India sailed through Omicron wave because of vaccination, says Health Minister MandaviyaIndia, which battled the deadly second wave blamed on the Delta variant in April-May last year, faced the Omicron challenge in December 202...
01 Apr, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
Covid variant worse than Omicron in next 2 years: UK epidemiologistUK's SAGE advisors have warned of a "realistic possibility" that a more lethal variant could emerge that kills one in three people, in line...
24 Mar, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
New COVID cases drop by 19% globally, deaths stable: WHOWHO said that all other coronavirus variants, including alpha, beta and delta, continue to decline globally as omicron crowds them out. Amo...
16 Feb, 2022, 04.28 PM IST
Last week saw highest weekly global Covid numbers since beginning of pandemic: WHOThe COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, released on Tuesday by the WHO, said that globally, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased ...
26 Jan, 2022, 11.36 AM IST
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...
14 Jan, 2022, 04.41 PM IST
115 deaths reported globally due to Omicron, one in India, says Health Ministry"Omicron has a substantial growth advantage over Delta as per WHO...Data from South Africa, the UK, Canada, Denmark suggests a reduced risk...
12 Jan, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
WHO: COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stableIn the weekly report issued Tuesday night, the U.N. health agency said there were about 15 million new COVID-19 cases last week and more th...
12 Jan, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
India's second Omicron variant related death reported in OdishaThe first Omicron death in Odisha was confirmed by CDMO, Balangir, Dr Snehalata Sahu. The deceased, a 50 year old woman, was suffering from...
07 Jan, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
AIIMS cancels doctors' winter vacation amid Covid surgeIndia has seen the sudden spike in the Covid cases after the outbreak of new Covid varaint Omicron.
04 Jan, 2022, 02.46 PM IST
Mumbai reports 3,671 new Covid cases; 46% higher than yesterdayEarlier today, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met the state's Covid task force this afternoon. One of the key discussions at the high-leve...
30 Dec, 2021, 07.25 PM IST
Australia reports first Omicron death, authorities stick to reopening planThe death, a man in his 80s with underlying health conditions, marked a grim milestone for the country which has had to pause some parts of...
27 Dec, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
Australia records first Omicron death, authorities stick to reopening planOmicron, which health experts say appears more contagious but less virulent than previous strains, began to spread in the country just as i...
27 Dec, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
US reports 1st Omicron-related death as unvaccinated man diesThe news of the first death in the US due to Omicron came on a day when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that Omic...
21 Dec, 2021, 11.43 AM 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
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
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
WHO has no reports yet of Omicron Covid deathsThe WHO said it was collecting evidence about the variant of concern (VOC), as countries around the world scramble to stop it from spreadin...
03 Dec, 2021, 07.10 PM IST