Long COVID risk less with Omicron than Delta variant, UK study findsAnalysis by researchers from King's College London of data from the ZOE COVID Symptom study app published on Thursday in a letter to 'The L...
18 Jun, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
Symptoms from Omicron infection last 2 days less than Delta: Lancet studyDisease caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus is on average two days shorter than the Delta variant, according to a large observatio...
08 Apr, 2022, 01.46 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
Delta or Omicron: Is the Delmicron dilemma adding to your Covid woes?How can you know for sure if you have been infected by the Delta or Omicron variant?
24 Jan, 2022, 04.01 PM IST
COVID-19: Omicron driven wave will turn to villages after metros, says expert"Each time, a wave first hit high mobility areas which include metro cities and then to smaller areas and villages. So, within the next few...
23 Jan, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
Home testing kits may give false negative reports even after having COVID symptoms: ExpertDr Harsh Mahajan further said when a patient is symptomatic, then, by and large, the RTPCR test comes positive if the sample is obtained pr...
22 Jan, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
Is it omicron or a cold? What are Omicron symptoms and how bad it is?This new variant is much more infectious than previous variants, causing a surge in cases across the world.
12 Jan, 2022, 06.22 PM IST
COVID-19 infected children, adolescents witnessing high-fever, shivering, says expertSpeaking to ANI, Dr Gupta who has been treating COVID-19 infected children and adolescents said, "Children and adolescents between the age ...
10 Jan, 2022, 09.46 AM IST
Covid Omicron variant: Watch out for these 5 symptomsThe sudden surge in Omicron cases, which has been detected in around 90 countries, has re-imposed the threat of Covid-19. But experts say t...
23 Dec, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
Omicron cases may outpace COVID-19 Delta surge but only mild cases reported in India so far: ExpertsEvidence has shown that the Omicron variant multiplies at a faster rate thereby causing infection at a faster rate and it has also been fou...
19 Dec, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
Don't panic but be alert, omicron causes less severe disease than delta: AIIMS doctor"It is seen that Omicron's Transmissibility is quite high as compared to Delta variant but with all the evidence we have right now, It is n...
18 Dec, 2021, 08.49 PM IST
Will Omicron be as deadly as Delta in India?Much has been made about the potential that can be caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus and India, especially, is concerned if it c...
03 Dec, 2021, 10.16 AM IST
South African doctor says patients with Omicron variant have "very mild" symptomsNow designated Omicron by the World Health Organization, the variant was detected and announced by South Africa's National Institute of Com...
29 Nov, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
Are Delta symptoms different? Headaches, sore throat more common, loss of taste & smell not as muchBreakthrough infections, while rare, tend to produce milder symptoms that are of shorter duration.
17 Aug, 2021, 06.14 PM IST
Delta surge: How an overseas flight from Moscow broke through China's Covid defencesOn Wednesday, China reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months at 71. The number of new cases has been increasi...
04 Aug, 2021, 08.24 PM IST
Vaccine offers 99% protection against death in Delta strain, finds NIV studyThe genomic analysis carried out as part of the study showed the Delta variant’s presence in the majority of the samples, but there also we...
17 Jul, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
2 vaccine doses ‘highly effective' in reducing Delta variant hospitalisation: UK analysisPublic Health England (PHE), which has been conducting regular analysis of COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC), said on Monday that the late...
15 Jun, 2021, 04.37 PM IST