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This research underscores the importance of staying current with your vaccinations, even if you have previously been infected with the Omicron variant, as you are still likely vulnerable to re-infection,” said co-senior author Jennifer Doudna, a senior investigator at Gladstone, and professor at UC Berkeley. As the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 spread around the globe in late 2021 and early 2022, anecdotal evidence quickly mounted that it was causing less severe symptoms than Delta and other variants of concern. However, scientists were not initially sure why that was, or how a weaker infection might impact long-term immunity against COVID-19. When the Omicron variant first emerged, a lot of people wondered whether it could essentially act as a vaccine for people who didn't want to get vaccinated, eliciting a strong and broad-acting immune response, said Irene Chen, co-first author of the study and graduate student in Ott’s lab. The team of researchers first examined the effect of Omicron in mice. Compared to an ancestral strain of SARS-CoV-2 and the Delta variant, Omicron led to far fewer symptoms in the mice. However, the virus was detected in airway cells, albeit at lower levels. Similarly, Omicron was able to infect isolated human cells but replicated less than other variants. The team then characterised the immune response generated by Omicron infections. In mice infected with Omicron, despite the milder symptoms, the immune system still generated the T cells and antibodies typically seen in response to other viruses. We demonstrated in this study that the lower pathogenicity of Omicron is not because the virus cannot take hold,” said Nadia Roan, an associate investigator at Gladstone. 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The country is also trying to prevent its fragile economy from deteriorating, but the outbreak could be worse than officially reported because of scarce resources for virus testing and the possibility that North Korea could be deliberately underreporting deaths to soften the political impact on authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un. ,North Korea's anti-virus headquarters reported a single death in the 24 hours to 6 p.m. Wednesday to bring its death toll to 63, which experts have said is abnormally small compared to the suspected number of infections. ,The official Korean Central News Agency reported that more than 1.98 million people have become sick with feverish symptoms since late April, which are mostly believed to be coronavirus omicron variant infections, although the country has only confirmed a small number of infection cases because of the scarcity of tests. At least 740,160 people are in quarantine, the news agency reported. After maintaining a dubious claim that it had kept the virus out of the country for two and a half years, North Korea acknowledged its first COVID-19 infections last Thursday, saying that tests from an unspecified number of people in capital Pyongyang showed they were infected with the omicron variant. Kim has called the outbreak a “great upheaval” and has imposed what the country described as maximum preventive measures that strictly restricted the movement of people and supplies between cities and regions. Also read | 'Higher risk of new variants': WHO on Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea,He mobilized more than 1 million workers to find and quarantine people with fevers and other suspected COVID-19 symptoms. Thousands of troops were ordered to help transport medicine in the capital of Pyongyang. ,State media images showed health workers in white and orange hazmat suits guarding the city’s closed-off streets, disinfecting buildings and streets and delivering food and other supplies to apartment blocks. ,But large groups of workers continue to gather at farms, mining facilities, power stations and construction sites to spur production because Kim has demanded that economic goals must be met, the Korean Central News Agency reported. Experts have said Kim cannot afford to bring the country to a standstill because that would unleash further shock on a broken economy damaged by mismanagement, crippling U.S.-led sanctions over his nuclear weapons ambitions and pandemic border closures. ,The country faces an urgent push to protect crops amid an ongoing drought that hit the country during a crucial rice-planting season, a worrisome development in a country that has long suffered from food insecurity. North Korean state media also said that Kim’s trophy construction projects, including the building of 10,000 new houses in the town of Hwasong, are being “propelled as scheduled.”,“All sectors of the national economy are stepping up the production to the maximum while strictly observing the anti-epidemic steps taken by the party and the state,” Korean Central News Agency reported, referring to the travel restrictions and a virus controls at workplaces, including keeping workers separated in groups by their job classifications. Also read | 'A dismal litany of humanity's failure': Key points from UN 2021 climate report,The news agency added: “Units are quarantined reasonably at major construction sites in which the cherished desire of our party is coming into reality and at key industrial sectors including metal, chemical, electricity and coal industries. And construction and production are being steadily accelerated, with precedence given to the anti-epidemic work.”,Kee Park, a global health specialist at Harvard Medical School who has worked on health care projects in North Korea, said the country’s number of new cases should start to slow because of the strengthened preventive measures. ,But it will be challenging for North Kore to provide treatment for the already large number of people with COVID-19 and deaths may possibly approach a scale of tens of thousands, considering the size of the country’s caseload, Park said. ,It’s unclear whether North Korea’s admission of the outbreak communicates a willingness to receive outside help. The country has shunned millions of vaccine shots offered by the U.N.-backed COVAX distribution program, likely because of international monitoring requirements that are required to receive the vaccines. Kim Tae-hyo, deputy national security adviser for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, told reporters on Thursday that North Korea has ignored offers of help from South Korea and the U.S. to contain the outbreak. 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Given the significant risk of severe COVID-19 for ICPs, if infected, WHO has already issued a recommendation for an extended primary series (i.e. third dose) as well as a booster dose (i.e. fourth dose) for ICPs, for all COVID-19 vaccines,\\u201d it said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The WHO noted that additional booster doses beyond the first booster dose are currently being offered by some countries, adding that data on additional booster doses as of May 2022 only exists for the mRNA vaccines, and not for other vaccine platforms.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The WHO cited seven studies, conducted during a time when Omicron was the predominant circulating strain globally, that evaluated the relative effectiveness of a fourth dose four months after a third dose of mRNA vaccine compared to those who received three doses.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\u201cTaken together, these studies show some short-term benefit of an additional booster dose of mRNA vaccine in health workers, those over 60 years of age or with immunocompromising conditions,\\u201d the WHO said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" It said that data to support an additional dose for healthy younger populations are limited; preliminary data suggest that in younger people, the benefit is minimal.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\u201cThe limited available data suggest that for highest risk groups, there is a benefit that supports the administration of an additional booster dose,\\u201d the WHO said, adding that in those most at risk for severe disease or death (i.e. adults above the age of 60 years, or those who are not able to mount a full immune response), the additional benefit of an additional booster dose of mRNA vaccine might be \\u201cwarranted\\u201d.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" It said while seasonality is not yet fully established for SARS-COV-2, evidence from the past two years support the notion of more substantial transmission during the winter season.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\u201cTherefore, for countries with either a Northern or Southern Hemisphere winter season, plans for catch-up to improve primary series coverage and boosting for those at highest risk, campaigns should take seasonality into account,\\u201d the WHO added. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"WHO","slug":"who","id":"9QmPNBOjrzQp"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"UnitedNations","slug":"unitednations","id":"3WFoPkYpAzdF"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-18T06:57:04.828924+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"1805202218FGN39","cleanText":"United Nations, May 18 (PTI) The WHO has said that there is benefit of administering an additional booster dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for highest risk groups, health workers, those over 60 years of age or with immunocompromising conditions. As a general principle, an interval of 4-6 months since completion of the primary series of the vaccine could be considered for a first booster, especially in the context of Omicron, said the World Health Organisation, with the support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunisation and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group. The WHO said that in considering additional booster doses, the two main scenarios to assess are the use of additional booster doses in those who are not able to mount and sustain adequate immune responses and considerations for additional booster doses to be administered in order to protect high risk populations and health workers to maintain the health system during periodic waves of disease surges. It said that available data for WHO EUL COVID-19 vaccine products suggest that vaccine effectiveness and immunogenicity are lower in immunocompromised persons (ICPs), compared to persons without immunocompromising conditions. “An additional dose included in an extended primary series enhances immune responses in some ICPs. Given the significant risk of severe COVID-19 for ICPs, if infected, WHO has already issued a recommendation for an extended primary series (i.e. third dose) as well as a booster dose (i.e. fourth dose) for ICPs, for all COVID-19 vaccines,” it said. The WHO noted that additional booster doses beyond the first booster dose are currently being offered by some countries, adding that data on additional booster doses as of May 2022 only exists for the mRNA vaccines, and not for other vaccine platforms. The WHO cited seven studies, conducted during a time when Omicron was the predominant circulating strain globally, that evaluated the relative effectiveness of a fourth dose four months after a third dose of mRNA vaccine compared to those who received three doses. “Taken together, these studies show some short-term benefit of an additional booster dose of mRNA vaccine in health workers, those over 60 years of age or with immunocompromising conditions,” the WHO said. It said that data to support an additional dose for healthy younger populations are limited; preliminary data suggest that in younger people, the benefit is minimal. “The limited available data suggest that for highest risk groups, there is a benefit that supports the administration of an additional booster dose,” the WHO said, adding that in those most at risk for severe disease or death (i.e. adults above the age of 60 years, or those who are not able to mount a full immune response), the additional benefit of an additional booster dose of mRNA vaccine might be “warranted”. It said while seasonality is not yet fully established for SARS-COV-2, evidence from the past two years support the notion of more substantial transmission during the winter season. “Therefore, for countries with either a Northern or Southern Hemisphere winter season, plans for catch-up to improve primary series coverage and boosting for those at highest risk, campaigns should take seasonality into account,” the WHO added.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"WHO,Omicron,United Nations,the World Health Organisation,the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts,Vaccines Working,EUL","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-18T06:57:04.226921+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"YiAaGrspOB5A","slug":"english/kim-jong-un-deploys-military-to-help-fight-covid-19-outbreak-in-north-korea","title":"Kim Jong-un deploys military to help fight COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_KLIv392DWnD.jpg","coverCaption":"North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang. (Photo Credit: AP)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-05-16T09:45:00.179129+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eKim Jong-un has ordered the deployment of the North Korean military to help fight the COVID outbreak\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eNorth Korea reported its first COVID case last week\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eReportedly, more than 1 million people have been infected since late April\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1652692508074,\\\"strCount\\\":3156,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/kimjongun\\\\\\\"\u003eKim Jong-un\u003c/a\u003e on Monday ordered the deployment of the North Korean military to help distribute medicines and supplies in the fight against the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/north-korea-records-six-deaths-a-day-after-announcing-its-first-covid-19-case\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID-19 outbreak\u003c/a\u003e in the country.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to state media\u0026nbsp;Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the Supreme Leader \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/eight-dead-in-north-korea-as-kim-jong-un-laments-covid-response-death-toll-rises-to-50\\\\\\\"\u003ecriticised his country's pandemic response\u003c/a\u003e before ordering the military to get to work \\\\\\\"on immediately stabilising the supply of medicines in Pyongyang,\\\\\\\" where \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/omicron\\\\\\\"\u003eomicron\u003c/a\u003e cases were detected last week after the country reported its \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/kim-jong-un-orders-complete-lockdown-as-north-korea-records-1st-covid-19-case\\\\\\\"\u003efirst-ever COVID-19 case\u003c/a\u003e since the pandemic began two years ago.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Kim said that the inadequacy of medicine distribution is \\\\\\\"because officials of the Cabinet and public health sector in charge of the supply have not rolled up their sleeves, not properly recognizing the present crisis,\\\\\\\" as per KCNA.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/why-is-south-korea-making-audacious-plans-to-help-north-korean-economy\\\\\\\"\u003eWhy is South Korea making ‘audacious’ plans to help North Korean economy?\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Supreme Leader also \\\\\\\"strongly criticised the Cabinet and public health sector for their irresponsible work attitude,\\\\\\\" KCNA reported.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"With the country struggling to contain the outbreak, Kim, who had earlier called the outbreak a \\\\\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/north-korea-records-21-new-covid-deaths-as-kim-jong-un-calls-outbreak-a-disaster\\\\\\\"\u003egreat disaster\u003c/a\u003e,\\\\\\\" has taken it upon himself oversee proceedings, and is reportedly attending near-daily emergency politburo meetings in a bid to devise a strategy to contain the outbreak that is fast spiralling out of control.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Although North Korea is referring to said cases as \\\\\\\"fever,\\\\\\\" something that may be influenced by the country's lack of testing capabilities, reports suggest that the coronavirus has now infected more than a million people since late April 2022.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/how-north-korea-is-bribing-south-koreans-with-crypto-for-military-secrets\\\\\\\"\u003eHow North Korea is bribing South Koreans with crypto for military secrets\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"As of May 15, North Korea reported 50 deaths and\u0026nbsp;1,213,550 cases of \\\\\\\"fever.\\\\\\\" Among these cases, more than half a million are reportedly under treatment in isolation while the rest, presumably, have recovered.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Although Pyongyang had earlier turned down offers by Beijing as well as the United Nations-backed Covax initiative for vaccine distribution, both Beijing and Seoul have \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/south-korea-offers-north-humanitarian-aid-amid-covid-19-outbreak\\\\\\\"\u003eoffered to help\u003c/a\u003e Pyongyang combat the crisis.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Experts say that North Korea is ill-equipped to handle the outbreak and is likely to seek international help sooner rather than later.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Pyongyang, North Korea"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shiladitya Ray","photo":"","username":"shiladitya","id":"8PsQOset1365","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"NorthKorea","slug":"northkorea","id":"vcZDgcaKMToA"},{"name":"KimJongUn","slug":"kimjongun","id":"35jinIBVxxis"},{"name":"covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"hm5BaFFLNDX8"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"International","slug":"international","id":"NYS6J2BBfSdS"},{"name":"Asia","slug":"asia","id":"QzdhnKXHT05r"},{"name":"World","slug":"world","id":"iEhRQcab92b8"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Shiladitya Ray","id":"8PsQOset1365","username":"shiladitya"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-16T09:45:00.179133+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Kim Jong-un on Monday ordered the deployment of the North Korean military to help distribute medicines and supplies in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. According to state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the Supreme Leader criticised his country's pandemic response before ordering the military to get to work on immediately stabilising the supply of medicines in Pyongyang, where omicron cases were detected last week after the country reported its first-ever COVID-19 case since the pandemic began two years ago. Kim said that the inadequacy of medicine distribution is because officials of the Cabinet and public health sector in charge of the supply have not rolled up their sleeves, not properly recognizing the present crisis, as per KCNA. Also read | Why is South Korea making ‘audacious’ plans to help North Korean economy?,The Supreme Leader also strongly criticised the Cabinet and public health sector for their irresponsible work attitude, KCNA reported. With the country struggling to contain the outbreak, Kim, who had earlier called the outbreak a great disaster, has taken it upon himself oversee proceedings, and is reportedly attending near-daily emergency politburo meetings in a bid to devise a strategy to contain the outbreak that is fast spiralling out of control. Although North Korea is referring to said cases as fever, something that may be influenced by the country's lack of testing capabilities, reports suggest that the coronavirus has now infected more than a million people since late April 2022. Also read | How North Korea is bribing South Koreans with crypto for military secrets,As of May 15, North Korea reported 50 deaths and 1,213,550 cases of fever. Among these cases, more than half a million are reportedly under treatment in isolation while the rest, presumably, have recovered. Although Pyongyang had earlier turned down offers by Beijing as well as the United Nations-backed Covax initiative for vaccine distribution, both Beijing and Seoul have offered to help Pyongyang combat the crisis. Experts say that North Korea is ill-equipped to handle the outbreak and is likely to seek international help sooner rather than later.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"39.0392","longitude":"125.7625","name":"Pyongyang, North Korea","city":"Pyongyang"},"keywords":"North Korea,Pyongyang,North Korean,Beijing,Kim Jong-un,Central News Agency,KCNA,the Supreme Leader,Kim,Cabinet,South Korea,politburo,South Koreans,the United Nations,Seoul,north korea covid, north korea covid 19, north korea army, north korea military","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-16T09:45:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"Z4dIwnAlRYi9","slug":"english/north-korea-records-21-new-covid-deaths-as-kim-jong-un-calls-outbreak-a-disaster","title":"North Korea records 21 new COVID deaths as Kim calls outbreak a 'disaster'","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_guSPk7CjR.jpg","coverCaption":" teacher takes the body temperature of a schoolgirl to help curb the spread of the coronavirus before entering Kim Song Ju Primary School in Central District in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Photo Credit: AP)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-05-14T00:46:44.449929+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eNorth Korea on Saturday record 21 new COVID deaths and 174,440 new infections\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe first COVID case in the country was reported on Thursday\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe total number of suspected infections now stand at 524,440\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1652489204173,\\\"strCount\\\":2494,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"North Korea on Friday announced 21 new COVID-19 deaths as the country struggles to contain \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/north-korea-records-six-deaths-a-day-after-announcing-its-first-covid-19-case\\\\\\\"\u003ean outbreak\u003c/a\u003e that is fast spiralling out of control. With infections spreading like wildfire, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday declared the prevailing conditions in the country as a \\\\\\\"great disaster.\\\\\\\"\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The country, which had claimed to be COVID-free for more than two years, announced its \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/kim-jong-un-orders-complete-lockdown-as-north-korea-records-1st-covid-19-case\\\\\\\"\u003efirst COVID-19 case\u003c/a\u003e a couple of days back.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/why-is-south-korea-making-audacious-plans-to-help-north-korean-economy\\\\\\\"\u003eWhy is South Korea making ‘audacious’ plans to help North Korean economy?\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Since then, 27 people have died, while the country's suspected COVID-19 tally has climbed sharply: while Pyongyang reported 18,000 new infections on Friday, that figure climbed sharply on Saturday, with\u0026nbsp;174,440 new infections reported.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"While North Korea had closed its borders after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, mysterious cases of fever have been rising in the country since late April.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/how-north-korea-is-bribing-south-koreans-with-crypto-for-military-secrets\\\\\\\"\u003eHow North Korea is bribing South Koreans with crypto for military secrets\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"As it stands, the total number of people who have exhibited symptoms of fever stand at\u0026nbsp;524,440, among whom\u0026nbsp;243,630 have recovered. The remaining\u0026nbsp;280,810 people are still being treated in quarantine.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Experts, however, fear that this wave is merely the tip of the iceberg for North Korea: the country has an unvaccinated population, antiquated healthcare systems, and possibly, no access to any COVID-19 vaccine.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/north-korea-to-test-nukes-this-month-us-certainly-thinks-so\\\\\\\"\u003eNorth Korea to test nukes this month? US certainly thinks so\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"While North Korea had announced the development of a COVID-19 vaccine in August 2020, there has been no news of said jab ever since. Pyongyang has also rejected offers by the United Nations-backed Covax initiative for vaccine distribution.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"North Korea also remains under complete lockdown, which Kim Jong-un announced on Thursday after the first coronavirus infection was reported in the country.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Pyongyang, North Korea"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shiladitya Ray","photo":"","username":"shiladitya","id":"8PsQOset1365","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"NorthKorea","slug":"northkorea","id":"vcZDgcaKMToA"},{"name":"covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"S9X5iTjQfBZD"},{"name":"KimJongUn","slug":"kimjongun","id":"35jinIBVxxis"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"International","slug":"international","id":"NYS6J2BBfSdS"},{"name":"World","slug":"world","id":"iEhRQcab92b8"},{"name":"Asia","slug":"asia","id":"QzdhnKXHT05r"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Shiladitya Ray","id":"8PsQOset1365","username":"shiladitya"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-14T00:45:27.029563+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"North Korea on Friday announced 21 new COVID-19 deaths as the country struggles to contain an outbreak that is fast spiralling out of control. With infections spreading like wildfire, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday declared the prevailing conditions in the country as a great disaster. The country, which had claimed to be COVID-free for more than two years, announced its first COVID-19 case a couple of days back. Also read | Why is South Korea making ‘audacious’ plans to help North Korean economy?,Since then, 27 people have died, while the country's suspected COVID-19 tally has climbed sharply: while Pyongyang reported 18,000 new infections on Friday, that figure climbed sharply on Saturday, with 174,440 new infections reported. While North Korea had closed its borders after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, mysterious cases of fever have been rising in the country since late April. Also read | How North Korea is bribing South Koreans with crypto for military secrets,As it stands, the total number of people who have exhibited symptoms of fever stand at 524,440, among whom 243,630 have recovered. The remaining 280,810 people are still being treated in quarantine. Experts, however, fear that this wave is merely the tip of the iceberg for North Korea: the country has an unvaccinated population, antiquated healthcare systems, and possibly, no access to any COVID-19 vaccine. Also read | North Korea to test nukes this month? US certainly thinks so,While North Korea had announced the development of a COVID-19 vaccine in August 2020, there has been no news of said jab ever since. Pyongyang has also rejected offers by the United Nations-backed Covax initiative for vaccine distribution. North Korea also remains under complete lockdown, which Kim Jong-un announced on Thursday after the first coronavirus infection was reported in the country.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"39.0392","longitude":"125.7625","name":"Pyongyang, North Korea","city":"Pyongyang"},"keywords":"North Korea,Kim Jong-un,Pyongyang,Supreme,South Korea,North Korean,South Koreans,at,440,whom,630,|North Korea,US,the United Nations","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-14T00:45:27.029554+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"dzhkxJJeSZ7K","slug":"english/north-korea-records-six-deaths-a-day-after-announcing-its-first-covid-19-case","title":"North Korea records six deaths a day after announcing its first COVID case","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_k056ptvtQ.jpg","coverCaption":"North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wears a face mask on state television during a meeting acknowledging the country's first case of COVID-19 Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Pyongyang, North Korea. AP/PTI(AP05_12_2022_000070B)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-05-13T00:21:03.708302+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eNorth Korea recorded 6 deaths a day after it announced its first COVID-19 case\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eReportedly, 187,800 people are suspected to be infected by COVID-19\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eExperts fear North Korea is ill-equipped to handle the outbreak\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1652401255353,\\\"strCount\\\":2867,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/northkorea\\\\\\\"\u003eNorth Korea\u003c/a\u003e on Thursday said that six people had died of \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/covid19\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID-19\u003c/a\u003e and hundreds of thousands were in isolation, a day after it publicly announced its \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/kim-jong-un-orders-complete-lockdown-as-north-korea-records-1st-covid-19-case\\\\\\\"\u003efirst-ever coronavirus infection\u003c/a\u003e since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"North Korean state media, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reported that since April 2022, more than 350,000 people had shown signs of fever, with 18,000 new cases being recorded on Thursday alone.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/why-is-south-korea-making-audacious-plans-to-help-north-korean-economy\\\\\\\"\u003eWhy is South Korea making ‘audacious’ plans to help North Korean economy?\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The media outlet further said that among those infected, 162,200 had received treatment, while\u0026nbsp;187,800 were still being treated in isolation.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The KCNA also confirmed that among the six who had died, one had been infected by the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus, something that may be driving the surge in fever cases across the country.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/how-north-korea-is-bribing-south-koreans-with-crypto-for-military-secrets\\\\\\\"\u003eHow North Korea is bribing South Koreans with crypto for military secrets\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"That being said, it is not immediately clear how many of the 350,000 people have COVID-19: the Associated Press reported that Pyongyang likely lacks adequate testing kits, thereby making widespread testing a difficult, if not impossible, proposition.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Experts also fear that the reported COVID-19 outbreak in the country could exacerbate worsening socio-economic conditions: North Korea is in the grips of a food crisis, has antiquated healthcare systems, and likely lacks access to \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/vaccine\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID-19 vaccines\u003c/a\u003e.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/north-korea-to-test-nukes-this-month-us-certainly-thinks-so\\\\\\\"\u003eNorth Korea to test nukes this month? US certainly thinks so\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Although Pyongyang had announced the development of a COVID jab in August 2020, there has been no word on said jab ever since. North Korea has also thus far shunned offers by the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/unitednations\\\\\\\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c/a\u003e-backed \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/covax\\\\\\\"\u003eCovax initiative\u003c/a\u003e for vaccine distribution, fearing international monitoring.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"However, Pyongyang's sudden public admission of growing COVID-19 cases on Thursday perhaps signals a change in the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/kimjongun\\\\\\\"\u003eKim Jong-un\u003c/a\u003e administration's stance on the pandemic, and could suggest that the situation in the country is far more serious than what is being reported by state media.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Pyongyang, North Korea"},"createdBy":{"name":"Shiladitya Ray","photo":"","username":"shiladitya","id":"8PsQOset1365","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"NorthKorea","slug":"northkorea","id":"vcZDgcaKMToA"},{"name":"covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"hm5BaFFLNDX8"},{"name":"KimJongUn","slug":"kimjongun","id":"35jinIBVxxis"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"International","slug":"international","id":"NYS6J2BBfSdS"},{"name":"Asia","slug":"asia","id":"QzdhnKXHT05r"},{"name":"World","slug":"world","id":"iEhRQcab92b8"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Shiladitya Ray","id":"8PsQOset1365","username":"shiladitya"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-13T00:10:00.273793+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"North Korea on Thursday said that six people had died of COVID-19 and hundreds of thousands were in isolation, a day after it publicly announced its first-ever coronavirus infection since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. North Korean state media, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reported that since April 2022, more than 350,000 people had shown signs of fever, with 18,000 new cases being recorded on Thursday alone. Also read | Why is South Korea making ‘audacious’ plans to help North Korean economy?,The media outlet further said that among those infected, 162,200 had received treatment, while 187,800 were still being treated in isolation. The KCNA also confirmed that among the six who had died, one had been infected by the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus, something that may be driving the surge in fever cases across the country. Also read | How North Korea is bribing South Koreans with crypto for military secrets,That being said, it is not immediately clear how many of the 350,000 people have COVID-19: the Associated Press reported that Pyongyang likely lacks adequate testing kits, thereby making widespread testing a difficult, if not impossible, proposition. Experts also fear that the reported COVID-19 outbreak in the country could exacerbate worsening socio-economic conditions: North Korea is in the grips of a food crisis, has antiquated healthcare systems, and likely lacks access to COVID-19 vaccines. Also read | North Korea to test nukes this month? US certainly thinks so,Although Pyongyang had announced the development of a COVID jab in August 2020, there has been no word on said jab ever since. North Korea has also thus far shunned offers by the United Nations-backed Covax initiative for vaccine distribution, fearing international monitoring. However, Pyongyang's sudden public admission of growing COVID-19 cases on Thursday perhaps signals a change in the Kim Jong-un administration's stance on the pandemic, and could suggest that the situation in the country is far more serious than what is being reported by state media.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"39.0392","longitude":"125.7625","name":"Pyongyang, North Korea","city":"Pyongyang"},"keywords":"North Korea,North Korean,Pyongyang,the Korean Central News Agency,South Korea,South Koreans,the Associated Press,|North Korea,US,COVID,the United Nations,Kim Jong-un,north korea covid cases, north korea covid deaths","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-13T00:10:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"1TXljvibAAbD","slug":"english/daily-covid-figures-in-delhi-will-fluctuate-for-some-time-experts","title":"Daily Covid figures in Delhi will fluctuate for some time: Experts","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-05-12T11:00:05.780312+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1652353205.049658, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"New Delhi, May 12 (PTI) With the count of daily new coronavirus cases in Delhi fluctuating over the last few days, experts on Thursday said the city will keep witnessing such trends for fairly long and attributed it to behavioural changes among citizens.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The national capital reported 970 COVID-19 cases and one death due to the disease on Wednesday while the positivity rate was at 3.34 per cent. The day before, Delhi reported 1,118 coronavirus cases and one fatality while the positivity rate was at 4.38 per cent.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"On Monday, the city logged 799 cases of the disease and three deaths -- the highest in a day in over two months -- while the positivity rate was at 4.94 per cent.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Delhi had logged 1,422 Covid cases and zero death due to the viral disease on Sunday, while the positivity was at 5.34 per cent. The city saw 1,407 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 4.72 per cent and two deaths on Saturday.