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Roundglass Sustain’s short film A Spring Against All Odds opens with a poignant couplet by 18th-century Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir: “My heart and my Delhi may both be in ruins; There are still some delights in this ravaged home.” Centuries later, the words still ring true, setting the tone for this layered, deeply introspective…
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Amid reports of COVID-19 related deaths in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu’s Health Department hassaid there is no evidence that a highly virulent COVID-19 variant is circulating in Tamil Nadu and COVID-19 infections are currently lower than in the previous years. In a press release issued on Monday, the…
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Fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, giddiness, and lack of taste are some of the symptoms seen. | Photo Credit: File photo Doctors in Chennai are reporting a rise in mild COVID-19 infections in recent weeks and are urging people to follow basic precautions such as cough etiquette and hand hygiene. A number of doctors…
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In early 2021, as COVID-19 vaccines were being rolled out across the world, reports began to surface of a rare but alarming complication. Some people who received the shots were developing unusual blood clots. The cases were first identified in Europe and later in the U.S. Notably, they were reported mainly among recipients of the…
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New York: The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is “more likely” to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday. The agency had for years said it could not conclude whether COVID-19 was the result of a lab incident or it originated in nature….
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New Delhi: Women might be at a 31 per cent higher risk of developing long Covid compared to men, with those aged 40-55 years likely to be at most risk, a study has found. Among the women aged 40-55 years, the risk of long Covid was found to be even higher — 42 per cent…
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Guwahati: A 10-month-old child has been detected with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, the first such case this season in Assam, officials said today. The child is “stable” and is undergoing treatment at Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh. AMCH superintendent Dhrubajyoti Bhuyan said the child was admitted to the state-run hospital with…
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The rise in cases of a respiratory virus in China have raised concerns reminiscent of the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, which began nearly five years ago. However, experts assure that despite the similarities, the current situation is very different and less alarming. The virus causing the infections in China is identified as human…
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Merck & Co’s Covid-19 antivirals are getting a new lease of life in post-pandemic China, as cat owners seize on them as antidotes to a life-threatening disease caused by a coronavirus that infects their feline companions. People are feeding their furry friends Merck’s Lagevrio to treat Feline Infectious Peritonitis, a fatal disease that until recently…
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Beijing, China: Beijing insisted on Tuesday that it had shared information on Covid-19 “without holding anything back”, after the World Health Organization implored China to offer more data and access to understand the disease’s origins. Covid-19, which first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2020, went on to kill millions of…
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