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WHO warns of 'very high' Omicron risk as Covid surges worldwideThe Netherlands and Switzerland said Omicron had become the dominant strain in their countries, and while some studies suggested it causes ...29 Dec, 2021, 12.43 PM IST- South Africa study suggests Omicron enhances neutralizing immunity against DeltaThe study, which has not been peer-reviewed, found that people who were infected with Omicron, especially those who were vaccinated, develo...28 Dec, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
- Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022: Singapore expertsThe new and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus has increased immune escape compared with the Delta variant and ...24 Dec, 2021, 10.18 AM IST
- COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron - WHOPreliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron corona...15 Dec, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
- South African doctor who flagged Omicron says it causes mild disease, few hospital admissions"..but for now, not more (serious) than Delta, clinical picture (was) that of mild disease in majority of cases," Dr Angelique Coetzee said...06 Dec, 2021, 06.53 PM IST
- WHO says measures against delta work for omicron variant tooMuch remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, or if it makes peo...03 Dec, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
- 4 more international travellers test COVID-19 positive at Delhi airport: OfficialsTheir samples have been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control for genome sequencing to ascertain if they have the new variant, Om...02 Dec, 2021, 01.11 PM IST
- With Covid vaccination & booster shots, should we worry about Omicron? What is known and still unknownMuch remains unknown about omicron, including whether it is more transmissible and capable of causing more serious illness.01 Dec, 2021, 08.19 PM IST
- WHO urges 'rational' measures against Omicron Covid variant"We call on all member states to take rational, proportional risk-reduction measures," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a brief...30 Nov, 2021, 08.31 PM IST
- Omicron may have spread to other countries, says WHO's Soumya Swaminathan"It is likely that many other countries, if they start looking for this variant, would probably find it in the coming days," she said. She ...30 Nov, 2021, 06.21 AM IST
- What we know and don't know about Omicron variantThe WHO said the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges as more countries closed their borders and report...29 Nov, 2021, 10.35 PM IST
- Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease, says WHO"There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants," the WHO ...29 Nov, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
- New COVID-19 Omicron variant in 'fluid motion'; in 'very active' communication with South Africa colleagues: Dr FauciWashington, America's top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that the new COVID-19 Omicron variant is in "fluid motion" in...27 Nov, 2021, 07.50 PM IST
- How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?The Delta variant remains dominant worldwide, accounting for 99.9% of U.S. cases, and it is not yet clear whether Omicron will be able to d...27 Nov, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
- 'Be vigilant', WHO tells Southeast Asia countries amid case surge, emergence of new variant"Though COVID-19 cases have been declining in most countries of our Region, the surge in cases elsewhere in the world and confirmation of a...27 Nov, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
- New Covid ‘variant of concern’ fuels global fear of another virus surgeJust two days after the world learned of the variant, the World Health Organization officially labeled it a “variant of concern,” its most ...27 Nov, 2021, 10.05 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
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