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Eminent epidemiologist Dr Chandrakant Lahariya said these fluctuations in the figures will continue for a fairly long time and it is difficult to predict till when it will continue.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\\"We saw a rise last month due to the festive season and with people getting voluntarily tested since they had to travel. In my opinion, people were not getting tested earlier, but now, they have started getting tested seeing media reports about the increase in cases. This alteration will continue for fairly long and it also depends on the behaviour of people,\\\" he said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Lahariya also said that in case testing is ramped up from 30,000 to 1,00,000, figures will go up.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\\"In Delhi, access to testing is higher, and therefore, people are getting tested. The cases are proportionate to testing figures,\\\" he added.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Dr Vikas Maurya, Director and HOD, Pulmonoloy, Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh said the variant which is currently causing infections is Omicron and its sub-variants.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\\"During January, a lot of people were exposed. People have developed immunity through vaccination and previous exposure. The majority of the patients we are seeing are those who have not reported to have tested positive for coronavirus earlier. Almost 70 to 80 per cent of those who are coming to us through OPDs and through hospital admissions are those who have not had previous history of infection,\\\" he added.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Maurya also concurred with Lahariya that the behaviour of the people is determining their testing.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\\"One day people are getting tested and on another day, they are reluctant. This is also causing the fluctuation. I think this will go on for another two-three weeks, and it might be indicative of the fact that we are endemic stage. People who are admitted to hospitals are those who are elderly and have co-morbidities. They did not have a good immune response after getting vaccinated, which could explain them getting infected. Among the children, the infections are mild,\\\" he said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Delhi's COVID-19 infection tally has risen to 18,97,141 and the death toll has reached 26,184, according to the latest health bulletin. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Delhi","slug":"delhi","id":"rzYqAK9lbk5U"},{"name":"NewDelhi","slug":"newdelhi","id":"ZbQipZWThohh"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-12T11:00:05.780317+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"1205202212DES16","cleanText":"New Delhi, May 12 (PTI) With the count of daily new coronavirus cases in Delhi fluctuating over the last few days, experts on Thursday said the city will keep witnessing such trends for fairly long and attributed it to behavioural changes among citizens.The national capital reported 970 COVID-19 cases and one death due to the disease on Wednesday while the positivity rate was at 3.34 per cent. The day before, Delhi reported 1,118 coronavirus cases and one fatality while the positivity rate was at 4.38 per cent.On Monday, the city logged 799 cases of the disease and three deaths -- the highest in a day in over two months -- while the positivity rate was at 4.94 per cent.Delhi had logged 1,422 Covid cases and zero death due to the viral disease on Sunday, while the positivity was at 5.34 per cent. The city saw 1,407 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 4.72 per cent and two deaths on Saturday.Eminent epidemiologist Dr Chandrakant Lahariya said these fluctuations in the figures will continue for a fairly long time and it is difficult to predict till when it will continue.We saw a rise last month due to the festive season and with people getting voluntarily tested since they had to travel. In my opinion, people were not getting tested earlier, but now, they have started getting tested seeing media reports about the increase in cases. This alteration will continue for fairly long and it also depends on the behaviour of people, he said.Lahariya also said that in case testing is ramped up from 30,000 to 1,00,000, figures will go up.In Delhi, access to testing is higher, and therefore, people are getting tested. The cases are proportionate to testing figures, he added.Dr Vikas Maurya, Director and HOD, Pulmonoloy, Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh said the variant which is currently causing infections is Omicron and its sub-variants.During January, a lot of people were exposed. People have developed immunity through vaccination and previous exposure. The majority of the patients we are seeing are those who have not reported to have tested positive for coronavirus earlier. Almost 70 to 80 per cent of those who are coming to us through OPDs and through hospital admissions are those who have not had previous history of infection, he added.Maurya also concurred with Lahariya that the behaviour of the people is determining their testing.One day people are getting tested and on another day, they are reluctant. This is also causing the fluctuation. I think this will go on for another two-three weeks, and it might be indicative of the fact that we are endemic stage. People who are admitted to hospitals are those who are elderly and have co-morbidities. They did not have a good immune response after getting vaccinated, which could explain them getting infected. Among the children, the infections are mild, he said.Delhi's COVID-19 infection tally has risen to 18,97,141 and the death toll has reached 26,184, according to the latest health bulletin.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Delhi,Lahariya,New Delhi,Vikas Maurya,HOD,Pulmonoloy,Fortis Hospital,Shalimar Bagh,Omicron,PTI SLB","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-12T11:00:05.072960+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"K8TGz2NYk4OK","slug":"english/ipl-2022-delhi-capitals-players-forced-into-isolation-after-net-bowler-tests-covid-positive","title":"IPL 2022: DC players in isolation after net bowler tests COVID positive","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://images.opoyi.net/opoyi_ZV10qRxHT.jpg","coverCaption":"Shardul Thakur of Delhi Capitals celebrates with teammates. 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Also read: How Greg Chappell vs Sachin Tendulkar cost Yuvraj Singh his ODI captaincy, One net bowler tested positive today morning in test. Players have been asked to stay in rooms, IPL sources said hours ahead of their Sunday's match against Chennai Super Kings. Delhi Capitals are scheduled to play against CSK in the day's second match, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Also read: IPL 2022: Captain KL Rahul hails Quinton De Knock, Deepak Hooda for magnificent win over KKR, Sources said a fresh round of testing took place on Sunday morning with all members of the contingent confined to their rooms. It is the second time during the IPL 2022 that the Delhi team has been forced into isolation. Earlier in the season, six members of the franchise including physio Patrick Farhart, all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, keeper-batter Tim Seifert and three other non-playing members had tested positive for the virus. Also read: IPL 2022: LSG bowlers demolish KKR, take a big step towards playoffs, The Capitals' matches against Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, originally scheduled to be played in Pune, were also moved to Mumbai. As per the IPL protocol, Delhi Capitals will have to undergo another round of testing and till then all members will have to be isolated in their rooms.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"19.033","longitude":"73.0297","name":"Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India","city":"Thāne"},"keywords":"Delhi Capitals,Mumbai,IPL,Chennai Super Kings,CSK,the DY Patil Stadium,Sources,the IPL 2022,Delhi,Patrick Farhart,Mitchell Marsh,Tim Seifert,Punjab Kings,Rajasthan Royals,Pune","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-08T07:20:27.606355+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"Gv1XPtnOkW1d","slug":"english/why-are-there-so-many-new-omicron-sub-variants-like-ba4-and-ba5-will-i-be-reinfected-is-the-virus-mutating-faster","title":"Why are there so many new Omicron sub-variants, like BA.4 and BA.5? Will I be reinfected? Is the virus mutating faster?","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-05-08T03:42:05.631916+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1651981325.006346, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Melbourne, May 8 (The Conversation) By now, many of us will be familiar with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. This variant of concern has changed the course of the pandemic, leading to a dramatic rise in cases around the world.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"We are also increasingly hearing about new Omicron sub-variants with names such as BA.2, BA.4 and now BA.5. The concern is these sub-variants may lead to people becoming reinfected, leading to another rise in cases.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Why are we seeing more of these new sub-variants? Is the virus mutating faster? And what are the implications for the future of COVID? \\t \\t Why are there so many types of Omicron? \\t \\tAll viruses, SARS-CoV-2 included, mutate constantly. The vast majority of mutations have little to no effect on the ability of the virus to transmit from one person to another or to cause severe disease.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"When a virus accumulates a substantial number of mutations, it\\u2019s considered a different lineage (somewhat like a different branch on a family tree). But a viral lineage is not labelled a variant until it has accumulated several unique mutations known to enhance the ability of the virus to transmit and/or cause more severe disease.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"This was the case for the BA lineage (sometimes known as B.1.1.529) the World Health Organization labelled Omicron. Omicron has spread rapidly, representing almost all current cases with genomes sequenced globally.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Because Omicron has spread swiftly, and has had many opportunities to mutate, it has also acquired specific mutations of its own. 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Alarmingly, even if someone has been infected with the Omicron sub-variant BA.1, re-infection is still possible with sub-lineages of BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5 due to their capacity to evade immune responses.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\tIs the virus mutating faster? \\t \\tYou\\u2019d think SARS-CoV-2 is a super-speedy front-runner when it comes to mutations. But the virus actually mutates relatively slowly. Influenza viruses, for example, mutate at least four times faster.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"SARS-CoV-2 does, however, have \\u201cmutational sprints\\u201d for short periods of time, our research shows. During one of these sprints, the virus can mutate four-fold faster than normal for a few weeks.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"After such sprints, the lineage has more mutations, some of which may provide an advantage over other lineages. 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This variant of concern has changed the course of the pandemic, leading to a dramatic rise in cases around the world.We are also increasingly hearing about new Omicron sub-variants with names such as BA.2, BA.4 and now BA.5. The concern is these sub-variants may lead to people becoming reinfected, leading to another rise in cases.Why are we seeing more of these new sub-variants? Is the virus mutating faster? And what are the implications for the future of COVID? Why are there so many types of Omicron? All viruses, SARS-CoV-2 included, mutate constantly. The vast majority of mutations have little to no effect on the ability of the virus to transmit from one person to another or to cause severe disease.When a virus accumulates a substantial number of mutations, it’s considered a different lineage (somewhat like a different branch on a family tree). But a viral lineage is not labelled a variant until it has accumulated several unique mutations known to enhance the ability of the virus to transmit and/or cause more severe disease.This was the case for the BA lineage (sometimes known as B.1.1.529) the World Health Organization labelled Omicron. Omicron has spread rapidly, representing almost all current cases with genomes sequenced globally.Because Omicron has spread swiftly, and has had many opportunities to mutate, it has also acquired specific mutations of its own. These have given rise to several sub-lineages, or sub-variants.The first two were labelled BA.1 and BA.2. The current list now also includes BA.1.1, BA.3, BA.4 and BA.5. We did see sub-variants of earlier versions of the virus, such as Delta. However, Omicron has outcompeted these, potentially because of its increased transmissibility. So sub-variants of earlier viral variants are much less common today and there is less emphasis in tracking them. Why are the sub-variants a big deal? There is evidence these Omicron sub-variants – specifically BA.4 and BA.5 – are particularly effective at reinfecting people with previous infections from BA.1 or other lineages. There is also concern these sub-variants may infect people who have been vaccinated.So we expect to see a rapid rise in COVID cases in the coming weeks and months due to reinfections, which we are already seeing in South Africa.However, recent research suggests a third dose of the COVID vaccine is the most effective way to slow the spread of Omicron (including sub-variants) and prevent COVID-associated hospital admissions. Recently, BA.2.12.1, has also drawn attention because it has been spreading rapidly in the United States and was recently detected in wastewater in Australia. Alarmingly, even if someone has been infected with the Omicron sub-variant BA.1, re-infection is still possible with sub-lineages of BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5 due to their capacity to evade immune responses. Is the virus mutating faster? You’d think SARS-CoV-2 is a super-speedy front-runner when it comes to mutations. But the virus actually mutates relatively slowly. Influenza viruses, for example, mutate at least four times faster.SARS-CoV-2 does, however, have “mutational sprints” for short periods of time, our research shows. During one of these sprints, the virus can mutate four-fold faster than normal for a few weeks.After such sprints, the lineage has more mutations, some of which may provide an advantage over other lineages. Examples include mutations that can help the virus become more transmissible, cause more severe disease, or evade our immune response, and thus we have new variants emerging. Why the virus undergoes mutational sprints that lead to the emergence of variants is unclear. But there are two main theories about the origins of Omicron and how it accumulated so many mutations.First, the virus could have evolved in chronic (prolonged) infections in people who are immunosuppressed (have a weakened immune system).Second, the virus could have “jumped” to another species, before infecting humans again. What other tricks does the virus have? Mutation is not the only way variants can emerge. The Omicron XE variant appears to have resulted from a recombination event. This is where a single patient was infected with BA.1 and BA.2 at the same time. This coinfection led to a “genome swap” and a hybrid variant. Other instances of recombination in SARS-CoV-2 have been reported between Delta and Omicron, resulting in what’s been dubbed Deltacron.So far, recombinants do not appear to have higher transmissibility or cause more severe outcomes. But this could change rapidly with new recombinants. So scientists are closely monitoring them. What might we see in the future? As long as the virus is circulating, we will continue to see new virus lineages and variants. As Omicron is the most common variant currently, it is likely we will see more Omicron sub-variants, and potentially, even recombinant lineages.Scientists will continue to track new mutations and recombination events (particularly with sub-variants). They will also use genomic technologies to predict how these might occur and any effect they may have on the behaviour of the virus.This knowledge will help us limit the spread and impact of variants and sub-variants. It will also guide the development of vaccines effective against multiple or specific variants. 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It can also heighten the need to use\u0026nbsp;publicly subsidized insurances like Social Security disability insurance.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"London, UK"},"createdBy":{"name":"Deeksha Sharma","photo":null,"username":"deeksha9658","id":"2yz2ORxIh7LM","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"COVID-19","slug":"covid-19","id":"n7LbS0cOrV8P"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"DeltaVariant","slug":"deltavariant","id":"iRZ3d69x5aaW"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Deeksha Sharma","id":"2yz2ORxIh7LM","username":"deeksha9658"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-07T05:00:17.440464+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"An analysis from the UK has revealed that the risk of long COVID is influenced by the strain an individual was initially infected with. The analysis reported that an estimated 1.8 people in the United Kingdom complained about experiencing lingering symptoms, or long COVID, in the month of April. ,According to the Office for National Statistics, over two-thirds of people who reported lingering signs revealed that their symptoms had a major negative impact on their regular day-to-day activities, with almost a fifth of them saying that the symptoms resulted in a lot of everyday limitations. The report published by the statistics bureau on Friday stated that the likelihood of symptoms like concentration problems, fatigue and shortness of breath were 50% lower after getting infected by the omicron BA.1 strain, compared to the delta variant. Also Read: India on the path to world’s first warm COVID vaccine: Study,This disparity was only detected in adults who had been inoculated with two doses when they contracted the virus. The difference was far less significant among the populace that had been jabbed thrice against COVID-19. ,The data in the study also revealed that those who received triple vaccination had comparatively higher chances of experiencing long COVID after being infected with Omicron than Delta. While long COVID symptoms continue to be reported, they do not pose severe health risks. However, symptoms like fatigue or shortness of breath can leave an individual distressed and unable to perform basic tasks and activities. Also Read: Study: Severe COVID-19 linked to adverse mental health outcomes,A report issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office in March claimed that long COVID can lower worker participation, thus poorly impacting the economy in a broad sense. 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Scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in the US noted that the rapid tests were developed for use with the original SARS-CoV-2 viral strain that emerged late in 2019. Since then, the virus has evolved countless times, and several viral variants of concern have emerged, including the highly infectious Delta and Omicron variants that swept across the world last summer and winter respectively. In the study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, the researchers used live virus culture to assess how well four rapid antigen tests are able to detect these COVID-19 variants of concern. Unlike the sensitive molecular tests that detect multiple SARS-CoV-2 genes, rapid antigen tests target a single viral protein, said study co-corresponding author James Kirby, director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at BIDMC. As the pandemic continues, however, some hypothesise that the performance of available antigen test may vary among the COVID variants of concern, Kirby said in a statement. Using three strains of cultured live virus, the team assessed differences in the limits of detection (LoD) -- the smallest amount of viral antigen detectable at 95 per cent certainty -- of four commercially available rapid antigen tests; the Binax, CareStart, GenBody and LumiraDx tests. The researchers found that all four tests were as sensitive to the Omicron variant, if not more, as they were to original SARS-CoV-2 viral strain, known as WA1. However, three tests showed less sensitivity to the Delta strain, with only the CareStart demonstrating equal detection of all three strains, they said. We expect that the observed loss in Delta sensitivity could have resulted in a 20 per cent or more loss of detection in potentially infectious individuals -- nevertheless, the most infectious individuals still should have been detected, said Kirby, also a professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School. However, our findings suggest that antigen test performance needs to be reevaluated for emerging variants to ensure they still meet the intended public health testing goals of the pandemic,” he added.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"US,Kirby,CareStart,Boston,the Harvard T.H. 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Our analysis suggests that the intrinsic severity of the Omicron variant may be as severe as previous variants,\\u201d the authors of the study noted.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The researchers noted that the Omicron variant has been reported as more transmissible, but less severe, than previous variants in a variety of locations including South Africa, Scotland, England, and Canada.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" However, understanding the intrinsic severity of Omicron is challenging, they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"A number of confounding factors affecting severity in COVID-19 have changed since the start of the pandemic and may continue to change,\\\" the authors of the study said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"Any comparison between SARS-CoV-2 variants without adequately adjusting and controlling for important confounders that may change over time such as vaccination status and healthcare utilisation, can mislead both the public and medical experts of the true danger of the variant,\\\" they added. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"Covid","slug":"covid","id":"jtkufHpdTfkm"},{"name":"Washington","slug":"washington","id":"Fqv5l2w7tKCw"},{"name":"US","slug":"us","id":"0JelBm6rMusZ"},{"name":"Massachusetts","slug":"massachusetts","id":"K3a91SRxXwRD"},{"name":"SouthAfrica","slug":"southafrica","id":"sm9DvEXzCOqP"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-05T11:54:05.464891+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"0505202205LST4","cleanText":"Washington, May 5 (PTI) Omicron may be intrinsically as severe as previous coronavirus variants, according to a US study which contradicts assumptions that the strain was more transmissible but less severe. The yet-to-be-published study, posted as preprint on Research Square on May 2, adjusted for factors such as demographics, vaccination status, and the Charlson comorbidity index that predicts the risk of death within a year of hospitalisation for patients with specific comorbid conditions. The B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant has previously been reported as more transmissible, but less severe than other SARS-CoV-2 variants. To test this assumption, the researchers linked state-level vaccination data with quality-controlled electronic health records from a large healthcare system, including 13 hospitals, in Massachusetts, US. The team, including researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Minerva University and Harvard Medical School, US then compared risks of hospital admission and mortality across the SARS-CoV-2 waves in over 130,000 COVID-19 patients. Although the unadjusted rates of hospital admission and mortality appeared to be higher in previous waves compared to the Omicron period, the risks of hospitalisation and mortality were nearly identical. After adjusting for confounders … we found that the risks of hospitalisation and mortality were nearly identical between periods. Our analysis suggests that the intrinsic severity of the Omicron variant may be as severe as previous variants,” the authors of the study noted. The researchers noted that the Omicron variant has been reported as more transmissible, but less severe, than previous variants in a variety of locations including South Africa, Scotland, England, and Canada. However, understanding the intrinsic severity of Omicron is challenging, they said. A number of confounding factors affecting severity in COVID-19 have changed since the start of the pandemic and may continue to change, the authors of the study said. 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(ChAdOx1-S) COVID-19 booster, and compared it with the protection offered by Pfizer (BNT162b2) booster shot.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The researchers from the UK Health Security Agency, London, estimated vaccine effectiveness by analysing data on all adults aged 18 years and above who were vaccinated with the AstraZeneca primary vaccine and either the same or the Pfizer booster vaccine.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" A total of 43,171 individuals received an AstraZeneca booster dose, while 13,038,908 individuals received a Pfizer booster dose.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The results show that after 25 or more weeks since primary vaccination with AstraZeneca, vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease post Omicron infection was 8.0 per cent and 19.5 per cent among individuals aged 40 to 64 years and 65 years and above, respectively.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" One week after receiving the AstraZeneca booster, the vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection was 61.2 per cent among individuals aged 40 to 64 years, while that among Pfizer booster recipients was 58.2 per cent for the same age group.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" However, 15 weeks or more after booster dose, vaccine effectiveness reduced to 37.2 per cent for the AstraZeneca booster and 30.6 per cent for the Pfizer booster.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The team observed comparable levels of protection against symptomatic infection among individuals aged 65 years and above.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"Protection against symptomatic disease in those aged 65 years and older peaked at 66.1 per cent and 68.5 per cent amongst those who received the ChAdOx1-S and BNT162b2 booster vaccines, respectively,\\\" the authors of the study noted.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"Protection waned to 44.5 per cent and 54.1 per cent after 5-9 weeks,\\\" they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The study found that protection against hospitalisation following Omicron infection peaked at 82.3 after receiving a AstraZeneca booster, as compared to 90.9 per cent for those who received a Pfizer booster.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The research supports the use of the AstraZeneca booster for protection against severe disease with COVID-19 in settings that have not yet offered booster doses, the researchers said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" It suggests that those who received AstraZeneca as a booster in England do not require re-vaccination ahead of others, they said. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"UK","slug":"uk","id":"rBpj9Yi57Sni"},{"name":"AstraZeneca","slug":"astrazeneca","id":"lAD9us0Lv5cB"},{"name":"Pfizer","slug":"pfizer","id":"8RvHqXaF9KyL"},{"name":"London","slug":"london","id":"PFIK5nEYHzYU"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-05T11:06:04.988742+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"0505202205LST3","cleanText":"London, May 5 (PTI) The third dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is effective against symptomatic disease and hospitalisation, offering protection comparable to a booster shot of the Pfizer preventive, according to a study conducted in the UK. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted on the preprint repository medRxiv on May 1, assessed the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S) COVID-19 booster, and compared it with the protection offered by Pfizer (BNT162b2) booster shot. The researchers from the UK Health Security Agency, London, estimated vaccine effectiveness by analysing data on all adults aged 18 years and above who were vaccinated with the AstraZeneca primary vaccine and either the same or the Pfizer booster vaccine. A total of 43,171 individuals received an AstraZeneca booster dose, while 13,038,908 individuals received a Pfizer booster dose. The results show that after 25 or more weeks since primary vaccination with AstraZeneca, vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease post Omicron infection was 8.0 per cent and 19.5 per cent among individuals aged 40 to 64 years and 65 years and above, respectively. One week after receiving the AstraZeneca booster, the vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection was 61.2 per cent among individuals aged 40 to 64 years, while that among Pfizer booster recipients was 58.2 per cent for the same age group. However, 15 weeks or more after booster dose, vaccine effectiveness reduced to 37.2 per cent for the AstraZeneca booster and 30.6 per cent for the Pfizer booster. The team observed comparable levels of protection against symptomatic infection among individuals aged 65 years and above. Protection against symptomatic disease in those aged 65 years and older peaked at 66.1 per cent and 68.5 per cent amongst those who received the ChAdOx1-S and BNT162b2 booster vaccines, respectively, the authors of the study noted. Protection waned to 44.5 per cent and 54.1 per cent after 5-9 weeks, they said. The study found that protection against hospitalisation following Omicron infection peaked at 82.3 after receiving a AstraZeneca booster, as compared to 90.9 per cent for those who received a Pfizer booster. The research supports the use of the AstraZeneca booster for protection against severe disease with COVID-19 in settings that have not yet offered booster doses, the researchers said. It suggests that those who received AstraZeneca as a booster in England do not require re-vaccination ahead of others, they said.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"UK,AstraZeneca,Pfizer,London,the UK Health Security Agency,Omicron,SAR","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-05T11:06:04.214107+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"c2MRyqPCHBg9","slug":"english/economy-faces-headwinds-from-global-spillovers-rbi","title":"Economy faces headwinds from global spillovers: RBI","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-05-04T10:57:06.350560+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1651661825.485058, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Mumbai, May 4 (PTI) The RBI on Wednesday cautioned that while the Indian economy appears capable of weathering the deterioration in geopolitical conditions amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, it faces headwinds from global spillovers from geopolitical tensions, elevated commodity prices and moderating external demand.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The RBI, however, did not tinker with the GDP growth projection made in April. It had slashed the GDP growth projection for the fiscal 2022-23 to 7.2 per cent from its earlier forecast of 7.8 per cent.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The Reserve Bank's rate-setting panel Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to hold an off-cycle meeting on May 2 and 4, and raised the benchmark lending rate (repo) by 40 basis points and hiked CRR by 50 basis points to contain the rising inflation.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The MPC decision was announced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday afternoon.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\\"I would, therefore, like to emphasise that our monetary policy actions today \\u2013 aimed at lowering inflation and anchoring inflation expectations \\u2013 will strengthen and consolidate the medium-term growth prospects of the economy. We remain mindful of the possible near-term impact of higher interest rates on output. Our actions will, therefore, be calibrated,\\\" the governor said in a statement.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The committee said that in this high-voltage global environment, it is useful to take stock of the domestic macroeconomic and financial conditions.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The rebound in domestic economic activity that took hold with the ebbing of the Omicron wave is turning out to be increasingly broad-based.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\\"As regards the outlook for domestic economic activity, the forecast of a normal southwest monsoon brightens the prospects for kharif production. The recovery in contact-intensive services is expected to be sustained, with the ebbing of the third wave and the growing vaccination coverage,\\\" the central bank said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Also, investment activity should get an uplift from the robust government capex, improving capacity utilisation, stronger corporate balance sheets and congenial financial conditions.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\\"On the other hand, the worsening external environment, elevated commodity prices and persistent supply bottlenecks pose formidable headwinds, along with volatility spillovers from monetary policy normalisation in advanced economies,\\\" the committee said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"On balance, the Indian economy appears capable of weathering the deterioration in geopolitical conditions, but it is prudent to continuously monitor the balance of risks, said the six-member panel headed by Governor Das.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The governor also said even as the drivers of domestic economic activity are getting stronger, they face headwinds from global spillovers in the form of protracted and intensifying geopolitical tensions; elevated commodity prices; COVID-19 related lockdowns or restrictions in some major economies.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The economy is also facing headwinds from slowing external demand, and tightening global financial conditions on the back of monetary policy normalisation in advanced economies.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"These risks are evolving on the lines anticipated in the April statement after the MPC meeting and appear to be lingering, Das said. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Mumbai","slug":"mumbai","id":"1AypZlXpkqv3"},{"name":"Russia","slug":"russia","id":"ZdjTIzNom80K"},{"name":"RBI","slug":"rbi","id":"mmhRjdCmZCj0"},{"name":"ShaktikantaDas","slug":"shaktikantadas","id":"PmizC3GAgJQS"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-04T10:57:06.350566+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"0405202204DEL49","cleanText":"Mumbai, May 4 (PTI) The RBI on Wednesday cautioned that while the Indian economy appears capable of weathering the deterioration in geopolitical conditions amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, it faces headwinds from global spillovers from geopolitical tensions, elevated commodity prices and moderating external demand.The RBI, however, did not tinker with the GDP growth projection made in April. It had slashed the GDP growth projection for the fiscal 2022-23 to 7.2 per cent from its earlier forecast of 7.8 per cent.The Reserve Bank's rate-setting panel Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to hold an off-cycle meeting on May 2 and 4, and raised the benchmark lending rate (repo) by 40 basis points and hiked CRR by 50 basis points to contain the rising inflation.The MPC decision was announced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday afternoon.I would, therefore, like to emphasise that our monetary policy actions today – aimed at lowering inflation and anchoring inflation expectations – will strengthen and consolidate the medium-term growth prospects of the economy. We remain mindful of the possible near-term impact of higher interest rates on output. Our actions will, therefore, be calibrated, the governor said in a statement.The committee said that in this high-voltage global environment, it is useful to take stock of the domestic macroeconomic and financial conditions.The rebound in domestic economic activity that took hold with the ebbing of the Omicron wave is turning out to be increasingly broad-based.As regards the outlook for domestic economic activity, the forecast of a normal southwest monsoon brightens the prospects for kharif production. The recovery in contact-intensive services is expected to be sustained, with the ebbing of the third wave and the growing vaccination coverage, the central bank said.Also, investment activity should get an uplift from the robust government capex, improving capacity utilisation, stronger corporate balance sheets and congenial financial conditions.On the other hand, the worsening external environment, elevated commodity prices and persistent supply bottlenecks pose formidable headwinds, along with volatility spillovers from monetary policy normalisation in advanced economies, the committee said.On balance, the Indian economy appears capable of weathering the deterioration in geopolitical conditions, but it is prudent to continuously monitor the balance of risks, said the six-member panel headed by Governor Das.The governor also said even as the drivers of domestic economic activity are getting stronger, they face headwinds from global spillovers in the form of protracted and intensifying geopolitical tensions; elevated commodity prices; COVID-19 related lockdowns or restrictions in some major economies.The economy is also facing headwinds from slowing external demand, and tightening global financial conditions on the back of monetary policy normalisation in advanced economies.These risks are evolving on the lines anticipated in the April statement after the MPC meeting and appear to be lingering, Das said.