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China battles worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years as cases double in 24 hours
•A fast-spreading variant known as 'stealth omicron' is testing China’s zero-tolerance strategy, which had kept the virus at bay since its initial outbreak in early 2020
China locks down over 17.5 million people in business center of Shenzhen to fight COVID-19 surge
•The number of new COVID-19 cases in an outbreak in China's northeast tripled Sunday and authorities tightened control on access to Shanghai in the east, suspending bus service to the city and requiring a virus test for anyone who wants to enter.
Is there a relationship between COVID-19 vaccine and heart attacks? Dr Shriram Nene break it down
Eshita Bhargava •In an exclusive interview, Dr Shriram Nene talks about the pandemic, how the new COVID-19 variant is impacting heart, his plans to reach out to far more patients through social media, and more.
COVID-19: India records 90,000 fresh cases, 56% higher than Wednesday; Omicron spreads but hospitalisation still low
Fp Staff •The daily count reported today is at least 56 percent higher than yesterday when 58,097 cases were recorded. With this, the overall caseload rose to 3,51,09,286, while the toll climbed to 4,82,876
India sees a decline in new COVID-19 cases, how are infections low despite low double vaccination rate?
•Daily new cases have dropped from a peak of more than 400,000 per day in May 2021 to currently below 10,000 cases a day.
India reports 11,919 new COVID-19 cases, 470 deaths in last 24 hrs; recovery rate at 98.28%
•The death toll due to the viral disease has shot up to 4,64,623 with 470 more fatalities, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am
COVID-19 can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people at home, shows Lancet study
•Researchers led by Imperial College London, UK, found that vaccinated people clear the infection more quickly, but the peak viral load among them is similar to that seen in unvaccinated individuals
India registers 13,451 new COVID-19 infections, 585 deaths; active cases lowest in 242 days
•The active cases comprise 0.48 percent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.19 percent, the highest since March 2020
Doomscrolling COVID news takes an emotional toll; here's how to make your social media a happier place
•Seek out content that makes you happy to balance out your newsfeed. This may be images of cute kittens, beautiful landscapes, drool-worthy food videos or something else
Mansukh Mandaviya urges states to increase vaccination pace, stresses on adhering to COVID-19 norms during festivities
•The Union Health Minister also underlined underlined that administering 100 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine is the immediate milestone in India's inoculation journey