While the study showed that the new variant, dominant in the UK and now sweeping parts of India, is infecting the cells found in the lungs ...

The reduced severity of Omicron is good news for now, but it is the result of an "evolutionary mistake" and does not indicate that the viru...

Experts said the Omicron virus is highly infectious and it is going to increase the herd immunity.

90,928 new coronavirus infections were reported, the highest in over 200 days, taking India's caseload to 3,51,09,286, the data stated.

New studies in South Africa, Scotland and England show that Omicron is causing milder infections than previous variants and is less likely ...

The patient tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 currently undergoing treatment in the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical...

The 578 cases have been detected across 19 states and UTs with Delhi recording the maximum number of 142 cases followed by Maharashtra at 1...

Experts at the ICMR have been reviewing the clinical protocol, following the emergence of Omicron.

Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha are the latest states to report Omicron cases. Besides Maharashtra,Telangana, Odisha and J&K, the breakup in o...

Doctors say that the next few days are crucial. With cases going up, many experts have called for booster jabs for healthcare workers. Some...

The Omicron cases have been on a rise in India. Eight people tested positive for Omicron on Tuesday in Maharashtra and none of the eight ha...

The WHO has warned of the potential for Covid surges with “severe consequences” fueled by omicron, whose constellation of genetic changes s...

The Omicron variant, classified as variant of concern by the WHO, has been a cause of concern around the globe as countries take steps to r...

Analysts said improving macros - GDP growth, GST collections, PMI - augur well for markets while rising inflation and its impact on monetar...

Personally, given the global seeding, we should just assume that it has arrived in India as well, and focus on rapidly identifying and sequ...

Vaccine maker Moderna set off fresh alarm bells on Tuesday after it said existing vaccines may not be as effective against Omicron as again...

Many in India will call for stringent lockdowns, including a shutdown of international air traffic, to check the virus. This would be a mis...