Bengaluru, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka government on Friday ordered a probe into how a South African national obtained a negative RT-PCR report from a Bengaluru lab, enabling him to leave the country despite his…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) People with allergic conditions such as hay fever have a lower risk of being infected by Covid, a new study suggests, the Daily Mail reported. Researchers from the Queen Mary…
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Although Omicron is predicted to cause more breakthrough infections, it is “impractical and impossible” that it will infect huge numbers in India, and result in severe…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that the decision on booster doses of Covid vaccines and vaccination of children will be taken after scientific advice….
Panaji, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Goa government has started taking all necessary precautions related to international passengers, in view of the Omicron variant of coronavirus surfacing in the country, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on…
Hyderabad Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), which confirmed the first two cases of the Omicron variant in Bengaluru on Thursday, is continuously monitoring the situation in four cities – Bengaluru,…
Bengaluru, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after the Union Health Ministry said that two cases of Omicron have been detected in Karnataka, the state government on Friday announced slew of measures following a high-level meeting…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Imposing lockdown to curtail transmission of Omicron could prove to be very costly and should be used as a last resort, according to the World Health Organisation. The new super…
Johannesburg, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Omicron, the new variant of Covid-19, is increasing hospitalisations among children under five years of age, according to South African health officials. South Africa has seen Covid cases double as a…
Jaipur, Dec (SocialNews.XYZ) After two cases of Omicron variants were found in Karnataka, four members of a family which came to Jaipur from South Africa tested positive for Corona and their samples have been sent…
Bengaluru, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka government has decided to get 18,000 nursing students who are pursuing their final year MSc course trained for the treatment of patients during the course of possible third wave of…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the threat of new Covid variant Omicron, the Health Ministry on Friday reiterated that the samples of those test positive must be sent to the laboratories tagged to the…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium or the INSACOG has said that a booster vaccine dose for people above 40 years of age ‘may be considered’ amid the rising threat of…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Omicron cases are increasingly being reported from countries outside of South Africa. India has also reported two cases of Omicron Covid variant and is likely to spread to more countries….
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned that countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to strengthen healthcare services and focus on vaccinating their people, as the Omicron variant spreads…
Bengaluru, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Covid outbreaks in various districts of Karnataka, especially among the nursing students who returned from Kerala, have turned to be a big cause of concern for the Karnataka Health Department. As…
Hyderabad, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thirty-six students of three government-run residential schools in Telangana have tested positive for Covid-19. According to health officials, 24 students at Jyotiba Phule BC welfare residential school at Indresham in Sangareddy…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Friday said that district-wise lists of teachers who have not got themselves jabbed against Covid-19 will be released, and they will have to give an…
Gandhinagar, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gujarat health department on Friday informed that the samples obtained from the Zimbabwe resident’s arrival in Jamnagar have been sent for laboratory testing to identify whether the Covid-19 patient has…
New York, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) About one in 100 patients hospitalised with Covid-19 are likely to develop central nervous system complications, including strokes, according to a study. The researchers from the Thomas Jefferson University in…