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PETALING JAYA: The first case of the “double mutant” Covid-19 strain originating from India detected in Malaysia was a foreign worker who travelled to Mumbai, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 16.5 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 1.3 % LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Todays posts include: U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 54,520 U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 950 U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 69 doses per 100 people. The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases were little changed and deaths worsened How Molnupir...

India has seen over 300,000 new COVID-19 infections every day for a week. Exponential growth could become a problem — not just for India: but for the world, as well.

India is seeing more than 300,000 new COVID infections every day ― as with the chessboard formula, exponential growth could become a problem in the medium term, not just for the country itself, but for the world.

Updated: It will provide the much-needed boost for COVID-19 vaccination programme in India, say researchers Share Article AAA A paramedical staff preparing a dose of Covaxin vaccine before administering to a recipient, in Chennai on Monday.   | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani It will provide the much-needed boost for COVID-19 vaccination programme in India, say researchers A study has found that people who have been vaccinated with Covaxin have protection against the double mutant (B.1.617) variant...

Covaxin can neutralise deadly 617 COVID variant With the initial scepticism on its safety taken care of long back; a large part of the current resistance towards Covid vaccine has been due to doubts on its efficacy against different variants. But if the latest, and more importantly, some credible information on Covid vaccine is anything to go by, then Covaxin "can neutralise" the dreaded B.1.617 variant. Dr Anthony FauciReuters Even though there is data to prove its efficacy against the deadly ...

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a variant of Covid-19 feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in India has been found in over a dozen countries. The UN health agency said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19 first found in India had as of Tuesday been detected in over 1,200 sequences uploaded to the GISAID open-access database "from at least 17 countries". "Most sequences were uploaded from India, the United Kingdom, USA and Singapore," the WHO said in its...

Indias double mutant Covid variant found in 17 countries, says WHO Indias double mutant Covid variant found in 17 countries, says WHO Mirror Online / Updated: Apr 28, 2021, 16:56 IST India, has spread to at least 17 countries, the World Health Organization ( WHO) has said. Up till April 27, B1617 variant had been detected in over 1,200 sequences uploaded on the open-access database GISAID (the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data) "from at least 17 countries", the global health ag...

record for new infections for a fifth day in a row at more than 350,000. For far too long, national and local authorities only half-heartedly fought the pandemic; regulations were quickly relaxed again — even mass gatherings were permitted. E484Q escape mutation  Scientists call a mutation that helps a virus slip past our immune system an "escape mutation." According to Germanys Robert Koch Institute, these mutations generally lead to a "reduced neutralizability by antibodies or T-cells." ...

Covid deteriorated mental health patients conditions The conditions of patients suffering from mental health issues in the UK deteriorated as the National Health Service (NHS) shifted the in-person care to telephone, video and text messages during the pandemic, according to a new study. Apr 25, 2021 1:31 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin It is important to indulge yourself in yoga and exercise if you are suffering from Covid-19. Yoga guru Swami R...