By analysing samples from COVID-19 convalescent individuals, the researchers found that some had antibodies specific for the coldspots, the study said.
Growth of the world's second-largest economy slid to 2.9 per cent over a year earlier in December from the previous month's 3.9 per cent, government data showed Tuesday.
China's abrupt pivot from Covid Zero in early December (2022) unleashed a surge of omicron infections and led to 59,938 virus-related deaths in the nation's hospitals through January 12, Bloomberg news agency reported, citing the figures disclosed by the National Health Commission.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at Bharti Vidyapeeth University, Poonawalla, when asked about states and districts not getting Covishield vaccines, said there are ample stocks with the Union government for supply.
COVID-19 update: The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, the health ministry said.
COVID-19 India cases update: The total active cases in India have increased to 3,653, the health ministry data showed on Saturday.
COVID-19 India cases update: The total active cases in India have increased to 3,609, the health ministry data showed on Thursday.
COVID-19 cases in India: The total active cases in India have increased to 3,468, the health ministry data showed on Wednesday.
China's new announcements have come at a time when the country is grappling with a sudden spurt in coronavirus infections fuelled by the Omicron variants after the Xi Jinping regime relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy earlier this month.
China Covid Wave: A leaked document, purportedly from China's National Health Commission, said around 248 million, roughly 17.56 per cent of the total population were affected by the recent surge in infections from December 1 to 20.
Covid: The man returned to Agra from China via Delhi on December 23 following which he was tested at a private lab. The report came out positive for Covid, he added.
China has a population that is very large and there's limited immunity. And that seems to be the setting in which we may see an explosion of a new variant, said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University.
China Covid Wave: Even as country is witnessing one of its most contagious Covid wave, Chinese officials and companies are letting positive people return to work in a bid to keep the economy running.
Covid: The Centre has issued protocols to be complied by international travellers as well as points of entry (airports, seaports and land border) and shall be valid w.e.f. December 24, 2022 till further orders, as Covid cases rise in some countries.
Covid New Wave: Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Director General Ajay Sahai said that if the cases continue to increase in the coming days, it may have implications on imports.
Covid New Wave: Just when people were taking a breather from long months of Covid-led pandemic and life was normalising with offices and colleges and schools back to routine, the news from China of a new variant surging and causing havoc has again made citizens and authorities anxious.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting after a sudden rise of Covid cases in China and some other countries which have raised concerns of a possible new wave across the world.
China Covid Wave: Experts are of the view that the efficacy of the Chinese-home-made vaccines are not up to the level of foreign-made mRNA vaccines, as the former provide only 50 per cent efficacy.
China Covid wave: The new Omicron sub-variant is more infectious than previous variants. A person infected with BF.7 variant can infect 10 to 18 people.
At a high-level review meeting on Wednesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chalked out a strategy to tackle the emerging crisis.
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