India records 602 fresh Covid cases, 5 deaths in 24 hours; 511 cases of JN.1 reported till Tuesday

A total of 511 cases of the JN.1 series variant have been reported from 11 states till January 2, 2024. Karnataka has reported 199 cases of the sub-variant. Kerala has reported 148 cases. 47 cases have been reported from Goa, 36 from Gujarat, 32 from Maharashtra," the health ministry stated on Wednesday.

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Health Minister Mandaviya stresses on pandemic preparedness, disease surveillance

Mandaviya laid the foundation stone of the NCDC regional branch in Assam and six state branches in Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal and Mizoram, and BSL-3 labs in Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand virtually from the National Centre for Disease Control here.

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ICMR portal down, no traceof many COVID positive cases

Earlier, the portal would give health workers a one-click access to information about new cases and their profile including age, gender, contact number and address. These details used to be keyed in at the time of RTPCR or RAT sample collection.

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McKinsey to pay $78 million in US opioid settlement with health plans

Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims by U.S. health insurers and benefit plans that it fueled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its work for drug companies including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

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COVID-19: India records biggest surge in cases in 7 months; active caseload at 4,091

COVID-19 in the last 24 hours also claimed five lives in the country. Health Ministry data shows two fatalities were reported from Kerala and one each from Maharashtra, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu. The country had recorded 865 new cases on May 19. The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, but the cases have again gone up after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.

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India reports 797 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths in last 24 hours

The active case tally stands at 4,091, as per data on health ministry website on Friday morning. The official data reflected five COVID deaths- two in Kerala, and one each in Maharashtra, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.

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Delhi govt keeps vigilant eye on new COVID-19 variant JN.1, health minister visits hospital

Today, Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj inspected Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in Delhi. Upon arrival, the Minister assessed the preparations made for COVID patients, obtained information from the administration about all arrangements, and gave directives to maintain them. Additionally, assurance of every possible assistance from the government was also provided.

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