Omicron Covid 19 Variant

COVID cases continue to surge, positivity rate goes up to 2.26%

<p> India reported 7,584 fresh COVID cases in the last 24 hours, data released by the Union Health Ministry on…

2 years ago

Faster spreading BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron confirmed in Tamil Nadu, Telangana

<p> The presence of the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus have been confirmed in…

3 years ago

Omicron is intrinsically as severe as previous COVID variants, says new study

<p> A new study carried out in the USA has concluded that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is intrinsically as…

3 years ago

PM Modi tells Chief Ministers to stay alert as COVID challenge is still not over

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday told the Chief Ministers of states that the COVID challenge is not fully…

3 years ago

Delhi slaps fines for not wearing masks as COVID cases surge

<p> Delhi on Friday reported 1,042 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.64 per cent while two persons…

3 years ago

What Is Stealth Omicron? | China Battles Biggest COVID Outbreak | Omicron Subvariant BA.2 |

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tcuVIuTqDH0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> China is battling…

3 years ago

More contagious version of Omicron spreads in US: Report

<p> <strong>Infectious disease experts are keeping a close eye on an even more contagious version of the Omicron variant spreading…

3 years ago

Covid wave overwhelms Hong Kong

<p> Hong Kong is being overwhelmed by the "onslaught" of COVID-19 infections, its leader said on Monday as daily infections…

3 years ago

US study shows that 4th dose of COVID vaccine may also be required

<p> The efficacy of third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines falls substantially by the fourth month after…

3 years ago

WHO worried as Omicron death toll touches 500,000 mark worldwide

<p> The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that as many as 500,000 deaths due to COVID-19 have been recorded…

3 years ago

Indian scientists develop better technique to detect Covid-19

<p> A team of Indian scientists has developed a new technology platform for fluorometric detection of SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) that is…

3 years ago

India’s daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases falls below 1 lakh, schools re-open in five states

<p> India’s daily count of fresh COVID-19 infections slowed to 83,876 cases in the last 24 hours, falling below the…

3 years ago

Indian scientists roll out new self-disinfecting masks to keep COVID-19 at bay

<p> A team of Indian scientists in collaboration with an industry partner have developed a self-disinfecting ‘copper-based nanoparticle-coated antiviral face…

3 years ago

High Court terms Delhi govt order to wear mask in car while driving alone as “absurd”

<p> Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that the order of the state government to make wearing a mask mandatory…

3 years ago

India’s daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases falls by 20%

<p> India recorded 1,67,059 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, 20 per cent lower than the 2.09 lakh…

3 years ago

Daily count of fresh Covid-19 cases declines nationwide

<p> The daily count of fresh Covid-19 infections in India fell by 12 per cent to 2.51 lakh on Friday.…

3 years ago

Delhi records 9,197 fresh cases of COVID, 19% lower than yesterday

<p> Delhi on Sunday recorded 9,197 fresh COVID-19 cases, which is 19 per cent lower than the 11,486 infections registered…

3 years ago

India records single-day surge of 3.5 lakh Covid cases, Kerala & Maharashtra worst-hit

<p> India’s daily count of fresh Covid cases surged to 3.50 lakh over the last 24 hours, the highest level…

3 years ago

Don’t use masks for children aged five years or below, says health ministry

<p> In the 'Revised Comprehensive Guidelines for Management of COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents (below 18 years)', the health ministry…

3 years ago

Way being paved for easier access to booster shots of COVID vaccine

<p> An expert committee of the Central drug authority on Wednesday gave its approval for upgrading the status Covaxin and…

3 years ago

Must dos for home treatment of COVID-19 patients in new Health Ministry guidelines

<p> The Health Ministry issued revised guidelines on Monday for the treatment of COVID-19 in adult patients which caution against…

3 years ago