WHO: COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stableIn the weekly report issued Tuesday night, the U.N. health agency said there were about 15 million new COVID-19 cases last week and more th...
12 Jan, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warnsWhile the variant is spreading like wildfire around the world, it appears to be far less severe than initially feared and has raised hopes ...
05 Jan, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warnsWhile the variant is spreading like wildfire around the world, it appears to be far less severe than initially feared and has raised hopes ...
05 Jan, 2022, 07.39 AM IST
AIIMS cancels doctors' winter vacation amid Covid surgeIndia has seen the sudden spike in the Covid cases after the outbreak of new Covid varaint Omicron.
04 Jan, 2022, 02.46 PM IST
Experts warn of a third wave as cases, hospitalisations riseIn the last one week, there has been an exponential increase in numbers and the data seems to indicate that a new phase of pandemic has beg...
04 Jan, 2022, 09.11 AM 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
West Bengal government to increase Covid restrictions and create new containment zonesExpressing concern over the third wave, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during an administrative meeting in Sagar Island on Wed...
29 Dec, 2021, 10.46 PM IST
India sees 578 Omicron cases so far: A look at the state-wise situationIndia has reported a total of 578 cases of the Omicron variant to date, as per the union health ministry. Of the 578 cases, 151 patients ha...
29 Dec, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
Maharashtra COVID-19 task force member suggests curbs for short time if Omicron threat persists"If Omicron cases rise (further), its going to be challenging due to its faster spread. We will have to deal with the prevailing situation ...
27 Dec, 2021, 11.04 PM IST
India to begin vaccination for children aged 15 years and up, booster doses for some from JanuaryBooster doses for frontline workers, as well as co-morbid patients aged 60 years and up, will be given from January 10.
25 Dec, 2021, 10.48 PM IST
Fast-spreading, less mild and evasive? Why Omicron puzzle has kept world on edgeUK has reported over 50% rise in weekly Covid cases while daily infections in South Africa have swelled by 75-times since the start of Nove...
20 Dec, 2021, 11.03 PM IST
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...
20 Dec, 2021, 08.22 PM IST
Delhi govt to strengthen home isolation as most new Covid cases won't need hospitalisation: Arvind KejriwalThe chief minister said that the government has made adequate arrangements and there is nor need to worry in case Omicron cases spike.
20 Dec, 2021, 02.11 PM IST
Omicron cases top 100, avoid non-essential travel: Health MinistryIn 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
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
LS members ask govt to prepare to deal with challenges posed by OmicronRaising the issue in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said India has already reported 41 cases of Omicron variant and ...
14 Dec, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
As fears around Omicron grip the world, here are ten updates from WHO on the new Covid strainThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked countries not to put flight bans on southern African nations and instead use science and othe...
29 Nov, 2021, 10.50 AM IST