Covid-19: INSACOG confirms presence of BA.4, BA.5 subvariants of Omicron in IndiaIndia had reported the first case of Omicron BA.4 sub-variant in Hyderabad. First detected in South Africa, it is highly transmissible.
22 May, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
Amid the Omicron wave, Hyderabad hospitals alarmed by Delta casesThe Delta variant was primarily responsible for the second wave between February and June 2021, resulting in large number of deaths. Doctor...
28 Jan, 2022, 10.03 AM IST
1313 new Covid cases in Delhi, highest in 7 months; Jain cautions about Omicron community spreadOn Wednesday, 923 cases were recorded in the city with a positivity rate of 1.29 per cent. The positivity rate breached the one per cent-ma...
30 Dec, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
India's Omicron COVID tally crosses 1,000-mark; states further tighten measures to deal with surge in coronavirus casesDelhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, meanwhile, said Omicron is gradually spreading in the community and the variant of concern has been f...
30 Dec, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat report big spike in new COVID cases; Omicron tally in country crosses 900According to data from the Centre and the states, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country crossed 10,000 after a little over a mo...
30 Dec, 2021, 01.33 AM IST
Telangana extends liquor timings for New Year celebrationsAt a time when several states imposed night curfew and other restrictions in view of threat posed by Omicron, the Telangana government has ...
28 Dec, 2021, 10.50 PM IST
Total number of Omicron cases in Delhi rises to 165, according to government dataIndia has logged 653 cases of the Omicron variant across 21 states and UTs so far, out of which 186 people have recovered or migrated, show...
28 Dec, 2021, 01.34 PM IST
India will see Omicron surge but cases will be mild, vaccines will help: South African expertThe chairperson of the South African Medical Association also said existing vaccines will definitely control the contagion but those unvacc...
25 Dec, 2021, 01.35 PM IST
India's Omicron tally at 236India has recorded 236 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 16 states and UTs so far out of which 104 people have recovered o...
23 Dec, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
Delhi govt bans all mass gatherings for Christmas, New Year celebrationsThe total number of cases of the Omicron variant in India has climbed to 213, the Union health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. T...
23 Dec, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
Omicron: Third Covid wave in India just a matter of time now; here's what experts are sayingThe Rt value of the virus has risen in a number of states (a value of 1 means every infected person can infect one other person). As per De...
22 Dec, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
COVID-19 vaccines can be tweaked for protection against new variants: AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria"Although there is this new variant of COVID-19, the silver lining is that it does seem to be a milder disease and we should have protectio...
20 Dec, 2021, 05.24 PM IST
India's Omicron count rises to 145According to central and state officials, omicron cases have been detected in 11 states and union territories -- Maharashtra (48), Delhi (2...
19 Dec, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
COVID-19: Journey of Omicron in India so farDaily COVID-19 caseload in India that is currently around 7,500 infections is expected to increase once the Omicron starts displacing Delta...
18 Dec, 2021, 11.10 PM IST
Two more Omicron cases reported in TelanganaThe case fatality rate in the State was 0.59 per cent. The recovery rate in Telangana was 98.84 per cent.
17 Dec, 2021, 10.25 PM IST
Telangana reports two more Omicron casesTwo more cases of Omicron were reported in Telangana on Friday, taking the state's tally to nine, a top health official said. While eight o...
17 Dec, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
10 new cases of Omicron variant reported from Karnataka, Delhi and Gujarat to take country tally to 83Karnataka, Delhi and Gujarat reported five, four and one fresh cases of the Omicron variant to take the total to eight, ten and five respec...
17 Dec, 2021, 09.14 AM IST