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Mumbai,Russia,The Reserve Bank's,Monetary Policy Committee,CRR,MPC,RBI,Shaktikanta Das,Omicron,Das","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-04T10:57:05.498017+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"qte5WYtrj6fe","slug":"english/beijing-under-semi-lockdown-to-curb-omicron-spread-shuts-down-most-of-metros-buses","title":"Beijing under semi-lockdown to curb Omicron spread; Shuts down most of metros, buses","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-05-04T10:30:07.330977+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1651660206.319482, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Beijing, May 4 (PTI) China's capital Beijing on Wednesday shut down several metro stations besides schools, restaurants and businesses and ordered daily COVID-19 testing of its 21 million people as it ramped up measures to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant which has brought the financial hub Shanghai to halt for over a month.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Beijing reported 53 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total to over 500 cases as the capital continues enforcing strict anti-virus measures and postponed school reopening for a week as a precautionary measure.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The capital city on Wednesday closed over 40 subway stations, about 10 per cent of the total, and 158 bus routes.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Most of the suspended stations and services are in the Chaoyang district, the prominent area in the city housing the top leaders as well as diplomatic enclaves.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"All kindergartens, primary and middle schools and secondary vocational schools in Beijing have postponed resuming classes for a week until May 11, official media reported. 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When students will return to schools would be based on the COVID-19 situation, Beijing authorities said.Those who really need to leave Beijing must present a nucleic acid test negative certificate taken within 48 hours and a green health code before boarding a plane or a train. Airports and railway stations will strengthen inspection, and spot checks will also be carried out on those leaving Beijing by road. Anyone who is unable to present a green health code will not be allowed to enter or leave Beijing, officials confirmed at the press conference, state-run Global Times reported.Meanwhile, the city began everyday testing of all the people for the next three days shifting from testing to alternative days. Millions of people lined up at the designated points to undergo the tests.The city, meanwhile, wore a deserted look with people staying indoors as the four-day May Day holidays were set to end on Wednesday.In Shanghai which is under lockdown for over a month, the number of COVID infections fell for the 13th consecutive day. The city reported 4,982 cases on Wednesday from tests conducted in the previous 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed cases to over 580,000 – in stark contrast to just over 500 cases in Beijing, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.Despite falling case numbers in both of Shanghai’s quarantine zones and the low-risk unguarded zones, there are no signs from officials that the city’s lockdown will end any time soon.Residents have become increasingly frustrated and anxious. Gaining access to basic necessities has become a daily struggle and families have been separated to isolate at quarantine centres, the Post report said.However, there is some hope in the Shanghai business community after the municipal government said on Tuesday night it would allow more manufacturers to resume production if they could obey virus-control rules.The announcement raises optimism that major supply-chain disturbances plaguing the industry since the lockdowns began may soon improve, the report said.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Beijing,Omicron,Shanghai,China,Global Times,COVID,Hong Kong,South China Morning Post,Post,PTI 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modelling study conducted in Israel.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The findings, published last week in the journal Science of the Total Environment, suggests that while Delta wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated the deadly variant which could re-emerge.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel developed sensitive arrays that can differentiate variants from each other in wastewater which continues to give indications of where the coronavirus is active, even when PCR and rapid testing of people declines.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" They monitored sewage in Beer-Sheva city of Israel from December 2021 to January 2022 and noticed a \\\"disturbing interaction\\\" between the Omicron and Delta variants.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The researchers also built a model which predicts that Omicron is 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while Delta variant will maintain its cryptic circulation,\\\" the authors of the study noted.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"If this comes to pass, the mentioned cryptic circulation may result in the reemergence of a Delta morbidity wave or in the possible generation of a new threatening variant,\\\" they added.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" According to the researchers, including Karin Yaniv from BGU, Omicron is spreading swiftly around the world with record morbidity reports.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Unlike the Delta variant, previously considered to be the main variant of concern in most countries, the dynamics of the Omicron variant have shown different characteristics, they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The researchers noted that the deployment of wastewater-based epidemiology is recommended as a convenient and representative tool for pandemic containment. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"Israel","slug":"israel","id":"7mnsqKCGzqDo"},{"name":"Jerusalem","slug":"jerusalem","id":"8UskQ5X2Zwfp"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-05-04T07:36:05.438177+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"0405202204LST1","cleanText":"Jerusalem, Apr 4 (PTI) The Omicron subvariants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months and there could be another outbreak of Delta or a different coronavirus strain this summer, according to a modelling study conducted in Israel. The findings, published last week in the journal Science of the Total Environment, suggests that while Delta wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated the deadly variant which could re-emerge. Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel developed sensitive arrays that can differentiate variants from each other in wastewater which continues to give indications of where the coronavirus is active, even when PCR and rapid testing of people declines. They monitored sewage in Beer-Sheva city of Israel from December 2021 to January 2022 and noticed a disturbing interaction between the Omicron and Delta variants. The researchers also built a model which predicts that Omicron is burning itself out while Delta is just biding its time. Of course, there are a lot of factors involved, but our model indicates there could be another outbreak of Delta or another coronavirus variant this summer, said Professor Ariel Kushmaro from BGU in a statement. Until now, the researchers said, whenever a new, dominant, variant appeared, it overpowered its predecessor after a short parallel period. However, in contrast to the expected dynamics whereupon the Delta variant diminishes as Omicron variant increases, results received from wastewater detection indicated a cryptic circulation of Delta even with the increased levels of Omicron, they said. According to the developed model, it can be expected that the Omicron levels will decrease until eliminated, while Delta variant will maintain its cryptic circulation, the authors of the study noted. If this comes to pass, the mentioned cryptic circulation may result in the reemergence of a Delta morbidity wave or in the possible generation of a new threatening variant, they added. According to the researchers, including Karin Yaniv from BGU, Omicron is spreading swiftly around the world with record morbidity reports. Unlike the Delta variant, previously considered to be the main variant of concern in most countries, the dynamics of the Omicron variant have shown different characteristics, they said. The researchers noted that the deployment of wastewater-based epidemiology is recommended as a convenient and representative tool for pandemic containment.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Omicron,Delta,Israel,BGU,Jerusalem,Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,Ariel Kushmaro,Karin Yaniv,SAR","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-04T07:36:04.786287+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"XDxCD3c15aql","slug":"english/beijing-reinforces-covid-restrictions-ahead-of-labor-day-holidays-in-china","title":"Beijing reinforces Covid restrictions ahead of Labor Day holidays in China","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_tKrevjqeP3d.jpg","coverCaption":"China has been following the 'zero COVID' policy since major outbreaks started once again in the country(Photo Credit: Associated Press)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-30T18:30:00.464028+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBeijing has tightened COVID restrictions for Labor Day holidays\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSchools and public places will be shut down from May 1 to May 4\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAfter the 5 day celebration, citizens will have to take COVID detection tests within a week\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1651342243714,\\\"strCount\\\":3456,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Adhering strongly to its ‘\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/shanghai-hospital-pays-the-price-for-chinas-zero-covid-policy\\\\\\\"\u003ezero COVID\u003c/a\u003e’\\\\npolicy, China will have a muted Labor Day ‘celebration’ this year as Beijing\\\\ntightens \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/north-korea-halts-rail-crossings-with-china-amid-rise-in-covid-19-cases-report\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID\u003c/a\u003e restrictions on the very first day (May 1) of the five-day\\\\nholidays.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/more-beijing-classes-go-online-in-tightening-of-covid-19-rules\\\\\\\"\u003eBeijing\u003c/a\u003e has announced that\u0026nbsp;all\\\\nschools and public spaces, including entertainment venues, gyms, and theatres\\\\nwill remain closed until May 4 in order to prevent locals from gathering in\\\\ncrowds.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The five-day celebration is generally one\\\\nof China's busiest travel times.\u0026nbsp;Hence, even once the holidays are over, residents\\\\nin Beijing are mandated to give nucleic-acid test results within seven days,\\\\naccording to the local authorities.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/covid-19-pandemic-phase-over-for-the-us-dr-anthony-fauci\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID-19 'pandemic phase' over for the US: Dr Anthony Fauci\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to a message on the city's\\\\nofficial WeChat page, all citizens will be required to produce a \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/unvaccinated-people-heighten-covid-19-risk-for-those-who-are-inoculated-study\\\\\\\"\u003enegative Covid\\\\ntest\u003c/a\u003e done within the last 7 days to be able to enter public places and to ride\\\\npublic transportation, from May 5 onwards.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The restrictions will also apply to\\\\npeople staying indoors but not in their own homes. Those who wish to stay\\\\nat\u0026nbsp;hotels and BNBs are also required to take\u0026nbsp;a nucleic acid test\\\\nresult within 48 hours.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Neither \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/after-shanghai-beijing-has-new-covid-19-worries\\\\\\\"\u003eBeijing\u003c/a\u003e nor \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/shanghai-style-covid-response-reaches-beijing-20-million-to-get-tested\\\\\\\"\u003eShanghai\u003c/a\u003e officials\\\\nhave revealed any news about the expected schedule as to when the cities will\\\\ngo back to opening up, like other countries.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/is-covid-19-pushing-china-into-the-dark-ages-of-planned-economy\\\\\\\"\u003eIs COVID-19 pushing China into the dark ages of planned economy?\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"On Saturday, China recorded more than\u0026nbsp;10,700\\\\ndomestic COVID-19 infections,\u0026nbsp;with \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/shanghai-eases-covid-lockdown-allows-another-4-million-people-to-leave-homes\\\\\\\"\u003eShanghai\u003c/a\u003e claiming\u0026nbsp;the majority of\\\\nthose.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"On becoming the epicenter of the latest\\\\nCOVID-19 outbreak,\u0026nbsp;cities like Beijing and Shanghai have been\\\\noverly\u0026nbsp;cautious and have imposed stringent restrictions, despite rising\\\\neconomic costs and \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/why-china-continues-along-zero-covid-path-despite-public-anger\\\\\\\"\u003eanger among the masses\u003c/a\u003e.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/explained-how-china-is-using-metal-barriers-to-fight-covid-19\\\\\\\"\u003eExplained: How China is using metal barriers to fight COVID-19\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Burdened\u0026nbsp;with the highly\\\\ncommunicable \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/south-africa-warns-of-5th-wave-driven-by-ba4-ba5-omicron-sub-variants\\\\\\\"\u003eOmicron\u003c/a\u003e variant,\u0026nbsp;officials have reinforced their zero-COVID\\\\npolicy, focusing on mass testing and lockdowns to eliminate large\\\\ngroups\u0026nbsp;of infected people.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In order to facilitate this, residents\\\\nwill be able to get free COVID-19 testing starting Tuesday, according to city\\\\nofficials.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Beijing, China"},"createdBy":{"name":"Sivapriya Jayaprakash","photo":null,"username":"sivapriya","id":"4BMPB2m49JM1","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"pj8WTRtPLOKa"},{"name":"China","slug":"china","id":"gtTvlJMpH5eQ"},{"name":"Beijing","slug":"beijing","id":"mTvuvptYh5UZ"},{"name":"LabourDay","slug":"labourday","id":"d1FbEOJhQdrs"},{"name":"Shanghai","slug":"shanghai","id":"xMXKjwe1VUvc"},{"name":"XiJinping","slug":"xijinping","id":"MRwnxwPLPJrH"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"Asia","slug":"asia","id":"QzdhnKXHT05r"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Sivapriya Jayaprakash","id":"4BMPB2m49JM1","username":"sivapriya"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-30T18:30:00.464035+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Adhering strongly to its ‘zero COVID’ policy, China will have a muted Labor Day ‘celebration’ this year as Beijing tightens COVID restrictions on the very first day (May 1) of the five-day holidays. Beijing has announced that all schools and public spaces, including entertainment venues, gyms, and theatres will remain closed until May 4 in order to prevent locals from gathering in crowds. The five-day celebration is generally one of China's busiest travel times. Hence, even once the holidays are over, residents in Beijing are mandated to give nucleic-acid test results within seven days, according to the local authorities. Also read: COVID-19 'pandemic phase' over for the US: Dr Anthony Fauci,According to a message on the city's official WeChat page, all citizens will be required to produce a negative Covid test done within the last 7 days to be able to enter public places and to ride public transportation, from May 5 onwards. The restrictions will also apply to people staying indoors but not in their own homes. Those who wish to stay at hotels and BNBs are also required to take a nucleic acid test result within 48 hours. Neither Beijing nor Shanghai officials have revealed any news about the expected schedule as to when the cities will go back to opening up, like other countries. Also read: Is COVID-19 pushing China into the dark ages of planned economy?,On Saturday, China recorded more than 10,700 domestic COVID-19 infections, with Shanghai claiming the majority of those. On becoming the epicenter of the latest COVID-19 outbreak, cities like Beijing and Shanghai have been overly cautious and have imposed stringent restrictions, despite rising economic costs and anger among the masses. Also read: Explained: How China is using metal barriers to fight COVID-19,Burdened with the highly communicable Omicron variant, officials have reinforced their zero-COVID policy, focusing on mass testing and lockdowns to eliminate large groups of infected people. In order to facilitate this, residents will be able to get free COVID-19 testing starting Tuesday, according to city officials.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"39.9042","longitude":"116.4074","name":"Beijing, China","city":"Beijing"},"keywords":"Beijing,China,Shanghai,Covid,COVID,covid tests,covid restrictions,lockdown","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-30T18:30:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"KmxvBhxYZ2AK","slug":"english/south-africa-warns-of-5th-wave-driven-by-ba4-ba5-omicron-sub-variants","title":"South Africa warns of 5th wave, driven by BA.4, BA.5 omicron sub-variants","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://images.opoyi.net/opoyi_wswQugG74.jpg","coverCaption":"During the pandemic, South Africa recorded over 3.7 million COVID cases and over 100,000 deaths (Picture Credits: Unsplash/Representational)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-29T17:45:00.266549+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSouth Africa is expecting a fifth COVID-19 wave, as per health officials\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe number of cases has increased substantially over past 2 weeks, led by BA.4 and BA.5 variants\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSenior health officials of the country say that they have enough vaccines to administer to the population\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1651250368676,\\\"strCount\\\":2879,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"South Africa may be approaching a 5th \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/more-beijing-classes-go-online-in-tightening-of-covid-19-rules\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID-19 \u003c/a\u003ewave sooner than expected, according to health officials and scientists,\\\\nfollowing a continuous increase in cases\u0026nbsp;over the past 14 days, which\\\\nappears to be led by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The country with the most coronavirus\\\\ninfections and deaths on the African continent only recently completed a fourth\\\\nwave, and a fifth wave 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no evidence that\\\\nBA.4 and BA.5 were producing considerably more severe disease.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"During the pandemic, South Africa\\\\nrecorded over 3.7 million \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/covid-19-pandemic-phase-over-for-the-us-dr-anthony-fauci\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID\u003c/a\u003e cases and over 100,000 deaths. On Thursday, the\\\\nWHO's Africa branch identified a rise in infections in South Africa as the\\\\nprimary cause of an upsurge across the African continent.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/moderna-urges-fda-to-authorize-covid-19-vaccine-for-children-under-6\\\\\\\"\u003eModerna urges FDA to authorize COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Nicholas Crisp, a senior health official,\\\\nalso stated on Friday that the government had enough vaccine doses and had no\\\\nplans to obtain more. He also stated that the government will not purchase\\\\nPfizer's \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/nearly-80-of-eus-population-estimated-to-have-been-infected-with-covid-19-report\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID\u003c/a\u003e therapy tablet Paxlovid for public-sector patients, owing to its\\\\nhigh cost.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Cape Town, South Africa"},"createdBy":{"name":"Sivapriya Jayaprakash","photo":null,"username":"sivapriya","id":"4BMPB2m49JM1","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"hm5BaFFLNDX8"},{"name":"SouthAfrica","slug":"southafrica","id":"sm9DvEXzCOqP"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"Pandemic","slug":"pandemic","id":"BlE2KIPtGOiS"},{"name":"WHO","slug":"who","id":"9QmPNBOjrzQp"},{"name":"Africa","slug":"africa","id":"16S5b0vzines"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Sivapriya Jayaprakash","id":"4BMPB2m49JM1","username":"sivapriya"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-29T17:45:00.266553+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"South Africa may be approaching a 5th COVID-19 wave sooner than expected, according to health officials and scientists, following a continuous increase in cases over the past 14 days, which appears to be led by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants. The country with the most coronavirus infections and deaths on the African continent only recently completed a fourth wave, and a fifth wave is expected to begin in May or June, early in the southern hemisphere winter. Also read: North Korea halts rail crossings with China amid rise in COVID-19 cases: Report,Although hospitalizations were increasing, Health Minister Joe Phaahla told a press conference that there had been no significant shift in admittance to intensive care units (ICUs) or deaths. Other than mutations to the dominant circulating variant, Omicron, he said health officials had not been notified of any new variants at this juncture. At the same briefing, infectious disease expert Richard Lessells said that waning immunity from past waves could be driving the earlier-than-expected upsurge in cases. Also read: Why FDA is proposing ban on menthol cigarettes,According to Lessels, the growing number of infections ascribed to Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 demonstrated they had a growth advantage over other Omicron sub-variants like BA.2. However, according to Waasila Jassat of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, there was no evidence that BA.4 and BA.5 were producing considerably more severe disease. During the pandemic, South Africa recorded over 3.7 million COVID cases and over 100,000 deaths. On Thursday, the WHO's Africa branch identified a rise in infections in South Africa as the primary cause of an upsurge across the African continent. Also read: Moderna urges FDA to authorize COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6,Nicholas Crisp, a senior health official, also stated on Friday that the government had enough vaccine doses and had no plans to obtain more. He also stated that the government will not purchase Pfizer's COVID therapy tablet Paxlovid for public-sector patients, owing to its high cost.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"-33.9249","longitude":"18.4241","name":"Cape Town, South Africa","city":"Cape Town"},"keywords":"South Africa,COVID,Joe Phaahla,Richard Lessells,Waasila Jassat,the National Institute for Communicable Diseases,WHO,Africa,Nicholas Crisp,Pfizer,covid wave","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-29T17:45:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"RRphmvxpBMcI","slug":"english/china-facing-tsunami-of-omicron-says-top-official-as-shanghai-beijing-battle-to-curb-covid-spread","title":"China facing 'tsunami' of Omicron, says top official as Shanghai, Beijing battle to curb Covid spread","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-29T14:42:05.214204+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1651243324.409334, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Beijing, Apr 29 (PTI) China is facing a\\\"tsunami\\\" of Omicron, a senior official said on Friday, as the country reported over 20,000 COVID-19 cases with its largest city Shanghai continuing to reel under lockdown for over three weeks while over 21 million people in capital Beijing underwent third nucleic acid test amid the growing list of \\u201chigh-risk areas\\u201d.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"All the residents in Beijing will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours to enter public spaces from Saturday, the municipal government said on Friday.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"A negative test result will be required to enter public venues during the upcoming five-day Labour Day holiday, and students and employees should produce their test results before they go back to work or school after the holiday, according to a press conference on local epidemic prevention and control work.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"On Friday, two communities in Beijing were classified as high-risk and medium-risk areas for COVID-19. 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This variant spread very fast, much faster than we can imagine,\\\" Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here on Friday, the first official account of the extent of the current wave of COVID-19 which is affecting city after city in China just when the world has largely came out of it.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"China\\u2019s National Health Commission on Friday reported over 20,000 positive and asymptomatic cases with Shanghai reporting over 15,000 cases on Thursday besides deaths taking the total toll during the nearly month-long outbreak to 337.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Zhao said China brought under control Delta variant spread in 2021 in about 14 days but the Omicron attack was far more severe. 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First Xian was locked down, then Shenzhen, then Shanghai, and so on. Now we're all wondering what\\u2019s next,\\\" he said in the interview published in themarket.ch.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\u201cThe case of Shanghai is bad. In its own image, it is the best and most advanced city in China; from Shanghai\\u2019s point of view, Beijing is a province and Xian is a backwater. And then life in this metropolis grinds to a complete standstill. We in the international business community look to Europe and see how a somewhat normal life has returned, because people and governments have learned to live with the virus. Here in China, the authorities always fall back to square one,\\\" he said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"On Friday, Beijing, which has restricted the activities of a few hundred communities in the city including several in the high-end diplomatic Chaoyang district, conducted the third round of tests in the city.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Millions of people lined up for the tests in the morning. So far, such tests were held on Monday and Wednesday.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"After the Friday tests results, the city is expected to decide whether to opt for a Shanghai-style lockdown, which has resulted in panic buying of essentials for the past few days.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"As the situation turned grim, the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) headed by Xi Jinping held its Political Bureau to analyse the situation.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Noting that the economy faces growing complexities and uncertainties, the meeting stressed the importance of economic stability and ensuring and improving people's livelihoods, official media reported.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The meeting called for upholding the \\\"people first, lives first\\\" principle and the dynamic zero-COVID approach to protect people's lives and health, and minimise the impact of the epidemic on economic and social development.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"China should step up macro policy adjustment and work hard to achieve annual economic and social development goals, and keep the economy running within a reasonable range, according to the meeting. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"China","slug":"china","id":"gtTvlJMpH5eQ"},{"name":"Shanghai","slug":"shanghai","id":"xMXKjwe1VUvc"},{"name":"Beijing","slug":"beijing","id":"mTvuvptYh5UZ"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-29T14:42:05.214209+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"2904202229FGN59","cleanText":"Beijing, Apr 29 (PTI) China is facing atsunami of Omicron, a senior official said on Friday, as the country reported over 20,000 COVID-19 cases with its largest city Shanghai continuing to reel under lockdown for over three weeks while over 21 million people in capital Beijing underwent third nucleic acid test amid the growing list of “high-risk areas”.All the residents in Beijing will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours to enter public spaces from Saturday, the municipal government said on Friday.A negative test result will be required to enter public venues during the upcoming five-day Labour Day holiday, and students and employees should produce their test results before they go back to work or school after the holiday, according to a press conference on local epidemic prevention and control work.On Friday, two communities in Beijing were classified as high-risk and medium-risk areas for COVID-19. The latest classifications have brought the total number of high-risk areas in Beijing to six and medium-risk areas to 19, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.“Currently we are faced with the Omicron tsunami. This variant spread very fast, much faster than we can imagine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here on Friday, the first official account of the extent of the current wave of COVID-19 which is affecting city after city in China just when the world has largely came out of it.China’s National Health Commission on Friday reported over 20,000 positive and asymptomatic cases with Shanghai reporting over 15,000 cases on Thursday besides deaths taking the total toll during the nearly month-long outbreak to 337.Zhao said China brought under control Delta variant spread in 2021 in about 14 days but the Omicron attack was far more severe. He was replying to a question on the EU Chamber of Commerce in China expressing concern about the state of the world’s second-largest economy and its criticism that the “zero-COVID” policy has led the country into a dead end.Joerg Wuttke, President of the EU Chamber, in an interview said Shanghai, China’s biggest business hub, has been in lockdown for a month and China’s economy is suffering an enormous slump.The supply chains are so interlinked that lockdown measures in one place have ripple effects on other regions, he said, urging China to take an example from Singapore, where politics and society have learned to live with the coronavirus.“China is losing its credibility as the best sourcing location in the world, he said.“The Omicron wave is like a game of whack-a-mole for China. First Xian was locked down, then Shenzhen, then Shanghai, and so on. Now we're all wondering what’s next, he said in the interview published in themarket.ch.“The case of Shanghai is bad. In its own image, it is the best and most advanced city in China; from Shanghai’s point of view, Beijing is a province and Xian is a backwater. And then life in this metropolis grinds to a complete standstill. We in the international business community look to Europe and see how a somewhat normal life has returned, because people and governments have learned to live with the virus. Here in China, the authorities always fall back to square one, he said.On Friday, Beijing, which has restricted the activities of a few hundred communities in the city including several in the high-end diplomatic Chaoyang district, conducted the third round of tests in the city.Millions of people lined up for the tests in the morning. So far, such tests were held on Monday and Wednesday.After the Friday tests results, the city is expected to decide whether to opt for a Shanghai-style lockdown, which has resulted in panic buying of essentials for the past few days.As the situation turned grim, the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) headed by Xi Jinping held its Political Bureau to analyse the situation.Noting that the economy faces growing complexities and uncertainties, the meeting stressed the importance of economic stability and ensuring and improving people's livelihoods, official media reported.The meeting called for upholding the people first, lives first principle and the dynamic zero-COVID approach to protect people's lives and health, and minimise the impact of the epidemic on economic and social development.China should step up macro policy adjustment and work hard to achieve annual economic and social development goals, and keep the economy running within a reasonable range, according to the meeting.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"China,Shanghai,Beijing,Omicron,Xinhua news agency,Chinese Foreign Ministry,Zhao Lijian,National Health Commission,Zhao,the EU Chamber of Commerce","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-29T14:42:04.431597+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"Bw2qseqeHyN5","slug":"english/is-covid-19-pushing-china-into-the-dark-ages-of-planned-economy","title":"Is COVID-19 pushing China into the dark ages of planned economy?","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://images.opoyi.net/opoyi_eoin59SwX.jpg","coverCaption":"China has reported around half a million COVID cases and 48 deaths since April this year (Picture Credits: Twitter/@KenRoth)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-26T17:00:00.195264+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eChina is strictly following the 'Zero COVID' policy in order to brace against the omicron variant\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBusinesses fear that these COVID restrictions are indicative of a planned economy\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eChina had a planned economy from 1949 to 1978 whichh resulted in extreme poverty\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1650991747209,\\\"strCount\\\":6175,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"China\\\\nmaintains its\u0026nbsp;economy by functioning as\u0026nbsp;an enormous, complex machine\\\\nwith cogs\u0026nbsp;that move synchronously.\u0026nbsp;In fact, there are 150 million\\\\nregistered businesses that cater to\u0026nbsp;1.4 billion customers, creating\\\\nemployment, food, and everything else that keeps the machine running.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Now,\\\\nin a move that can jeopardize the stability of the country's\u0026nbsp;economy, the\\\\n\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/fake-twitter-accounts-spread-chinese-propaganda-regarding-uyghurs-report\\\\\\\"\u003eChinese\u003c/a\u003e government is interfering in the economy\u0026nbsp;in ways the country\\\\nhasn't seen in decades, all in the name of pandemic control. Undoubtedly, it is\\\\ncausing a\u0026nbsp;havoc in the manufacturing powerhouse of the world.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/strategist-prashant-kishor-denies-congress-offer-suggests-leadership-collective-will-to-fix-problems\\\\\\\"\u003ePrashant Kishor denies Congress offer, suggests collective will, strong leadership\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Businesses\\\\nfear that China is reverting to its former strategy of a\u0026nbsp;planned economy.\\\\nThe \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/after-shanghai-beijing-has-new-covid-19-worries\\\\\\\"\u003espike in the coronavirus cases in Beijing\u003c/a\u003e has also intensified concerns\\\\nworldwide,\u0026nbsp;spurring a stock sell-off on fears that the situation could\\\\nworsen. From March through April, China has reported around half a million\\\\nCOVID cases and 48 deaths since.