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Hong Kong: The hyper mutated Omicron Covid-19 variant infects and multiplies 70 times faster than the Delta variant and the original SARS-CoV-2 in human lungs, according to a study. This may explain the reason why Omicron is transmitting much faster between humans than previous variants, said researchers from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at The […]
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New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that 10 cases of Omicron have been detected in the capital so far and 40 people are admitted to the special facility at Lok Nayak Hospital meant for isolating and treating suspected cases of the new Covid variant. Of the 40 people, 38 are COVID-19 […]
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Washington: The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row. The White House on Wednesday insisted there was no need for a lockdown because […]
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Stockholm: A rapid increase in the number of Omicron Covid-19 variant cases is imminent, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned. The European Union’s (EU) health watchdog on Wednesday urged countries to rapidly intensify their vaccination efforts, and reintroduce and strengthen other measures to slow down the spread of the virus, […]
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Hyderabad: The efficient surveillance system of Telangana to identify Covid-19 positive cases played a key role in identifying the first Omicron variant infections. The two international travellers from Kenya and Somalia, who had tested positive for Omicron, were not from at-risk countries and could have easily slipped the screening process at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport […]
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New Delhi: The Omicron variant is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization has said. WHO Director General Tedros A. Ghebreyesus said that a total of 77 countries have reported Omicron cases so far but the reality is that this variant is probably yet to be detected in some countries. “Omicron is spreading […]
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These are the first cases of Omicron variant to get reported in TS.
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Hyderabad: Genome sequencing results of three international passengers who had arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad from at-risk countries, are awaited for conformation of Omicron variant, health bulletin on Tuesday said. So far, 18 international passengers had tested positive for Covid-19 in the RT-PCR tests out of which 15 have tested negative for […]
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Johannesburg: A two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33 per cent protection against infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, but 70 per cent protection against hospitalisation, according to a large-scale analysis in South Africa released Tuesday. The first large-scale analysis of vaccine effectiveness in the region where the new variant was discovered appears to […]
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London: The number of daily Omicron infections in the UK has been estimated as being at 200,000, according to the UK Health Security Agency. The estimates based on modelling come after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a televised statement on Sunday, warned that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of Omicron infections. Health secretary Sajid […]
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New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said four more cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, have been detected in the national capital and all have travel history to foreign countries. The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has not spread in the community so far and the situation is under control, he […]
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London: The UK has seen its first death from Omicron, even as the latest variant of the coronavirus is expected to comprise 50 per cent of the cases in London by Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. “Sadly yes, Omicron is producing hospitalisations and sadly at least one patient has been confirmed to […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A man, who flew in to Kochi from the UK, has tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Kerala Health Minister, Veena George announced on Sunday. She said that the passenger is stable and is under observation, while stressing that there was no need for panic as situation is under control. According to the […]
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A 34-year-old foreign traveller came from Ireland to Mumbai Airport, tested and found negative for COVID-19 RT-PCR test. He was allowed to travel and came to Visakhapatnam on November 27, 2021.
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Hyderabad: There are indications that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has probably reached many Indian cities and is already there in the community. However, Indians have acquired strong seropositivity and the new virus will not find it easy to be transmissible, top genome expert and former Director of Hyderabad-based Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology […]
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Sangareddy: An Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) team, which launched a Covid tracker website, has predicted that Omicron variant cases may peak in India on January 27, 2022. IITH Professor M Vidyasagar, who is part of SUTRA team, said Omicron cases in the country may touch 1.5 lakh cases. The wave, however, will totally […]
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Gandhinagar: Gujarat has now three Omicron cases after the reports of two relatives of the state’s first Omicron patient came as positive, officials said on Friday. The health authorities had detected two of the Zimbabwe-returned man’s relatives as Covid positive on Sunday. Their swab samples were sent for Omicron testing, which have turned out to […]
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Rise in cases among kids in South Africa puts spotlight on paediatric wings back here
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No global crisis can be tackled in isolation. It requires a global response; a joint international effort where all nations must speak in one voice. The pandemic has taught some hard lessons to the world. The key among them is that the issues of public health and safety transcend the borders and that no one […]
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If you’re talking about Omicron to your friends, we are quite confident that most of you are mispronouncing the word. Because it made it to the list of 2021’s most commonly mispronounced words. And although you know the lyrics to Billie Eilish’s songs by heart, you may not know how to pronounce her name in […]
