isolation beds are available in over 20,000 health facilities across the country where mock drills were conducted on Tuesday
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39 international travellers test Covid positive at airports across country
After the Centre re-started random testing of incoming passengers amid the rising scare of Covid in several countries, a total of 39 international travellers have been found positive across airports
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RT-PCR report likely to be mandatory for Chinese arrivals from next week
Government is likely to make it mandatory for passengers arriving from China and five other places to have negative RT-PCR reports from next week, official sources said
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LIVE: Next 40 days crucial, India may see Covid rise in Jan, say officials
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Persuade visitors to adopt Covid-19 appropriate behavior: Himachal CM
Directing to ensure Covid-19 appropriate behaviour, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the Health Department to keep vigil on the number of cases and keep the men and machinery ready
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Next 40 days crucial as India may see surge in Covid cases in Jan: Reports
The next 40 days are going to be crucial as India may see a surge in Covid-19 cases in January, official sources said on Wednesday citing the pattern of previous outbreaks
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Hong Kong eases Covid curbs, does away with vaccine pass, tests
Hong Kong will scrap some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travellers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues, the city's leader said on Wednesday.
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TMS Ep334: Indian tech sector, Indian workers in Gulf, markets, Covid BF.7
What does 2022 foretell for the Indian tech sector? Why do Indian workers go to Gulf? Will the Sensex dip to 57,000 before jumping to 75,000? What is Covid Omicron BF.7? Answers here
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What is the new Covid subvariant Omicron BF.7?
The new SARS- CoV-2 variant BF. 7 has started spreading in the countrys. While, experts say there are no serious concerns for India, Thareek Ahmed decodes the new Covid-19 variant BF.7
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Anti-inflammatory patterns explain fatigue in long Covid patients : Study
Researchers have detected an anti-inflammatory pattern in long Covid-19 patients, which helps in understanding better what causes fatigue in patients with long term symptoms of the disease
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Hong Kong to scrap mandatory Covid-19 test for international travellers
This comes two days after China announced an end to the coronavirus quarantine rule for inbound travellers from January 8
China job prospects, incomes plunge to new lows amid economic slowdown
But while economic activity is expected to eventually rebound, it's unclear how quick that will happen given the spread of infections and the weakness in confidence
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China's Covid disruptions leave foreign investors worried: Report
The country is now planning to reopen borders on January 8 and abandon quarantine after it downgrades its treatment of Covid-19
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Covid-19 pandemic, political drama rocked Mumbai civic body in 2022
The BMC also managed to vaccinate the entire adult population in the city against the deadly infection
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Chinese govt to start issuing new passports as Covid-19 curbs ease
That raises the possibility of an influx of free-spending Chinese visitors to revenue-starved destinations in Asia and Europe in what usually is the country's busiest travel season
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Mother-child duo, returning from China, test Covid positive in Tamil Nadu
Both are under home isolation in Virudhunagar. Their samples would be sent to the state lab for whole genomic sequencing
As Covid-19 cases start rising, demand for masks, sanitisers grows: Report
The demand for premium masks costing more than Rs 2,000 has been rising rapidly among travellers
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India reports 188 new Covid infections; active cases rise to 3,468
An increase of 47 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours
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Rise in active Covid-19 cases in Bihar; no need for panic, says expert
On Monday, the international Buddhist pilgrimage centre had reported five COVID-19 cases, all of them foreign nationals
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