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Two new Omicron subvariants detected by South African scientists"New Omicron BA.4 & BA.5 detected in South Africa, Botswana, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, and U.K. Early indications that these new sublineag...
S.African study suggests Omicron less severe even for unvaccinatedUnvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus may be less prone to severe illness and requiring hospital care or dyi...
WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptomsMore evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previ...
Omicron wave may have peaked in South Africa, overnight curfew lifted: officials"The curfew will be lifted. There will therefore be no restrictions on the hours of movement of people," the Presidency said in a statement.
South Africa study suggests Omicron enhances neutralizing immunity against DeltaThe study, which has not been peer-reviewed, found that people who were infected with Omicron, especially those who were vaccinated, develo...
South Africa's case drop may show omicron peak has passedAfter hitting a high of nearly 27,000 new cases nationwide on Thursday, the numbers dropped to about 15,424 on Tuesday. In Gauteng province...
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...
Ahead of India series, CSA postpones domestic matches over COVID fearsSouth Africa is currently enduring their fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which followed the discovery of the Omicron variant last ...
Pfizer jab gives 70% protection against hospitalisation during Omicron: StudySouth African scientists have so far confirmed around 550 Omicron sequences, with the variant accounting for 78% of sequences from November...
Omicron spreads faster and weakens jabs: WHOThe WHO said Omicron had spread to 63 countries as of December 9. Faster transmission was noted in South Africa, where Delta is less preval...
Omicron variant could replace Delta strain globally: Head of Russian Gamaleya InstituteAccording to the Gamaleya institute director, the effectiveness of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the Omicron strain will be tested ...
Man with travel history to Zimbabwe, S Africa, found Omicron positive, 2nd case in DelhiHe returned to India from Zimbabwe and had even travelled to South Africa, the sources said, adding that he is fully vaccinated.
Scientists discover harder-to-detect version of Omicron variantThe new lineage has about half the gene variations of the original and can’t be detected with typical screening.
Omicron coronavirus variant linked with high risk of reinfection: StudyThis is the first data-based study to suggest that Omicron may evade immunity from prior infection.
Omicron-stricken South Africa may be glimpse into the futureWithin days, the world was ablaze with the news that the coronavirus had a new variant of concern - one that appears to be driving a dramat...
WHO rushes experts' team to South Africa to help combat COVID-19's new variant OmicronOmicron, which was first identified in South Africa exactly a week ago, now has been detected in at least 24 countries around the world, in...
Omicron causing sharp rise in new cases in S.Africa, top scientist saysSouth Africa is facing an "unprecedented rise" in new COVID-19 cases over a short time due to the Omicron variant, top scientist Michelle G...
Omicron variant could outcompete Delta, South African disease expert saysThe discovery of Omicron has caused global alarm, with countries limiting travel from southern Africa for fear it could spread quickly even...
Vigilance, not panic, to tackle OmicronVigilance, robust testing and tracing protocols, stepping up production of vaccines and proven drugs, development of new vaccines targeting...
Will the Vaccines stop Omicron? Scientists are racing to find outThe variant may be more transmissible and better able to evade the body’s immune responses, both to vaccination and to natural infection, t...