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Omicron 'stealth variant' still at high level, UK study findsExperts behind the long-running Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT-1) study in the UK warn that Omicron is keeping infec...10 Mar, 2022, 03.36 PM IST- Omicron variant may not be ‘milder' itself, US scientists cautionCompared with earlier variants, Omicron resulted in notably lower hospitalisation and death rates, leading some to conclude that the varian...04 Feb, 2022, 12.20 PM IST
- Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 has substantial 'growth advantage' over original, UK findsThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that BA.2 has an increased growth rate compared to BA.1 in all regions of England where there ar...29 Jan, 2022, 07.58 PM IST
- UK to scrap COVID tests for fully vaccinated travellersSpeaking to reporters during a visit to a hospital in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Johnson said the daily Omicron variant data is gettin...25 Jan, 2022, 09.50 AM IST
- England sees no need for further restrictions - for nowAmid indications that omicron may produce ``milder'' illness than earlier variants and the success of a nationwide vaccine booster program,...04 Jan, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
- Omicron 'plainly milder'; new measures not needed, UK's Johnson saysNew measures are not needed now in Britain to fight the Omicron variant, which is "plainly milder" than earlier forms of the coronavirus, P...03 Jan, 2022, 10.42 PM IST
- New COVID restrictions would be a last resort, says UK health minister Sajid JavidBritain has not brought in new rules for England, which accounts for more than 80% of the UK population. Scotland, Wales and Northern Irela...01 Jan, 2022, 03.45 PM IST
- UK may be forced into Omicron circuit breaker lockdown: reportsThe Financial Times reported that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been presented with a number of options under a so-called Plan C...18 Dec, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
- No evidence Omicron cases less severe than Delta: StudyHaving had Covid probably only offers 19% protection against omicron, the study showed on Friday. That was roughly in line with two doses o...18 Dec, 2021, 07.45 AM IST
- Omicron five times more likely to reinfect than Delta, study saysThe data analysed by Imperial College was based on 333,000 cases, including 122,062 of Delta and 1,846 which were confirmed as the Omicron ...17 Dec, 2021, 10.30 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
- Britain says Omicron accounts for 40% of London infectionsThough Health Secretary Sajid Javid said there had been no deaths yet confirmed in England, he said Omicron was probably behind around 40% ...13 Dec, 2021, 01.50 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 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 vaccine advisers say all adults to receive boostersThe Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said that all adults between 18-39 years old could receive shots, extending a programme...29 Nov, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
- Third Omicron case detected in UK, face masks compulsory from TuesdayHowever, the UKHSA revealed that the individual spent time in the Westminster area of central London before departure and also warned that ...28 Nov, 2021, 11.38 PM IST
- UK to enforce new Covid rules from TuesdayHealth Secretary Sajid Javid said mandatory mask-wearing will return to shops and public transport in England on Tuesday, and told families...28 Nov, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
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