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Omicron's explosive spread potential makes threat level very high globally, says INSACOG
Covid: An Omicron-led third wave in India may not be as severe as past ones
Fast-spreading, less mild and evasive? Why Omicron puzzle has kept world on edge

- No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant: UK study
  There is "no evidence" that Omicron has a lower severity than the Delta strain, according to a study in the UK which also found that the ne...
  20 Dec, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
- Omicron cases top 100, avoid non-essential travel: Health Ministry
  In its weekly briefing, the Health Ministry flagged the rising threat of Omicron across the world. Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Min...
  17 Dec, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
- Omicron infects 70 times faster but may cause less severe disease: Study
  The researchers from University of Hong Kong found that Omicron infects and multiplies 70 times faster than the Delta variant and original ...
  16 Dec, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
- How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant?
  For all the attention omicron is getting, the overwhelming cause of infections and deaths in many places remains the extra-contagious delta...
  06 Dec, 2021, 09.14 PM IST
- Explainer: Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring
  Delta is more than two times as contagious as previous SARS-CoV-2 variants, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
  16 Nov, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
- Daily Covid cases rising in 37 districts in nine states
  Seven districts in Tamil Nadu, six in Himachal Pradesh, five in Karnataka, two each in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, and on...
  11 Aug, 2021, 07.19 AM IST
- 'Delta on steroids': What scientists say about next Covid variant
  The world is in a very "dangerous period" of the Covid-19 pandemic compounded by more transmissible variants like Delta, which is continuin...
  07 Aug, 2021, 12.39 AM IST
- Delta variant may be as infectious as chickenpox, cause more severe infection, shows study
  Delta is more transmissible than the virus that cause the common cold.
  30 Jul, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
- CDC internal report calls Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox
  The agency’s new masking guidelines for vaccinated people, introduced Tuesday, were based on the information presented in the document. The...
  30 Jul, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
- Clear early signs of fourth COVID-19 wave starting in Pakistan: Minister
  akistan recorded 1,737 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours which was the highest since 1,923 cases recorded on June 4.
  09 Jul, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
- Delta dominant variant in US, makes up more than half of COVID-19 cases: CDC
  The variant, also known as B.1.617.2, was first detected in India in December and is spreading quickly across the globe. In some parts of A...
  07 Jul, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
- Covid Delta variant worries bubble to the surface in some asset prices
  So far, it is hard to tell how much the new strain will disrupt the global growth rebound that has helped power risk assets higher in recen...
  02 Jul, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
- Delhi HC to continue virtual hearings till July 23 on Delta Plus variant threat
  The order also said that all the pending routine or non-urgent matters listed in the high court between July 3 and July 23 shall be adjourn...
  28 Jun, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
- Maharashtra: Level 3 is now base level, no further easing of curbs
  The government has effectively done away with the first two levels of unlocking —Level 1 and 2—that offered the most relaxations, citing th...
  26 Jun, 2021, 11.26 AM IST
- Explained: How Delta variant, first found in India, is spreading rapidly around the world
  The highly transmissible variant, first identified in India in late-2020, is behind the fresh surge being reported in countries like the UK...
  25 Jun, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
- View: Delta+ calls for caution, not panic. Viruses mutate, but its spike protein & antigens are being pounded by vaccines
  Designation of the newly emerged Delta-plus as a “variant of concern” has triggered a debate on implications for viral transmission and vac...
  25 Jun, 2021, 12.38 PM IST
- Indian COVID-19 variant greatest threat to US pandemic response: US infectious disease expert Fauci
  The Delta variant is more easily transmitted than the original COVID-19 variant and is becoming the globally dominant version of the diseas...
  22 Jun, 2021, 11.49 PM IST
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