UK records 313 new COVID-19 deaths, 146,390 casesBritain has seen a surge of cases linked to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in recent weeks, though death rates have been lower than during...
08 Jan, 2022, 10.07 PM IST
Goa detects its first Omicron caseMeanwhile, the tally of cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus in the country has risen to 578.
27 Dec, 2021, 09.44 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
Vadodara woman who returned from UK tests positive for Omicron variant; Gujarat tally 12A 27-year-old woman with a travel history to the UK was found infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Gujarat's Vadodara on Mon...
20 Dec, 2021, 09.58 PM IST
Tougher curbs likely as Omicron hits another daily high of 12,133 in UKThe total number of confirmed Omicron cases in the UK stands at 37,101, taking the overall COVID-19 infections tally to 82,886 on Sunday. A...
20 Dec, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant: UK studyThere is "no evidence" that Omicron has a lower severity than the Delta strain, according to a study in the UK which also found that the ne...
20 Dec, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
Four more Omicron cases detected in Kerala, tally now 15Four more new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were detected from Kerala on Monday, taking the overall tally to 15, the state he...
20 Dec, 2021, 01.40 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
UK reports 10,000 jump in Omicron cases, deaths rise to 7Confirmed Omicron-variant COVID-19 cases hit 24,968 as of 1800 GMT on Dec. 17, up by just over 10,000 cases from 24 hours earlier, the UK H...
18 Dec, 2021, 09.14 PM IST
Karnataka records six more Omicron cases, tally now 14The new cases of Omicron have been detected after five cases were reported in the state on Thursday.
18 Dec, 2021, 07.46 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
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
Omicron could cause up to 75,000 deaths in UK by April end, study warnsThe yet-to-be peer-reviewed study suggests that Omicron has the potential to cause a wave of transmission in England that could lead to hig...
13 Dec, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
UK opens up COVID boosters to all over 30s in Omicron fightOn Saturday, the UK recorded another 54,073 COVID-19 infections, including 633 of the Omicron variant.
12 Dec, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
UK study says booster shot effective against OmicronThe study, released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), showed that a full two-dose vaccination course was less effective against sym...
12 Dec, 2021, 06.59 AM IST
UK could face major Omicron wave from January next year, new analysis warnsThe study assumed Omicron is less severe than previous variants among the vaccinated and therefore hospitalisations may not be too high. Ho...
11 Dec, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
UK's Omicron COVID variant cases nearly double in a dayThe UK government will from Monday tighten virus restrictions in England as Omicron variant cases surge, including guidance to work from ho...
09 Dec, 2021, 09.39 PM IST