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Many\\\\ngovernments around\u0026nbsp;the world have been striving to maintain a balance\\\\nbetween pandemic control\u0026nbsp;and keeping the economy running,\u0026nbsp;the past\\\\ntwo years. Until recently, when omicron, the milder but more contagious\\\\nvariant, caused a major outbreak in China. While the rest of the world eases\\\\nrestrictions, the country is placing greater emphasis on its ‘Zero COVID’\\\\npolicy, as evidenced from the ongoing \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/oil-prices-continue-to-fall-as-shanghai-lockdown-dampens-demand-forecast\\\\\\\"\u003eShanghai lockdown\u003c/a\u003e.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/donetsk-luhansk-under-continuous-heavy-russian-attack-ukraine-officials\\\\\\\"\u003eDonetsk, Luhansk under continuous heavy Russian attack: Ukraine officials\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According\\\\nto investment bank Nomura, some 344 million people (a quarter of the country's\\\\npopulation), are under some or the other\u0026nbsp;degree of lockdown. The lockdowns\\\\nhave turned \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/government-workers-in-shanghai-erect-metal-barriers-in-fight-against-covid-19\\\\\\\"\u003eShanghai\u003c/a\u003e, China's largest city with a population of 25 million\\\\npeople, into a ghost town; farmers in the northeastern region\u0026nbsp;have been\\\\ncooped up during the spring sowing; and numerous companies, shops, and restaurants\\\\naround the country have shut down.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The\\\\npunitive measures are having a significant impact on the economy. As per\\\\nofficial data, national\u0026nbsp;consumption fell by\u0026nbsp;3.5 percent in March,\\\\nwhile business at\u0026nbsp;restaurants\u0026nbsp;fell by\u0026nbsp;16 percent.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Zhiwu\\\\nChen, an economist at the University of Hong Kong said, “This is not only\\\\nmaking it impossible for many private businesses to survive, but also\\\\naccelerating outbound immigration and quickly dampening willingness to invest.\\\\nOnce people lose confidence in the country’s future, it will be extremely\\\\ndifficult for the economy to recover from the zero-COVID policy’s impact.”\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/elon-musks-free-speech-twitter-may-run-into-trouble-with-indian-laws\\\\\\\"\u003eElon Musk’s ‘free speech’ Twitter may run into trouble with Indian laws\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The\\\\ncurrent disruptions, according to business owners and managers, are worse and\\\\nmore pervasive than those from early 2020, when logistics, commerce, and\\\\nindustrial output across much of the country had bounced back to normal much\\\\nsooner. The government's digital surveillance systems to curb vehicle and human\\\\nmovements were less extensive back then.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The\\\\nChinese business community is watching with bated breath to see if the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/shanghai-style-covid-response-reaches-beijing-20-million-to-get-tested\\\\\\\"\u003eShanghai\\\\nlockdown model\u003c/a\u003e will be imposed on other cities as well. The move is reminiscent\\\\nof a planned economy, in which the government regulates commercial activities\\\\nrather than allowing supply and demand to be determined by the market.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"During\\\\nthe pandemic, the Shanghai government disregarded commercial mechanisms and\\\\nattempted to feed 25 million people on its own. The not-so-well thought out\\\\nmove led to a scarcity of supplies and a proliferation of black markets.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-promises-swift-bolstering-of-nuclear-capacity\\\\\\\"\u003eNorth Korea's Kim Jong Un promises swift bolstering of nuclear capacity\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Commercial\\\\ntrucks have a tough time distributing food and household supplies to Shanghai\\\\ndue to COVID restrictions. Only vehicles having passes are allowed on the roads\\\\nwithin the city. Some operators are willing to pay $2,000 for a day pass on the\\\\nblack market.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Unfortunately,\\\\nthe cost is then factored into the prices of the groceries they sell to the\\\\nlocals.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"That’s\\\\nnot all. Because diapers, baby formula, and toilet paper are not considered as\\\\nbasic\u0026nbsp;needs, some local committees allow only government-organized grocery\\\\ndistributions; others do not allow residents to purchase these products at all.\\\\nIn some places, fruits, beer, and coffee are considered frivolous commodities.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/marine-le-pen-seeks-national-assembly-win-after-missing-out-on-french-presidency\\\\\\\"\u003eLe Pen seeks National Assembly win after missing out on French presidency\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"China\\\\nhad a planned economy from the time it was founded in 1949 to the end of 1978.\\\\nThroughout most of the economy, the state directed and controlled a substantial\\\\nportion of the country's economic output, established production targets,\\\\ncontrolled prices, and distributed resources. China gradually began to abandon\\\\nthe concept because it only culminated in poverty. It didn't work in the Soviet\\\\nUnion, and it's certainly not working now in \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/invincible-power-north-korea-teases-nukes-ahead-of-big-military-holiday\\\\\\\"\u003eNorth Korea\u003c/a\u003e.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Beijing, China"},"createdBy":{"name":"Sivapriya Jayaprakash","photo":null,"username":"sivapriya","id":"4BMPB2m49JM1","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"China","slug":"china","id":"gtTvlJMpH5eQ"},{"name":"COVID-19","slug":"covid-19","id":"n7LbS0cOrV8P"},{"name":"Economy","slug":"economy","id":"5VhOB45vqxj9"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"XiJinping","slug":"xijinping","id":"MRwnxwPLPJrH"},{"name":"Coronavirus","slug":"coronavirus","id":"22N10CyYJ3F7"},{"name":"Lockdown","slug":"lockdown","id":"V5BPHoxcbBLf"},{"name":"Shanghai","slug":"shanghai","id":"xMXKjwe1VUvc"},{"name":"Asia","slug":"asia","id":"QzdhnKXHT05r"},{"name":"covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"hm5BaFFLNDX8"},{"name":"Covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"pj8WTRtPLOKa"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Sivapriya Jayaprakash","id":"4BMPB2m49JM1","username":"sivapriya"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-26T17:00:00.195273+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"China maintains its economy by functioning as an enormous, complex machine with cogs that move synchronously. In fact, there are 150 million registered businesses that cater to 1.4 billion customers, creating employment, food, and everything else that keeps the machine running. Now, in a move that can jeopardize the stability of the country's economy, the Chinese government is interfering in the economy in ways the country hasn't seen in decades, all in the name of pandemic control. Undoubtedly, it is causing a havoc in the manufacturing powerhouse of the world. Also read: Prashant Kishor denies Congress offer, suggests collective will, strong leadership,Businesses fear that China is reverting to its former strategy of a planned economy. The spike in the coronavirus cases in Beijing has also intensified concerns worldwide, spurring a stock sell-off on fears that the situation could worsen. From March through April, China has reported around half a million COVID cases and 48 deaths since. Many governments around the world have been striving to maintain a balance between pandemic control and keeping the economy running, the past two years. Until recently, when omicron, the milder but more contagious variant, caused a major outbreak in China. While the rest of the world eases restrictions, the country is placing greater emphasis on its ‘Zero COVID’ policy, as evidenced from the ongoing Shanghai lockdown. Also read: Donetsk, Luhansk under continuous heavy Russian attack: Ukraine officials,According to investment bank Nomura, some 344 million people (a quarter of the country's population), are under some or the other degree of lockdown. The lockdowns have turned Shanghai, China's largest city with a population of 25 million people, into a ghost town; farmers in the northeastern region have been cooped up during the spring sowing; and numerous companies, shops, and restaurants around the country have shut down. The punitive measures are having a significant impact on the economy. As per official data, national consumption fell by 3.5 percent in March, while business at restaurants fell by 16 percent. Zhiwu Chen, an economist at the University of Hong Kong said, “This is not only making it impossible for many private businesses to survive, but also accelerating outbound immigration and quickly dampening willingness to invest. Once people lose confidence in the country’s future, it will be extremely difficult for the economy to recover from the zero-COVID policy’s impact.”,Also read: Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ Twitter may run into trouble with Indian laws,The current disruptions, according to business owners and managers, are worse and more pervasive than those from early 2020, when logistics, commerce, and industrial output across much of the country had bounced back to normal much sooner. The government's digital surveillance systems to curb vehicle and human movements were less extensive back then. The Chinese business community is watching with bated breath to see if the Shanghai lockdown model will be imposed on other cities as well. The move is reminiscent of a planned economy, in which the government regulates commercial activities rather than allowing supply and demand to be determined by the market. During the pandemic, the Shanghai government disregarded commercial mechanisms and attempted to feed 25 million people on its own. The not-so-well thought out move led to a scarcity of supplies and a proliferation of black markets. Also read: North Korea's Kim Jong Un promises swift bolstering of nuclear capacity,Commercial trucks have a tough time distributing food and household supplies to Shanghai due to COVID restrictions. Only vehicles having passes are allowed on the roads within the city. Some operators are willing to pay $2,000 for a day pass on the black market. Unfortunately, the cost is then factored into the prices of the groceries they sell to the locals. That’s not all. Because diapers, baby formula, and toilet paper are not considered as basic needs, some local committees allow only government-organized grocery distributions; others do not allow residents to purchase these products at all. In some places, fruits, beer, and coffee are considered frivolous commodities. Also read: Le Pen seeks National Assembly win after missing out on French presidency,China had a planned economy from the time it was founded in 1949 to the end of 1978. Throughout most of the economy, the state directed and controlled a substantial portion of the country's economic output, established production targets, controlled prices, and distributed resources. China gradually began to abandon the concept because it only culminated in poverty. It didn't work in the Soviet Union, and it's certainly not working now in North Korea.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"39.9042","longitude":"116.4074","name":"Beijing, China","city":"Beijing"},"keywords":"China,Shanghai,Beijing,COVID,business,poverty,covid cases,government restrictions,Chinese,Prashant Kishor,Congress,Luhansk,Russian,Ukraine,Nomura,national fell by.5 percent,Zhiwu Chen,the University of Hong Kong,Elon Musk","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-26T17:00:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"uYD8MX3KWbHW","slug":"english/beijing-to-test-21-million-residents-to-contain-fresh-omicron-outbreak-in-chinese-capital","title":"Beijing to test 21 million residents to contain fresh Omicron outbreak in Chinese capital","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-26T14:30:06.876129+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1650983406.098479, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Beijing, Apr 26 (PTI) Authorities in the Chinese capital have rolled out mass Covid testing for nearly 21 million residents in most of the city, as they race to contain a fresh outbreak of the Omicron variant in Beijing that has sparked panic buying amid fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"After testing over 3.5 million on Monday, Beijing reported 21 positive cases Monday, taking the total number of cases during the last few days to 155.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Gene sequencing of 38 infected samples conducted by the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control centre found that the virus is a COVID-19 Omicron variant, Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the centre, said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\\"The newly infected cases had an epidemiological association with the early infected ones. Results of epidemiology, gene sequencing, and antibody detection showed there are currently two transmission chains in Beijing,\\\" Pang said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"One neighbourhood in Beijing was on Tuesday classified as a high-risk area for COVID-19, and seven others as medium-risk areas, as more locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The latest classifications bring the total number of high-risk areas in Beijing to two and medium-risk areas to 12, local epidemic prevention and control work officials told the media on Tuesday.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Officials also assured stable supplies of vegetables and other food stocks as people continued to resort to panic buying fearing a lockdown similar to Shanghai which completes the 4th week on Tuesday.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Though cases showed a downward trend in the city of about 26 million, Shanghai\\u2019s death toll continues to rise as 52 more people died on Monday taking the death toll to 190.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Officials attribute the high death toll to a large old population in the city.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Positive signs flicker in Shanghai with the sharpest case drop recorded since the latest outbreak, and only a small proportion of cases found outside the quarantined areas, officials said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Yet municipal officials, believing it is far from time to let their guard down, kicked off another round of mass testing and doubled down on restrictions on leaving Shanghai, to prevent the infection from spilling over, state-run Global Times reported.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Shanghai, China\\u2019s business hub has recorded total infections exceeding 500,000 since the tail end of February, officials said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Zhao Dandan, a deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission told the media on Tuesday that the curve of the outbreak has been flattened and is dropping, yet it is far from time for the city to let its guard down.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Zhao said that Shanghai is strictly sticking to the policy of \\\"not leaving Shanghai unless unnecessary\\\" to prevent the infection from spilling over to other places.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Zhang Boli, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said people aged over 60 accounted for 30 per cent of the confirmed cases in Shanghai.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Most of the elderly suffer from underlying diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and uremia.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\\"A combination of these problems and COVID-19 can lead to severe, rapidly-progressing disease that can easily turn into severe and critical illness,\\\" he said. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Beijing","slug":"beijing","id":"mTvuvptYh5UZ"},{"name":"Shanghai","slug":"shanghai","id":"xMXKjwe1VUvc"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"China","slug":"china","id":"gtTvlJMpH5eQ"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-26T14:30:06.876135+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"2604202226FGN68","cleanText":"Beijing, Apr 26 (PTI) Authorities in the Chinese capital have rolled out mass Covid testing for nearly 21 million residents in most of the city, as they race to contain a fresh outbreak of the Omicron variant in Beijing that has sparked panic buying amid fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown.After testing over 3.5 million on Monday, Beijing reported 21 positive cases Monday, taking the total number of cases during the last few days to 155.Gene sequencing of 38 infected samples conducted by the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control centre found that the virus is a COVID-19 Omicron variant, Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the centre, said.The newly infected cases had an epidemiological association with the early infected ones. Results of epidemiology, gene sequencing, and antibody detection showed there are currently two transmission chains in Beijing, Pang said.One neighbourhood in Beijing was on Tuesday classified as a high-risk area for COVID-19, and seven others as medium-risk areas, as more locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported.The latest classifications bring the total number of high-risk areas in Beijing to two and medium-risk areas to 12, local epidemic prevention and control work officials told the media on Tuesday.Officials also assured stable supplies of vegetables and other food stocks as people continued to resort to panic buying fearing a lockdown similar to Shanghai which completes the 4th week on Tuesday.Though cases showed a downward trend in the city of about 26 million, Shanghai’s death toll continues to rise as 52 more people died on Monday taking the death toll to 190.Officials attribute the high death toll to a large old population in the city.Positive signs flicker in Shanghai with the sharpest case drop recorded since the latest outbreak, and only a small proportion of cases found outside the quarantined areas, officials said.Yet municipal officials, believing it is far from time to let their guard down, kicked off another round of mass testing and doubled down on restrictions on leaving Shanghai, to prevent the infection from spilling over, state-run Global Times reported.Shanghai, China’s business hub has recorded total infections exceeding 500,000 since the tail end of February, officials said.Zhao Dandan, a deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission told the media on Tuesday that the curve of the outbreak has been flattened and is dropping, yet it is far from time for the city to let its guard down.Zhao said that Shanghai is strictly sticking to the policy of not leaving Shanghai unless unnecessary to prevent the infection from spilling over to other places.Zhang Boli, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said people aged over 60 accounted for 30 per cent of the confirmed cases in Shanghai.Most of the elderly suffer from underlying diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and uremia.A combination of these problems and COVID-19 can lead to severe, rapidly-progressing disease that can easily turn into severe and critical illness, he said.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Beijing,Shanghai,Omicron,Pang Xinghuo,Pang,Global Times,China,Zhao Dandan,the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission,Zhang Boli","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-26T14:30:06.111799+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"SvWVf11jIjU8","slug":"english/white-house-warns-more-will-die-without-urgent-covid-19-funding","title":"White House warns more will die without urgent COVID-19 funding","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_96Hfs2N7oyO.jpg","coverCaption":"The White House on Monday warned that more people could die without emergency COVID funding from Congress. 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Now, as drugmakers develop the next generation of therapies, the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/whitehouse\\\\\\\"\u003eWhite House\u003c/a\u003e is warning that if \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/uscongress\\\\\\\"\u003eCongress\u003c/a\u003e doesn’t act urgently the U.S. will have to take a number. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Already the congressional stalemate over virus funding has forced the federal government to curtail free treatment for the uninsured and to ration monoclonal antibody supplies. 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Some 314 Americans are now dying each day from the coronavirus, down from more than 2,600 during the height of the omicron wave earlier this year.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/elon-musk-outlines-vision-for-twitter-wants-his-worst-critics-to-stay\\\\\\\"\u003eElon Musk outlines vision for Twitter, wants his 'worst critics' to stay\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The U.S. used similar advance-purchase agreements to boost the domestic supply and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, through what was known in the Trump administration as “Operation Warp Speed.” \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Now, with a new generation of treatments on the horizon, the U.S. is falling behind.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Japan has already placed an initial order for drugmaker Shionogi’s upcoming COVID-19 antiviral pill, which studies have shown to be at least as effective as Pfizer’s treatment and has fewer drug-to-drug interactions and is easier to administer. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Because of the funding delays, officials say, the U.S. has yet to place an advance order, which would help the company scale manufacturing to widely produce the pill. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"“We know companies are working on additional, promising life-saving treatments that could protect the American people, and without additional funding from Congress, we risk losing out on accessing these treatments, as well as tests and vaccines, while other countries get in front of us in line,” said White House spokesman Kevin Munoz. “Congress must act urgently upon return from recess to provide the funding needed to secure new treatments for the American people and to avoid this dangerous outcome.”\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Complicating matters further are the long lead times to manufacture the antiviral and antibody treatments. Paxlovid takes about six months to produce, and monoclonal antibody treatments used to treat COVID-19 and prevent serious disease in the immunocompromised take similarly long, meaning the U.S. is running out of time to replenish its stockpile before the end of the year.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Last month the White House began cutting back shipments of monoclonal antibody treatments to states to make supplies last longer.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/kevin-mccarthy-downplays-his-secret-resignation-remarks-about-donald-trump\\\\\\\"\u003eKevin McCarthy downplays his secret resignation remarks about Donald Trump\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Administration officials declined to discuss specific treatments they are stymied from ordering because of contracting requirements. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The funding debate is also holding up U.S. purchases of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, including an upcoming new generation of vaccines that may better protect against the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/omicron\\\\\\\"\u003eomicron variant\u003c/a\u003e. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Moderna and Pfizer both are testing what scientists call “bivalent” shots — a mix of each company’s original vaccine and an omicron-targeted version — with Moderna announcing last week it hopes to have its version ready this fall. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Biden administration has said that while the U.S. has enough vaccine doses for children under 5, once they are approved by regulators, and for fourth shots for high-risk people over 50, it doesn’t have the money to order the new generation of doses. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Earlier this month, former White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Hong Kong had already secured future booster doses. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/republicanparty\\\\\\\"\u003eRepublicans\u003c/a\u003e have shown no signs of backing down from their insistence that before supplying the 10 GOP votes needed for the COVID-19 funding package to pass the Senate, the chamber must vote on their effort to extend the Trump-era Title 42 order. That COVID-linked order, which requires authorities to immediately expel nearly all migrants at the border, is set to be lifted on May 23.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"An election-year vote to extend that order would be perilous for Democrats, and many hope no such vote occurs. 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Now, as drugmakers develop the next generation of therapies, the White House is warning that if Congress doesn’t act urgently the U.S. will have to take a number. ,Already the congressional stalemate over virus funding has forced the federal government to curtail free treatment for the uninsured and to ration monoclonal antibody supplies. And Biden administration officials are expressing increasing alarm that the U.S. is also losing out on critical opportunities to secure booster doses and new antiviral pills that could help the country maintain its reemerging sense of normalcy, even in the face of potential new variants and case spikes. Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Hong Kong have all placed orders for treatments and vaccine doses that the U.S. can't yet commit to, according to the White House. Months ago, the White House began warning that the country had spent through the money in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that was dedicated directly to COVID-19 response. It requested an additional $22.5 billion for what it called “urgent” needs in both the U.S. and abroad. The Senate last month closed in on smaller $10 billion package focused on domestic needs. But even that deal fell apart as lawmakers objected to an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that it would end Trump-era border restrictions related to the pandemic. ,The White House this week is mounting a push for doctors to get less stingy about prescribing the antiviral pill Paxlovid, which was initially rationed for those at the highest risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 but is now more widely available. A 20 million-dose order placed last year by the government helped boost manufacturing capacity. ,Paxlovid, when administered within five days of symptoms appearing, has been proven to bring about a 90% reduction in hospitalizations and deaths among patients most likely to get severe disease. Some 314 Americans are now dying each day from the coronavirus, down from more than 2,600 during the height of the omicron wave earlier this year. Also read | Elon Musk outlines vision for Twitter, wants his 'worst critics' to stay,The U.S. used similar advance-purchase agreements to boost the domestic supply and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, through what was known in the Trump administration as “Operation Warp Speed.” ,Now, with a new generation of treatments on the horizon, the U.S. is falling behind. Japan has already placed an initial order for drugmaker Shionogi’s upcoming COVID-19 antiviral pill, which studies have shown to be at least as effective as Pfizer’s treatment and has fewer drug-to-drug interactions and is easier to administer. ,Because of the funding delays, officials say, the U.S. has yet to place an advance order, which would help the company scale manufacturing to widely produce the pill. ,“We know companies are working on additional, promising life-saving treatments that could protect the American people, and without additional funding from Congress, we risk losing out on accessing these treatments, as well as tests and vaccines, while other countries get in front of us in line,” said White House spokesman Kevin Munoz. “Congress must act urgently upon return from recess to provide the funding needed to secure new treatments for the American people and to avoid this dangerous outcome.”,Complicating matters further are the long lead times to manufacture the antiviral and antibody treatments. Paxlovid takes about six months to produce, and monoclonal antibody treatments used to treat COVID-19 and prevent serious disease in the immunocompromised take similarly long, meaning the U.S. is running out of time to replenish its stockpile before the end of the year. Last month the White House began cutting back shipments of monoclonal antibody treatments to states to make supplies last longer. Also read | Kevin McCarthy downplays his secret resignation remarks about Donald Trump,Administration officials declined to discuss specific treatments they are stymied from ordering because of contracting requirements. ,The funding debate is also holding up U.S. purchases of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, including an upcoming new generation of vaccines that may better protect against the omicron variant. ,Moderna and Pfizer both are testing what scientists call “bivalent” shots — a mix of each company’s original vaccine and an omicron-targeted version — with Moderna announcing last week it hopes to have its version ready this fall. ,The Biden administration has said that while the U.S. has enough vaccine doses for children under 5, once they are approved by regulators, and for fourth shots for high-risk people over 50, it doesn’t have the money to order the new generation of doses. ,Earlier this month, former White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Hong Kong had already secured future booster doses. ,Republicans have shown no signs of backing down from their insistence that before supplying the 10 GOP votes needed for the COVID-19 funding package to pass the Senate, the chamber must vote on their effort to extend the Trump-era Title 42 order. That COVID-linked order, which requires authorities to immediately expel nearly all migrants at the border, is set to be lifted on May 23. An election-year vote to extend that order would be perilous for Democrats, and many hope no such vote occurs. Many say privately they hope Biden will keep the immigration curbs in place or that a court will postpone the rules’ termination, but Republicans could well force a vote anyway. Also read | Sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s alleged lover Alina Kabaeva tabled, but why?,“Congress would have to take action in order for the day not to be May 23,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. said early this month that he expected legislation this spring that would wrap together funds for COVID-19 and Ukraine. Aid for Ukraine has wide bipartisan support and could help propel such a package through Congress, but Republican opposition has already forced legislators to strip out pandemic response funding once. There are at least six Democrats, and potentially 10 or more, who would be expected to back the Republican amendment to extend the immigration order, enough to secure its passage. Such a vote would be dangerous for Democrats from swing districts, who must appeal to pro-immigration core Democratic voters without alienating moderates leery of the increase in migrants that lifting the curbs is expected to prompt. Republicans haven’t said what language they would embrace, but they could turn to a bipartisan bill by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla. and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. It would delay any suspension of the immigration limits until at least 60 days after the U.S. surgeon general declares the pandemic emergency to be over. The administration would also have to propose a plan for handling the anticipated increase in migrants crossing the border. Democrats expressing support for keeping the immigration restrictions in place have cited a lack of planning by the administration as their chief concern although the Biden administration has insisted it is preparing for an increase in border crossings. AP writer Alan Fram contributed to this report.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"38.906","longitude":"-77.0334","name":"Washington, D.C., USA","city":"Washington"},"keywords":"U.S.,Congress,White House,Democrats,the White House,Japan,Senate,Vietnam,Philippines,Hong Kong,Paxlovid,Trump,Pfizer,Moderna,Republicans,covid 19 us, covid us","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-25T23:10:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"pJ6O8yei69GM","slug":"english/beijing-city-begins-3-time-covid-19-mass-testing-of-35-million-people-as-shanghai-report-51-deaths-highest-in-a-day","title":"Beijing city begins 3-time COVID-19 mass testing of 3.5 million people as Shanghai report 51 deaths, highest in a day","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-25T15:00:10.242689+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":0.993421052631579,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1650898809.365585, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Beijing/Shanghai, Apr 25 (PTI) Beijing city on Monday held the first round of three-time COVID-19 mass testing of over 3.5 million people in one of its high-profile districts following a spike in cases, raising fears that the Chinese capital could face a similar situation to the eastern metropolis Shanghai, which has seen some 25 million people shut in their homes for weeks.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Beijing's local government has ordered Chaoyang district hosting most of the diplomatic missions as well as the seat of top leadership and home to some 3.5 million residents, to have three rounds of mass nucleic acid testing starting on Monday after the district registered most COVID-19 cases in the capital's latest epidemic surge triggered by the Omicron variant, official media reported.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Throughout the day the district witnessed long lines of people at a host of places undergoing nucleic acid tests. 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The second round of tests will be held on Wednesday and Friday after which the city officials may decide whether a Shanghai-style lockdown was needed to curb the transmission.Beijing’s health officials on Monday announced 29 fresh cases taking the total cases to 70 in the city. Chaoyang district reported 49 cases so far in the last few days.Meanwhile, fear gripped the city of over 21.5 million people as people resorted to panic buying apprehending the ongoing Shanghai-style lockdown which resulted in severe food shortages leading to protests by people who were confined to their flats.Stocks of vegetables, rice, oil, noodles and other daily necessities disappeared from shelves of almost all the supermarkets while online food stores stopped supplying after running out of stocks.On Tuesday, Shanghai, where Omicron cases continue to spiral, completed its fourth week in lockdown.Asked about what steps the Chinese government is taking to address public concerns, especially that of thousands of foreigners in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin put up a staunch defence of China’s much-criticised Zero case policy.“China’s dynamic zero-COVID policy and epidemic-prevention protocol are based on science and experts’ opinions, Wang told a media briefing.The measures are in “keeping with China’s realities and WHO’s guiding principles and have effectively guaranteed the safety and health of Chinese and foreign citizens living in China, and made an important contribution to the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.Wang said, “according to relevant data, China’s COVID-19 fatality rate was 0.6 for every 100,000 in 2021, only 1/606 of that of the US, giving China one of the lowest fatality rates from COVID-19 in the world. “I also want to point out that every epidemic protocol has its costs. The prevention and control measures in some Chinese cities have had some impact on production and daily life, as could happen in any country. But what makes China different from other countries is that the vast majority of the Chinese people understand and support the Chinese government, he said.