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Global COVID cases fall overall athough cases rising in several areas --WHO

Fri, 2023-04-07 16:43 — mike kraft

Global COVID markers fall, though cases rising in several countries CIDRAP

The World Health Organization (WHO) in its weekly pandemic update said yesterday that COVID-19 cases and deaths declined over the last month, but added that levels are rising in 31% of countries, especially in two world regions.

Cases rise in India and the Middle East

Also, the WHO on March 30 added one more variant under monitoring to its list, XBB.1.9.1.

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India states asked to ramp up testing as COVID-19 cases climb

Fri, 2023-04-07 10:31 — mike kraft

India asks states to ramp up testing as COVID-19 cases climb India's federal government asked states to identify emergency hotspots and ramp up-testing for COVID-19, after the country recorded its highest daily case count since September, a Reuters tally showed on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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New Omicron spinoff XBB.1.16 is ‘one to watch,’ but hasn’t shown to be more severe --WHO

Thu, 2023-04-06 17:15 — mike kraft

WHO warns new Omicron spinoff XBB.1.16 is 'one to watch,' but hasn't shown to be more severe | CNN The World Health Organization is monitoring the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, which has been identified in about two dozen countries. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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German tests of Covid-19 nasal vaccine shows early promise

Wed, 2023-04-05 09:40 — mike kraft

A new approach to a Covid-19 nasal vaccine shows early promise | CNN Scientists in Germany say they've been able to make a nasal vaccine that can shut down a Covid-19 infection in the nose and throat, where the virus gets its first foothold in the body. Brenda Goodman CNN

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China and India both rolled out vaccines given through the nasal tissues last fall, though it’s not clear how well they may be working. Studies on the effectiveness of these vaccines have yet to be published, leaving much of the world to wonder whether this approach to protection really works in people.

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Omicron XBB.1.16 subvariant cases rising in some countries--WHO

Tue, 2023-04-04 11:33 — mike kraft

WHO tracking Omicron XBB.1.16 subvariant, rising cases in some countries CIDRAP

In its weekly update on the pandemic, the WHO said it added XBB.1.16 as the sixth variant under monitoring on Mar 22. It also said though global cases and deaths continue to decline, some countries—including India—are reporting recent spikes in cases.

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