Traveling during Christmas will increase spread of COVID-19: Anthony Fauci warns
Dec 20, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Washington: The top US infectious disease expert has warned that traveling during the time of Christmas will increase the spread of COVID-19.
Iran records first Omicron case
Dec 20, 2021, at 12:08 am
Tehran: Iran has recorded its first Omicron variant case, media reports said on Sunday.
Delhi records 86 new Covid19 cases, highest in 5 months
Dec 19, 2021, at 03:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Saturday reported 86 new Covid cases, the highest in five months, recording a steady rise in infections amid global alert over Omicron.
Study shows Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines less effective against Omicron strain: WHO
Dec 19, 2021, at 02:13 am
Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: Preliminary results of a non-peer-reviewed study from the United Kingdom indicate reduced effectiveness of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines against the Omicron coronavirus variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
French health minister announces mandatory booster dose for caregivers, firefighters
Dec 18, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: French Health Minister Olivier Veran announced on Saturday that people providing care and firefighters will be obligated to get booster vaccine doses against Covid 19 starting January 30, 2022.
Countries must take all measures to prevent spread of Omicron, alerts WHO
Dec 18, 2021, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As the number of Omicron cases continue to rise, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday urged the countries to take all public health and social measures to prevent further spread of the virus.
Omicron, Delta may combine to form COVID-19 super-variant, expert warns
Dec 18, 2021, at 10:00 pm
London: A new COVID-19 super-variant strain may emerge with the combination of Delta and Omicron variants, experts said.
New Delhi: 10 Omicron patients discharged
Dec 18, 2021, at 08:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Ten Omicron Covid-19 patients were discharged from the LNJP Hospital here in the last two days, it was announced on Saturday.
Omicron largely evades immunity from past infection or two vaccine doses: Study
Dec 18, 2021, at 03:28 pm
London: The Omicron variant largely evades immunity from past infection or two vaccine doses according to the latest Imperial modelling.
India registers 7,145 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours amid Omicron spread scare
Dec 18, 2021, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which is witnessing a spike in Omicron cases, registered 7,145 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
India detected 101 new cases of Omicron so far, avoid unnecessary travel: Health Ministry warns
Dec 17, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday alerted people and said 101 cases of Omicron have been recorded across 11 states in India.
Delhi registers 10 new Omicron cases
Dec 17, 2021, at 08:41 pm
New Delhi: Ten fully vaccinated international travellers, including a few who have received the booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines, were infected with Omicron variant in Delhi on Friday, pushing the city's tally to 20 so far, officials told UNI.
India registers 7,447 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Dec 17, 2021, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India, a country which is slowly witnessing a rise in Omicron patient numbers, registered 7,447 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
COVID-19: Four more Omicron cases confirmed in Delhi
Dec 16, 2021, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Four more passengers arriving in the national capital were confirmed to be infected with Omicron virus, taking the total number of cases in the city to 10, officials said on Thursday.
West Bengal reports first Omicron case
Dec 15, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal on Wednesday reported its first Omicron case as a seven-year-old boy from Murshidabad district tested positive for the new coronavirus variant.
COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief warns
Dec 15, 2021, at 10:54 pm
New York: The Omicron variant is “probably” now present in most of the world’s countries and it would be a mistake to dismiss the COVID-19 strain as “mild”, said the head of the UN health agency (WHO) on Tuesday.
India reports 6,984 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Dec 15, 2021, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 6,984 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 247 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated on Wednesday.
Vaccine for children above 3 years in next 6 months: Adar Poonawalla
Dec 15, 2021, at 01:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: Amid concern over the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 virus and vulnerability of children, Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India, on Tuesday said alongwith two other companies, SII has reached the trial phase of developing a vaccine for the children aged above three and it should be ready within the next 6 months.
China: Guangzhou reports Omicron Covid-19 variant case
Dec 14, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Guangzhou/UNI/Xinhua: The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has detected a Covid-19 case involving the Omicron coronavirus variant, local health authorities said at a press conference Tuesday.
Dec 14, 2021, at 08:21 pm
London: Researchers from the University of Oxford have analysed the impact of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern on one of the immune responses generated by vaccination.
India registers 5,784 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, lowest in 571 days
Dec 14, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India, which is slowly witnessing a rise in Omicron cases, registered 5,784 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
UK: Study warns major Omicron wave in Jan if public gatherings not restricted
Dec 13, 2021, at 06:00 pm
London: UK could face a large wave of infections linked to Omicron in January if a ban on social gatherings is not imposed immediately, a latest study has indicated, according to media reports.
Omicron strain found in 63 countries, might surpass Delta in spreading speed: WHO
Dec 13, 2021, at 04:00 am
Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: The new Omicron coronavirus strain was found in 63 countries and, according to preliminary data, it will exceed Delta's spreading speed in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Kerala records first Omicron case
Dec 13, 2021, at 01:25 am
Kochi/UNI: Kerala reported first case of Omicron variant after a Britain returnee tested positive for the new variant of COVID-19 on Sunday.
Bangladesh registers 6 new COVID-19 deaths
Dec 12, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, which recently detected Omicon cases, registered six new deaths due to COVID-19.
Maharashtra: Nagpur reports first case of Omicron
Dec 12, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Nagpur/UNI: Nagpur city reported the first case of Omicron on Sunday, after a patient with a history of foreign travel tested positive for Omicron variant of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19).
Bahrain detects first Omicron case
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:37 am
Bahrain Health Ministry on Saturday said the country has detected the first case of Omicron variant.
WHO: Omicron could have ‘major impact’, but no definitive answers yet
Dec 10, 2021, at 04:33 pm
New York: Features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the sheer number of mutations, suggest that it could have a major impact on the course of the pandemic, but it’s still too early to say for sure.
India registers 8,503 fresh COVID-19 cases amid Omicron scare
Dec 10, 2021, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which is witnessing a spread of Omicron cases, registered 8,503 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
UK: New Omicron cases nearly doubled in one day
Dec 10, 2021, at 02:45 pm
London/UNI/Xinhua: A further 249 cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported in Britain, taking the total to 817, British health authorities said Thursday.