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Night Curfew: A Political Satire To Restrain The Covid-19 Spread

Sonia SolankiDecember 28, 20210

Night Curfew is a term which has become synonymous with Covid-19. Whenever there is a rise in cases of corona all states one by one start imposing their own deadlines. But the irony is this that these politicians when stages a rally of thousands forgets the presence of the pandemic. On one hand these politicians keep reminding us that we have to stay vigilant to stay protected but they are the ones who sets the opposite example in real life. Moreover there is no significant scientific data to show that night curfew can cut down the spread of infection. It seems more like joining a bandwagon rather than a step for precaution taken by these political parties. PM Modi addressing the rally in UP recently Night Curfew: How Much It Can Help In Preventing Spread Of Covid-19 Several Sta...

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Vaccination’s Plan Revised: Precautionary Dose For Corona Warriors And Senior Citizens!

Sonia SolankiDecember 27, 20210

Vaccination's plan revised for year 2022 in India releases today on the eve of Xmas. This new plan is announced is by the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi via a live press release. These additions are done due to the rise of Omicron in the country and across the world. In today's speech PM congratulates the nation for the festive time and he also reminds people not to forget the presence of Corona around us. He says that till date India has administered more than 141 crore doses of vaccine. He appeals to all to stay vigilant and wear mask and sanitize. Vaccination plan revised children 15 - 18 years will receive jabs from 3rd Jan 2022 Vaccination Plan 2022 Highlights: The Vaccination plan is the key to keep our fight on against Corona. Considering this thing in mind few...

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Omicron Rise: New Rules Set For Festive Weekend To Curb The Spread Across The Nation

Sonia SolankiDecember 24, 20210

Omicron rise in different States across the country brings a new set of rules. These new rules and regulations are announced recently only by the different states. Certainly, these set of guidelines is formed keeping in mind about the festivals, Xmas, and New Year around the corner. At this moment India's tally of Omicron is 341. Maharashtra has 88cases, followed by Delhi at 64. Amid the rise of Omicron PM Modi calls a COVID-19 Review meeting to discuss the situation. As a result of this meeting, the Center government asks the state to impose local restrictions if needed ahead of the festive season. States need to stay more active in keeping a check on the positivity rate, doubling rate, and formation of new groups across different districts, as advised by the Center. The Union Health Min...

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Genome Mapping Mandatory To Tackle Omicron in Capital And No need To Panic: Kejriwal

Sonia SolankiDecember 21, 20210

Genome mapping is now mandatory for all the covid positive patients in the Capital from today. This information comes from Delhi's CM Arvind Kejriwal during a press release today. This decision is taken to track the cases of the Omicron variant. In last few days covid cases are increasing in the capital and crossed the 100 mark almost after six months. Mr. Kejriwal states as cases are increasing fast so we want to be sure if its because of Omicron or not, that's why genome mapping is now mandatory. Genome mapping is crucial at this point of time as it will help in differentiating the Delta and Omicron variant. As a result of it tracking the new more infectious strain of corona can be achieved in covid positive patients. Mr. Kejriwal said, "No need to panic, all arrangements are in pla...

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Method To Detect Omicron Infection Finally Revealed, This Is How The Variant Is Tested

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

The cases of the new variant of the corona virus, Omicron, have started increasing in India. The claims being made in research or studies about Omicron are very worrying. According to research conducted at Oxford University, Omicron is effective against weak antibodies made from two doses of the vaccine. Experts are advising to be vigilant to protect against corona. However, it is worth knowing how to detect this new Omicron variant of the corona virus. One technique for detecting Omicron variants is genome sequencing. This technique has been in discussion for many days, but there is a process to find out what is genome sequence and how to know that a corona infected person is suffering from Omicron variant. By detecting the corona variant, efforts can be made to avoid the risk of infecti...

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First Death Due To New Variant Of Corona In The World Omicron, UK PM Johnson Gave Information

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 14, 20210

The first case of death from the Omicron variant has been reported in the UK. Giving information about this on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the first death from Omicron has occurred in Britain. On Sunday, Omicron had 1,239 cases registered here. The UK government on Sunday raised the COVID-19 alert level in the country from three to four due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. On Sunday, Omicron reported 1,239 cases, taking a total of 3,137 cases. On the advice of the UK Health Protection Agency (UKHSA), the alert level has been raised by the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of all parts of the United Kingdom England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Omicron Spreading Faster Than Delta Variant The CMO said that preliminary evidence sug...

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Omicron Alert: Omicron Crisis May Deepen In England, 75 Thousand Deaths May Occur By April

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 13, 20210

According to a modeling study, the Omicron crisis may deepen as this version of the coronavirus could cause between 25,000 and 75 thousand COVID-19 related deaths in England by April next year if better control measures are not put in place. The study suggests that Omicron crisis has the potential to cause a large wave of infections in England, with more cases than in January 2021 and a significant increase in hospitalizations. It said that by April 2022, 74,800 deaths could occur if additional control measures were not adopted. (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) LSHTM uses new data Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in the UK used new experimental data on Omicron's antibody-evoked characteristics to determine the best-case sc...

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ICMR To Study Covaxin And Covisheild Efficacy As Omicron Cases Goes Up In India

Sonia SolankiDecember 11, 20210

ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) started its research study the on efficacy of Covaxin and Covisheild vaccines against Omicron. The number of cases of Omicron touches 32 in India. The national Institute of Virology [NIV] - ICMR has collected blood samples of patients detected with Omicron variant. This information came in after the press meet of ICMR held in New Delhi headed by Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR. In Several cases the international travellers coming to India are providing false addresses . Due to which community surveillance becomes difficult to conduct stated by Lav Agarwal , Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry. Such travellers are difficult to trace and therefore their contacts also go unreported thus spreading the disease more fast. ICMR c...

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OMICRON Declared VOC By WHO

Sonia SolankiNovember 28, 20210

WHO on 26th of November classified a new variant of corona virus found in South Africa and named it OMICRON. This comes under A VARIANT OF CONCERN [VOC] . Its genomic denotation is B.1.1.529 . It has multiple spikes, protein mutations and early study reveals that it is highly contagious and infectious. In South Africa the cases of Corona are increasing at an alarming rate over the last fifteen days. New cases of corona has increased four times in last fortnight in S.Africa. Along with increase in the emergence of B.1.1.529. According to the NGS-SA [ Network of Genomics Surveillance in South Africa] this variant has very unusual constellations of mutations. OMICRON , CREATING HAVOC WORLDWIDE Mutations in omicron Out of these mutations 30 mutations are seen in spike protein. S...

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