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The Secret Files of the Corona Expert Council - a documentary by Aya Velázquez (English Version) [Video]

The Secret Files of the Corona Expert Council - a documentary by Aya Velázquez (English Version)

During the Corona years 2020-2022, for the first time in history, national policies of almost all countries have been „harmonized“ and brought into global lockstep. Whereas the overall pattern was..

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Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1: Why are all Covid variants detected in December? | Know all | Oneindia [Video]

Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1: Why are all Covid variants detected in December? | Know all | Oneindia

Covid-19 saw three big mutations in December of 2020: Alpha (B.1.1.7), Beta (B.1.351), and Gamma (P.1). A year later, in December 2021 the Omicron variant sent the world back into their homes just..

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WHO Says Risk 'Low' From COVID Strain Deemed 'Variant of Interest' [Video]

WHO Says Risk 'Low' From COVID Strain Deemed 'Variant of Interest'

WHO Says Risk 'Low' , From COVID Strain Deemed , 'Variant of Interest'. 'The Independent' reports that the JN.1 variant of COVID-19 has been classified as a "variant of interest" by officials who..

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CDC Report Shows That 13.9% of US Adults Have Received an Updated COVID Vaccine [Video]

CDC Report Shows That 13.9% of US Adults Have Received an Updated COVID Vaccine

CDC Report Shows That , 13.9% of US Adults , Have Received an Updated COVID Vaccine. ABC reports that as of November 13, approximately 36 million adults in the United States have received an updated..

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Israel Lights Up Gaza! Will Trump Save the Middle East? [Video]

Israel Lights Up Gaza! Will Trump Save the Middle East?

Japanese scientists released the results of a study about the evolutionary origins of the COVID Omicron variant. Also, the war in Israel is on its fifth day as Israel retaliates in full force. And Ron..

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Episode 337: LET FREEDOM SING [Video]

Episode 337: LET FREEDOM SING

‘NoVax’ Novak Djokovic Wins Moderna-Sponsored U.S. Open; Country Music Star John Rich Tells The Country Truth; Are all COVID Variants Man-made?; Was Every Omicron Variant Man-made?; Africa: The..

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New Omicron Variants Competing Ahead of Expected Winter Surge [Video]

New Omicron Variants Competing Ahead of Expected Winter Surge

New Omicron Variants , Competing Ahead of Expected , Winter Surge. 'The Independent' reports that new variants of COVID have continued to spread around the world, leading experts to warn of rising..

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Dr. Lee Vliet & Attorney Todd Callender - Omicron variant EG.5 [Video]

Dr. Lee Vliet & Attorney Todd Callender - Omicron variant EG.5

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New Zealand removes most remaining Covid-19 restrictions; drops mask, vaccine mandates

The relaxations come as the Omicron variant outbreak wanes in New Zealand.
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COVID: Body pain in THIS area signals Omicron variant

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In 30 days, Kerala witnesses four-fold rise in Covid deaths

From less than three new daily Covid-19 deaths during the first week of June, Kerala is now seeing on average 11 new Covid deaths daily -- a four-time increase within a month during the present surge..
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Coronavirus new variant, BA.2.75: What do we know so far?

After World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ press conference where he spoke about a new sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.2.75 that has been detected in several..
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COVID cough: The best sleeping position

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BA.4, BA.5 Omicron variants found in India

A day after the Russian health watchdog confirmed one case of BA.4 in their country, Mumbai civic officials have confirmed three cases of BA.4 subvariant and one case of BA.5 making these the first..
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Covid 4th wave: Mumbai reports 3 cases of BA.4 and one of BA.5, 38% less infection

BA.4 and BA.5 are subtypes of the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 which caused the third wave of the global pandemic.
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Covid-19 fourth wave in India soon? Experts say peaks to be new normal; masks and THIS necessary - Details here

According to the health experts, the latest surge is driven by sub-strains of the Omicron variant, namely BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5.
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No alarm as surge in Covid cases in Mumbai & Maharashtra still driven by Omicron variant

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No BA.4 variant spread in Tamil Nadu, first patient fully recovered: Health Secy

