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Mumbai man, 67, confirmed as first Omicron XE caseHe was fully vaccinated with Covishied, is totally asymptomatic and stable, and now the process to trace his contacts is currently underway.
Covid case detected in Mumbai not XE variant, clarifies governmentA case of the Kappa variant was also detected during a sero survey, the official said, adding the results came in genome sequencing of 376 ...
Govt on alert as India reports Omicron, Delta co-infectionsAccording to an Insacog member, the new Deltacron variant which has been seen in some countries has not been found so far in India. However...
Omicron most dominant strain of Covid 19 in IndiaIn the fourth week of December, Omicron was found in 50% of the samples sent for genomic sequencing. In the second and third weeks of Janua...
Omicron found in 95% of samples in Mumbai in latest genome sequencingThe Omicron variant had triggered the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in late December 2021 and it now ebbed in the Maharashtra stat...
Omicron dominates Covid third wave in Karnataka, minister clarifies deleting previous tweetAccording to the data gathered using genome sequencing activity for a sample of 5,659, up to December 2021, there were cases of 4,027 Delta...
9,672 Omicron samples found in January in genome sequencing, huge rise from Dec: GovtAs many as 9,672 Omicron samples were found in January in genome sequencing constituting 75 per cent of the total sequenced samples of COVI...
Omicron strain in community transmission stage in India, dominant in multiple metros: INSACOGThe INSACOG, in its January 10 bulletin that was released on Sunday, said while most Omicron cases so far have been asymptomatic or mild, h...
Omicron now accounts for over 90% of cases in Indian metrosData shows that Omicron has been spreading. According to the genomic surveillance data by Insacog network, in the fourth week of December, ...
14 new Omicron cases in Odisha, tally rises to 75Odisha had first reported Omicron cases on December 21 last year. Director of Health Service Bijay Mohapatra said that the Omicron variant ...
Omicron sibling can't be detected by imported RT-PCR kits: ExpertsThe elusive sibling (sub-lineage) of the Omicron variant, BA.2, cannot be picked up by the imported RT-PCR kit having an S gene drop, resea...
Clear data supporting very high immune escape potential of Omicron: INSACOGThe INSACOG reports genomic surveillance of SARS CoV -2 across the country through sequencing of samples from sentinel sites and also detai...
Int'l travellers who test COVID positive at the airport will not be allowed to go to their destinations: West Bengal health dept"These passengers must be put in separate isolation in any of the health facilities identified for this purpose. Any traveller testing posi...
Insacog enhances genome sequencing in Delhi, Pune and BengaluruSo far, Insacog or the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, has not found clear evidence on the severity of the symptoms, or the ability ...
Equipped to handle higher number of samples for genome sequencing, say labs amid Omicron scareAccording to experts, Omicron is far more transmissible than the Delta variant. Cases of the latest variant of coronavirus are likely to mo...
Genomic sequencing: Here's how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variantsWhen an organism replicates, it makes a copy of its entire genome to pass on to its offspring. Sometimes errors in the copying process can ...
Gujarat: Three Omicron patients in Jamnagar recover from COVID-19 infection, dischargedA Zimbabwe-based NRI man, his wife and brother-in-law, who were found infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Jamnagar city of ...
Karnataka is taking measures to set up more genomic sequencing labs: CM"We have taken measures to set up genomic sequencing labs, it requires expert facilities and lab equipment. Instructions have been given to...
Mumbai prepares Omicron action plan for people returning from 'at risk' countriesA 33-year-old man from Maharashtra's Kalyan-Dombivli who recently returned from South Africa has been found positive for the new Omicron va...
5 contacts of Omicron infected person test positive, samples sent for genome sequencing"The Omicron variant has been found in a person who doesn't have travel history. He was tested after fever, body ache symptoms developed in...