“China did not lie flat over the Delta variant. We have resolutely fought against the virus”. “Now in the face of the Omicron variant, China will not lie flat, either. We are resolutely fighting the virus. We will win the battle and make greater contributions to the world”, he said.According to China's National Health Commission report released on Monday, Beijing reported 14 cases on Sunday of which 11 of them were in Chaoyang district which is the central part of the city where the top Chinese leadership resides.The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported over 20,190 cases, the majority of them being asymptomatic cases.Shanghai, a vast city of 26 million people, has reported 2,472 positive cases and 16,983 asymptomatic cases.On Sunday, the city's COVID-19 death toll crossed 100 in the current outbreak.The city reported 51 deaths on Sunday, the highest in a single day, taking the toll to 138.With this, China's overall death toll due to coronavirus, ever since it first emerged in the central city of Wuhan in December 2019 rose to 4,776.Apart from Shanghai, 17 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local COVID-19 cases, including 79 in Jilin, 26 in Heilongjiang, 49 in Beijing 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The researchers found that the two dominant sub lineages of Omicron have unprecedented numbers of spike protein mutations, with BA.1 having 33 and BA.2 having 29 variations. These mutations are what lead to their increased transmissibility and enhanced ability to evade the immune system, they said. The yet-to-be published findings, posted on the preprint repository bioRxiv, reveal previously unknown mechanisms by which the virus avoids being detected by the immune system. Being able to pinpoint some ways the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron variants are able to evade detection by antibodies, making them more contagious than anything before, could lead to new therapeutic targets and help update vaccine formulations, said Jimmy D Gollihar, from the Houston Methodist Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine. One of the surprising findings in this study was that many mutations with critical roles in immune escape in previous variants of SARS-CoV-2 do not play the same roles in immune escape in Omicron, and, in some cases, the effects of these mutations are completely reversed, Gollihar said in a statement. The researchers noted that the virus also appears to be stabilising itself to allow for more mutations to evade our immune systems. The study is the first to systematically dissect each of the Omicron mutations across the entirety of the spike protein, which the virus uses to enter and infect the cells, they said. We developed a comprehensive map showing various mechanisms of immune escape by Omicron that allows us to identify which antibodies retain neutralisation activity against the virus,” Gollihar said. This and future work will enable clinicians to make informed decisions about the use of monoclonal antibody therapy and aid in the development of next-generation vaccines,” he added. The researchers said it is possible that the continuing accumulation of mutations may set the stage for greatly altering the equilibrium and stability of the spike protein in a way that allows for new, more virulent strains to develop. Understanding this evolution is critical to better inform future therapeutic targets and vaccine formulations, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus will continue to evolve with new variants inevitably arising and spreading, they said. The strategy used in the study also will be applicable to future zoonotic outbreaks and other microbial pathogens, providing a powerful platform for investigating evolutionary trajectories of infectious agents and engineering appropriate and adaptable vaccines, according to the researchers. We will continue to monitor the virus for changes in the spike protein and add new antibodies to test as they are discovered. 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The BA.2.12 variant appears to have a growth advantage of about 30% to 90% per week over BA.2 (Omicron), the source added.Over 300 samples have been genome sequenced in Delhi in the first fortnight.The official said the same sub-variants more or less have been found in samples sequenced in neighbouring districts in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.Delhi logged 1,009 fresh Covid cases on Wednesday, a 60 per cent jump from a day ago.Explaining the surge in Delhi, a senior scientist said Omicron's reproductive number is 10 which has the highest transmissable level so its derivatives will also have same transmissability and will spread in absence of hand hygiene, social distancing and masks. Officials said that top five states in terms of new cases reported are: Delhi (1009), Haryana (3103), Uttar Pradesh (1684), Maharashtra (1625) and Mizoram 103.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Delhi,Omicron,New Delhi,BA.2.12,Maharashtra,PTI PLB/UZM","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-21T12:39:04.832924+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"W5U6vUyXc1QQ","slug":"english/shanghai-reports-eight-more-covid-19-deaths-toll-goes-up-to-25","title":"Shanghai reports eight more COVID-19 deaths, toll goes up to 25","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-21T06:18:04.834372+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1650521883.980449, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Beijing, Apr 21 (PTI) Shanghai reported eight more deaths due to COVID-19, taking the toll in the current outbreak in the eastern metropolis to 25, while the Chinese mainland reported over 19,300 cases due to the new Omicron variant.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Wednesday saw eight deaths from COVID-19, all in Shanghai, China\\u2019s National Health Commission reported on Thursday.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" With this, the death toll in China since coronavirus emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 has reached 4,663 according to official data.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" On Wednesday, the Chinese mainland reported total 19,382 COVID-19 cases, including 2,830 who tested positive while the rest were asymptomatic cases with a majority of them in Shanghai, the country\\u2019s financial hub.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" According to official policy, both positive and asymptomatic cases needed to be treated in designated hospitals.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Apart from Shanghai, 17 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local COVID-19 cases, including 95 in the north-eastern province of Jilin, and one in Beijing, the Commission report said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" As of Wednesday, 31,421 confirmed COVID-19 cases undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Meanwhile, officials attribute deaths in Shanghai due to COVID-19 in the past few days to low vaccination among the elderly population.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The deaths are sounding alarms in the city, which has a relatively low vaccination rate among provincial-level regions in the Chinese mainland, state-run Global Times reported.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" For the country at large, it is also a grim reminder that the insufficient vaccination rate among the elderly is a towering obstacle to China's move to ease COVID-19 restrictions, epidemiologists said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Although the number of patients released from the makeshift hospital surpassed that of the new daily tally, epidemiologists said that the deaths reported in the past few days in Shanghai highlighted the lurking danger, given the city's low vaccination rate of its senior residents.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" On Friday, Shanghai government officials said that only 62 per cent of the city's 3.6 million elderly - aged 60 and above - are fully vaccinated, and the rate among those aged above 80 years old is only 15 per cent.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The rate of those getting booster shots accounts for merely 38 per cent.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" In comparison, 80 per cent of those aged above 60 in Beijing have been fully vaccinated. Nationwide, the rate of fully vaccinated people aged above 60 amounts to 79 per cent.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The insufficient vaccination rate among China's elderly in some areas is because this vulnerable group has been well protected by the low infection in China during the past two years, so \\\"they did not feel the urgency of getting vaccinated,\\\" Zeng Guang, former chief epidemiologist of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told the Global Times. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Shanghai","slug":"shanghai","id":"xMXKjwe1VUvc"},{"name":"China","slug":"china","id":"gtTvlJMpH5eQ"},{"name":"Beijing","slug":"beijing","id":"mTvuvptYh5UZ"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"Wuhan","slug":"wuhan","id":"b80zdy8frHXx"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-21T06:18:04.834377+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"2104202221FGN27","cleanText":"Beijing, Apr 21 (PTI) Shanghai reported eight more deaths due to COVID-19, taking the toll in the current outbreak in the eastern metropolis to 25, while the Chinese mainland reported over 19,300 cases due to the new Omicron variant. Wednesday saw eight deaths from COVID-19, all in Shanghai, China’s National Health Commission reported on Thursday. With this, the death toll in China since coronavirus emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 has reached 4,663 according to official data. On Wednesday, the Chinese mainland reported total 19,382 COVID-19 cases, including 2,830 who tested positive while the rest were asymptomatic cases with a majority of them in Shanghai, the country’s financial hub. According to official policy, both positive and asymptomatic cases needed to be treated in designated hospitals. Apart from Shanghai, 17 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local COVID-19 cases, including 95 in the north-eastern province of Jilin, and one in Beijing, the Commission report said. As of Wednesday, 31,421 confirmed COVID-19 cases undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country. Meanwhile, officials attribute deaths in Shanghai due to COVID-19 in the past few days to low vaccination among the elderly population. The deaths are sounding alarms in the city, which has a relatively low vaccination rate among provincial-level regions in the Chinese mainland, state-run Global Times reported. For the country at large, it is also a grim reminder that the insufficient vaccination rate among the elderly is a towering obstacle to China's move to ease COVID-19 restrictions, epidemiologists said. Although the number of patients released from the makeshift hospital surpassed that of the new daily tally, epidemiologists said that the deaths reported in the past few days in Shanghai highlighted the lurking danger, given the city's low vaccination rate of its senior residents. On Friday, Shanghai government officials said that only 62 per cent of the city's 3.6 million elderly - aged 60 and above - are fully vaccinated, and the rate among those aged above 80 years old is only 15 per cent. The rate of those getting booster shots accounts for merely 38 per cent. In comparison, 80 per cent of those aged above 60 in Beijing have been fully vaccinated. Nationwide, the rate of fully vaccinated people aged above 60 amounts to 79 per cent. The insufficient vaccination rate among China's elderly in some areas is because this vulnerable group has been well protected by the low infection in China during the past two years, so they did not feel the urgency of getting vaccinated, Zeng Guang, former chief epidemiologist of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told the Global Times.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Shanghai,China,Beijing,Omicron,National Health Commission,Wuhan,Jilin,Commission,Global Times,Zeng Guang","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-21T06:18:04.003405+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"1gww5kSxyxvT","slug":"english/will-omicron-sub-variants-cause-fourth-covid-wave-in-india","title":"Will Omicron sub-variants cause fourth COVID wave in India?","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_gigFAGCXK.jpg","coverCaption":"Sub-variants of Omicron are driving up infections across the world (Photo Credit: Unsplash/Representational)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-20T14:15:00.434537+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIndia is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eOmicron sub-variants are said to be driving the surge\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThere’s concern whether this will lead to a fourth COVID wave\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1650462598384,\\\"strCount\\\":3579,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"COVID-19 cases in\\\\n\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/india\\\\\\\"\u003eIndia\u003c/a\u003e are on the surge again. Several states and Union Territories are\\\\nreporting a rise in infections. The \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/indian\\\\\\\"\u003eIndian\u003c/a\u003e health ministry reported 2,067 \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/how-viable-is-conducting-ipl-2022-covid-cases-in-delhi-capitals-camp-rise-to-six\\\\\\\"\u003enew\\\\ncoronavirus cases\u003c/a\u003e on Wednesday, a steep rise from the near-1,000 count posted\\\\nlast week. With \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/canada-retains-mask-mandate-for-public-and-international-transport\\\\\\\"\u003emask mandates\u003c/a\u003e returning and state governments becoming alert,\\\\nthere is speculation about whether the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/omicron\\\\\\\"\u003eOmicron\u003c/a\u003e BA.2, the newest \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/covid\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID\u003c/a\u003e\\\\nsub-variant on the block will trigger a fourth wave. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Addressing these\\\\nconcerns, Dr R Gangakhedar, former chief scientist of the Indian Council of\\\\nMedical Research (ICMR), said that chances of a fourth wave haven’t become\\\\nimminent so far, reported news agency ANI. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eWhy the\\\\nconcerns\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"While the rise in\\\\nnew coronavirus cases hasn’t been as steep as it happened for the other waves,\\\\na significant rise has occurred. Daily case numbers have nearly doubled over\\\\nthe last week. On April 13, India reported 1,007 fresh coronavirus cases.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/how-viable-is-conducting-ipl-2022-covid-cases-in-delhi-capitals-camp-rise-to-six\\\\\\\"\u003eHow viable is conducting IPL 2022? COVID cases in Delhi camp rise to six\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Meanwhile, India’s\\\\nR-value has gone up beyond 1 for the first time in three months, according to a\\\\nresearcher from the Indian Institute of Mathematical Sciences in \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/chennai\\\\\\\"\u003eChennai\u003c/a\u003e, Tamil\\\\nNadu. R-value is the reproduction number which indicates how fast the virus is\\\\nspreading.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eReason for optimism\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to the\\\\nformer ICMR chief, sub-lineages of the Omicron variant are already present in\\\\nIndia and no new variants have been reported so far. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"“I don’t think\\\\nthis is the fourth wave by any chance. One thing we have to understand is that\\\\nthe entire world continues to have BA.2 variants, which is infecting people\\\\nevery day,” he said.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/omicron-can-increase-your-childs-risk-of-respiratory-and-cardiac-illness-report\\\\\\\"\u003eOmicron can increase your child's risk of respiratory and cardiac illness: Report\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The former chief\\\\nof India’s premier medical body believes that doing away with pandemic curbs\\\\nwith schools and colleges reopening and people giving up mask-wearing is the\\\\ncause of the current surge in COVID-19 cases. \\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Dr Gangakhedar\\\\nfurther told ANI that the Omicron infection will last six to nine months and\\\\nrecombinant variants are an accident that will not lead to a fourth wave.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read |\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/india-on-the-path-to-worlds-first-warm-covid-vaccine-study\\\\\\\"\u003eIndia on the path to world’s first warm COVID vaccine: Study\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"“The last thing which\\\\nwe have to remember is when we talk in terms of these newer variants, which are\\\\ncoming BA.4, BA.5 from South Africa, and the recombinant variants that are\\\\ncoming, there are two factors which will have proven that these variants\\\\ncontinue to belong to the Omicron family.”\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"“So, whatever\\\\nprotection that natural infection has given us is likely to persist for a\\\\nlonger period. It could be about six to nine months’ time,” the top doctor\\\\nsaid. He added that India need not worry in terms of the emergence of a fourth\\\\nwave. \u0026nbsp;\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Sammya Mukhopadhyay","photo":null,"username":"sammya","id":"eHHzkYx6brHC","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"SouthAfrica","slug":"southafrica","id":"sm9DvEXzCOqP"},{"name":"Chennai","slug":"chennai","id":"xIzQR2Q7rs9e"},{"name":"indian","slug":"indian","id":"YTJpdaKq5t2z"},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"Tamilnadu","slug":"tamilnadu","id":"gnnFxaHIC2iq"},{"name":"Covid","slug":"covid","id":"jtkufHpdTfkm"},{"name":"Africa","slug":"africa","id":"16S5b0vzines"},{"name":"Asia","slug":"asia","id":"QzdhnKXHT05r"},{"name":"covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"hm5BaFFLNDX8"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Sammya Mukhopadhyay","id":"eHHzkYx6brHC","username":"sammya"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-20T14:15:00.434540+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"COVID-19 cases in India are on the surge again. Several states and Union Territories are reporting a rise in infections. The Indian health ministry reported 2,067 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a steep rise from the near-1,000 count posted last week. With mask mandates returning and state governments becoming alert, there is speculation about whether the Omicron BA.2, the newest COVID sub-variant on the block will trigger a fourth wave. ,Addressing these concerns, Dr R Gangakhedar, former chief scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said that chances of a fourth wave haven’t become imminent so far, reported news agency ANI. ,Why the concerns,While the rise in new coronavirus cases hasn’t been as steep as it happened for the other waves, a significant rise has occurred. Daily case numbers have nearly doubled over the last week. On April 13, India reported 1,007 fresh coronavirus cases. Also Read | How viable is conducting IPL 2022? COVID cases in Delhi camp rise to six,Meanwhile, India’s R-value has gone up beyond 1 for the first time in three months, according to a researcher from the Indian Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. R-value is the reproduction number which indicates how fast the virus is spreading. Reason for optimism,According to the former ICMR chief, sub-lineages of the Omicron variant are already present in India and no new variants have been reported so far. ,“I don’t think this is the fourth wave by any chance. One thing we have to understand is that the entire world continues to have BA.2 variants, which is infecting people every day,” he said. Also Read | Omicron can increase your child's risk of respiratory and cardiac illness: Report,The former chief of India’s premier medical body believes that doing away with pandemic curbs with schools and colleges reopening and people giving up mask-wearing is the cause of the current surge in COVID-19 cases. ,Dr Gangakhedar further told ANI that the Omicron infection will last six to nine months and recombinant variants are an accident that will not lead to a fourth wave. Also Read | India on the path to world’s first warm COVID vaccine: Study,“The last thing which we have to remember is when we talk in terms of these newer variants, which are coming BA.4, BA.5 from South Africa, and the recombinant variants that are coming, there are two factors which will have proven that these variants continue to belong to the Omicron family.”,“So, whatever protection that natural infection has given us is likely to persist for a longer period. It could be about six to nine months’ time,” the top doctor said. He added that India need not worry in terms of the emergence of a fourth wave.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"28.6139","longitude":"77.209","name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India","city":"Delhi"},"keywords":"India,Omicron,Indian,COVID,the Indian Council of Medical Research,the Indian Institute of Mathematical Sciences,Chennai,Tamil Nadu,South Africa","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-20T14:15:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"Yogn9VH7IIR0","slug":"english/how-viable-is-conducting-ipl-2022-covid-cases-in-delhi-capitals-camp-rise-to-six","title":"How viable is conducting IPL 2022? COVID cases in Delhi camp rise to six","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://images.opoyi.net/opoyi_zDLGEnJh3U.jpg","coverCaption":"Delhi Capitals' Tim Seifert. (Photo credit: PTI)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-20T12:18:37.326116+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDelhi Capitals have reported six COVID-19 cases so far\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe team is scheduled to play the Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIPL was suspended last year after multiple COVID cases were reported across team camps\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1650457117789,\\\"strCount\\\":4775,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/another-delhi-capitals-overseas-player-tests-covid-positive-case-count-rises-to-6\\\\\\\"\u003eDelhi Capitals\u003c/a\u003e have reported six \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/covid19\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID-19\u003c/a\u003e cases so far. The team is scheduled to play the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/ipl-2022-will-the-delhi-capitals-vs-punjab-kings-match-be-held-today-or-not\\\\\\\"\u003ePunjab Kings\u003c/a\u003e at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday. Amid the rising case count, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/bcci\\\\\\\"\u003eBCCI\u003c/a\u003e faces a tough question - Is conducting \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/fans-want-ipl-2022-cancelled-as-india-sees-90-jump-in-covid-19-cases\\\\\\\"\u003eIPL 2022\u003c/a\u003e viable?\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"As per PTI sources, New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/who-is-tim-seifert\\\\\\\"\u003e Tim Seifert\u003c/a\u003e is the latest DC player to test positive for coronavirus. He will be isolating. With a sixth case in the Delhi camp, their match against Mayank\u0026nbsp;Agarwal's men seems in jeopardy.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/after-slow-over-rate-fine-against-mi-lucknow-super-giants-skipper-kl-rahul-given-another-penalty\\\\\\\"\u003eAfter slow over-rate fine against MI, LSG's KL Rahul given another penalty\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Seifert had trained with the team on Tuesday, after the BCCI had shifted the venue from \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/pune\\\\\\\"\u003ePune\u003c/a\u003e to Mumbai amid the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/covid\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID\u003c/a\u003e scare. The \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/indian\\\\\\\"\u003eIndian\u003c/a\u003e cricket board, as per the Indian Express, informed the Delhi Capitals that players will be tested before the game in a\u0026nbsp;door-to-door manner. The report added that the match will be played with those players whose test reports return negative and the rest of the team and support staff will be tested later.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Mitchell Marsh and\u0026nbsp;physio Patrick Farhart had also tested positive earlier this week. The\u0026nbsp;Australian all-rounder played on Saturday against Royal Challengers Bangalore.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Social media users have already posting tweets about cancelling or postponing the cash-rich league this year. 'Cancel IPL' was trending on Twitter after Marsh's positive result.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/ipl-2022-royal-challengers-bangalore-beat-lucknow-super-giants-by-18-runs\\\\\\\"\u003eIPL 2022: Hazelwood, skipper du Plessis shine in RCB defeat of LSG\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"Cancel the IPL..There are more important things in this world,\\\\\\\" one Twitter user said.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"Cancel ipl. Mi vs Csk final right away. Couldn't be any better season than this 😐,\\\\\\\" another one said.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The BCCI guidelines state that if a franchise is unable to field a team for any match due to having less than 12 Players available - 11 in the playing XI (of which at least 7 must be Indian) plus 1 substitute fielder, the board will attempt to reschedule the match for later in the season. \\\\\\\"If this is not possible, the issue will be referred to the IPL Technical Committee.\\\\\\\"\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"A seven-day\u0026nbsp;re-quarantine or such other period as may be provided in the Health \u0026amp; Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (without pay for the number of matches missed) if a player breaches COVID-19 guidelines.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/kl-rahul-becomes-fastest-indian-to-6000-t20-runs-overtakes-virat-kohli\\\\\\\"\u003eKL Rahul becomes fastest Indian to 6000 T20 runs, overtakes Virat Kohli\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\\\\\\\"One match suspension (without pay) to take effect after the completion of the 7 day re-quarantine or such period re-quarantine as may be provided in the Health \u0026amp; Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (without pay),\\\\\\\" the BCCI states.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"IPL was suspended last year after multiple COVID cases were reported across team camps. The season was held, in a second-leg, in the UAE months later.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Now, with 2,067 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,47,594 while the active cases increased to 12,340, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The Delhi government made wearing of mask mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on violators. However,\u0026nbsp;Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said the COVID-19 situation in the state is under control and there is no need to panic. The IPL is majorly being conducted in the state.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 137 COVID-19 cases and three deaths that raised the state's tally to 78,76,041 and the toll to 1,47,830.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The BCCI had said that it was set to lose about Rs 2000 crore when the IPL was suspended in 2021. This year, the board increased the event coverage limit by 25% to Rs 5,000 crore compared to Rs 4,000 crore in the previous year. However, the insuarance company said that the cover will not be applicable to the COVID pandemic.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Mumbai, Maharashtra, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Yash Bajaj","photo":null,"username":"yash6711","id":"0f9O2vXwZhEr","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"IPL2022","slug":"ipl2022","id":"nu1HAsQzYZau"},{"name":"covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"hm5BaFFLNDX8"},{"name":"DelhiCapitals","slug":"delhicapitals","id":"4nWQUryDUz3I"},{"name":"Covid","slug":"covid","id":"jtkufHpdTfkm"},{"name":"Pune","slug":"pune","id":"l3CyXASK4BsE"},{"name":"IPL","slug":"ipl","id":"Nc5vUqezAzmB"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"Coronavirus","slug":"coronavirus","id":"22N10CyYJ3F7"},{"name":"IndiaNews","slug":"indianews","id":"hmzqkpDB7jEj"},{"name":"Cricket","slug":"cricket","id":"JsfxugQN13GV"},{"name":"BCCI","slug":"bcci","id":"bUUtFjQyHGRD"},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p"},{"name":"Asia","slug":"asia","id":"QzdhnKXHT05r"},{"name":"Sports","slug":"sports","id":"SCa8YTAwt6sC"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Yash Bajaj","id":"0f9O2vXwZhEr","username":"yash6711"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-20T12:18:34.458079+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Delhi Capitals have reported six COVID-19 cases so far. The team is scheduled to play the Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday. Amid the rising case count, BCCI faces a tough question - Is conducting IPL 2022 viable?,As per PTI sources, New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert is the latest DC player to test positive for coronavirus. He will be isolating. With a sixth case in the Delhi camp, their match against Mayank Agarwal's men seems in jeopardy. ,Also read: After slow over-rate fine against MI, LSG's KL Rahul given another penalty,Seifert had trained with the team on Tuesday, after the BCCI had shifted the venue from Pune to Mumbai amid the COVID scare. The Indian cricket board, as per the Indian Express, informed the Delhi Capitals that players will be tested before the game in a door-to-door manner. The report added that the match will be played with those players whose test reports return negative and the rest of the team and support staff will be tested later. Mitchell Marsh and physio Patrick Farhart had also tested positive earlier this week. The Australian all-rounder played on Saturday against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Social media users have already posting tweets about cancelling or postponing the cash-rich league this year. 'Cancel IPL' was trending on Twitter after Marsh's positive result. ,Also read: IPL 2022: Hazelwood, skipper du Plessis shine in RCB defeat of LSG,Cancel the IPL..There are more important things in this world, one Twitter user said. ,Cancel ipl. Mi vs Csk final right away. Couldn't be any better season than this 😐, another one said. ,The BCCI guidelines state that if a franchise is unable to field a team for any match due to having less than 12 Players available - 11 in the playing XI (of which at least 7 must be Indian) plus 1 substitute fielder, the board will attempt to reschedule the match for later in the season. If this is not possible, the issue will be referred to the IPL Technical Committee. A seven-day re-quarantine or such other period as may be provided in the Health \u0026 Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (without pay for the number of matches missed) if a player breaches COVID-19 guidelines. ,Also read: KL Rahul becomes fastest Indian to 6000 T20 runs, overtakes Virat Kohli,One match suspension (without pay) to take effect after the completion of the 7 day re-quarantine or such period re-quarantine as may be provided in the Health \u0026 Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (without pay), the BCCI states. ,IPL was suspended last year after multiple COVID cases were reported across team camps. The season was held, in a second-leg, in the UAE months later. ,Now, with 2,067 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,47,594 while the active cases increased to 12,340, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The Delhi government made wearing of mask mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on violators. However, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said the COVID-19 situation in the state is under control and there is no need to panic. The IPL is majorly being conducted in the state. ,Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 137 COVID-19 cases and three deaths that raised the state's tally to 78,76,041 and the toll to 1,47,830. The BCCI had said that it was set to lose about Rs 2000 crore when the IPL was suspended in 2021. This year, the board increased the event coverage limit by 25% to Rs 5,000 crore compared to Rs 4,000 crore in the previous year. However, the insuarance company said that the cover will not be applicable to the COVID pandemic.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"19.076","longitude":"72.8777","name":"Mumbai, Maharashtra, India","city":"Mumbai"},"keywords":"BCCI,COVID,Mumbai,Delhi,the Health Safety Protocols,IPL 2022,IPL,Delhi Capitals,the Punjab Kings,the Brabourne Stadium,New Zealand,Tim Seifert,Pune,the Indian Express,the Delhi Capitals","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-20T11:38:12.961382+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"rdLABQJFM1Iq","slug":"english/delhi-omicron-found-in-97-pc-samples-taken-from-deceased-patients-from-jan-to-march","title":"Delhi: Omicron found in 97 pc samples taken from deceased patients from Jan to March","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-20T10:36:06.018904+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1650450965.434026, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI)\\u00a0Ninety-seven percent of the samples taken from those who died of Covid in Delhi from January to March had the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to government data.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Genome sequencing of 578 samples collected from the deceased showed 560 of them had the Omicron variant.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The remaining 18 (three percent) had other variants of COVID-19, including Delta, which fuelled the ferocious second wave of infections in April and May last year, and sub lineages.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Overall, the Omicron variant was found in all the 504 samples analysed at genome sequencing laboratories in the capital in March.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The third wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant saw lesser hospitalisations and severe cases in the national capital and government data showed the virus isn't the primary reason in most fatalities.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"A maximum of 2,784 (17.96 percent) of the 15,505 COVID-19 beds in hospitals were occupied on January 17. During the second wave, 20,117 (92 per cent) of the 21,839 beds were occupied on May 6.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Delhi is once again seeing a spurt in the number of infections, with experts attributing it to a large number of people not following Covid-appropriate behaviour, including the mask mandate.\\u00a0\\u00a0 \\tIn view of the spike in cases, the Delhi government on Wednesday made wearing of masks mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on violators.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Officials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, in its meeting, also decided not to shut schools, but chose to come up with a separate Standard Operating Procedure in consultation with experts.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Delhi has also started genome sequencing of samples of all Covid infected people in the capital to ascertain if a new variant, such as the XE variant, has spread in the city. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Delhi","slug":"delhi","id":"rzYqAK9lbk5U"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"NewDelhi","slug":"newdelhi","id":"ZbQipZWThohh"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-20T10:36:06.018908+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"2004202220DES14","cleanText":"New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) Ninety-seven percent of the samples taken from those who died of Covid in Delhi from January to March had the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to government data.Genome sequencing of 578 samples collected from the deceased showed 560 of them had the Omicron variant.The remaining 18 (three percent) had other variants of COVID-19, including Delta, which fuelled the ferocious second wave of infections in April and May last year, and sub lineages.Overall, the Omicron variant was found in all the 504 samples analysed at genome sequencing laboratories in the capital in March.The third wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant saw lesser hospitalisations and severe cases in the national capital and government data showed the virus isn't the primary reason in most fatalities.A maximum of 2,784 (17.96 percent) of the 15,505 COVID-19 beds in hospitals were occupied on January 17. During the second wave, 20,117 (92 per cent) of the 21,839 beds were occupied on May 6.Delhi is once again seeing a spurt in the number of infections, with experts attributing it to a large number of people not following Covid-appropriate behaviour, including the mask mandate. In view of the spike in cases, the Delhi government on Wednesday made wearing of masks mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on violators.Officials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, in its meeting, also decided not to shut schools, but chose to come up with a separate Standard Operating Procedure in consultation with experts.Delhi has also started genome sequencing of samples of all Covid infected people in the capital to ascertain if a new variant, such as the XE variant, has spread in the city.