Genome sequencing ordered for all COVID cases for detection of JN.1, says Delhi Health Minister – ET HealthWorld

Genome sequencing ordered for all COVID cases for detection of JN.1, says Delhi Health Minister – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday said he has reiterated directions for carrying out genome sequencing of positive cases so that cases of JN.1 variant can be confirmed. Talking to PTI Video, he said the government has ramped up COVID testing, with 636 tests conducted on Wednesday. Bharadwaj had on Wednesday confirmed … Read more

Omicron BF.7: 5 Essential Things to Know Before Picking The Right Mask

Omicron BF.7: 5 Essential Things to Know Before Picking The Right Mask

BF.7 reportedly has the strongest infectivity, is faster to transmit than other infections, and easy to infect people who have had a Covid infection, or been vaccinated, or both. Omicron BF.7: 5 essential things to know before choosing the right skin (Source: freepik) The omicron variant of COVID has rapidly evolved into multiple sub-variants since … Read more

COVID 19 XBB Variant Emerges As Dominant In THESE States. All We Need To Know

COVID 19 XBB Variant Emerges As Dominant In THESE States. All We Need To Know

COVID 19 Latest Update: The XBB subvariant of the omicron variant of Covid-19 is fast emerging as dominant in India, with nine states reporting cases and Tamil Nadu at the top, according to news agency IANS. International research organization GISIAD, which is monitoring changes in the virus, reported that there were 380 confirmed cases of … Read more

New COVID Variant, New Wave? Why Experts Advise Caution For Fresh Omicron Variant BF.7 Ahead Of Diwali

COVID 19 XBB Variant Emerges As Dominant In THESE States. All We Need To Know

COVID Latest Update: All the festivals are being celebrated in India this year with great fanfare. The excitement is doubled as most places have lowered their covid guards. But bursting the bubble, a news type Omicron BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 are found in India as well. These are said to be sub-variants Highly contagious and is … Read more

New COVID Sub-Variant of Omicron In India Maybe Alarming, Says Expert

New COVID Sub-Variant of Omicron In India Maybe Alarming, Says Expert

Delhi: A new sub variant of Omicron BA 2.75 has been found in about 10 Indian states. This type can be frightening, according to Israeli experts. However, the Indian Ministry of Health has not yet officially confirmed the subtype discovery in the country.Also read – 16,103 new COVID-19 cases in India in 24 hours, 31 … Read more

Like Delhi Doctor, Fully Vaccinated Spanish Woman Infected With Omicron 20 Days After Delta. Major Points

Like Delhi Doctor, Fully Vaccinated Spanish Woman Infected With Omicron 20 Days After Delta. Major Points

New Delhi / Madrid: In the case of a rare progressive infection, a 31-year-old woman in Spain became infected with Omicron 20 days after the Delta variant, which researchers claim is the least known distance between infections. A similar case was reported in 2021 to a 61-year-old Delhi-based vaccination doctor who contracted alpha and delta … Read more

Covid-19 Fourth Wave: Omicron Variant can Lead to Croup, Cardiac Arrest in Children- Details Inside

Covid-19 Fourth Wave: Omicron Variant can Lead to Croup, Cardiac Arrest in Children- Details Inside

India is still witnessing an increase in Kovid-19 cases in some parts of the country. The omicron type of coronavirus is affecting children more. Now, a new study says that because of their smaller and relatively narrower airways, young children with omicron are more susceptible to upper airway infections such as croup, which can lead … Read more

Pandemic Surveillance: Is tracing tech here to stay? – ET HealthWorld

Pandemic Surveillance: Is tracing tech here to stay? – ET HealthWorld

Two years of fighting against COVID-19 Technology has become the weapon of choice to defeat the virus but experts now worry that tech will eliminate the epidemic and normalize mass surveillance. To Contact tracing applications For facial recognition, technology has become part of the arsenal used to protect public health. While this may have helped … Read more