First death from Omicron variant registered in Australia: New South Wales Health
Dec 27, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: The first death from the Omicron strain of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Australia, the health department of the state of New South Wales reports.
India's Omicron tally reaches 422
Dec 26, 2021, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi: India's Omicron case tally has touched 422, data released by the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.
Karnataka Medical College reports 30 Covid cases in last four days
Dec 26, 2021, at 02:31 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College in Karnataka's Kollar has become a Coovid cluster after 30 students tested positive for coronavirus in the last four days, according to media reports.
Pakistan: Islamabad reports first Omicron case
Dec 25, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Pakistan's Islamabad city has registered the first case of Omicron variant, media reports said on Saturday.
COVID-19: India's Omicron tally touches 415
Dec 25, 2021, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi: India's micron tally touched 415, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Centre rushes teams to 10 states amid rise in 'Omicron' cases
Dec 25, 2021, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government is set to rush its teams to 10 states which are either reporting high cases of COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' or the vaccination is poor, media reports said.
India reports 7,189 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Dec 25, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 7,189 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 387 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated on Saturday.
India records 358 Omicron cases overall, Delhi, Mumbai see new spike in infections
Dec 25, 2021, at 03:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi on Friday reported 180 Covid cases in 24 hours, which is a six-month high while Mumbai reported 680 new cases, also a 78-day high.
Kuwait returnee tests Omicron positive in Andhra Pradesh's Konaseema
Dec 25, 2021, at 01:45 am
Kakinada/UNI: A woman, who had returned from Kuwait to her native place Nedunuru Pedapalem village of Ayinavilli Mandal in Andhra Pradesh's Konaseema on Dec 19, was tested positive and she was kept in quarantine, said Dr Goureswerarao, District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO).
J&K Chief Sec reviews public health system preparedness against Omicron
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the public health system's preparedness against the new covid variant Omicron, which is reportedly quadruple times more infectious than the Delta variant.
Delhi: Most Omicron patients got Pfizer vaccine, says expert
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A majority of Omicron patients admitted to different hospitals of the national capital have been vaccinated by Pfizer-BioNTech while a few among them had even taken its booster jabs, informed sources said.
India reports 7,495 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, PM Modi calls meeting on 'Omicron'
Dec 23, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 7,495 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours amid the threat from the new variant 'Omicron'.
US drug regulator approves Pfizer's Covid pill for people aged 12 and above
Dec 23, 2021, at 05:32 am
Washington/IBNS: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized Pfizer's Covid pill for high-risk people aged 12 and over.
Germany heading for 'Omicron wave’ as mutation spreads: Health Minister
Dec 23, 2021, at 02:20 am
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: Germans should brace themselves for a fifth coronavirus wave driven by the Omicron variant, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned on Wednesday.
China introduces stringent measures to counter Omicron threat
Dec 23, 2021, at 02:05 am
Beijing: China, the country from where novel coronavirus infection is believed to have originated, has introduced stringent Covid-19 quarantine and border control rules to counter the threat of Omicron.
104 passengers from high-risk countries test COVID positive in Tamil Nadu
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:50 am
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma.Subramanian Wednesday said so far 104 air passengers, who arrived from high-risk countries notified by the Centre, have tested positive for COVID-19.
PM to hold review meeting on Thursday amid growing Omicron cases
Dec 22, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Omicron cases in India have jumped to 213 with Delhi and Maharashtra reporting the highest number of cases. Amid the rising infections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting tomorrow, media reports said.
Omicron hits both vaccinated and unvaccinated people: Senior health official
Dec 22, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: National Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme Principal Investigator Dr Naresh Purohit on Wednesday said that Omicron, which spreads 5.5 times faster than Delta, is highly transmissible and affects both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
Japan records 3 community transmitted Omicron cases: Reports
Dec 22, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Japan's city of Osaka reported its first three community transmitted cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain on Wednesday, Kyodo news agency reported.
Australia to increase booster rollout amid surging Omicron infections
Dec 22, 2021, at 09:09 pm
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged people to "stay calm and get boosted" amid surging coronavirus infections.
India registers 6,317 COVID-19 cases amid Omicron scare
Dec 22, 2021, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi; India, a nation which is witnessing a slow rise in micron variant cases, registered 6,317 new COVID-19 cases overall in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Omicron three times more infectious, activate war rooms: Centre tells states
Dec 22, 2021, at 02:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday warned the states that the Omicron strain is three times as infectious as the Delta variant of coronavirus and war rooms must be activated to contain it.
Omicron is spreading at 'unbelievably fast' rate: Scientist
Dec 21, 2021, at 10:47 pm
London: A former member of the Sage scientific group which advises the UK government has warned that the rate at which Omicron variant spreads is more concerning than the severity of it.
Odisha registers 2 Omicron cases
Dec 21, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A man who returned from Nigeria and another who came from Qatar have been detected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Odisha, health officials said on Tuesday.
COVID-19: India reports 200 cases of 'Omicron' so far
Dec 21, 2021, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A total of 200 cases of the new 'Omicron' variant of COVID-19 has been reported so far in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
‘Consistent evidence’ of Omicron’s spread vs Delta: WHO’s Tedros
Dec 21, 2021, at 04:41 pm
New York: There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday.
India reports 5,326 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours amid Omicron threat
Dec 21, 2021, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 5,326 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 453 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated on Tuesday.
Moderna says its vaccine booster still seems to be effective against Omicron
Dec 21, 2021, at 12:05 am
Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, on Monday announced preliminary neutralizing antibody data against the Omicron variant following the Company’s booster candidates at 50 µg and 100 µg dose levels.
Hong Kong: Health authority confirms 5 more Omicron variant cases
Dec 21, 2021, at 12:03 am
Hong Kong/UNI/Xinhua: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) confirmed five additional cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Monday.
India adds 6,563 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours amid Omicron scare
Dec 20, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 6,563 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the country is witnessing a rise in cases related to the 'Omicron' variant of the contagion.