Chandigarh, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A vaccinated 20-year-old man, who recently returned from Italy, has been tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19, becoming Chandigarh’s first confirmed case, the health department said on Sunday, adding…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported its first case of Omicron, the new variant of coronavirus. A 34-year-old man, who returned from Ireland late last month, tested positive for the new variant,…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a testing kit which can detect the new Omicron Covid-19 variant within two hours. The kit has been designed by a…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Saturday reported 7,774 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, a total of 306 deaths have also been reported across the country,…
Chennai, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu health department has vaccinated over 20.45 lakh people against Covid-19 on Saturday during the 14th mega vaccination camp held in various parts of the state. The state health…
Lucknow, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh is witnessing an uptrend in its Covid situation with the number of active cases rising to 144 in the past 24 hours. Nineteen new cases were also registered in…
Agra, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) After months of distress, acid attack survivors in Agra have finally something to smile about. ‘Sheroes Hangout’, the cafe run by these survivors has finally reopened. The cafe had shut down…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 27 districts have registered a surge in the Covid-19 positivity rate in the past two weeks and are being monitored closely, the Central government told the states,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that 70 per cent of the state’s population above 18 years has received both the Covid vaccine doses. “So far 96.87 per cent (2,58,72,847) of…
New York, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) mRNA that are gene-based vaccines may not be a fix for all the problems with vaccine development, shows early data from clinical trials of Moderna’s mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine. With…
London, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-shots of a Covid vaccine may not be enough against the Omicron variant, and a third dose or a booster shot is necessary to prevent the super mutant variant, according to…
Mumbai, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mumbai Police has clamped prohibitory orders under Sec 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) banning the assembly of five or more, protests, marches or rallies by people or…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Second case of Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been reported in the national capital. As per Delhi government sources, the person — fully vaccinated, came from Zimbabwe and had…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the past 24 hours, India registered 7,992 new coronavirus cases and 393 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. The new fatalities have increased the…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Health Ministry on Friday expressed serious concern over the declining trends of mask usage in the country even amid Omicron threat, citing a recently conducted survey which outlined…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the administration of 74,57,970Avaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 131.18 crore as per provisional reports till 7 a.m. on Friday, the Union…
Bengaluru, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka’s Commissionerate for Health and Family Welfare has issued a discharge policy for Omicron variant recovered persons from hospitals and warned that any deviations from the discharge protocol would be viewed…
Hyderabad, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two of the passengers who arrived in Hyderabad from ‘at risk’ countries on Friday have tested positive for Covid-19 and their samples have been sent for genome sequencing, a health official…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Stepping up vaccination as well as booster doses against Covid is necessary to counter the Omicron variant, top virologist Dr. Shahid Jameel said on Friday. According to Jameel, Director, Trivedi…
Mumbai, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a gap of four days, seven new cases of the Covid-19 variant Omicron have been detected in Maharashtra – three in Mumbai and four in Pune, taking the state’s total…