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What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

The Independent UK

Morning Digest | BRICS meet likely in June, India to attend China-hosted event; Two juveniles among 23 held in connection with Jahangirpuri violence; and more

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The Hindu

‘Virtually like drugs’: Gaming addiction in kids after 2 yrs of increased screen time

KOLKATA: Increased online interactions and gadget-dependence have made more youngsters fall prey to ‘gaming addiction’ over the last two years of the pandemic, say experts, who believe it could have repercussions on their academic and professional careers.

The Times of India

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Six in 10 UK classrooms 'have poorer air quality than traffic-filled roads'

Digital pollution monitors were used in 26 schools on 10 separate school days by children and their teachers - and the results are stark

Daily Mirror

40 lakh people died due to govt. negligence during COVID-19: Rahul Gandhi

India on Saturday questioned WHO’s methodology to estimate COVID-19 mortalities in the country

The Hindu

Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils review - this special episode is an Easter treat

All aboard, me hearties: the Doctor is back, with pirates

Evening Standard

Doctor Who review, ‘Legend of the Sea Devils’: Are the Doctor and Yaz finally on the cusp of their big romantic moment?

Jodie Whittaker’s penultimate episode has beautifully tender moments, but the love story might have developed a little too late

The Independent UK

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Amid row over actual COVID-19 deaths, WHO Director General to visit India

Tedros Ghebreyesus will attend the inauguration of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | India objects to WHO methodology for calculating COVID-19 death toll; Delhi, U.P. on high alert after violence; and more

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The Hindu

India objects to WHO methodology for calculating COVID-19 toll

Health Ministry responds to reports of India stalling the world health body’s efforts

The Hindu

Actress Chhavi Mittal says, 'Its not the best thing to happen': Common breast cancer signs women tend to miss

Actress Chhavi Mittal took to social media to share her fight against breast cancer. In a long post on Instagram Chhavi Mittal has thanked everyone for being supportive and caring to her.

The Times of India

The food vaccine as right, more so for TB patients

Without addressing undernutrition, the goals of reducing the incidence of TB, and mortality, in India, cannot be reached

The Hindu

More hepatitis cases in young children likely to emerge in coming days, says WHO

UK doctors and scientists investigating 74 cases of inflammatory liver condition

The Independent UK

WHO monitoring rise in UK hepatitis cases in young children with warning of more reports to come

The rise in cases among young children has led to six youngsters having to receive liver transplants

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

WHO monitors rise in cases of hepatitis in children across UK

Medical watchdog notified of cases of severe acute hepatitis after six children underwent liver transplants

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

Belfast Live

Hepatitis symptoms as World Health Organisation says cases in children expected to rise

More cases are likely to be reported in the coming days

The Independent UK

WHO monitoring hepatitis cases with warning of more reports in coming days

WHO said it was closely monitoring reports of hepatitis in the UK as it warned of more cases likely to come.

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Al Jazeera

India: Workers face health risks in world’s ‘most polluted’ city

Bhiwadi in Rajasthan state named world’s worst city for air pollution but many workers unaware of risks and shun masks.

The Guardian - AU

Australia on alert after new Omicron XE Covid variant found in NSW

The combination of BA.2 and BA.1 is thought to be highly contagious and comes as mandatory negative Covid tests for travellers to Australia is scrapped

The Times of India

Covaxin’s Phase 2/3 clinical trials put on hold in the US

HYDERABAD: The US Food and Drug Administration has put on hold the phase 2/3 clinical trials of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin in the US.

The Hindu

Covaxin trials in U.S. put on hold

WHO had announced suspension of the vaccine supplies through UN procurement agencies

The Independent UK

WHO: COVID cases, deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet

The World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease

The Conversation

What's the new Omicron XE variant and should I be worried?

It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it’s hard to know how concerned we ought to be.

Bangkok Post

No sign yet of sub-variants

Two new Omicron sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5, still have not been detected in Thailand, Ramathibodi Hospital's Centre for Medical Genomics (CMG) says.

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