Covid 19 Omicron
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Will Omicron bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic? Here’s what experts have to say
The coronavirus variant, first detected in South Africa, has caused a massive spike in cases across the world, forcing governments to impose new restrictions
Tata's COVID-19 test kit to detect Omicron variant gets IMCR nod: All you need to know about 'OmiSure'
The new test, which will provide results in two-and-a-half hours, will most likely be sold in the market by around 12 January
Omicron risk remains ‘very high’, says WHO as COVID-19 cases spike across the world
The new COVID-19 variant with a doubling time of two to three days has already overtaken the previously-dominant Delta variant in a number of countries, including Britain and the United States
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Will the pandemic end in 2022? Surging COVID-19 cases and new Omicron variant make it seem a far-off reality
The world could see the coronavirus pandemic begin fading next year into an endemic disease like others humanity lives with, unless glaring inequality in vaccine access drags it out and worse variants emerge
Omicron in India: Authorities in a tizzy after 147 returnees in Bareilly 'untraceable'
The officials have shared the information of the flyers with the police and local intelligence unit to find them as soon as possible
‘Risk of hospitalisation lesser for Omicron-infected patients than those suffering from Delta’
Research by Imperial College London found that people infected with the new COVID-19 variant are 40 to 45 percent less likely to spend a night or more in hospital compared with the Delta variant
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What is Delmicron? How is it different from Omicron? All your questions answered
Delmicron is the double variant of coronavirus that is spreading increasingly in the West. This name has been derived by combining the Delta variant and the Omicron variant
No country can boost itself out of COVID-19 pandemic, says WHO chief as Omicron variant wreaks havoc worldwide
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus insisted that the priority must remain to get vaccines to vulnerable people everywhere rather than giving additional doses to the already vaccinated
Omicron in India: Narendra Modi to hold review meet today as new COVID-19 variant spreads
Of date, there are 213 cases of Omicron in the country. Delhi tops the list with 57 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 54 infections
'Three to four cops posted outside my house': Delhi Omicron patient recounts tale of home isolation and hospitalisation
Sahil Thakur, the 27-year-old Rohini resident, said he had been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic too
Tracking Omicron: Israel reports its first death from COVID-19 variant; WHO warns of ‘another storm coming’
Omicron, first detected in November in South Africa, has rapidly spread across the globe, with 38 of 53 European countries, reporting it to now being the dominant variant
COVID-19 vaccine inequity allowed variants like Omicron to emerge
Wherever COVID-19 has the chance to linger, variants develop and travel. This entirely predictable pattern is destined to repeat itself unless countries with resources share vaccines with others that cannot afford them.
UK reports record 93,045 new COVID-19 cases in third consecutive daily record; Omicron becomes dominant in London
Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a ‘very serious threat’ and that the country was seeing a considerable wave coming through
India reports 101 Omicron cases; Centre asks citizens to avoid non-essential travel, gatherings
The health ministry said Maharashtra reported 32 cases of the variant, Delhi (22), Rajasthan (17), Karnataka (8), Telangana (8), Gujarat (5), Kerala (5), Andhra Pradesh (1), Chandigarh (1), Tamil Nadu (1) and West Bengal (1)
Joe Biden warns of winter of 'severe illness and death' as Omicron threat grows larger in America
The US president stressed the importance of vaccinated people getting a booster and of those who have yet to be vaccinated receiving their first shot
Omicron spreads further in India: Three cases detected in Telangana, total tally rises to 64
A 24-year-old Kenyan woman, a 23-year-old Somalian man and a seven-year-old child tested positive after arriving at Hyderabad’s international airport on 12 December
Omicron variant probably in most countries, spreading at an unprecedented rate, says WHO
The UN health agency urged countries to quickly rein in transmission and warned against treating the new variant as a ‘mild disease’
COVID-19: Omicron variant could spread faster but it’s still not certain, says WHO
The comments from the UN health agency come among swirling concerns about the new variant that first emerged in southern Africa last month, prompting some countries to shut their borders and rattling stock markets
Omicron vs Delta: Battle of COVID-19 variants rages across the world
Early data shows that that reinfection rates are much higher with the new variant than previous variants, suggesting the virus is escaping immunity somewhat. It also shows the virus seems to be infecting younger people, mostly those who are unvaccinated
Omicron: Parliamentary panel recommends evaluation of vaccines, more research for booster dose
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, which presented its report on Friday, also said that concerns with regard to the new strain developing immune escape mechanism should be critically addressed.