COVID-19: BA.4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 percent rise in cases
New York: COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants, said the UN health agency chief on Wednesday, amounting to a …
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Quebec witnesses spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations
Representative image of Quebec/ credit: Pixabay Montreal/CMEDIA: The province of Quebec witnessed an increase in infections related to COVID-19, with reportedly 1,226 hospitalizations in the last 24 hours and five more deaths. …
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Exposure to air pollution and COVID infection in young adults are linked, a study
CMEDIA: Young adults are prone to developing COVID-19 infection or testing positive for the disease with even short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution, according to the published results in JAMA Network Open last week …
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COVID-19: Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants, not more severe or transmissible, so far
#Omicron, #COVID19 New York: As the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 continues to evolve, we cannot afford to ‘lose sight’ of the changes, the UN health agency said on Wednesday, warning that …
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Toronto Mayor John Tory tests positive for COVID-19, in isolation at home
Toronto/CMEDIA: Toronto Mayor John Tory has tested positive for COVID-19 and feels fine and is isolated at home, according to a statement from the mayor’s office Thursday morning. During isolation, …
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New Covid variant XE, more transmissible than Omicron emerge in UK: WHO
London/CMEDIA: The new Covid variant XE that has emerged in the UK is likely to be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19 so far, according to the World Health …
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Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms
#QueenElizabethII; #COVID19; #BuckinghamPalace Buckingham Palace (U.K.): On Feb 20 Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19 with mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace reported and added, that the 95-year-old British monarch …
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COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report
Global Economy. Image credit: Pixaby #UN; #GlobalEconomy; #WESP; #COVID19; The UN’s key report on the global economy, released on Thursday, shows that the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant …
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“It is not clear if businesses ordered to close last week will reopen on Jan 26′: Ontario chief medical officer
#Canada, #Ontario, #OntarioBusinessShut, #COVID19, #PublicHealthMeasures Ontario/cmedia: It is unclear if businesses ordered to close by the government last week will reopen on Jan 26, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said during a …
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