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Delhi,Omicron,New Delhi,the Delhi Disaster Management Authority","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-20T10:36:05.448495+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"Illvciyp661Y","slug":"english/canada-retains-mask-mandate-for-public-and-international-transport","title":"Canada retains mask mandate for public and international transport","postType":1,"coverMedia":"https://images.opoyi.net/opoyi_8Y-S3mbup.jpg","coverCaption":"A person wearing a Santa Claus outfit and a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection. 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It is reported that policymakers in Washington had decided last week to extend the federal mask mandate through May 3, but a US federal judge struck that down on Monday. Also read: After US airlines, Florida's Disney World axes face mask mandate,Canada will, however, not follow suit and the mandate will remain in place for passengers at airports, railway stations, as well as on board planes and trains. Speaking to reporters, transportation minister Omar Alghabra on Tuesday refused to comment on the US court decision, but said, Masks are proving to provide additional layers of protection, adding that the regulation is in place and is based on the advice we receive from our experts. Also read: Shanghai eases COVID lockdown, allows another 4 million people to leave homes,The issue was also addressed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a media interaction at an event, in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, related to health care. Trudeau said, As we look at entering this new phase of the pandemic, that features both the sixth wave of the second variant of Omicron, but also a loosening of restrictions in many places across the country, we have to get that balance right. Also read: Flyers cheer as officials lift mask mandate midair; video viral on social media,The mandate will continue to apply for international travellers coming to Canada, including from India. In fact, despite the quarantine requirement being waived for fully vaccinated travellers, they are still expected to remain masked in indoor public areas for a period of two weeks after their arrival. Also read: Explained: The post-mask world of travel,Wearing of masks has also been supported by federal public health officials even though such mandates have been eased in several jurisdictions including provinces like Ontario.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"40.7128","longitude":"-74.006","name":"New York, NY, USA","city":"New York City"},"keywords":"Canada,the United States,Washington,Florida,Disney World,Omar Alghabra,Shanghai,COVID,Justin Trudeau,New Brunswick,Trudeau,Omicron,India","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-20T08:15:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"TQAlsWvgtgmR","slug":"english/flyers-cheer-as-officials-lift-mask-mandate-midair-video-viral-on-social-media","title":"Flyers cheer as officials lift mask mandate midair; video viral on social media","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_yKYVRFFCY.jpg","coverCaption":"Masks are to be worn mandatorily to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Photo Credits: Unsplash)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-20T02:45:00.465788+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eA flight attendant said the mask will be optional for all crew and passengers\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eOne passenger could also be seen waving the mask in the air\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSeveral major airlines including Jetblue, Spirit and Southwest have reportedly made masks optional\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1650421700544,\\\"strCount\\\":2413,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Videos and pictures of passengers of a New York- San Francisco flight cheering as the cabin crew announced that masks were no longer mandatory on domestic flights are going viral on social media.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"This comes at a time COVID-19 infections in New York, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/connecticut\\\\\\\"\u003eConnecticut\u003c/a\u003e are on the rise in the past few weeks and the BA.2 sub-variant of omicron and its sublineage BA.2.12.1 are estimated to make up more than 90% of the coronavirus variants in the United States.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/explained-the-post-mask-world-of-travel\\\\\\\"\u003eExplained: The post-mask world of travel\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In the video, several flyers were seen lifting the mask mandate after \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/us\\\\\\\"\u003eUS\u003c/a\u003e district judge Kathryn Mizelle overturned the government's extended mask mandate on April 18.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"embed\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"service\\\":\\\"twitter\\\",\\\"source\\\":\\\"https://twitter.com/Quicktake/status/1516469696878596102\\\",\\\"embed\\\":\\\"Quicktake/status/1516469696878596102\\\",\\\"width\\\":520,\\\"height\\\":300,\\\"caption\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"aspectRatio\\\":173.33333333333334}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to the viral video posted on Twitter by many passengers who were on the flight, a flight attendant said the mask will be optional for all crew and passengers as well and before he could finish the sentence, passengers clapped and cheered.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/johnson-johnson-suspends-covid-19-vaccine-sales-forecast-report\\\\\\\"\u003eJohnson \u0026amp; \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/johnson\\\\\\\"\u003eJohnson\u003c/a\u003e suspends COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast: Report\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"One passenger could also be seen waving the mask in the air and then keeping it inside the seat pocket. The announcer also said those who want to continue wearing the masks are free to do so. \\\\\\\"In that way, we can alleviate stress and discomfort,\\\\\\\" the attendant said.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Several major airlines including Jetblue, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/spirit\\\\\\\"\u003eSpirit\u003c/a\u003e and Southwest have reportedly made masks optional.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/explained-difference-between-rbis-accommodative-neutral-hawkish-stance\\\\\\\"\u003eExplained: Difference between RBI’s accommodative, neutral \u0026amp; hawkish stance\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Delta Airlines has already come under fire for stating that COVID-19 has transitioned to an 'ordinary seasonal virus', a statement which the airlines later retracted.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"As epidemiologists on social media slammed Delta Airlines for making such an irresponsible statement, it later corrected it and said COVID-19 and transitioned to a 'more manageable respiratory virus - with better treatments, vaccines and other scientific measures to prevent serious illness'.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"San Francisco, CA, USA"},"createdBy":{"name":"Ajay Joseph","photo":null,"username":"ajay4396","id":"LFYsY6JozEMx","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"World","slug":"world","id":"iEhRQcab92b8"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"Coronavirus","slug":"coronavirus","id":"22N10CyYJ3F7"},{"name":"covid19","slug":"covid19","id":"hm5BaFFLNDX8"},{"name":"Connecticut","slug":"connecticut","id":"dKZWcVlOJ4s0"},{"name":"SanFrancisco","slug":"sanfrancisco","id":"8DEVsL13aXJn"},{"name":"NewYork","slug":"newyork","id":"ZXs8JjMQ5noW"},{"name":"DeltaAirlines","slug":"deltaairlines","id":"EOfLJtKFFaXq"},{"name":"Spirit","slug":"spirit","id":"A3J5TwdsH6O3"},{"name":"Johnson","slug":"johnson","id":"HyeDGi0A2Pas"},{"name":"UnitedStates","slug":"unitedstates","id":"Lgr3hTOPJ0yv"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Ajay Joseph","id":"LFYsY6JozEMx","username":"ajay4396"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-20T02:45:00.465796+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Videos and pictures of passengers of a New York- San Francisco flight cheering as the cabin crew announced that masks were no longer mandatory on domestic flights are going viral on social media. This comes at a time COVID-19 infections in New York, Connecticut are on the rise in the past few weeks and the BA.2 sub-variant of omicron and its sublineage BA.2.12.1 are estimated to make up more than 90% of the coronavirus variants in the United States. Also read: Explained: The post-mask world of travel,In the video, several flyers were seen lifting the mask mandate after US district judge Kathryn Mizelle overturned the government's extended mask mandate on April 18. According to the viral video posted on Twitter by many passengers who were on the flight, a flight attendant said the mask will be optional for all crew and passengers as well and before he could finish the sentence, passengers clapped and cheered. Also read: Johnson \u0026 Johnson suspends COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast: Report,One passenger could also be seen waving the mask in the air and then keeping it inside the seat pocket. The announcer also said those who want to continue wearing the masks are free to do so. In that way, we can alleviate stress and discomfort, the attendant said. Several major airlines including Jetblue, Spirit and Southwest have reportedly made masks optional. Also read: Explained: Difference between RBI’s accommodative, neutral \u0026 hawkish stance,Delta Airlines has already come under fire for stating that COVID-19 has transitioned to an 'ordinary seasonal virus', a statement which the airlines later retracted. As epidemiologists on social media slammed Delta Airlines for making such an irresponsible statement, it later corrected it and said COVID-19 and transitioned to a 'more manageable respiratory virus - with better treatments, vaccines and other scientific measures to prevent serious illness'.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"37.7749","longitude":"-122.4194","name":"San Francisco, CA, USA","city":"San Francisco"},"keywords":"Johnson,Delta Airlines,San Francisco,New York,Connecticut,the United States,US,Kathryn 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21,400 new cases, most of them from the city.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Seven new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Monday in Shanghai in addition to the three a day earlier, the first in the recent outbreak, taking the total death toll in the country due to coronavirus since it emerged in Wuhan in 2019 to 4,648, according to figures released by China\\u2019s National Health Commission on Tuesday.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Those who died were from the age group of 60 to 101, the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" All the deceased had serious underlying health conditions such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, sequelae of cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage, said Wu Qianyu, an official with the commission, adding that none of the elderly had been vaccinated against COVID-19.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The late 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Seven new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Monday in Shanghai in addition to the three a day earlier, the first in the recent outbreak, taking the total death toll in the country due to coronavirus since it emerged in Wuhan in 2019 to 4,648, according to figures released by China’s National Health Commission on Tuesday. Those who died were from the age group of 60 to 101, the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission said. All the deceased had serious underlying health conditions such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, sequelae of cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage, said Wu Qianyu, an official with the commission, adding that none of the elderly had been vaccinated against COVID-19. The late surge of Omicron variant of the coronavirus in China continues unabated as the country has reported 3,297 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 3,084 were in Shanghai. Apart from Shanghai, 18 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local COVID-19 cases, including 88 in the northeastern province of Jilin, the Commission report said. Shanghai also reported 17,332 locally-transmitted asymptomatic infections of the COVID-19 out of a total of 18,187 local asymptomatic carriers newly identified on the mainland, it said. Currently, China has 30,384 people undergoing treatment for COVID-19. The prolonged lockdown of Shanghai has caused anger among the public as they have to cope with among others food and medicine shortages. The cases continue to mount even after three weeks and the residents of one of the country’s most affluent cities are facing food shortages, a write-up in Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post said on Tuesday. “The anger of one city is unlikely to cause a major political crisis for the Communist Party, but it erodes public trust and praise for the zero-tolerance policy over the past two years. “Changing the zero-tolerance policy may be risky politically, especially before a leadership reshuffle at the party’s national Congress this year, but keeping it is no less dangerous,” it said. Meanwhile, as the Omicron continued to spread, China's health minister Ma Xiaowei on Monday pledged the toughest measures yet to prevent a major outbreak of COVID-19, ruling out any relaxations ahead of this year's 20th Communist Party Congress. The once-in-five-year Congress of the CPC which is due to be held later this year has assumed significance as Xi, 68, is expected to get its endorsement for a third five-year tenure as the head of the Party, the military and the presidency. The 3rd term is unprecedented as all his predecessors retired following the two-term norm for leaders. However, Xi is expected to continue power for life as he is conferred the title of a core leader like the Party founder Mao Zedong. Vowing to continue the much-criticised Zero COVID policy, Ma in a front-page article published on Monday in party journal Study Times, urged the country to stick to the dynamic zero policy and take a clear-cut stand against erroneous thoughts of coexisting with the virus. The bottom line is to prevent a large-scale rebound in cases and consolidate the hard-won results of pandemic control to welcome the opening of the CPC Congress, he said. The Omicron mutant strain is highly contagious and can produce a large number of infected people in a short period of time, triggering a rapid increase in the demand for resources for epidemic prevention and control, Ma wrote. The lack of isolation facilities is the most prominent problem. 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Although non-coronaviruses like\\\\nparainfluenza and respiratory syncytial virus are the most common cause of\\\\nupper respiratory illness, coronaviruses like type NL63 are commonly\\\\nimplicated.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/fda-authorizes-1st-device-to-detect-covid-19-in-breath-samples\\\\\\\"\u003eFDA authorizes 1st device to detect COVID-19 in breath samples\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eWhat\\\\nis Croup?\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Croup\\\\nis an upper respiratory infection characterised by a barking cough and squeaky\\\\nbreathing. In severe circumstances, it can make breathing dangerously\\\\ndifficult. The disease's symptoms usually worsen at night and linger for about\\\\n3-5 days. 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Furthermore, this dominant variety has produced a slew of subvariants that have become a source of concern. With schools open and students sharing space with other students and school employees, it's reasonable for parents to be concerned about omicron's impact on their children. While some children may experience just minor symptoms, others may experience more serious problems such as upper respiratory infections or cardiac arrest. Also read: Why China continues along zero-COVID path despite public anger,Croup, a type of respiratory sickness that affects babies and young children and is officially known as laryngotracheitis, is more likely to affect young children with omicron, according to a study published in JAMA Paediatrics. Because children's airways are smaller and more collapsible, they are more susceptible to upper respiratory illnesses like croup. In the case of a serious infection, it might also result in cardiac death. Researchers looked at 18,849 children who had been hospitalized with coronavirus for the study. They discovered that during the omicron rise, the number of upper airway infections increased. More than one-fifth of children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 and upper airway infection in the United States had severe disease. Also read: India on the path to world’s first warm COVID vaccine: Study,Researchers of the study said, Children with severe upper airway infection are at risk of cardiac arrest from rapid-onset upper airway obstruction. They may require therapies typically provided in intensive care units, including frequent administration of nebulized racemic epinephrine, helium-oxygen mixtures, and intubation. While the rate of SARS-CoV-2 paediatric upper airway infection is not overwhelmingly high, understanding this new clinical phenotype and the potential for acute upper airway obstruction may help guide therapeutic decision-making. According to the researchers, SARS-CoV-2 can cause severe pediatric illness, including acute Covid-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Although non-coronaviruses like parainfluenza and respiratory syncytial virus are the most common cause of upper respiratory illness, coronaviruses like type NL63 are commonly implicated. Also read: FDA authorizes 1st device to detect COVID-19 in breath samples,What is Croup?,Croup is an upper respiratory infection characterised by a barking cough and squeaky breathing. In severe circumstances, it can make breathing dangerously difficult. The disease's symptoms usually worsen at night and linger for about 3-5 days. 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However, Xi is expected to continue power for life as he is conferred the title of a core leader like the Party founder Mao Zedong.Vowing to continue the much-criticised Zero COVID policy, Ma in a front-page article published on Monday in party journal Study Times, urged the country to stick to the dynamic zero policy and take a clear-cut stand against erroneous thoughts of coexisting with the virus.The bottom line is to prevent a large-scale rebound in cases and consolidate the hard-won results of pandemic control to welcome the opening of the CPC Congress, he said.The Omicron mutant strain is highly contagious and can produce a large number of infected people in a short period of time, triggering a rapid increase in the demand for resources for epidemic prevention and control, Ma wrote.The lack of isolation facilities is the most prominent problem. 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They suffered from comorbidities including coronary heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, the city’s municipal health commission reported.None of them was vaccinated against COVID-19 and was in severe condition after being admitted to the hospital and every effort was made to save their lives, it said.These are the first officially admitted fatalities after the city went into lockdown towards the end of last month.According to China’s National Health Commission, the Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 2,723 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 2,417 were in Shanghai.Shanghai also reported 19,831 locally-transmitted asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus Sunday, out of a total of 20,639 local asymptomatic carriers newly identified on the mainland, the Commission report said.By the end of Sunday, Shanghai had 16 COVID-19 patients in severe condition receiving treatment in designated hospitals.As the cases continued to spiral, health officials announced more COVID tests amid reports of growing anger and frustration of people about the continued lockdown for the third week.Shanghai has seen a continuous decline of newly-reported cases in some areas while those under closed-off management will undergo nucleic acid testing once every day from Monday to Thursday, the local health commission said.Meanwhile, as the Omicron continued to spread, China’s health minister Ma Xiaowei on Monday pledged the toughest measures yet to prevent a major outbreak of COVID-19, ruling out any relaxations ahead of this year’s 20th Communist Party Congress.The once-in-five-year Congress of the CPC which is due to be held later this year has assumed significance as Xi, 68, is expected to get its endorsement for a third five-year tenure as the head of the Party, the military and the presidency.The 3rd term is unprecedented as all his predecessors retired following the two-term norm for leaders. However, Xi is expected to continue power for life as he is conferred the title of a core leader like the Party founder Mao Zedong.Vowing to continue the much-criticised Zero COVID policy, Ma in a front-page article published on Monday in party journal Study Times, urged the country to stick to the dynamic zero policy and take a clear-cut stand against “erroneous” thoughts of “coexisting with the virus”.The bottom line is to prevent a large-scale rebound in cases and consolidate the hard-won results of pandemic control to welcome the opening of the CPC Congress, he said.Ma’s article comes as domestic concerns have been raised over whether China’s hardline dynamic zero policy is sustainable in the face of more transmissible but milder variants like Omicron, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.The handling of the pandemic is widely seen as the political legacy of the party and Xi, who is expected to secure a third term at the Congress, the Post report said.But discontent has been mounting in Shanghai, which is largely in lockdown as China grapples with its worst outbreak of the pandemic.Ma said it was wrong to think of Covid-19 as “just like flu” or “we should live with COVID”.“The big test continues. There must not be the slightest relaxation. Healthcare systems around the country must remain in an emergency state,” he wrote.“Any relaxation or reduction in requirements, any formalism or bureaucracy, any loopholes the size of a needle will result in an ignition point of the epidemic, which means paying dozens or even hundreds of times the price,” the Post report quoted him.Ma said China’s huge population, unbalanced development and lack of medical resources meant the healthcare system could be crushed, which in turn would seriously threaten the health of people with underlying diseases, the elderly, children and pregnant women.“The stable economy and social development would be seriously impacted. The people will not agree, and the party and government will never allow this to happen,” he said.Ma said the virus is continuing to mutate and the pandemic trajectory is still uncertain. “We are far from being able to breathe a sigh of relief and take a break,” he said.He pledged “the strictest, most thorough, most resolute and decisive” measures in the face of the rapidly spreading Omicron – detection, contact tracing and isolation of high-risk people as early as possible to stop the spread in the community.“The Omicron mutant strain is highly contagious and can produce a large number of infected people in a short period of time, triggering a rapid increase in the demand for resources for epidemic prevention and control,” Ma wrote.“The lack of isolation facilities is the most prominent problem. It is impossible to talk about an effective response to the Omicron epidemic without solving the problem of isolation, or the healthcare system providing continuous and stable daily medical services for the public without isolating the asymptomatic mildly-ill patients in makeshift hospitals”, he said.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Shanghai,China,Omicron,Party,Post,Beijing,Communist Party Congress,Xi Jinping,National Health Commission,Commission","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-18T11:24:04.501905+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"sGn6klh7olOH","slug":"english/omicron-more-likely-to-cause-upper-airway-infections-among-children-study","title":"Omicron more likely to cause upper airway infections among children: Study","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-18T10:51:05.910891+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1650279065.270831, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Washington, Apr 18 (PTI) Omicron is more likely than other coronavirus variants to cause upper airway infection (UAI) among children, putting them at risk of heart attack and other severe complications, according to a study.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The researchers from the University of Colorado, Northwestern University, and Stony Brook University in the US analysed data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative pertaining to 18,849 children under age 19 who were hospitalised with COVID-19.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The study, published last week in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, also found that Omicron causes UAI in younger children with the mean age of hospitalised children falling from about four years and five months during the pre-Omicron period to about two years and one month during the Omicron period.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The researchers conducted the study to determine if cases of UAI among children increased when Omicron became the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant in the US.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The proportion of children with a pediatric complex chronic condition was not significantly different in the pre-Omicron period compared with the Omicron period, they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Overall, 21.1 per cent of children hospitalised with both COVID-19 and UAI developed severe disease requiring measures like inserting a tube into the lungs to assist with breathing, known as intubation.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"Children with severe UAI are at risk of cardiac arrest from rapid-onset upper airway obstruction. They may require therapies typically provided in intensive care units, including frequent administration of nebulised racemic epinephrine, helium-oxygen mixtures, and intubation,\\\" the authors of the study study noted.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Nebulised racemic epinephrine is typically reserved for patients in the hospital setting with moderate-to-severe respiratory distress.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"While the rate of SARS-CoV-2 pediatric UAI is not overwhelmingly high, understanding this new clinical phenotype and the potential for acute upper airway obstruction may help guide therapeutic decision-making,\\\" they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 became dominant in the US the week ending December 25, 2021.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The higly transmissible variant is known to cause lower severity disease than the Delta variant, the researchers noted.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" This may be because Omicron replicates less efficiently in lung cells and more efficiently in the conducting airways, they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The researchers acknowledged some limitation of this analysis, including that children who are still hospitalised are not represented in the study, and the frequency of severe disease observed in the Omicron period may be an underestimate. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"US","slug":"us","id":"0JelBm6rMusZ"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"Washington","slug":"washington","id":"Fqv5l2w7tKCw"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-18T10:51:05.910897+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"1804202218LST1","cleanText":"Washington, Apr 18 (PTI) Omicron is more likely than other coronavirus variants to cause upper airway infection (UAI) among children, putting them at risk of heart attack and other severe complications, according to a study. The researchers from the University of Colorado, Northwestern University, and Stony Brook University in the US analysed data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative pertaining to 18,849 children under age 19 who were hospitalised with COVID-19. The study, published last week in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, also found that Omicron causes UAI in younger children with the mean age of hospitalised children falling from about four years and five months during the pre-Omicron period to about two years and one month during the Omicron period. The researchers conducted the study to determine if cases of UAI among children increased when Omicron became the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant in the US. The proportion of children with a pediatric complex chronic condition was not significantly different in the pre-Omicron period compared with the Omicron period, they said. Overall, 21.1 per cent of children hospitalised with both COVID-19 and UAI developed severe disease requiring measures like inserting a tube into the lungs to assist with breathing, known as intubation. Children with severe UAI are at risk of cardiac arrest from rapid-onset upper airway obstruction. They may require therapies typically provided in intensive care units, including frequent administration of nebulised racemic epinephrine, helium-oxygen mixtures, and intubation, the authors of the study study noted.Nebulised racemic epinephrine is typically reserved for patients in the hospital setting with moderate-to-severe respiratory distress. While the rate of SARS-CoV-2 pediatric UAI is not overwhelmingly high, understanding this new clinical phenotype and the potential for acute upper airway obstruction may help guide therapeutic decision-making, they said. The Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 became dominant in the US the week ending December 25, 2021. The higly transmissible variant is known to cause lower severity disease than the Delta variant, the researchers noted. This may be because Omicron replicates less efficiently in lung cells and more efficiently in the conducting airways, they said. The researchers acknowledged some limitation of this analysis, including that children who are still hospitalised are not represented in the study, and the frequency of severe disease observed in the Omicron period may be an underestimate.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"US,Omicron,UAI,Washington,the University of Colorado, Northwestern University,Stony Brook University,the National COVID Cohort Collaborative,JAMA Pediatrics","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-18T10:51:05.284324+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"4FoMYcuFbI3B","slug":"english/whats-the-new-omicron-xe-variant-and-should-i-be-worried","title":"What’s the new Omicron XE variant and should I be worried?","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-18T03:15:08.884177+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1650251707.871155, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Queensland, Apr 18 (The Conversation) It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it\\u2019s hard to know how concerned we ought to be.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"A \\u201crecombinant\\u201d variant has emerged, dubbed \\u201cOmicron XE\\u201d, which is the result of two omicron strains merging together in a single host and then going on to infect others.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"So what do we know about this new hybrid, and do we need to worry? \\t \\t A bit about Omicron and its variants \\t Omicron is a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that was first discovered in Botswana on November 11 2021 and designated a variant of concern by the WHO on November 26. Since this time, it has been transmitted worldwide and replaced Delta to become the dominant variant.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Omicron has since continued to evolve to have multiple different lineages, or genetically related subvariants. This includes the original Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) and also BA.2 and BA.3.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"BA.2 is more infectious than BA.1 and has now taken over or outcompeted BA.1 to become the new dominant form of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide, with the WHO officially announcing this to be the case on March 22 2022.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The differences we have seen with Omicron relative to previous variants are explained by the relatively large number of mutations it has acquired, with 60 mutations not found in the original virus arising from Wuhan, China.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Among these mutations are 32 genetic changes in the spike protein. The spike protein is the part of the virus it uses to attach to human cells, as well as the target of the immune response against the virus, from both vaccines and prior infection.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"BA.2 shares many of these same mutations as the original Omicron variant, but also has 28 unique genetic changes of its own. Four of these genetic changes are in the spike protein, which explains why some of its characteristics are different to the original Omicron variant (BA.1), including the fact it appears to be approximately 30 to 50% more infectious than BA.1.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\tWhat\\u2019s a \\u2018recombinant\\u2019? \\t Just as we have seen new variants arise, followed by the evolution of subvariants or different lineages, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has continued to change in other ways as well. In recent times we have seen not just spontaneous changes in the genetic code that have accounted for the changes described above, but also so-called recombinants.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"A recombinant is where related viruses exchange genetic material to create offspring with genetic material from both parent viruses. This can arise when viruses of two different strains (or variants or subvariants) co-infect the same cell.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The genetic material of the viruses can get mixed and packaged together to make a new recombinant virus, with properties of either or both parent viruses. The properties of the recombinant virus therefore depend on which parts of the genetic material from the parent viruses make it into the new version \\u2013 just like you might have your mum\\u2019s nose and your dad\\u2019s knees.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"When Delta and Omicron recombine, the resulting progeny have been referred to as \\u201cDeltacron\\u201d (although more officially these are referred to as XD and XF). This type of recombinant was first identified in France in mid-February and seems to have a genetic sequence mostly the same as Delta, but with aspects of the spike protein from Omicron BA.1.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\tSo what is XE and where is it spreading? \\t XE is a recombination of BA.1 and BA.2. There are many other BA.1 and BA.2 recombinants, including XQ in the UK, XG from Denmark, XJ from Finland and XK from Belgium.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"While XE still comprises a small proportion of total sequenced cases, it has shown evidence of community transmission, at least within England where it was first detected in mid-January. There have now been just over 1,100 cases recorded.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"It has also been identified in India, China and Thailand. Initially the growth rate for XE appeared to not be significantly different from BA.2, but more recent data from the UK suggests it has a growth rate of around 10 to 20% above that of BA.2.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"This data remains preliminary and based on small numbers, so may change as we get more information. If it is true, then this means XE is likely to be slightly more contagious than BA.2, which was slightly more contagious than BA.1, which was more contagious than Delta.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\tDo we need to worry? \\t Our immune response that helps to protect against COVID-19 is generated by vaccination or from previous infection, and it mostly targets the spike protein. Given XE basically has the same spike protein as BA.2, it doesn\\u2019t appear our protection against XE will be significantly reduced.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"While this is something public health agencies and expert groups certainly should monitor, and they are, it isn\\u2019t really something that is unexpected given the number of cases we continue to see worldwide. So it shouldn\\u2019t be a cause of extra concern for the general public.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The best way to slow the emergence of new variants, as well as recombinants, remains having as many people in the world protected by vaccination to reduce the pool of susceptible hosts in which these events can occur. 