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Omicron threat remains high in east Europe - WHOThe comments come at a time when several European countries including the Czech Republic and Poland have hinted at easing of COVID-19 restr...15 Feb, 2022, 02.54 PM IST- Global Covid-19 case count down 17% last week: WHOCase counts fell in each of WHO's six regions except its eastern Mediterranean zone, which reported a 36% jump, notably with increases in A...10 Feb, 2022, 07.43 AM IST
- Many countries yet to see peak in Omicron wave, should ease curbs slowly: WHOWHO chief said the U.N. agency was concerned about a narrative taking hold in some countries that "because of vaccines, and because of Omic...01 Feb, 2022, 09.31 PM IST
- Omicron risk remains very high: World Health Organization"Over 21 million new cases were reported, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic," th...27 Jan, 2022, 07.01 AM IST
- Gold edges higher as WHO categorises Omicron as not 'mild'Gold inched up on Friday, hovering close to a two-week low hit in the previous session, after the chief of the World Health Organisation (W...07 Jan, 2022, 07.26 AM 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
- 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
- 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
- WHO expects increase in number of deaths, hospitalisations from COVID variant OmicronThe UN health agency also said that more information is needed to fully understand the clinical picture of those infected with Omicron .14 Dec, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
- Omicron poses "very high" global risk but data on severity limited - WHOConsiderable uncertainties surround Omicron, first detected last month in South Africa and Hong Kong, whose mutations may lead to higher tr...13 Dec, 2021, 04.13 PM IST
- WHO warns fears of omicron could spark new vaccine hoardingThe World Health Organization expressed concerns Thursday that rich countries spooked by the emergence of the omicron variant could step up...10 Dec, 2021, 11.07 PM IST
- WHO to review booster need as Omicron spreadsGroup of Experts meeting on December 7 to discuss the need for booster shots.05 Dec, 2021, 06.37 AM IST
- Why it's too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variantThe worst-case scenario is the virus has mutated so much in the crucial parts of its genome that it can escape vaccines designed to protect...04 Dec, 2021, 06.51 PM 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
- 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
- '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
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