New Delhi: The recent surge in Covid-19 cases continued on Thursday, with 702 new infections reported across the country, according to the data from the ministry of health and family welfare. With this, the country’s active caseload stands at 4,097. Six Covid-related deaths were also reported, with two deaths reported in Maharashtra and one each … Read more
The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up about 44.2 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The variant, which was previously classified under its parent strain, BA.2.86, prompted concern among some scientists earlier this year due to its high number of … Read more
Amid high inflation, rising operating costs and shrinking Canadian demand, clothing designers in Nova Scotia say they’re struggling to find a sustainable business model. Designers say they’ve had to adjust to significant changes in consumer behaviour, supply chain disruptions and inflation as they’ve navigated through the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. “We’ve made a lot of hard decisions. … Read more
Representative Image New Delhi: Amid a rise in cases, AIIMS-Delhi has decided to set up a COVID-19 screening OPD in the emergency department while 12 beds in one ward will be earmarked for the hospitalisation of seriously ill patients. According to an office memorandum issued on Wednesday, a screening out-patient department (OPD) in the emergency … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi on Wednesday reported it first case of Covid-19 JN.1 variant infection.“Delhi has reported the first case of JN.1, a Sub-Variant of Omicron. Out of the 3 samples sent for Genome Sequencing, one is JN.1 and the other two are Omicron,” Delhi health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj told ANI.“JN.1 is a sub-variant of Omicron … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic affected students around the world, disrupting their studies and weakening their social skills. But the pandemic did generate some positive outcomes, say college counselors and international students who are back to in-person learning in the United States. VOA’s Laurel Bowman explores. Camera: Adam Greenbaum and Saqib Ul Islam. Read original article here … Read more
SINGAPORE: I felt something akin to nostalgia when I visited the Joint Testing and Vaccination Centre at Kaki Bukit last week to get a COVID-19 booster jab. This was the location where, almost exactly a year ago, I received my last booster. And while the COVID-19 landscape in Singapore has changed in the ensuing 12 … Read more
A multifold spurt in fresh Covid cases was noted in India over the past 24 hours, with Kerala contributing the major chunk of those. A total of 423 cases were reported and of which 266 were from Kerala and 70 from neighbouring Karnataka, Union health ministry data showed. Two deaths were reported in Kerala. The … Read more
When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., states scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Three years later, as the grips of the pandemic have loosened, many states are now trying to deal with an excess of protective gear, ditching their supplies in droves. With expiration dates passing and few requests to … Read more
Reports of respiratory illness have now reached “high” or “very high” levels across at least 16 state or big city health departments, the CDC said, as trends of COVID-19 and influenza have accelerated in many parts of the country. ▶ Watch Video: COVID-19 cases rising in U.S. as new “variant of interest” emerges Reports of … Read more
