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Omicron cases may outpace COVID-19 Delta surge but only mild cases reported in India so far: ExpertsEvidence has shown that the Omicron variant multiplies at a faster rate thereby causing infection at a faster rate and it has also been fou...19 Dec, 2021, 05.29 PM IST- WHO issues guidelines to countries amid Omicron fearsCalling on countries to refrain from imposing blanket travel bans amid rising Omicron fears, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said t...01 Dec, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
- Omicron: Why the WHO designated it a variant of concernThe World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa, is ...30 Nov, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
- PM Modi seeks review of plan to relax global travel curbsThe directive came at a two-hour-long intensive review meeting to discuss the state of preparedness and the status of the vaccination drive...28 Nov, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
- Insacog: Test flyers from Omicron-hit countriesThe Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog), a consortium of government institutions involved in the genome sequencing of the novel...28 Nov, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
- WHO declares B.1.1.529 Covid variant as a variant of concern, names it OmicronThis variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning, it said.27 Nov, 2021, 07.28 AM IST
- INSACOG yet to detect presence of variant in IndiaAn advisory panel of the World Health Organization has classified the variant as a highly transmissible virus of concern and named it ``omi...27 Nov, 2021, 06.09 AM IST
- UN tourism body chief calls for swift, uniform decisions on COVID travel curbsUN World Tourism Organisation Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili spoke to Reuters shortly before the World Health Organisation (WHO) ca...26 Nov, 2021, 09.23 PM IST
- INSACOG closely tracking new COVID-19 variant, presence not yet detected in India: OfficialsThe Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is closely tracking the new variant of COVID-19 called B. 1.1.529 and its presence has ...26 Nov, 2021, 06.50 PM IST
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw sounds alarm on Twitter as new variant of Covid-19 triggers panic across the worldShaw added an article along with her tweet mentioning details on the new Covid strain.26 Nov, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
- Israel reports its first confirmed case of new B.1.1.529 coronavirus variantIsrael's Ministry of Health has confirmed that the newly discovered variant of coronavirus, i.e., B.1.1.529 has been identified in the coun...26 Nov, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
- B.1.1.529: What we know about the new Coronavirus variant that’s rocking markets across the worldFears a new strain could fuel outbreaks in many countries, straining health systems, potentially evading vaccines and complicating efforts ...26 Nov, 2021, 05.28 PM IST
- BioNTech/Pfizer expect new variant impact data 'within 2 weeks'Germany's BioNTech is studying how well the coronavirus vaccine it developed with Pfizer protects against the new B.1.1.529 variant detecte...26 Nov, 2021, 05.14 PM IST
- WHO says will take several weeks to understand new variant"Researchers are working to understand more about the mutations and what they potentially mean for how transmissible or virulent this varia...26 Nov, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
- No case of B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant reported in India so far: Official sourcesNewly identified COVID-19 variant --- B.1.1.529 --- is causing an increase in new COVID-19 infections in South Africa.26 Nov, 2021, 01.49 PM IST
- Hong Kong detects new COVID-19 variant in people with travel history to South AfricaHong Kong has detected a newly identified COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529. which is causing an increase in new Covid-19 infections in South Afr...26 Nov, 2021, 01.15 PM IST
- New Covid variant in South Africa affecting those under 25The new Covid-19 variant, B.1.1.529, detected in South Africa is mainly affecting people in the under 25 age group, among whom the vaccinat...26 Nov, 2021, 12.49 PM IST
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