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New Covid Variant “Not Worth Worrying About:” Virologists

January 4, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 4: Even as the scientists reported having located a new Covid-19 variant, this time in France, the virologists said it may not be worth worrying about. Pointing out that the new variant was first detected even before Omicron, the low number of cases could be suggesting that it may not […]

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Cases Surge in India but Many Scientists Believe Pandemic May be Ending

January 4, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 4: Even as India is witnessing a new surge forcing the authorities to impose fresh restrictions including night curfew and weekend curfew, many scientists believe that the Coronavirus pandemic is in its fag end and the newer variants of viruses will cause far less severe disease than the earlier versions. […]

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Covid-19: At 1 m infections in a day, US sets world record in Omicron outbreak

January 4, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It is a world record no one would like to create. But the US has done it. In the post-holiday surge, the Omicron outbreak has exploded the number of infections over one million per day, breaking the USA’s own previous records. Already, the US has the dubious distinction of being […]

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40 Lakh Teens Take Jabs on the First Day: Health Minister

January 3, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 3: As India took a major leap forward on Monday towards protecting its citizens against Coronavirus infections by launching vaccination of the senior teens, the vaccine task force declared the country to be in the grip of third wave with major cities reporting 75 per cent cases to be of […]

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Economy: Burdened with massive debt, Sri Lanka on brink of bankruptcy

January 3, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s neighbor Sri Lanka, burdened with a debt of a whopping USD 26 billion—it has to pay USD 7.3 billion this year—is sinking into an abyss of deepening financial and humanitarian crisis, the media reported on Monday. As the dollar crisis worsened, Sri Lanka announced last month the closure of […]

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Covid-19 in India: 33,750 cases in the last 24 hours, 1700 Omicron cases

January 3, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India has reported more than 33700 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, and 123 people died due to infection. With 10,846 recoveries, the active caseload of the country stood at 145,582. The Health Ministry on Monday released an updated data – in which they mentioned that the Omicron tally in the country reached […]

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NYT Report on Studies on Omicron Variant

January 2, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 2: A report published in New York Times based on the latest studies on Omicron variant explains why it is expected to be less damaging than other existing variants. Here is the report as reproduced in Indian Express: “A spate of new studies on lab animals and human tissues are providing the […]

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Covid-19 Studies: Omicron Variant Spreads Faster but Least Damaging to Health

January 2, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 2: Amidst rising cases of Covid-19 and the West Bengal government imposing fresh restrictions virtually suspending most of the normal activities in the state, has come a good news, the Omicron variant is less damaging to human health than most other variants of Coronavirus so far found in the world. […]

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India Planning for Covid Exigencies as World Reporting Record Surge

January 1, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 1: As the world is reporting the highest ever Covid surge in the last few days, India entering into another Coronavirus year is back to the drawing board to plan for the exigencies. Even as for the first time young generation in the 15-18 age group started registering on the […]

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Covid-19: India May Have Entered the Third Wave, Say Experts

December 31, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Although the government has not yet declared it so far, India seems to have entered the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. There are unmistakable signs to suggest it and the surge that has started is unlikely to subside easily or change course over the next few days, expert […]