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Kanpur: A high level multi-disciplinary team has been studying Zika virus case that was reported in Kanpur. It also took note of another Coronavirus variant of interest which may become a variant of trouble.

Concern was also raised with the government on a new Covid-19 variant Delta Plus AY.4.2, which is said to have been detected in our country. It spreads even faster than the delta variant, sources said.

The Central government has been urged to take necessary action in order to avoid an experience like the Delta variant wave.

25 Oct 2021; MEMO: Tunisia is imposing COVID-19 vaccine passes on Tunisians and all foreign visitors, Reuters reported on a presidential decree on Friday.

Officials, employees and users are required to show a card proving inoculation against the coronavirus to access public and private administrations, according to the decree. The pass will also be required to enter cafes, restaurants, hotels and tourist establishments, it said.

Gorakhpur (UP), Oct 24 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the phase of COVID-19 pandemic is almost over in the state.

Kanpur: A 57-year-old man from Kanpur had tested positive for the virus on October 22.

The Union Health Ministry on Monday sent a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Uttar Pradesh where a Zika virus case was reported in Kanpur.

The multi-disciplinary team comprising an entomologist, public health specialists and a gynaecologist has been sent to take stock of the ground situation and follow containment measures.

Kanpur: What is Zika virus, that has caused a sensation in Kanpur? 

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Zika virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.

It was first identified in humans in Uganda and Tanzania in 1952.

Symptoms generally include mild fever, rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, or headaches.

Most symptoms can last for two-seven days. The virus can also be transmitted through sexual intercourse.

Mumbai, Oct 24 (PTI) Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has alleged that the claim of administration of 100 crore vaccine doses against COVID-19 in the country was "false" and not more than 23 crore (230 million) doses were given to eligible citizens so far.

Addressing a party meeting at Nashik in Maharashtra on Saturday, Raut said he would give proof that the 100 crore vaccination claim was "false".

"How much will you lie?" the Rajya Sabha member asked, without taking any names.

Kanpur: Is a serious disease spreading? The dread of Covid-19 is still not over. In such a grim situation there remains a possibility of another deadly infection.

For it, a team of experts from Delhi has reached here and samples of those who came in contact with the one patient have been sent for thorough examination.

Official sources asserted that the patient is an Air Force Station personnel. He is admitted to an Air Force Hospital.

The first patient of Zika virus has been found in Kanpur. The health department sent the patient's samples to Pune for testing.

New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) The Congress on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of misleading the country on vaccinations when only 21 per cent of the country's population was fully vaccinated.

The opposition party asked the prime minister to bring out a white paper on how his government intends to vaccinate all adults by year-end, a promise made by him earlier.

20 Oct 2021; MEMO: Moroccan authorities will suspend direct flights with Britain, Germany, and the Netherlands over COVID-19 concerns starting tomorrow, Reuters reported flag carrier RAM announcing today.

Morocco recently announced that it would impose a mandatory vaccine pass for access to public places and inter-city travel after it inoculated most of its adult population.

Kanpur: The IIT Kanpur report on handling of the Covid -19, as The Wire reports, is deeply flawed in many ways, and it would be easy to dismiss it as mere political propaganda.

However, it deserves careful scrutiny given the wide media coverage and the eminence of its author.

Its most striking weakness is that it fails to ask, in any meaningful way, how many people died in Uttar Pradesh as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, writes Wire.