Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Tuesday told Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao, "I had earlier said that the next wave might take place around July or August, but it's now here a little earlier, at the end of June- possibly due to the June holidays."
The DCGI's nod came after the subject expert committee on COVID-19 of the CSDCO last week recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Covovax for the age group of 7 to 11 years.
While only 4 per cent of cases caused by the sub-variant were identified in May, in June to date, the BA-5 sub-variant was identified in 25.2 per cent of the SARS- CoV-2 samples whose whole genome sequencing was conducted.
State health department data showed the recovery rate was 97.82 per cent, the fatality rate was 1.86 per cent, and the positivity rate stood at 10.13 per cent.
Male patients, however, were more likely to experience endocrine disorders such as diabetes and kidney disorders. The odds of females developing long Covid syndrome is 22 per cent higher than males, the researchers noted in the study published in the journal Current Medical Research and Opinion.
The health advisory made wearing of masks and face covers in public places mandatory.
According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the most likely explanation was a catastrophic accident at a laboratory in Wuhan, where infections first spread during late 2019, Daily Mail reported.
The Union Minister informed on Twitter that she has tested positive for Covid and apologised to the people of Delhi's Rajendra Nagar for not being able to attend a program.
COVID cases in India: The total active cases of COVID in India have risen to 72,474, the health ministry data showed on Sunday.
India logged a single-day rise of 13,216 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,32,83,793, while the active cases have increased to 68,108, according to health ministry data updated on Saturday morning.
Post-Covid liver injuries have been increasingly reported among adults as well. Similarly, two Indian studies also reported acute hepatitis among children during pandemic.
Vir Das shared with his fans that he has tested positive for Covid-19. Das had earlier tested positive for the virus in January this year.
The initial examination declared the cat to be normal. But during the nasal test, which later proved the cat to be Covid positive, the feline sneezed in the face of the patient. Three days later the patient showed symptoms of the virus and later tested positive.
This is the highest positivity rate since May 4 when 7.6 per cent of the people tested turned out positive for COVID-19. Also, this is the fourth consecutive day when Delhi has recorded more than 600 cases.
The total active cases of COVID in India have risen to 44,513, the health ministry data showed on Sunday.
Even after two years, WHO's recent report states that key pieces of data that can explain how the pandemic began are still missing.
The total active cases of COVID in India have risen to 32,498, the health ministry data showed on Thursday.
With the fresh cases, the state's overall infection tally rose to 78,98,815 and death toll to 11,47,866. The active cases stand at 9,806, it said.
The total active cases of COVID in India have risen to 28,857, the health ministry data showed on Wednesday.
Previous studies showed allergic type 2 inflammation can reduce airway levels of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor gene, ACE2. This led researchers to speculate that food allergic patients may have lower ACE2 receptor levels, reducing the ability of the virus to infect cells in these individuals.
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