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LIVE news: Days after AIIMS, hackers attacked top medical body ICMR
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Covid vaccine-linked heart inflammation high in males after 2nd dose: Study
A meta-analysis of 23 studies, including 854 patients aged 12 to 20 years with mRNA vaccine-associated myopericarditis, has found that the incidence was higher in males after the second dose
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Beijing city relaxes Covid-19 test norms following widespread protests
For the first time in about two years, China's capital city Beijing relaxed its norms for coronavirus test requirements after unprecedented public protests
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India logs 165 new Covid cases; active tally in country dips to 4,345
India logged 165 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases further declined to 4,345, according to the Union Health Ministry data
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US sees nearly 4,200 daily Covid-19 hospitalisations amid winter surge
The daily average of Covid-19 hospitalisations rose again in the US amid winter surge, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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US won't agree to 2022 patent waivers for Covid tests, treatments
The US won't agree to waive intellectual-property protections for Covid-19 treatments and tests this year -- aligning with developed-nation peers and damaging prospects for a WTO accord
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Covid was man-made virus, says scientist who worked at Wuhan lab
Wuhan lab has been the centre of heated debates over the origins of Covid
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Maharashtra logs 22 new Covid-19 cases, zero casualty; active tally at 278
The recovery rate in the state stands at 98.17 per cent, while the fatality rate is 1.82 per cent, the official said
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Symptoms of long Covid in children may change over time: Lancet study
Symptoms of long Covid experienced by children and young people may change over time, according to the largest study of its kind published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
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Gold clings near $1,800 on soft dollar as China relaxes Covid-19 curbs
Spot gold ticked 0.1% lower to $1,796.17 per ounce by 0938 GMT, after touching its highest level since July 5 at $1,809.91
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'Free China!': Protesters near White House demand end of Covid curbs
Protesters in Freedom Plaza held up signs saying, No Dictatorship, No Censorship, demanding that President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party give up power
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Covid variants still transmissible between species, reveals study
Scientists believe bats first transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to humans in December 2019, and the virus has since evolved into several variants such as Delta and Omicron
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Metal index gains over 1% as China eases Covid-19 rules; Hindalco up 4%
The reopening of the Chinese economy could brighten the outlook for global growth and commodity demand
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China eases curbs in parts of nation; no signs of ending Covid Zero policy
health experts and economists warn it will be mid-2023 and possibly 2024 before vaccination rates are high enough to handle a possible rash of infections
Long Covid symptoms in kids change over time, reveals Lancet study
This was also the case when researchers looked at scales measuring poor quality of life, experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties, poor wellbeing and fatigue
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With just one active case, Lucknow all set to become zero-Covid city
As no fresh cases have been reported from the past four days, the active caseload of the city will be then zero - a dream for which thousands of healthcare providers
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Respiratory virus at high, Tridemic overwhelms Canadian health care system
Tridemic is the combination of three virals - Flu, Covid-19 and RSV
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Lessons from Covid: Pharma firms turn attention to adult vaccination
Vaccine companies have warmed up to the idea of adult vaccines for other diseases such as pneumonia, flu and shingles as well
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Woman slips into coma after AstraZeneca vaccine dose against Covid-19
Diagnosed with rare, serious condition
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Shanghai eases Covid-19 restrictions as China's policy shift expands
The financial hub will scrap PCR testing requirements to enter outdoor public venues such as parks as well as ride public transit effective Monday, city authorities said in a statement Sunday
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