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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 […]
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Hyderabad: From Covid-19 to face masks and vaccines, the latest addition in the trickster’s book is Omicron. According to the police, fraud gangs are on the job to exploit the fear in the minds of the public over the surge in Covid cases triggered by the Omicron variant, with many calling up residential and office […]
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Researchers from cyber-security firm FortiGuard said that hackers are infecting devices with "RedLine" malware sent via emails, that steals all of the usernames and passwords it finds throughout an infected system.
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Hyderabad: BioGenex Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. has developed a RT-PCR kit for Covid-19 diagnosis, which detects COVID 19 caused by SARS COV 2 variants including “OMICRON” plus other variants. The NIB, Noida, an ICMR designated lab, examined the performance of this kit and found that it performed with 100% accuracy which means no false negatives […]
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Hyderabad: The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) has witnessed a spurt in Covid-19 cases with as many as 120 students and staff testing positive during the last one week. An official from IITH told IANS that the online classes, which were being conducted since last week, have been suspended till further notice. Some students […]
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New Delhi: India logged 2,47,417 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 236 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,63,17,927 which includes 5,488 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The country saw a single day jump of 620 cases of the Omicron variant, the […]
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New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday claimed that its COVID vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus. In a statement, Bharat Biotech said, “Results from a study conducted at Emory University demonstrating that sera from subjects who received a booster dose of Covaxin (BBV152) six months after getting a primary […]
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Washington: The highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant has driven up the latest wave of the health crisis in the US and added stress to the US airlines, some of which otherwise may have upside earnings, according to a recent Reuters report. “A multifold increase in daily sick calls as well as a series of winter […]
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Hyderabad: The daily peak hospitalisations and ICU facilities requirement during the Omicron variant driven Covid-19 third wave are expected to be within manageable limits in Telangana, latest projections made by researchers from Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)-Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bengaluru have indicated. Unlike the Delta variant when the hospitalisation was hovering between 20 per […]
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New Delhi: As many as 300 districts in India are reporting weekly Covid case positivity of more than 5 per cent, the union government said on Wednesday as it urged people not to treat infection due to Omicron variant as common cold and get vaccinated. It said Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar […]
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Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron. WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC), a group of 18 experts, on Tuesday said that although current vaccines provide a high level of […]
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Hyderabad: Acting well in advance to ensure that the healthcare system in the capital city does not get overwhelmed by the Omicron-driven third wave, the State government has initiated steps to keep ready its top tertiary care centre, the Gandhi Hospital. The first move has been the decision to suspend all elective admissions to create […]
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Hyderabad: City Police Commissioner CV Anand on Tuesday inspected the premises of the Commissioner’s office building at Basheerbagh in view of the spread of Omicron. A detailed inspection of the five-storied building was conducted by the Commissioner along with Additional CP (law and order), DS Chauhan and DCP (Admin) D Sunitha Reddy. He said funds […]
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Washington: United States on Monday recorded 141,385 COVID-19 cases in hospitals with medical staff struggled to treat the infected patients amid an unprecedented surge of the coronavirus. This number fell just short of the record of 142,273 cases which was reported on January 14, 2021, when the pandemic was at its peak in the country, […]
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San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has said that employees who have received Covid booster jabs will only be allowed to enter office premises when it finally reopens. Meta has already said that employees in the US would have to be fully vaccinated against Covid when they return to the office, likely from March 28 which […]
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Madrid: Spain has passed the benchmark of 90,000 Covid-19 deaths, according to the latest data published by the country’s Ministry of Health. The ministry confirmed 202 deaths between Friday and Monday, raising the total number of deaths to 90,136 in the country since the start of the pandemic, Xinhua news agency reported. Over the 72-hour […]
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Hyderabad: The surge in daily Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant is expected to see 5 per cent to 10 per cent of active Covid cases requiring hospital care in Telangana and elsewhere in the country, estimates from union Health Ministry and State health officials, have indicated. While the situation created by the rise […]
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New Delhi: The highly transmissible Omicron with three sub-variants is likely replacing the previously dominant Delta strain in India, pushing the daily tally of Covid-19 cases in the country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Omicron variant (parent Pango lineage B.1.1.529) includes three descendent lineages (BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3). While BA.1 and BA.3 […]
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Hyderabad: The daily Covid-19 positive cases driven by the Omicron variant in Telangana has continued with health authorities on Monday reporting 1825 positive cases out of which 1042 positive infections were from areas under GHMC. Health officials have also reported a fatality on Monday, which has taken the overall number of deaths in TS to […]
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When the world sleeps magically ! I have contracted Omicron despite taking precautions. My symptoms were joint pains, chills and a scratchy throat which was followed by a slightly sore throat.