 BA.4 Omicron variant was first discovered in Tamil Nadu a19-year-old college student from neighbouring Chengalpattu district, PTI reported.
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BA.4 Omicron variant likely in Chennai teen: TN Minister


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BREAKING: After Hyderabad, India's second case of Omicron variant BA.4 detected in Tamil Nadu

The Omicron BA.4 subvariant sample was reportedly found in an African national who had arrived in India at the Hyderabad Airport.
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Two COVID symptoms expert warns against taking lightly

While BA.2 sublineage of the Omicron variant remains dominant in most parts of the world, World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus raises concerns over subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 that..
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South Africa likely in new Covid wave, says health minister

The increase in new cases has been dominated by the BA.4 and BA.5 lineages of the omicron variant which dominated the country's earlier wave of the virus. "Whichever way you look at it, it does suggest..
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COVID-19 Fourth wave scare: Patna Detects First Case of New Omicron Variant BA.2.12

There were five cases of BA.2.12 detected in Delhi and now one case has been detected in Patna.
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Covid 4th wave: Genome sequencing confirms first case of new variant BA12 in Bihar

13 samples went for genome sequencing of which Omicron sub-variant BA 2 was found in 12 samples, while BA 12 has been confirmed in one sample report.
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Covid-19 fourth wave scare in China: Beijing to conduct mass testing for its 21 million population

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Fourth wave scare! Omicron now dominant variant in Delhi: Here are some serious side-effects caused by this virus

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Fourth wave scare: Delta out, Omicron now dominant Covid variant in Delhi, details here

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Delhi Covid 4th wave: 97% of people who died due to coronavirus in between Jan-March had Omicron

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‘Stealth’ variant found in 79% of Omicron samples in Punjab

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Fourth wave scare! Omicron can cause croup, cardiac arrest in kids, know details here

Omicron variant of coronavirus is believed to cause more vulnerable and upper respiratory infections in children, which if severe can lead to heart problems and even cardiac arrest, found a study.
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Worldwide COVID cases surpass 500 million as Omicron variant BA.2 surges

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron surges in many countries in Europe and Asia.
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Xi Jinping: China must stick to 'Covid Zero' even as costs mount

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Covid-19: XE or not, there’s no immediate threat, say experts

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`Can`t confirm XE Covid-19 variant in Maha, awaiting report results from Centre`

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India`s first XE variant in Maharashtra: Health dept yet to confirm, says minister Rajesh Tope

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Diff. between XE, XD and XF Recombinants

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently warned against XE recombinant virus, stating that its rate of infection is about 10 percent higher than that of the BA.2 (sublineage of Omicron) variant.
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China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end of Wuhan's first wave

The highly transmissible Omicron variant has spread to more than a dozen provinces, rattling China's "zero-Covid" strategy which had until March successfully kept the daily caseload down to double or..
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Omicron variant wipes out Delta completely in TN Covid cases


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COVID: Upper vs. lower respiratory tract infection

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`Threat of Omicron has not gone away from India`: Health Ministry

"The threat of Omicron variant coronavirus has not gone away from India but we have been able to successfully manage as high as 23 times better than the world's overall management of Covid-19 when it..
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Covid not gone, expect surge in cases due to BA.2 subvariant, warns US expert Dr Anthony Fauci

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Tamil Nadu identifies BA.2 version of Omicron variant in 18.4% samples

The State Public Health Laboratory showed that 93 per cent of the 496 variants sequenced in the state were of Omicron variant.
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FIH Pro League: Indian women's team to host Netherlands on April 8 and 9

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India fared better than others in managing Omicron-driven Covid surge, claims health ministry

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Delhi adds 136 Covid-19 cases, zero deaths

The surge in Covid cases in Delhi during the third wave of the pandemic was largely due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus.
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China daily local Covid cases hit two-year high

Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the initial nationwide outbreak at the start of 2020, as the Omicron variant prompts cities across the..
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WHO says Covid boosters needed, reversing previous call

An expert group convened by the World Health Organisation said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses, in a reversal of the U.N. agency's previous insistence that..
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