Tag: COVID-19

Kamala Harris’ Husband Doug Emhoff Tests Positive For Covid-19, She Is Negative

July 7, 2024 admin

Doug Emhoff’s office said he is “fully vaccinated and three times boosted” Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff recently tested positive for Covid-19, the latter’s office has announced. In a statement on Sunday, Emhoff’s Communications Director Liza Acevedo said the Second Gentleman on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19 after experiencing mild symptoms….

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ICMR study finds the drivers of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

June 8, 2024 admin

A survey-based study by ICMR was held between July and September 2022 involving 600 adult participants A small survey-based study held between July and September 2022 involving 600 adult participants from two blocks in Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh has found that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the participants was around 12%. This included those participants…

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AstraZeneca to withdraw COVID-19 vaccine globally as demand falls

May 8, 2024 admin

File picture of a nurse holding vials of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 | Photo Credit: AP AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria’s marketing authorisations…

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Children infected with Omicron COVID variant remain infectious for three days: Study

October 24, 2023 admin

File photo used for representational purpose only. Children infected with the Omicron variant remain infectious for three days on average after testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and Stanford University in the U.S. noted that school policies that require students with COVID-19 to…

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Ritual to Reality: Unmasking the evolution of hand hygiene post-covid-19

October 12, 2023 admin

In the aftermath of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the unsung hero of public health has been revealed as hand hygiene, seamlessly integrating itself into the tapestry of our daily lives with unparalleled dedication. What was once a routine act of hand washing metamorphosed into a ritualistic defence mechanism, a formidable shield against an invisible adversary….

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Mumbai Covid Centre Scam: Sanjay Raut’s Aide Sujit Patkar Played “Key Role” To Get Contract, Diverted Money: Probe Agency

September 29, 2023 admin

Mr Patkar managed to gather prior information about the tender proces, probe agency ED said. Mumbai: Businessman Sujit Patkar, reportedly a close aide of Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, played a “key role” in the allotment of a civic contract to his partnership firm for running jumbo COVID-19 centres in Mumbai, the…

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Indian-Origin Singaporean Jailed For Coughing At Others While He Had Covid

September 19, 2023 admin

None of his colleagues contracted COVID-19 from the incident. Singapore: A 64-year-old Singaporean of Indian origin was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on Monday on pleading guilty to one count of breaching a COVID-19 regulation by failing to wear a mask that covered his nose and mouth while outside his home in 2021. Despite knowing…

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COVID-infected Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for coughing at colleagues

September 19, 2023 admin

A man wearing a face mask passes a sign put up to encourage social distancing during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Marina Bay in Singapore. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS A 64-year-old Singaporean of Indian origin was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on Monday, September 15, 2023, on pleading guilty to one count…

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WHO Pushing China To Give “Full Access” For Covid Investigators: Report

September 17, 2023 admin

WHO Chif said the organisation had already written to China asking to “give information.” (File) Geneva, Switzerland: The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of experts to China to investigate the origins of Covid-19. “We’re pressing China to give full access, and we…

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Spain’s President Pedro Sanchez Tests Positive For Covid, To Skip G20 Summit In Delhi

September 8, 2023 admin

The G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held in the national capital on September 9-10, New Delhi: Spain’s President Pedro Sanchez has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and will not be able to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi. President Sanchez said that he was feeling “fine”, adding that Spain would…

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