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No Direct Evidence Covid-19 Stemmed From Wuhan Lab: US Intelligence Report

The four-page report said the intelligence agencies still could not rule out the possibility that the virus came from a laboratory, however, and had not been able to discover the origins of the pandemic.

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Negative Impact Of Long Covid On General Wellness Of People: Study

The research, published in BMJ Open and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), examines the impact of long COVID on the lives of over 3,750 patients who were referred to a long COVID clinic and used a digital app as part of their NHS treatment for the condition.

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WHO Experts To Access World’s Readiness Towards Ending Covid Emergency

The WHO first gave COVID its highest level of alert on January 30, 2020, and the panel has continued to apply the label ever since, at meetings held every three months. However, a number of countries have recently begun lifting their domestic states of emergency, such as the United States. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said he hopes to end the international emergency this year.

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India Records 9,355 New Covid-19 Cases In Last 24-hour

The country's active caseload stands at 0.13 per cent, which was 0.14 per cent on Wednesday

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Principal Secretary To PM Chairs High-Level Meeting Amid COVID-19 Rise, Stresses On 5-Fold Strategy

He also advised the officials to maintain a strict vigil on the COVID-19 situation and take necessary actions to contain the COVID-19 spread

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COVID-19 Virus May Have Originated From Humans, Claims Chinese Scientist

Tong Yigang of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, said that the genetic sequences of viral samples taken from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan thought to be the ground zero site of the pandemic, were "almost identical" to those of patients infected with the coronavirus, suggesting that COVID-19 may have originated from humans.

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Health Ministry Issues Revised Guidelines For Covid Amid Rise In Cases

As per the revised COVID-19 guidelines, maintain "Physical distancing, indoor mask use, hand hygiene, Symptomatic management (hydration, anti-pyretics, antitussive) Monitor temperature and oxygen saturation (by applying a SpO probe to fingers) Stay in contact with treating physician

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Sales Plummet, Drug Comp To Face Uphill Journey In 2023

Company and analyst estimates suggest those sales could fall by nearly two-thirds this year due to built up product inventories around the world including in the countries that pay the most

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Pfizer Predicts Weak 2023 Sales Of Covid Products

The U.S. drugmaker said it expects sales of USD 13.5 billion from the vaccine for 2023, below Refinitiv estimates of USD 14.39 billion, and projected USD 8 billion in sales of its antiviral pill, Paxlovid, short of analysts' expectation of USD 10.33 billion

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WHO Supports Mask-Wearing On Long Flights Amidst Spike In Omicron Cases In US

Countries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long haul flights to counter the latest Omicron subvariant of Covid-19 given its rapid spread in the United States, World Health Organisation officials said on Tuesday

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Evusheld May Not Protect Against Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5: USFDA

The agency said it was closely monitoring the emergence of the XBB.1.5 subvariant, which accounted for 27.6 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week ending Jan. 7

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XBB.1.5 Tally At 5 In India With Mild Symptoms Observed

According to the most recent data from INSACOG, over 40 per cent of Covid cases in the US now come from this subvariant, which was recently detected in at least three samples from Gujarat and one each from Karnataka and Rajasthan

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Close Watch On Global Supply Chain: Mandaviya

The pharma companies were asked to closely watch the global supply chain scenario. The pharma industry was also asked to closely monitor the production and availability of APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) as well as formulations of essential medicines for Covid management

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WHO Meets With Chinese Officials On Current Covid-19 Situation

WHO again asked for regular sharing of specific and real-time data on the epidemiological situation, including more genetic sequencing data, data on disease impact including hospitalisations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and deaths — and data on vaccinations delivered and vaccination status, especially in vulnerable people and those over 60 years old

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EU Seeks Joint Stance On Measures Towards China

The Health Security Committee is composed of officials from health ministries across the 27-nation bloc and chaired by the Commission. It has met frequently at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe to coordinate policies

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