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Hyderabad: The State government is likely to procure S-gene RT-PCR test kits that can be employed as a proxy test to detect the presence of the Omicron variant. The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 does not have an S-gene, which is also commonly known as S-gene dropout. Due to this specific character of the Omicron variant, […]

Hyderabad: A mild third wave triggered by the Omicron (B1.1.529), the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 first reported in South Africa, is likely to hit the country in January and reach a peak by first week of February before infections start dropping to manageable levels by the end of March, according to the noted SUTRA mathematical […]

Given the collection of mutations in Omicron, which earlier individually have been associated with increased infectivity and/or immune evasion, and the sudden rise in number of positive cases in South Africa

Ottawa: Canada has found the first cases of Covid-19 in three white-tailed deer, according to the Environment and Climate Change Canada. On Monday, the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease confirmed the first detections of SARS-CoV-2 in three free-ranging white-tailed deer in Canada, Xinhua news agency reported. These deer were sampled between November 6 to […]

Hyderabad: The detection and subsequent reporting of Omicron (B 1.1.529), the new variant of SARS-CoV-2, across the world, has made public health officials and general public in Hyderabad and the neighbouring districts of Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri, realise that the battle against Covid-19 has not been won yet and the pandemic could as stay for a […]

Hyderabad: The State health department on Sunday said that it is geared-up to meet any kind of resurgence of Covid infections triggered by Omicron (B1.1.529), the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was first reported by health officials in South Africa. Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao on Sunday said that while the […]

The new variant B 1.1. 529, which was designated as a ‘Variant of Concern’ by World Health Organisation on Friday night, has been assigned the name Omicron. Reported by public health officials of South Africa, the new variant has triggered a lot of concern worldwide over a probable resurgence of Covid infections. While many new […]

Hyderabad: With cases of Covid-19 continuing to get reported steadily and the recent rise of a fresh wave of infections in Europe that involves a lot of breakthrough infections, public health officials and researchers here have urged people in Hyderabad and elsewhere in Telangana to get their pending second dose of Covid vaccine at the […]

Hyderabad: The descendant of the Delta variant AY.4.2, also known as Delta Plus, which is more transmissible than Delta, has been detected among two Covid positive cases in Hyderabad and seven individuals in Andhra Pradesh. The Delta Plus variant (AY.4.2) is widely regarded as the variant responsible for the recent surge of Covid infections in […]

Hyderabad: A series of proactive measures aimed at breaking the transmission chains of SARS-CoV-2 and containing the second wave of the Covid pandemic taken-up across Telangana in the last four months has led to a consistent decline in daily number of infections. The measures also have played a crucial role in preventing resurgence of Covid […]

Hyderabad: The chances of a Covid third wave in the coming months in Telangana is remote due to a combination of factors including widespread natural immunity among the population, aggressive vaccination and drop in severity in the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, said Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao on Monday. At present, […]

Hyderabad: Lactating mothers who had received Covid vaccines can pass on their antibodies against the ailment to their babies through breast feeding, a study by researchers from University of Florida (UoF) said. The study, which was conducted between December 2020 and March 2021, was published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine, according to a statement from […]

Singapore: An average of about 400,000 people are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARSr-CoVs) annually in South and Southeast Asia, according to a new study. The study by researchers at Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School and US-based non-profit EcoHealth Alliance showed that emerging diseases caused by coronaviruses of likely bat origin (for example SARS, […]

It’s time the Centre and Kerala government took up containment measures with mutual trust and coordination

Likely to occur between first week of October and end of November: SUTRA

State on track to create enough infrastructure

Planning at the district level in India will be crucial in the journey ahead

INSACOG, the multi-agency genetic sequencing consortium said that vaccination breakthroughs are common during Delta outbreaks and are expected in India as well

It could end up as a small ripple, say IIT researchers

“The second wave in India was characterised by an increased overall mortality among patients on dialysis," said the Study