South African scientists have detected two new sub-variants of the highly contagious Omicron variant – BA.4 and BA.5. New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) South African scientists have detected two new sub-variants of the highly contagious Omicron variant – BA.4 and BA.5.
The new XE variant of Covid is just another form of Omicron, and its case was detected in January also before recently being found in Gujarat, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The new
Covid’s third wave triggered by the Omicron variant pulled down India’s domestic air passenger traffic growth in January 2022 on a year-on-year basis. New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Covid’s third wave triggered by the Omicron variant pulled down India’s domestic air
Although Omicron is touted as mild compared to previous variants, it is widely known to be more contagious than previous Covid strains. Sydney, Feb 17 (IANS) Although Omicron is touted as mild compared to previous variants, it is widely known to
Moscow, Feb 14 (IANS) The Omicron strain of the Covid-19 may lead to neurological complications much like other Covid variants, according to a Russian expert. According to founder and chief executive of DNKOM research center Andrey Isaev, although Omicron has been
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A new research on Omicron-infected patients suggests that the current Covid wave, driven by the new strain, appears to cause less severe illness and even provide protection against the deadlier Delta variant. South Africa-based researchers found
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Sputnik V vaccine has demonstrated strong protection against Omicron variant, with over 2 times higher virus neutralising activity compared to the Pfizer vaccinea, ccording to a study conducted by the Spallanzani Institute in Italy in
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) In a fresh warning, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Omicron variant of the coronavirus is causing hospitalisations and deaths the world over, and the narrative that it is a mild disease is misleading.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) While the recent surge in Covid cases seen in India is largely due to Omicron, it does not mean that Delta has weakened, experts contended on Tuesday. India on Tuesday recorded 1,68,063 new Covid cases, taking
Paris, Jan 9 (IANS) The Omicron Covid-19 variant may be 105 per cent more transmissible than Delta, according to a research by French scientists. The study, published on the medRxiv site and yet to be peer-reviewed, analysed 131,478 tests in France
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) In the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has taken just eight days for India’s daily cases to cross 1 lakh from 10,000. If you compare it with the second wave last year, it took
Geneva, Jan 7 (IANS) While Omicron does appear to be less severe compared to Delta, especially in those vaccinated, it does not mean it should be categorised as ‘mild’ as just like previous variants, Omicron is hospitalising people and it is
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) India’s overall Omicron tally increased to 2,630 after 495 fresh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, with Maharashtra and Delhi continuing to be the worst-hit, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total, 995
Geneva, Jan 5 (IANS) Amid reports that Omicron has symptoms akin to a common cold, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that it is not a common cold and should not be taken lightly. The four most common symptoms
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India registered a single-day rise of 58,097 Covid cases, a spike of 20,718 over the previous days total, and 534 deaths in a span of 24 hours, said the Union ministry of health and family welfare
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) In another significant single-day spike amid the ongoing resurgence, India logged 37,479 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, taking the overall active infection tally to 1,71,830, the Union Ministry of Health and Family
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Even as India is seeing a steep rise in Covid cases driven by infections caused by the Omicron variant, there’s an urgent need to scale up preventive measures such as masks, vaccinations, social distancing and not
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Existing vaccines are not as effective against Omicron as they were against the original virus, and thus boosters may help enhance immunity, health experts said here. The Omicron variant, being highly transmissible, has the potential to
Varanasi, Jan 3 (IANS) With a sharp rise in the Covid cases in Varanasi and neighbouring districts in the past few days, officials have contacted the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to restart its temporary Covid hospital in the city.
London, Jan 3 (IANS) While the Omicron variant is considered to be “mild”, the new symptoms include nausea and loss of appetite, according to a Zoe Covid app study. According to the UK’s NHS, the symptoms of coronavirus generally include “a
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