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A bit about Omicron and its variants Omicron is a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that was first discovered in Botswana on November 11 2021 and designated a variant of concern by the WHO on November 26. Since this time, it has been transmitted worldwide and replaced Delta to become the dominant variant.Omicron has since continued to evolve to have multiple different lineages, or genetically related subvariants. This includes the original Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) and also BA.2 and BA.3.BA.2 is more infectious than BA.1 and has now taken over or outcompeted BA.1 to become the new dominant form of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide, with the WHO officially announcing this to be the case on March 22 2022.The differences we have seen with Omicron relative to previous variants are explained by the relatively large number of mutations it has acquired, with 60 mutations not found in the original virus arising from Wuhan, China.Among these mutations are 32 genetic changes in the spike protein. The spike protein is the part of the virus it uses to attach to human cells, as well as the target of the immune response against the virus, from both vaccines and prior infection.BA.2 shares many of these same mutations as the original Omicron variant, but also has 28 unique genetic changes of its own. Four of these genetic changes are in the spike protein, which explains why some of its characteristics are different to the original Omicron variant (BA.1), including the fact it appears to be approximately 30 to 50% more infectious than BA.1. What’s a ‘recombinant’? Just as we have seen new variants arise, followed by the evolution of subvariants or different lineages, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has continued to change in other ways as well. In recent times we have seen not just spontaneous changes in the genetic code that have accounted for the changes described above, but also so-called recombinants.A recombinant is where related viruses exchange genetic material to create offspring with genetic material from both parent viruses. This can arise when viruses of two different strains (or variants or subvariants) co-infect the same cell.The genetic material of the viruses can get mixed and packaged together to make a new recombinant virus, with properties of either or both parent viruses. The properties of the recombinant virus therefore depend on which parts of the genetic material from the parent viruses make it into the new version – just like you might have your mum’s nose and your dad’s knees.When Delta and Omicron recombine, the resulting progeny have been referred to as “Deltacron” (although more officially these are referred to as XD and XF). This type of recombinant was first identified in France in mid-February and seems to have a genetic sequence mostly the same as Delta, but with aspects of the spike protein from Omicron BA.1. So what is XE and where is it spreading? XE is a recombination of BA.1 and BA.2. There are many other BA.1 and BA.2 recombinants, including XQ in the UK, XG from Denmark, XJ from Finland and XK from Belgium.While XE still comprises a small proportion of total sequenced cases, it has shown evidence of community transmission, at least within England where it was first detected in mid-January. There have now been just over 1,100 cases recorded.It has also been identified in India, China and Thailand. Initially the growth rate for XE appeared to not be significantly different from BA.2, but more recent data from the UK suggests it has a growth rate of around 10 to 20% above that of BA.2.This data remains preliminary and based on small numbers, so may change as we get more information. If it is true, then this means XE is likely to be slightly more contagious than BA.2, which was slightly more contagious than BA.1, which was more contagious than Delta. Do we need to worry? Our immune response that helps to protect against COVID-19 is generated by vaccination or from previous infection, and it mostly targets the spike protein. Given XE basically has the same spike protein as BA.2, it doesn’t appear our protection against XE will be significantly reduced.While this is something public health agencies and expert groups certainly should monitor, and they are, it isn’t really something that is unexpected given the number of cases we continue to see worldwide. So it shouldn’t be a cause of extra concern for the general public.The best way to slow the emergence of new variants, as well as recombinants, remains having as many people in the world protected by vaccination to reduce the pool of susceptible hosts in which these events can occur. 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It has achieved the feat of generating a large number of antibodies against widespread viral types in mice. The vaccine candidate, developed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru and biotech start-up Mynvax, uses the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the viral spike protein, which allows the virus to engage with the host cell and infect it. Most vaccines require refrigeration to remain effective, according to the team, which included researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Whereas the heat-tolerant COVID-19 vaccine candidate can be stored for four weeks at 37 degrees Celsius and for up to 90 minutes at 100 degrees Celsius. Also read: Long COVID: Eye problems, dementia and weight loss common among recovered patients,The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, known in India as Covishield, must be maintained between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius, whereas the Pfizer vaccination requires specialized cold storage at minus 70 degrees Celsius. A recent study just published in the journal Viruses, looked at the efficiency of vaccinated mice blood samples against major coronavirus subtypes like Delta and Omicron. The researchers discovered that mice immunized with different vaccine formulations produce high amounts of antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants VIC31 (reference strain), Delta, and Omicron variants of coronavirus. Also read: Exercise after COVID or flu shot could enhance immune response: Study,According to the study, the corresponding values for reduction in neutralisation against the Delta variant were 2.5 and 3. The CSIRO's assessment of the various Mynvax formulations will aid in the selection of the best candidate and dosage for clinical trials in India. The vaccine's capacity to tolerate transient thermal shocks, according to the researchers, is particularly promising in addressing vaccination disparity that plagues most low income and lower-middle-income nations. Also read: FDA authorizes 1st device to detect COVID-19 in breath samples,Also read: New omicron variant in China: How is it different from XE, other variants?,COVID-19 vaccinations have been delivered to over 10 billion people worldwide, with 51 countries reaching over 70 per cent of their population. In low-income countries, however, this figure is only 11%.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"20.5937","longitude":"78.9629","name":"India","city":"Wardha"},"keywords":"India,Delta,SarsCov2,the Indian Institute of Science,Covishield,Omicron,Pfizer,warmvaccine","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-16T15:30:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"3jMqo5SDg1Ql","slug":"english/indias-warm-vaccine-candidate-effective-against-delta-omicron-variants-in-mice-study","title":"India's ‘warm’ vaccine candidate effective against Delta, Omicron variants in mice: Study","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-16T07:30:06.249036+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1650094205.142979, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\u00a0\\tNew Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) A heat-stable COVID-19 vaccine that is being developed in India and does not need cold chain storage has generated strong antibody response against coronavirus variants, including Delta and Omicron, according to a study on mice.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The vaccine candidate, by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru and biotech start-up company Mynvax, uses a part of the viral spike protein called the receptor-binding domain (RBD), which allows the virus to connect with the host cell to infect it.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\u00a0\\tThe team, including researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), noted that most vaccines require refrigeration to remain effective. 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The team, including researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), noted that most vaccines require refrigeration to remain effective. The heat-tolerant COVID-19 vaccine candidate can be stored at 37 degrees Celsius for four weeks and at 100 degrees Celsius for up to 90 minutes. In comparison, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, known as Covishield in India, must be kept between 2-8 degrees Celsius and the Pfizer preventive requires specialised cold storage at minus 70 degrees Celsius. The latest study, published recently in the journal Viruses, assessed vaccinated mice sera (blood samples) for efficacy against key coronavirus variants, including Delta and Omicron. The study found that mice immunised with different formulations of the vaccine elicit high titres (unit to measure amount or concentration) of antibodies that neutralise SARS-CoV-2 variants VIC31 (reference strain), Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus. Compared to VIC31, there was an average 14.4-fold reduction in neutralisation against the Omicron variant for one formulation of the Mynvax vaccine and a 16.5-fold reduction for another formulation. The corresponding values for reduction in neutralisation against Delta variant were 2.5 and 3, according to the researchers. ”The average 14.4- or 16.5-fold reduction in neutralisation against Omicron BA.1.1 for the monomeric and trimeric formulations, respectively, compares favourably with equivalent reductions observed with leading COVID-19 vaccines,” the authors of the study noted. “Our findings suggest that monomeric formulations are suitable for upcoming Phase I human clinical trials and that there is potential for increasing the efficacy with vaccine matching to improve the responses against emerging variants,” they wrote in the journal. Monomeric and trimeric formulations refer to different shapes and combinations that can be used to develop the vaccine. CSIRO's evaluation of the different Mynvax formulations will support the selection of the most suitable candidate and dosage for planned human clinical trials in India. The heat tolerance of the vaccine and its ability to withstand transient thermal shocks is particularly promising to address the vaccine inequity that affects most low- and lower-middle-income countries, the researchers added. Over 10 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered globally and 51 countries have reached more than 70 per cent of their population. 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people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi recently have been sent for genome sequencing, official sources said on Friday.The sequencing is to be done essentially to find if any new variant, like XE, has circulated in the city or not, amid a spike in daily cases in the last few days.Delhi on Friday recorded 366 new COVID-19 cases and zero death, while the positivity rate rose to 3.95 per cent, according to data shared by the state health department.About 300 samples taken from people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi a couple of days ago, have been sent for genome sequencing, the sources said.The sequencing will take about 7-10 days to process, they said.As flights are operational and people are intermingling, there is always a chance that a variant could end up circulating in a city, even from a far off place, where they might have been detected earlier, the sources said.The WHO has issued a warning against XE, a new variant of Omicron first detected in the UK, and suggested that it could be more transmissible than any COVID-19 strain so far.The XE variant is a combination or recombinant of both sub-variants — BA.1 and BA.2 — of Omicron. Gujarat had reported its first XE variant case after a man from Mumbai tested positive for COVID-19 during his visit to Vadodara, a state official had recently said. Before this, Mumbai civic body officials had said that a woman who had arrived from South Africa in the end of February and tested positive in March was infected by the XE variant, but the health ministry had not agreed.The ministry had said that present evidence does not yet indicate that it is a case of the XE variant.Meanwhile, coronavirus cases and the positivity rate in the national capital have seen an upward trend in the last few days. Delhi on Wednesday had logged 299 COVID-19 cases, while the positivity rate had stood at 2.49 per cent, while no death was reported due to the viral infection.With 366 new cases on Friday, the national capital's overall Covid tally has increased to 18,67,572 while the death toll stood at 26,158.Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on April 11 had said that the Delhi government is keeping a watchful eye over the COVID-19 situation and there is no reason to worry until a new variant of concern is detected.“Everyday a new variant is getting generated as the virus is mutating, he had told reporters.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Delhi,Mumbai,New Delhi,WHO,XE,Omicron,UK,Vadodara,South Africa,the national capital's","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-15T18:09:04.525592+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"KrVuqSCQBphG","slug":"english/s-korea-to-remove-most-virus-restrictions-as-omicron-slows","title":"S. 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The country’s one-day record was 621,187 on March 17.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"While health workers reported 264 virus-related deaths in the latest 24 hours, more than half of the country’s 2,800 COVID-19 intensive care units remained available. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Kwon pleaded that people remain vigilant against the virus, saying officials will be forced to tighten social distancing again if the pandemic brings another huge wave of infections. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"He said it has become difficult to prolong social distancing rules, considering people’s fatigue and frustration with extended restrictions and the toll on the service sector economy. Social distancing measures have become less effective as tools to slow transmissions because omicron has been so much more contagious than previous variants of the virus, said Son Youngrae, another Health Ministry official.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Omicron has forced South Korea to abandon a stringent COVID-19 response based on mass laboratory tests, aggressive contact tracing and quarantines to focus limited medical resources on high-risk groups, including people 60 and older and those with preexisting medical conditions.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Starting in late May, officials will remove a mandatory seven-day quarantine period for COVID-19 patients and allow them to receive treatment at hospitals and local clinics just like other illnesses. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The country had already eased quarantine restrictions and stopped requiring adults to show proof of vaccination or negative tests when entering potentially crowded spaces like restaurants so that more public and health workers could respond to rapidly expanding at-home treatments. More than 900,000 virus patients have been asked to isolate at home to save hospital space. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Seoul,South Korea"},"createdBy":{"name":"AP","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","username":"associatedpress","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"SouthKorea","slug":"southkorea","id":"Z7hepHTfkPbB"},{"name":"Seoul","slug":"seoul","id":"IKa02lK4rMhn"},{"name":"HealthMinistry","slug":"healthministry","id":"3ZfdaIjENw1R"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"AP","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","username":"associatedpress"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-15T03:39:10.815595+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"1cb9c48d61ec3c","cleanText":"SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an omicron outbreak officials say is stabilizing. People will still be required to wear masks indoors, but authorities could remove an outdoor mask mandate if the coronavirus further slows over the next two weeks, Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said in a government briefing Friday.Starting next week, authorities will remove a 10-person limit on private social gatherings and lift a midnight curfew at restaurants, coffee shops and other indoor businesses. Officials will also remove a ban on large political rallies and other events involving 300 or more people.People will be allowed to eat inside movie theaters, religious facilities, bus terminals and train stations starting on April 25.The new measures were announced as the country reported 125,846 new cases of the coronavirus, continuing a weekslong downward trend after infections peaked in mid-March. The country’s one-day record was 621,187 on March 17.While health workers reported 264 virus-related deaths in the latest 24 hours, more than half of the country’s 2,800 COVID-19 intensive care units remained available. Kwon pleaded that people remain vigilant against the virus, saying officials will be forced to tighten social distancing again if the pandemic brings another huge wave of infections. He said it has become difficult to prolong social distancing rules, considering people’s fatigue and frustration with extended restrictions and the toll on the service sector economy. Social distancing measures have become less effective as tools to slow transmissions because omicron has been so much more contagious than previous variants of the virus, said Son Youngrae, another Health Ministry official.Omicron has forced South Korea to abandon a stringent COVID-19 response based on mass laboratory tests, aggressive contact tracing and quarantines to focus limited medical resources on high-risk groups, including people 60 and older and those with preexisting medical conditions.Starting in late May, officials will remove a mandatory seven-day quarantine period for COVID-19 patients and allow them to receive treatment at hospitals and local clinics just like other illnesses. The country had already eased quarantine restrictions and stopped requiring adults to show proof of vaccination or negative tests when entering potentially crowded spaces like restaurants so that more public and health workers could respond to rapidly expanding at-home treatments. More than 900,000 virus patients have been asked to isolate at home to save hospital space.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"37.566","longitude":"126.9784","name":"Seoul,South Korea","city":"Seoul"},"keywords":"S. Korea,South Korea,SEOUL,Kwon Deok-cheol,Son Youngrae,Health Ministry,Omicron","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-15T03:39:10.105041+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"ZtdrLeya0JZy","slug":"english/fda-authorizes-1st-device-to-detect-covid-19-in-breath-samples","title":"FDA authorizes 1st device to detect COVID-19 in breath samples","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_D0QW6NqZ4.jpg","coverCaption":"COVID-19 can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in some individuals. (Photo Credit: Representative Image/unsplash)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-15T02:00:00.551732+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIt can be used in doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe test, which can provide results in less than three minutes, must be carried out under the supervision\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1649987571527,\\\"strCount\\\":1796,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an emergency use authorization for what it said is the first device that can detect \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/covid19\\\\\\\"\u003eCOVID-19\u003c/a\u003e in breath samples.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/with-these-summer-foods-you-can-boost-your-immunity-against-the-xe-strain\\\\\\\"\u003eWith these summer foods, you can boost your immunity against the XE strain\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/fda\\\\\\\"\u003eFDA\u003c/a\u003e said, and can be used in doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites. 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Also read: With these summer foods, you can boost your immunity against the XE strain,The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, the FDA said, and can be used in doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites. The test, which can provide results in less than three minutes, must be carried out under the supervision of a licensed health care provider. Dr. Jeff Shuren, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, called the device “yet another example of the rapid innovation occurring with diagnostic tests for COVID-19.”,Also read: Heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination possible but rare: Study,The FDA said the device was 91.2% accurate at identifying positive test samples and 99.3% accurate at identifying negative test samples. Also read: US airlines and public transit to drop covid mask mandate,“InspectIR expects to be able to produce approximately 100 instruments per week, which can each be used to evaluate approximately 160 samples per day,” the agency said. “At this level of production, testing capacity using the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is expected to increase by approximately 64,000 samples per month.”","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"38.9072","longitude":"-77.0369","name":"Washington D.C., DC, USA","city":"Washington"},"keywords":"FDA,The Food and Drug Administration,Jeff Shuren,Center for Devices and Radiological 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\"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The researchers noted that measuring the viral load of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 is one of the main factors in evaluating the infectiousness of COVID-19 patients.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Viral load can be influenced by the infecting SARS-CoV-2 variant as well as the vaccination status of the patient, they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) in Switzerland measured the infectious viral load of nearly 600 symptomatic patients to detect possible differences between the original virus, Delta and Omicron sublineage BA.1, as well as according to vaccination status.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The study, published in the journal\\u00a0Nature Medicine, found that Delta causes a higher viral load than the original virus and the Omicron variant.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" For Delta and Omicron breakthrough infections, vaccination drastically reduces the viral load, according to the researchers.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" In the case of Omicron, however, the decrease was only observed after three doses of vaccine, they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The researchers also found that Omicron's very high infectiousness is seemingly related to factors other than viral load alone.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The findings highlight the benefit of vaccination for public health\\u00a0in addition to individual protection against the severe form of the disease, they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The diagnosis of COVID-19 consists of a PCR test performed on a nasopharyngeal or salivary swab.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"This test is very effective in identifying infected people, but does not 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People who received two doses only had no benefit in this regard compared to unvaccinated people, they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"This is immunologically consistent: many vaccines require three doses spaced several months apart to induce a sustained immune response, such as that against Hepatitis B virus,\\\" Eckerle added. 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The researchers noted that measuring the viral load of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 is one of the main factors in evaluating the infectiousness of COVID-19 patients. Viral load can be influenced by the infecting SARS-CoV-2 variant as well as the vaccination status of the patient, they said. The team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) in Switzerland measured the infectious viral load of nearly 600 symptomatic patients to detect possible differences between the original virus, Delta and Omicron sublineage BA.1, as well as according to vaccination status. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, found that Delta causes a higher viral load than the original virus and the Omicron variant. For Delta and Omicron breakthrough infections, vaccination drastically reduces the viral load, according to the researchers. In the case of Omicron, however, the decrease was only observed after three doses of vaccine, they said. The researchers also found that Omicron's very high infectiousness is seemingly related to factors other than viral load alone. The findings highlight the benefit of vaccination for public health in addition to individual protection against the severe form of the disease, they said. The diagnosis of COVID-19 consists of a PCR test performed on a nasopharyngeal or salivary swab. This test is very effective in identifying infected people, but does not indicate whether they are infectious, that is, capable of transmitting the virus to other people, said Isabella Eckerle, professor at UNIGE Faculty of Medicine, who led the research. However, the notion of contagiousness is essential for deciding on collective prevention measures, such as periods of isolation,” Eckerle said. PCR tests can only detect the presence of viral RNA, but do not indicate whether the virus is still intact and able to spread, the researchers said. The researchers measured the infectious viral load of three groups of patients during the first five symptomatic days to compare the viral load caused by the original virus (118 samples), the Delta variant (293 samples) and the Omicron sublineage BA.1 (154 samples). They also analysed whether a significant difference in viral load could be detected in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. The study found that the overall infectious viral load for the Delta cohort was significantly higher than that of the group with the original virus. However, people infected by Delta who received two doses of mRNA vaccine had a significantly lower infectious viral load than unvaccinated people, they said. For the Omicron cohort, contrary to what can be assumed given its rapid spread, the infectious viral load was overall lower than that of the Delta cohort, said Eckerle. The researchers found that people infected with Omicron who had received three doses of the vaccine had their viral load decreased. People who received two doses only had no benefit in this regard compared to unvaccinated people, they said. 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As of April 10, over 496 million confirmed cases and over 6 million deaths have been reported globally.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\u201cThese trends should be interpreted with caution as several countries are progressively changing their COVID-19 testing strategies, resulting in lower overall numbers of tests performed and consequently lower numbers of cases detected,\\u201d it said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Over 11 billion vaccine doses have been distributed globally. WHO however noted that substantial inequities remain, with only 11 per cent of those in low-income countries (LICs) having completed the primary series; and major differences among regions, with vaccination coverage ranging from 82 per cent in the Western Pacific Region to 13 per cent in the African Region.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"\\u201cThere is particular concern about reaching the most vulnerable populations who remain unvaccinated, particularly those of older age and those with comorbidities,\\u201d it said, adding that globally, an estimated 35 per cent of those aged 60 years and over are awaiting completion of the primary vaccination series. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"UnitedNations","slug":"unitednations","id":"3WFoPkYpAzdF"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-13T04:09:05.523920+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"1304202213FGN8","cleanText":"United Nations, Apr 13 (PTI) The World Health Organisation has said that it is continuing to monitor “several descendent lineages” of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, including two new sublineages that have additional mutations associated with potential immune escape characteristics.” The COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, released by WHO on Tuesday, said that the Omicron variant remains the dominant variant circulating globally.WHO said it continues to monitor several descendent lineages under the Omicron Variant of Concern, including BA.1, BA.2, BA.3 as well as now BA.4 and BA.5. It also includes BA.1/BA.2 circulating recombinant forms, such as XE.“A small number of sequences of BA.4 and BA.5 descendent lineages have now been detected in a few countries. Both have additional mutations in the Spike region (S:L452R, S:F486V) and unique mutations outside of Spike. The S:L452R and S:F486V mutations are associated with potential immune escape characteristics, the global health organisation said.It added that it is working with scientists to further assess the characteristics of these lineages and their public health implications. “WHO recommends countries to continue surveillance, where possible, and rapid data sharing on publicly available databases.” According to WHO, the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve. With such intense transmission worldwide, further variants, including recombinants, will emerge. “This is expected. WHO is tracking the two new sublineages (BA.4 and BA.5) as part of the Omicron variant.These variants have additional mutations that need to be further studied to understand their impact on immune escape potential. Only a few dozen sequences of these variants have been reported from a handful of countries.WHO is working with scientists to better understand their current spread as well as any potential impact they may have.WHO said that Omicron’s properties of immune escape have been associated with the rapid and almost synchronous increase in the global incidence of COVID-19 cases reported until the end of January 2022.A further increase observed at the beginning of March was driven primarily by a delayed increase in case incidences in the Western Pacific Region and a rebound in the number of new cases reported in the European Region.This trend was likely due to a combination of factors, including the predominance of the Omicron Pango lineages BA.1, and then BA.2, with a transmission advantage over other Omicron lineages; relaxation of public health and social measures (PHSM); and waning of humoral immunity following vaccination and/or prior infection, it said.The recent detection of emerging recombinants of the Delta-Omicron and Omicron descendent lineages requires ongoing close monitoring.” The WHO update added that globally, during the week of April 4 through 10, the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline for a third consecutive week, with over 7 million cases and over 22,000 deaths reported, a decrease of 24 per cent and 18 per cent respectively, as compared to the previous week.All regions reported decreasing trends in the number of new weekly cases and deaths. As of April 10, over 496 million confirmed cases and over 6 million deaths have been reported globally.“These trends should be interpreted with caution as several countries are progressively changing their COVID-19 testing strategies, resulting in lower overall numbers of tests performed and consequently lower numbers of cases detected,” it said.Over 11 billion vaccine doses have been distributed globally. WHO however noted that substantial inequities remain, with only 11 per cent of those in low-income countries (LICs) having completed the primary series; and major differences among regions, with vaccination coverage ranging from 82 per cent in the Western Pacific Region to 13 per cent in the African Region.“There is particular concern about reaching the most vulnerable populations who remain unvaccinated, particularly those of older age and those with comorbidities,” it said, adding that globally, an estimated 35 per cent of those aged 60 years and over are awaiting completion of the primary vaccination series.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Omicron,United Nations,The World Health Organisation,Weekly Epidemiological Update,Spike","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-13T04:09:05.023721+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"yHkzYFxnO1TJ","slug":"english/trade-setup-top-15-things-to-know-before-market-opens-on-april-13-2022","title":"Trade Setup: Top 15 things to know before market opens on April 13, 2022","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_hQ4MV2MGy.jpg","coverCaption":"The broader indices ended in red with the BSE Midcap index falling 1.45%, while the Small cap index was down by 1.47%. 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Sensex touched a high and low of 58,794.78 and 58,298.57, respectively. There were 9 stocks advancing against 21 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,595.30 and 17,442.35. There were 11 stocks advancing against 39 stocks declining on the index.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/andrew-mcdonald-appointed-head-coach-of-australia-mens-team\\\\\\\"\u003eAndrew McDonald appointed Head Coach of Australia Men’s team\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eBroader Indices\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The broader indices ended in red with the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/bse\\\\\\\"\u003eBSE\u003c/a\u003e Midcap index falling 1.45%, while the Small cap index was down by 1.47%. The top gaining sectoral index on the BSE was Bankex up by 0.50%, while Metal down by 3.50%, Energy down by 2.78%, Realty down by 2.66%, Oil \u0026amp; Gas down by 2.47%, Basic Materials down by 2.16% were the losing indices on BSE.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/explained-why-does-the-uk-want-adult-citizens-to-measure-their-waists\\\\\\\"\u003eExplained: Why does the UK want adult citizens to measure their waists?\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eIndia VIX Index\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Nifty or \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/india\\\\\\\"\u003eIndia\u003c/a\u003e VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 0.62% to 18.16 on Tuesday.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eSGX Nifty\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The trends on SGX Nifty indicate a negative opening for the index in India with a 68-points gain. The Nifty futures were trading at\u0026nbsp;17,569.00 on the Singaporean Exchange around 06:45 hours IST.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eSupport and Resistance levels\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The key support level for the Nifty is placed at 17,450, followed by 17,370. If the index moves up, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 17,603 and 17,676, according to pivot charts.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/stephen-currys-status-for-warriors-playoff-opener-against-denver-unclear\\\\\\\"\u003eStephen Curry's status for Warriors playoff opener against Denver unclear\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/nasdaq\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUS Markets\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The S\u0026amp;P 500 fell 15.08 points, or 0.3%, to 4,397.45.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 87.72 points, or 0.3%, to 34,220.36.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Nasdaq fell 40.38 points, or 0.3%, to 13,371.57.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 6.61 points, or 0.3%, to 1,986.94.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAsian Markets\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Asian markets finished mixed on Tuesday. The Shanghai Composite gained 1.46% and the Hang Seng rose 0.42%. The Nikkei 225 lost 1.81%.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eEuropean Markets\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"European markets finished lower yesterday with shares in London leading the region. The FTSE 100 was down 0.49% while Germany's DAX was off 0.48% and France's CAC 40 was lower by 0.34%.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/who-is-frank-james\\\\\\\"\u003eWho is Frank James, person of interest in Brooklyn subway shooting?