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Hyderabad: A solitary case of the BA.2.12.1 variant with L452Q mutation, the new sub-lineage of Omicron variant which is being linked to the surge of Covid infections in New Delhi and New York, was reported in Telangana by the geneticists from Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG). Samples from Covid positive individuals in Hyderabad were collected […]

Hyderabad: The third wave of Covid-19 driven by the Omicron variant does not seemed to have upset the wedding plans of many in the city. The auspicious first weekend of February saw a number of weddings taking place in Hyderabad even as many were seen following all Covid-related protocol. Many function halls in different parts […]

Tokyo: The highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 can survive upto eight days on plastic and 21 hours on skin — a much longer period of time than other variants of concern like Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, as well as the original strain, according to a study. The study posted on pre-print, and not […]

London: The Omicron variant of Covid is highly contagious but is known to cause less severe disease than Delta. This is after being better at escaping immune protection by vaccinations and previous infections. However, the reasons for this have so far remained elusive. Now, a new study has shown that Omicron variant viruses are particularly […]

Hyderabad: With the Omicron variant now spreading fast across the State, is it still safe to dine out? The government stressed that they don’t intend to impose any new lockdown restrictions yet, such as closing down restaurant areas. However, some restaurants and bars have imposed rules requiring customers to show proof of vaccination to eat […]

London: A third ‘booster’ dose of Covid-19 vaccine successfully raises antibody levels that neutralise the Omicron variant, according to laboratory findings. Published as a research letter in The Lancet, researchers including from the Francis Crick Institute and UCLH Biomedical Research, found that antibodies generated in people who had received only two doses of either the […]

Hyderabad: The State government is all set to launch door-to-door fever survey across Telangana from Friday to quickly identify individuals with Covid-19 symptoms, supply medicine kits and isolate them immediately, which potentially could break the transmission chains of the Omicron variant driven Covid third wave. The door-to-door fever survey will be implemented through a combined […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday registered a significant surge in daily Omicron variant Covid-19 infections with health authorities reporting 3,557 positive cases out of which 1474 were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities also have reported three Covid-19 fatalities on Wednesday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,065. The active Covid-19 positive […]

Hyderabad: While the Omicron variant has been the dominant circulating virus triggering the Covid third wave, there are pockets where the Delta variant continues to remain active and could be responsible for Covid-related fatalities in Telangana, senior public health officials here believe. It is universally accepted that the Omicron variant is highly transmissible but not […]

Washington: An international team of researchers recently studied the sensitivity of Omicron to antibodies compared with the currently dominant Delta variant. The study about this variant has been published in the ‘Nature Journal’. The new COVID-19 Omicron variant is more transmissible than the Delta variant. However, its biological characteristics are still relatively unknown. In South […]

Addis Ababa: After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic driven primarily by the Omicron variant, is flattening, marking the shortest-lived surge to date in the continent where cumulative cases have now exceeded 10 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Weekly cases having plateaued in the week ending on January 9, […]

New Delhi: India saw a single day jump of 2,64,202 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 239 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,65,82,129 which includes 5,753 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. There has been a 4.83 per cent increase in Omicron […]

Hyderabad: The daily surge in new Covid-19 infections in Telangana driven by the Omicron variant has continued with health authorities on Thursday reporting 2,707 positive cases including 1,328 from areas under GHMC. Two fatalities related to Covid-19 were also reported on Thursday, which has taken the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,049. The […]

Hyderabad: Despite the rise in Covid-19 infections due to the Omicron variant, all the healthcare services in government hospitals in Hyderabad have continued. While there is a dip in the number of outpatients needing non-Covid healthcare facilities, the inpatient admissions appeared to have not been affected. On Tuesday, Director of Medical Education (DME), Dr K […]

Hyderabad: The daily new Covid-19 positive infections driven by the Omicron variant have continued to surge in Telangana with authorities on Saturday reporting 2,606 cases out of which 1,583 cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities have also reported two fatalities on Saturday, which has taken the total number of deaths to 4041 […]

While the Indian economy is on the path of overall recovery from the worst hit it took at the start of the pandemic, the situation remains volatile in the face of the rapid surge of the Omicron variant and the informal sector continues to be in the red. What is more worrying is the rising […]

Mumbai: Maharashtra’s single-day Covid-19 caseload shot above the 40,000-mark on Friday though no new case of the Omicron variant was reported for the day, taking the states overall Covid tally past the 68 lakh-mark, health officials said. For the 11th consecutive day, the state reported a massive spike in Covid-19 infections and suspect cases whose […]

Hyderabad: Centre’s recommendations to States on Friday following rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, believed to be driven by Omicron variant, is yet another instance of Telangana remaining one step ahead of the curve when it comes to introducing novel measures to fight the pandemic. Realising the possibility of community transmission across major Indian cities, Ministry […]

Hyderabad: To control the spread of Covid in view of emergence of Omicron variant, Telangana government has issued orders prohibiting rallies and public meetings apart from imposing certain restrictions on congregation of people. Citing the recent orders of High Court on taking appropriate decision in respect of public gatherings in view of Omicron, the government […]

Kanpur: Researchers at IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) have predicted that a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which may be triggered by the new Omicron variant, may peak in India by February 3, 2022. A report, published in the online preprint health server MedRxiv, said: “Following the trends around the world, this project report forecasts India’s […]