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Covid: Is it time to get back to life?
Delhi on Thursday reported 4,291 Covid cases, taking the active toll to 33,175. The state has also witnessed 34 deaths. The daily positivity rate has declined to 9.56 per cent from 10.59 per cent. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday also decided to lift the weekend curfew and odd-even rule for shops in the market. However, the night curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. will continue in the national capital.
Vaccination, infection may lower long Covid symptoms: Study
The study, not yet peer reviewed, showed that vaccinated people were no more likely to report symptoms than people who have never caught SARS-CoV-2, Nature reported. The findings showed that fully vaccinated participants who also had Covid-19 were 54 per cent less likely to report headaches, 64 per cent less likely to report fatigue, and 68 per cent less likely to report muscle pain than were their unvaccinated counterparts.
Omicron not result of recombination between previous variants: Study
The study, published in the journal Nature, is the first to describe the genomic profile of Omicron and explore the origins of the variant. "We have seen SARS-CoV-2 generate three major variants -- Alpha, Delta and Omicron -- in about 16 months, which is very surprising because other viruses do not make such repeated big evolutionary leaps," said lead author Maciej Boni, Associate Professor of biology, Pennsylvania State University.
Penguin to publish revelatory story of forgotten Battle of Kohima in 1944
Penguin Random House India has announced the acquisition of a rare historical account of the significance of the battle, tentatively titled "His Majesty's Head Hunters", by Aspen Fellow and Naga poet Mmhonlumo Kikon that will be released in late 2022.
Anti-Covid pills work against Omicron, antibody drugs less effective
The drugs behind the new pills to treat Covid-19 remain very effective against the Omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. Lab tests also showed that the available antibody therapies -- typically given intravenously in hospitals -- are substantially less effective against Omicron than against earlier variants of the virus.
Post Pandemic Dating Norms: Love grabs the first row
Along with working from home and trying new dishes, online dating reached new heights during the Covid 19 pandemic. According to a recent survey conducted by dating app QuackQuack, with people staying behind closed doors, online dating has become the new normal. While it may not provide the intimacy of physical proximity, cuddles, and canoodling, it has undoubtedly assisted them in overcoming their loneliness.
Covid to remain around until next century: Mayo Clinic expert
According to Gregory Poland, epidemiologist for the Mayo Clinic and editor-in-chief of the scientific journal 'Vaccine', the virus could be affecting humans for the next century, countering what some worldwide global health experts are saying, the Daily Mail reported.
Explained: How Omicron is able to evade antibodies, remain contagious
Their observations explain how the virus is able to evade antibodies against previous variants and still remain highly infectious. "The findings provide a blueprint that researchers can use to design new countermeasures, whether they be vaccines or therapeutics, against omicron and other coronavirus variants that may emerge," said David Veesler, Associate Professor of biochemistry at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.A
Travelling Helps To De-stress and Transform
Wellness travel is one of the best ways of re-aligning oneself with wellness. As a highly evolved and intelligent generation, we are a most stressed-out lot. While we all know we need to add wellness to every aspect of our living life, the sheer pace and circumstance of our life tend to methodically get us off course of our grand plans; planning a wellness vacation or even conforming to wellness travel then will surely transform lifestyles
Study explores ways to get super immunity against Covid-19
The study, published online in the journal Science Immunology, found that in both cases, the immune response measured in blood serum revealed antibodies that were equally more abundant and more potent -- at least 10 times more potent -- than immunity generated by vaccination alone.
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