\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eMajor News Headlines\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eOPEC trims 2022 global oil demand forecast due to Russia-Ukraine war\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"OPEC on Tuesday cut its forecast for growth in world oil demand in 2022 citing the impact of Russia's invasion of \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/ukraine\\\\\\\"\u003eUkraine\u003c/a\u003e, rising inflation as crude prices soar and the resurgence of the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/omicron\\\\\\\"\u003eOmicron\u003c/a\u003e coronavirus variant in \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/china\\\\\\\"\u003eChina\u003c/a\u003e. In a monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said world demand would rise by 3.67 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2022, down 480,000 bpd from its previous forecast. The invasion in February sent oil prices soaring above $139 a barrel, the highest since 2008, worsening inflationary pressures. Crude has since fallen as the United States and other nations announced plans to tap strategic oil stocks to boost supply but remains over $100.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/cpi-inflation-soars-sharply-to-17-month-high-of-695-in-march\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCPI Inflation soars sharply to 17-month high of 6.95% in March\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"India’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/rbi-monetary-policy-committee-projects-cpi-inflation-at-57-for-fy23\\\\\\\"\u003eretail inflation\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;rate shot up to a 17-month high of 6.95% in March from 6.07% a month ago, thus remaining well above the consensus estimate for the third consecutive month. Fuel prices, which were hiked towards the end of March, are not fully recorded in the current data suggesting that inflation may remain elevated.\u0026nbsp;The surging retail inflation was led by edible oils (18.79%), vegetables (11.64%), meat and fish (9.63%), footwear and clothing (9.4%) and fuel and light (7.52%), according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.\u0026nbsp;Inflation in food and beverages increased to 7.46% in March 2022 against 5.93% in February. \u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/industrial-output-rises-by-17-in-february-from-15-in-january\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndustrial output rises by 1.7% in February from 1.5% in January\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"India’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/india-approves-66-fdi-proposals-worth-rs-13624-crore-from-its-neighbours\\\\\\\"\u003eindustrial growth\u003c/a\u003e, as per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), expanded by 1.7% in February from 1.5% in January, showed data released on April 12 by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The IIP had contracted by 3.2% in February 2021. Industrial output was expected to increase in February, as data released in late March showed that the output of India’s eight core sectors increased by 5.8% year-on-year in February, up from 4% in the previous month. Since the eight core industries make up 40.3% of total IIP, industrial growth tends to rise when these sectors will start performing well. According to the government data, the growth in the mining sector was 4.5% as compared to a contraction of 4.4% in February 2021.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/dipam-may-meet-investment-bankers-today-on-lic-ipo\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIPAM may meet investment bankers today on LIC IPO\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) is likely to meet investment bankers for the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/lic-ipo-key-points-you-should-know\\\\\\\"\u003eLife Insurance Corporation\u003c/a\u003e (LIC) Initial Public Offering (IPO) today. The department conducted market assessments and found that the current situation is favourable for the listing of India’s \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/lic-worlds-third-strongest-insurance-brand-brand-finance\\\\\\\"\u003elargest insurance company\u003c/a\u003e. The government could file an \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/lic-ipo-government-files-updated-drhp-with-results\\\\\\\"\u003eupdated draft\u003c/a\u003e red herring prospectus (UDRHP) for the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/lic-gets-sebis-nod-for-the-biggest-indian-ipo-ever\\\\\\\"\u003eLIC IPO\u003c/a\u003e with the market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), reported CNBC TV18. The government is considering launching the LIC IPO by May, as suggested by government officials to the group of ministers headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Further, the committee is expected to make a decision soon in this regard and give approval to officials for the public offering of shares of the state-owned insurance giant. According to the current DRHP, the government will dilute a 5% stake in LIC.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/joe-biden-finally-says-russian-atrocities-in-ukraine-qualify-as-genocide\\\\\\\"\u003eJoe Biden finally says Russian atrocities in Ukraine qualify as genocide\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/bulkdeal\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBulk Deal data\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"SOCIETE GENERALE bought 768,398 shares in VERANDA at Rs 162.50 per share on the BSE.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"ANAND RATHI GLOBAL FINANCE LTD sold 3,65,300 shares in Premier Limited at Rs 5.12 per share on the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/nse\\\\\\\"\u003eNSE\u003c/a\u003e.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"RIKHAV SECURITIES LIMITED sold 45,600 shares in Bombay Metrics S C Ltd at Rs 396.44 per share on the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/nse\\\\\\\"\u003eNSE\u003c/a\u003e.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/how-ukraine-thwarted-russian-hackers-attack-on-power-grid-again\\\\\\\"\u003eHow Ukraine thwarted Russian hackers' attack on power grid again\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"ANKITA VISHAL SHAH sold 7,99,960 shares in GTL Limited at Rs 12.08 per share on the NSE.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"KIRIT TULSIDAS VASSA sold 2,49,000 shares of Innovative Tyres \u0026amp; Tubes at Rs 5.06 per share on NSE.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"GAURAV JAIN bought 60,000 shares in KRISHNADEF at Rs 95.60 per share on the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/nse\\\\\\\"\u003eNSE\u003c/a\u003e.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/explained-russias-brutal-military-culture\\\\\\\"\u003eExplained: Russia’s brutal military culture\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"PARMAR SAVITABEN DEVJIBHAI sold 5,00,500 shares in Maheshwari Logistics Limited at Rs 100.60 per share on the NSE.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"EPOCH SYNTHETICS PVT LTD bought 1,49,600 shares of Nupur Recyclers Limited at Rs 239.46 per share on NSE.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"PIYUSH SUNDA sold 44,000 shares in Rex Pipes And Cables Ltd at Rs 39.67 per share on the NSE.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/gilbert-gottfried-dead-comedian-who-played-iago-in-aladdin-dies-at-67-after-long-illness\\\\\\\"\u003eIconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried dies at 67, tributes pour in\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/fiianddii\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDII and FII data\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 3128.39 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 870.01 crore in the Indian equity market on April 12, as per provisional data available on the NSE.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/biden-administration-to-launch-new-programme-for-ukraine-refugees-report\\\\\\\"\u003eBiden administration to launch new programme for Ukraine refugees: Report\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/foban\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNSE F\u0026amp;O Ban\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"RBL Bank is under the F\u0026amp;O ban for April 13. Securities in the ban period under the F\u0026amp;O segment include companies in which the security has crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"Yash Sadhak Shrivastava","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_PteDpl8-u0C.jpg","username":"yashsadhak","id":"hVr8BLevnFNI","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"TradeSetup","slug":"tradesetup","id":"odcbbjEYtYHE"},{"name":"StockMarket","slug":"stockmarket","id":"vHCI0WQLTd1o"},{"name":"Sensex","slug":"sensex","id":"MhfKMlGWFTBF"},{"name":"Nifty","slug":"nifty","id":"2JvkXElbbqnQ"},{"name":"ShareMarket","slug":"sharemarket","id":"PkCsd9oT2rCN"},{"name":"NirmalaSitharaman","slug":"nirmalasitharaman","id":"lrmXa26Ltafh"},{"name":"Russia","slug":"russia","id":"ZdjTIzNom80K"},{"name":"NSE","slug":"nse","id":"74WQDLQfPQDQ"},{"name":"BSE","slug":"bse","id":"2seBd7Lyb8z6"},{"name":"RBI","slug":"rbi","id":"mmhRjdCmZCj0"},{"name":"BulkDeal","slug":"bulkdeal","id":"hhAiScHAHTyh"},{"name":"Ukraine","slug":"ukraine","id":"Dq03BAdFix29"},{"name":"indian","slug":"indian","id":"YTJpdaKq5t2z"},{"name":"LIC","slug":"lic","id":"DW8dhye7EZXw"},{"name":"India","slug":"india","id":"Bq4MmUPrXF8p"},{"name":"Omicron","slug":"omicron","id":"suEpuelfS9pi"},{"name":"China","slug":"china","id":"gtTvlJMpH5eQ"},{"name":"OPEC","slug":"opec","id":"ViNiH9Fxq6Wd"},{"name":"Finance","slug":"finance","id":"vdfCkTLQAVNK"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Yash Sadhak Shrivastava","id":"hVr8BLevnFNI","username":"yashsadhak"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-04-13T01:29:25.993155+00:00","publisher":6,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Investors were cautious ahead of critical macroeconomic data announcements — industrial output for February and inflation rate for March — after trading hours, as Indian equity benchmarks fell for the second day in a row and closed over half a per cent down on Tuesday. The Nifty50 has formed a reasonable negative candle on the daily chart with a minor lower shadow, with the next support at around 17,500-17,450 levels after breaching 17,600, according to Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities. There is no indication of any convincing bottom reversal at the lows and one may expect further weakness in the short term, he warned. Also Read| United States man helps North Korea with cryptocurrency services, jailed for 63 months,Indian Indices,Sensex fell 388.20 points or 0.66% to 58,576.37 and Nifty was down by 144.65 points or 0.82% to 17,530.30 in the previous session. Sensex touched a high and low of 58,794.78 and 58,298.57, respectively. There were 9 stocks advancing against 21 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,595.30 and 17,442.35. There were 11 stocks advancing against 39 stocks declining on the index. Also Read| Andrew McDonald appointed Head Coach of Australia Men’s team,Broader Indices,The broader indices ended in red with the BSE Midcap index falling 1.45%, while the Small cap index was down by 1.47%. The top gaining sectoral index on the BSE was Bankex up by 0.50%, while Metal down by 3.50%, Energy down by 2.78%, Realty down by 2.66%, Oil \u0026 Gas down by 2.47%, Basic Materials down by 2.16% were the losing indices on BSE. Also Read| Explained: Why does the UK want adult citizens to measure their waists?,India VIX Index,Nifty or India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 0.62% to 18.16 on Tuesday. SGX Nifty,The trends on SGX Nifty indicate a negative opening for the index in India with a 68-points gain. The Nifty futures were trading at 17,569.00 on the Singaporean Exchange around 06:45 hours IST. Support and Resistance levels,The key support level for the Nifty is placed at 17,450, followed by 17,370. If the index moves up, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 17,603 and 17,676, according to pivot charts. Also Read| Stephen Curry's status for Warriors playoff opener against Denver unclear,US Markets,The S\u0026P 500 fell 15.08 points, or 0.3%, to 4,397.45. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 87.72 points, or 0.3%, to 34,220.36. The Nasdaq fell 40.38 points, or 0.3%, to 13,371.57. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 6.61 points, or 0.3%, to 1,986.94. Asian Markets,Asian markets finished mixed on Tuesday. The Shanghai Composite gained 1.46% and the Hang Seng rose 0.42%. The Nikkei 225 lost 1.81%. European Markets,European markets finished lower yesterday with shares in London leading the region. The FTSE 100 was down 0.49% while Germany's DAX was off 0.48% and France's CAC 40 was lower by 0.34%. Also Read| Who is Frank James, person of interest in Brooklyn subway shooting?,Major News Headlines,OPEC trims 2022 global oil demand forecast due to Russia-Ukraine war,OPEC on Tuesday cut its forecast for growth in world oil demand in 2022 citing the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation as crude prices soar and the resurgence of the Omicron coronavirus variant in China. In a monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said world demand would rise by 3.67 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2022, down 480,000 bpd from its previous forecast. The invasion in February sent oil prices soaring above $139 a barrel, the highest since 2008, worsening inflationary pressures. Crude has since fallen as the United States and other nations announced plans to tap strategic oil stocks to boost supply but remains over $100. CPI Inflation soars sharply to 17-month high of 6.95% in March,India’s retail inflation rate shot up to a 17-month high of 6.95% in March from 6.07% a month ago, thus remaining well above the consensus estimate for the third consecutive month. Fuel prices, which were hiked towards the end of March, are not fully recorded in the current data suggesting that inflation may remain elevated. The surging retail inflation was led by edible oils (18.79%), vegetables (11.64%), meat and fish (9.63%), footwear and clothing (9.4%) and fuel and light (7.52%), according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Inflation in food and beverages increased to 7.46% in March 2022 against 5.93% in February. ,Industrial output rises by 1.7% in February from 1.5% in January,India’s industrial growth, as per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), expanded by 1.7% in February from 1.5% in January, showed data released on April 12 by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The IIP had contracted by 3.2% in February 2021. Industrial output was expected to increase in February, as data released in late March showed that the output of India’s eight core sectors increased by 5.8% year-on-year in February, up from 4% in the previous month. Since the eight core industries make up 40.3% of total IIP, industrial growth tends to rise when these sectors will start performing well. According to the government data, the growth in the mining sector was 4.5% as compared to a contraction of 4.4% in February 2021. DIPAM may meet investment bankers today on LIC IPO,The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) is likely to meet investment bankers for the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) Initial Public Offering (IPO) today. The department conducted market assessments and found that the current situation is favourable for the listing of India’s largest insurance company. The government could file an updated draft red herring prospectus (UDRHP) for the LIC IPO with the market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), reported CNBC TV18. The government is considering launching the LIC IPO by May, as suggested by government officials to the group of ministers headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Further, the committee is expected to make a decision soon in this regard and give approval to officials for the public offering of shares of the state-owned insurance giant. According to the current DRHP, the government will dilute a 5% stake in LIC. Also Read| Joe Biden finally says Russian atrocities in Ukraine qualify as genocide,Bulk Deal data,SOCIETE GENERALE bought 768,398 shares in VERANDA at Rs 162.50 per share on the BSE. ANAND RATHI GLOBAL FINANCE LTD sold 3,65,300 shares in Premier Limited at Rs 5.12 per share on the NSE. RIKHAV SECURITIES LIMITED sold 45,600 shares in Bombay Metrics S C Ltd at Rs 396.44 per share on the NSE. Also Read| How Ukraine thwarted Russian hackers' attack on power grid again,ANKITA VISHAL SHAH sold 7,99,960 shares in GTL Limited at Rs 12.08 per share on the NSE. KIRIT TULSIDAS VASSA sold 2,49,000 shares of Innovative Tyres \u0026 Tubes at Rs 5.06 per share on NSE. GAURAV JAIN bought 60,000 shares in KRISHNADEF at Rs 95.60 per share on the NSE. Also Read| Explained: Russia’s brutal military culture,PARMAR SAVITABEN DEVJIBHAI sold 5,00,500 shares in Maheshwari Logistics Limited at Rs 100.60 per share on the NSE. EPOCH SYNTHETICS PVT LTD bought 1,49,600 shares of Nupur Recyclers Limited at Rs 239.46 per share on NSE. PIYUSH SUNDA sold 44,000 shares in Rex Pipes And Cables Ltd at Rs 39.67 per share on the NSE. Also Read| Iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried dies at 67, tributes pour in,DII and FII data,Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 3128.39 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 870.01 crore in the Indian equity market on April 12, as per provisional data available on the NSE. Also Read| Biden administration to launch new programme for Ukraine refugees: Report,NSE F\u0026O Ban,RBL Bank is under the F\u0026O ban for April 13. Securities in the ban period under the F\u0026O segment include companies in which the security has crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit.","portalUser":{"id":"MK3GmgLG7wo1","name":"Opoyi Business","username":"OpoyiBusiness","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_D6026Kum9dg.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"NSE,India,OPEC,Indian,VIX,Russia,Ukraine,the Ministry of Statistics,LIC,Nifty50,Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst,HDFC Securities,Indian Indices Sensex,BSE,Bankex,Trade setup, stock market news, stock news, share market news, sensex today, nifty ","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-13T01:29:25.993143+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"yglBpldq9Hpj","slug":"english/two-new-omicron-subvariants-detected-by-south-african-scientists","title":"Two new Omicron subvariants detected by South African scientists","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-12T11:27:05.050427+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":0.9166666666666667,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1649762824.092936, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Johannesburg, Apr 12 (PTI) South African scientists have detected two new sublineages of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" According to Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response \u0026 innovation, South Africa, the lineages have been named BA.4 and BA.5.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" However, he said, the detection was no cause for alarm and it was too early to assess the impact of this emergence on the virus\\u2019 epidemiology.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" In a series of tweets, de Oliveira said the lineages have not caused a spike in infections in South Africa and have been found in samples from a number of countries.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"New Omicron BA.4 \u0026 BA.5 detected in South Africa, Botswana, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, and U.K. Early indications that these new sublineages are increasing as a share of genomically confirmed cases in South Africa. 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According to Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response \u0026 innovation, South Africa, the lineages have been named BA.4 and BA.5. However, he said, the detection was no cause for alarm and it was too early to assess the impact of this emergence on the virus’ epidemiology. In a series of tweets, de Oliveira said the lineages have not caused a spike in infections in South Africa and have been found in samples from a number of countries. New Omicron BA.4 \u0026 BA.5 detected in South Africa, Botswana, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, and U.K. Early indications that these new sublineages are increasing as a share of genomically confirmed cases in South Africa. No cause for alarm as no major spike in cases, admissions or deaths in South Africa,” de Oliveira tweeted on Monday. Despite the increase in the percentage of genomes, BA.4 and BA.5 are not causing a spike in infections in South Africa. The same is seen for hospitalisation and deaths, which in South Africa is at a record low, he wrote. The two lineages have similar mutations on their spike proteins, the part of the virus that helps the virus to enter and infect human cells, to the BA.2 sublineage which appears to be more infectious than the original Omicron strain, Oliveira said, adding they also have some additional mutations. The Omicron variant of coronavirus was first discovered in Botswana and South Africa in November last year. Earlier the XE strain, a recombinant of BA.1 and BA.2 sub variants of Omicron, was reported in many countries, including India. Given the current high level of transmission worldwide, it is likely that further variants, including recombinants, will continue to emerge. 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But, I would say there is no need to panic, as the daily cases count is still in the range of 130-150. However, there is a need to be vigilant and follow all Covid-appropriate behaviours,\\\" said Dr Richa Sareen, consultant of pulmonology at Fortis hospital.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" While she has been critical of the city government's recent move to remove the mask mandate, the doctor said, it was not a \\\"static decision\\\" and if the situation warrants, the rules can again be changed.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Doctors PTI spoke to also agreed that vaccination and herd immunity has \\\"certainly provided a level of protection too\\\" to people.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Nation-wide vaccination exercise had begun in January 2021 and currently, the exercise to deliver a precaution dose is underway.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Delhi on Monday had reported 137 fresh COVID-19 cases with the positivity rate rising to 2.70 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government is keeping a close watch on the Covid situation in the capital and there is no major reason to panic at present. 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But, I am seeing visuals on internet and reports that people are gathering in large numbers, and not many wearing mask, which would mean that cases could further rise,\\\" he said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" A massive crowd was seen at a three-day flea market festival at the JLN Stadium here that ended on Sunday. Very few people were seen wearing mask at the venue. The visuals from the festival have been widely shared on social media.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Doctors also said that the city government should increase the number of Covid tests, and while the positivity rate has been on the rise, the number of coronavirus patients getting admitted to hospital is still less.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" However, the situation needs to be observed for the next few days, before making any assessment, they said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" The national capital's COVID-19 tally increased to 18,66,380 on Monday while the death toll stood at 26,157.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The capital had on Sunday reported 141 cases and one death, while the positivity rate stood at 1.29 per cent.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Positivity rate refers to the percentage of people who have tested positive among those overall tested.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" A senior doctor at Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH), one of the major Covid facilities here, also said, a sense of complacency has set in largely among the masses, and that was a \\\"matter of concern\\\".\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"People are not getting themselves tested and treating mild fever and cold at home only. 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The sudden rise in the positivity rate, the Monday's figure being the highest in the last two months, has triggered a concern about a possible new wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the city. The test positivity rate had stood at 2.87 per cent on February 5. Doctors at leading government and private hospitals here concurred that though it was not a panic situation but a sense of complacency setting in largely among the masses was a matter of concern. There has been an uptick in daily cases, and the positivity rate has been increasing in the last few days too, and it jumped to 2.70 per cent, as reported on Monday. But, I would say there is no need to panic, as the daily cases count is still in the range of 130-150. However, there is a need to be vigilant and follow all Covid-appropriate behaviours, said Dr Richa Sareen, consultant of pulmonology at Fortis hospital. While she has been critical of the city government's recent move to remove the mask mandate, the doctor said, it was not a static decision and if the situation warrants, the rules can again be changed. Doctors PTI spoke to also agreed that vaccination and herd immunity has certainly provided a level of protection too to people. Nation-wide vaccination exercise had begun in January 2021 and currently, the exercise to deliver a precaution dose is underway. Delhi on Monday had reported 137 fresh COVID-19 cases with the positivity rate rising to 2.70 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government is keeping a close watch on the Covid situation in the capital and there is no major reason to panic at present. He said all necessary steps will be taken if the need arises. City Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday had said the city government is keeping a watchful eye on the COVID-19 situation and there was no reason to worry until a new variant of concern is detected. Dr Suranjit Chatterjee, senior consultant, internal medicine, Apollo hospital here cautioned that while daily cases have been rising, a sense of complacency has set in among the masses in general, especially after the mask mandate was removed.I do not foresee any new wave as long as we remain cautious, follow all Covid-appropriate behaviours and wear masks while being outside, especially in crowded places. But, I am seeing visuals on internet and reports that people are gathering in large numbers, and not many wearing mask, which would mean that cases could further rise, he said. A massive crowd was seen at a three-day flea market festival at the JLN Stadium here that ended on Sunday. Very few people were seen wearing mask at the venue. The visuals from the festival have been widely shared on social media. Doctors also said that the city government should increase the number of Covid tests, and while the positivity rate has been on the rise, the number of coronavirus patients getting admitted to hospital is still less. However, the situation needs to be observed for the next few days, before making any assessment, they said. The national capital's COVID-19 tally increased to 18,66,380 on Monday while the death toll stood at 26,157.The capital had on Sunday reported 141 cases and one death, while the positivity rate stood at 1.29 per cent. Positivity rate refers to the percentage of people who have tested positive among those overall tested. A senior doctor at Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH), one of the major Covid facilities here, also said, a sense of complacency has set in largely among the masses, and that was a matter of concern. People are not getting themselves tested and treating mild fever and cold at home only. There is no need to panic at the moment, but we should be vigilant, she said. Asked how real was the threat of a new variant, the doctor said, there is still an uncertainty as to whether it will be milder than previous Omicron or more lethal than Delta variant, though if latter was the case, it would have shown the trend by now. The WHO has issued a warning against XE, a new variant of Omicron first detected in the UK, and suggested that it could be more transmissible than any COVID-19 strain so far. The XE variant is a combination or recombinant of both sub-variants -- BA.1 and BA.2 -- of Omicron.The genomic analysis of the COVID-19 XE variant sample from Gujarat is still underway and results are expected soon, Union health ministry sources had said on Saturday. Gujarat reported its first XE variant case after a man from Mumbai tested positive for COVID-19 during his visit to Vadodara, a state official had said. Before this, Mumbai civic body officials had said that a woman who had arrived from South Africa in February-end and tested positive in March has been infected by the XE variant, but the health ministry had not agreed.The ministry had said that present evidence does not yet indicate that it is a case of the XE variant.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Delhi,Omicron,Mumbai,New Delhi,Richa Sareen,Fortis,Arvind Kejriwal,Satyendar Jain,Suranjit Chatterjee,Apollo","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-12T09:36:04.822940+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"2sAdXQHQ5AZX","slug":"english/omicron-ba4-and-ba-5-all-you-need-to-know","title":"Omicron BA.4 and BA. 5: All you need to know","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_Z1xRXljGl.jpg","coverCaption":"Not all virus variants spread the same way (Photo Credit: Unsplash/Representational)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-12T09:30:00.422123+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eOmicron BA.4 and BA.5 are sister variants of BA.1\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBA.1 variant now makes for 94% of all sequenced cases\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eFew dozen cases of BA.4 and BA.5 have been reported so far\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1649752553131,\\\"strCount\\\":2567,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Amid a global\\\\nsurge in coronavirus cases, primarily driven by the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/how-was-omicron-the-new-covid-variant-named\\\\\\\"\u003eOmicron BA 2 variant\u003c/a\u003e, the\\\\n\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/omicron-variant-symptoms-fatigue-mild-fever-and-a-scratchy-throat\\\\\\\"\u003eWorld Health Organization\u003c/a\u003e (WHO) has now started tracking two sister variants of\\\\nthe original Omicron BA.1 – BA.4 and BA.5. 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The world health body is trying to find out the transmissibility of these newly-surfaced variants and also whether the variants pose greater dangers. Also Read | How was Omicron, the new COVID variant, named?,“We are tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly-transmissible Omicron strain. We are already tracking BA.1 and BA.2 – now globally dominant – as well as BA 1.1 and BA.3,” the health body said on Monday. Sister variants on the block ,The BA.4 and BA.5 variants are the newest of the Omicron variants spreading COVID-19. They have surfaced at a time when the BA.1 variant has come to dominate global infections accounting for 94% of all sequenced COVID-19 cases. Also Read | Omicron variant symptoms: Fatigue, mild fever and a scratchy throat,Race against time ,The original Omicron variant had spread like wildfire causing spikes in infection and throwing healthcare systems in disarray. But not all variants are the same. Only some mutations have an ability to spread. That is what the WHO is currently trying to figure out. The health body is tracking the BA.4 and BA.5 variants to determine transmissibility. Also Read | What do we know about “stealth omicron so far?,To scare or not to scare ,The impact of these variants in still being studied. However, of the cases reported in South Africa, nearly all cases reported mild symptoms. All patients suffering from the infection and studied were vaccinated. Thus, the impact of the variants on unvaccinated remains unclear. ,How far is the spread? ,Not very. According to data available with health agencies, only a few dozen Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variant cases have been reported so far. The BA.4 variant has been found in the UK, Botswana and Denmark so far, according to Britain’s state-run health agency.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_IAxzIxai2.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"28.6139","longitude":"77.209","name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India","city":"Delhi"},"keywords":"the World Health Organization,South Africa,UK,Botswana,Britain","originalPublishedOn":"2022-04-12T09:30:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"EShQISLTEMIh","slug":"english/voluntary-use-of-masks-must-be-promoted-in-view-of-new-xe-variant-experts","title":"Voluntary use of masks must be promoted in view of new XE variant: Experts","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-04-12T09:03:05.622206+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1649754184.499577, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) Voluntary use of masks must be promoted in the country in view of COVID-19's new XE variant, healthcare experts said, calling it the single-most effective intervention against all variants of the coronavirus.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"After more than two years, mandatory wearing of masks was lifted in Maharashtra and Delhi. 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Wearing masks was mandatory in public in view of the COVID-19 infection and not following this protocol drew a fine as high as Rs 2,000.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against XE, a new variant of Omicron first detected in the UK, and suggested that it could be more transmissible than any COVID-19 strain so far. The XE variant is a combination or recombinant of both sub-variants -- BA.1 and BA.2 -- of Omicron.Asked about the new variant's impact on India, which is witnessing a dip in cases ever since the Omicron driven wave started receding in February, the experts said that there is no need to panic but advocated for voluntary use of masks in public.Gujarat reported its first case of the XE variant on Saturday after authorities got the genome sequencing results of the sample taken from a man from Mumbai, who had tested positive for COVID-19 during his visit to Vadodara on March 12, a state official said.Earlier to this, Mumbai civic body officials had said that a woman who had arrived from South Africa in February-end and tested positive in March has been infected by the XE variant, but the health ministry has not confirmed it to be so.Eminent virologist T Jacob John said XE means there were XA, XB, XC and XD earlier but none of them were given much attention.XE gained attention since it became common in the UK. It had about 10 per cent higher transmissibility than the BA.2 lineage of Omicron. Many media persons misread this as 10 times more transmissible than BA.2 and thus, XE gained false notoriety, he told PTI.After the Omicron wave (predominantly BA.2) receded by the third week of February, there was no cause for alarm even if this one virus is confirmed as XE. No change in our tactics is called for. While masks have many benefits other than Covid control, and should be generally promoted by health education, mandate with punishment for non-compliance is quite unnecessary, he added.Giridhara R Babu, professor and the head of lifecourse epidemiology at the Public Health Foundation of India, said reporting of the XE variant should be seen as a strength of the surveillance system.XE is a recombinant sublineage of one of the many Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants. It is not a variant of concern. We should not get worked up due to its reporting. Certainly, we should refrain from implementing any reactive panic measures. We should recollect that the Delta variant had several sublineages before Omicron finally replaced it, he told PTI.Babu said the precautions followed for Omicron should continue before more data on its transmissibility in India emerges.I feel that voluntary use of masks should be encouraged as this is the single most effective intervention against all variants. However, there should not be any penalty, and instead of a mandate, ensuring availability and free distribution of masks, especially in closed space settings, will be helpful, he added.Babu said there is no data to support warranting restrictions in movement. Field investigations of clusters and genomic sequencing should be sustained and strengthened to monitor how newer sublineages might impact, he said.Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, a physician and leading epidemiologist who has been involved in India’s pandemic response, said the hype around the XE variant is uncalled for and exaggerated.It has no relevance and there is no reason to be concerned. The only relevant thing of reporting of XE shows that India's genomic surveillance system is working. 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