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Hyderabad: While Omicron-driven Covid-19 infections are increasing exponentially across the country, including in Telangana, the rate of hospitalisations among positive cases is expected to be negligible when compared to the Delta-driven second wave, senior health officials said here on Wednesday. A majority of Omicron cases, which are mild and asymptomatic, can recover under home isolation […]

Mahabubabad: The officials of Medical and Health department, staff of Mahabubabad district hospital and officials of other departments said they were ready for a surge in Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant was spreading at a rapid pace. District Collector K Shashanka, who held a meeting with the superintendent of the hospital and other officials […]

Hyderabad: The surge in daily Covid-19 positive cases in Telangana has continued with health authorities on Wednesday reporting 1520 infections across the State out of which 979 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. On Tuesday, authorities had reported 1052 infections in Telangana out of which 659 cases were from areas under GHMC. The Omicron […]

Hyderabad: The city-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) in collaboration with State government has launched SARs-CoV-2 sero-surveillance across Telangana. Given the rise of Omicron positive infections, the sero-survey has become vital, as it has the potential to thrown some light on the antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 among the general population in Telangana. A total of […]

Geneva: Amid reports that Omicron has symptoms akin to a common cold, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that it is not a common cold and should not be taken lightly. The four most common symptoms of the Omicron variant are cough, fatigue, congestion and runny nose, according to a US Centers for […]

Hyderabad: The Omicron-driven Covid wave in Telangana will peak by the third week of January with daily positive infections expected to surge and hover anywhere between 1.5 lakh and 2 lakh. From the peak in the latter half of January, the daily Covid infections will start dropping and reach the lowest mark by the third […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma & Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavali on Tuesday called for a status report on the Omicron spread in the State within three days. Senior Counsel L Ravichander placed before the court multiple photographs of crowding and high density interaction by people during […]

Hyderabad: Ten more international passengers who had arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad have tested positive for Omicron variant on Tuesday, taking the overall number of Omicron positive cases among international travellers and their close contacts to 94 in Telangana. Out of the 10 Omicron positive international passengers, five travellers had arrived at […]

Hyderabad: In a major surge of Covid-19 positive infections in the past 24-hours, Telangana on Tuesday reported 1052 infections out of which 659 cases were from areas under GHMC. In contrast, on Monday, a total of 482 positive Covid-19 infections were reported across the State out of which 294 were from areas under GHMC. Health […]

Hyderabad: There is ample evidence that the Omicron variant is highly contagious but causes milder symptoms, which should enable infections to recover quickly. However, complacency at this time could put the healthcare infrastructure under tremendous stress, president, Apollo Group-Hospitals, Dr K Hari Prasad, on Tuesday said. The senior public health official from Hyderabad said that […]

New Delhi: Covid antiviral drug Molnupiravir was on Monday launched in India at Rs 1,399 for a five-day course for mild to moderate infection. Amid rising cases of new Covid variant Omicron in the country, an expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation had recently approved antiviral drug Molnupiravir for restricted use in […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police have denied permission for a ‘Prajaswamya Parirakshana’ rally proposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Secunderabad on Tuesday citing the pandemic and orders of the State government in the light of High Court observations on the Omicron variant and Covid-19 pandemic. The rally was slated to have BJP national president […]

India is now in the grip of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic with active cases crossing the one-lakh mark and the daily new infections hovering over 30,000. The New Year has brought in its wake a sense of anxiety and trepidation because the trend in daily case numbers is worse than what it […]

Hyderabad: The third Covid wave led by the Omicron variant has started in India. Although the initial data indicates that this wave will be milder than the previous Delta one with less hospitalisation, still a large section of the population might get affected, founder and chairman of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) Hospitals, Dr D […]

Washington: The number of hospitalisations due to the Omicron variant is a better measure to understand its severity than the traditional case-count of new infections, top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said. Fauci has joined a growing body of experts who argue that case counts ‘don’t reflect what they used to’, as […]

London: While the Omicron variant is considered to be “mild”, the new symptoms include nausea and loss of appetite, according to a Zoe Covid app study. According to the UK’s NHS, the symptoms of coronavirus generally include “a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change to your sense of smell or […]

Hyderabad: Five more international passengers who had arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad have tested positive for Omicron variant on Sunday, taking the overall number of positive Omicron cases to 84 in Telangana. All the five Omicron positive international passengers were from non-at-risk countries, Director of Public Health (DPH), Dr G Srinivasa Rao, […]

London: Although the Omicron variant of Covid has been shown to evade vaccines, two new studies led by the UK health agency showed that a third booster dose increases vaccines’ effectiveness by 88 per cent. The studies, led by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), found a substantial reduction in risk of hospitalisation for Omicron […]

Hyderabad: Just recently, Rajamouli stated that it would be unethical on his part to postpone his magnum opus ‘RRR’ — especially after makers of films like ‘Sarkaru Vaari Pata’, ‘F3’, and ‘Bheemla Nayak’ gave way to him. However, in no time, he had to backtrack on his promise. Now, with Rajamouli announcing postponement of ‘RRR’ […]

Hyderabad: In the wake of the rapid rise of Omicron driven Covid-19 infections across the Country, Chief Secretary, Somesh Kumar on Saturday has directed authorities from various government departments to intensify their efforts to ensure Covid safety protocols are implemented in all walks of life in Telangana. The CS in a review meeting with senior […]