India, which battled the deadly second wave blamed on the Delta variant in April-May last year, faced the Omicron challenge in December 202...

In the fourth week of December, Omicron was found in 50% of the samples sent for genomic sequencing. In the second and third weeks of Janua...

The INSACOG, in its January 10 bulletin that was released on Sunday, said while most Omicron cases so far have been asymptomatic or mild, h...

"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...

In the last few days there has been a steep increase in cases. In view of Omicron's explosive spread, experts say the threat level is curre...

"Omicron has a substantial growth advantage over Delta as per WHO...Data from South Africa, the UK, Canada, Denmark suggests a reduced risk...

While the study showed that the new variant, dominant in the UK and now sweeping parts of India, is infecting the cells found in the lungs ...

Experts said the Omicron virus is highly infectious and it is going to increase the herd immunity.

The scientists from Boston College in the US developed a computer model that can predict mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and provide ins...

90,928 new coronavirus infections were reported, the highest in over 200 days, taking India's caseload to 3,51,09,286, the data stated.

The death toll has climbed to 4,81,770 with 284 more fatalities

The 578 cases have been detected across 19 states and UTs with Delhi recording the maximum number of 142 cases followed by Maharashtra at 1...

The consortium said that while there are some indicators that the disease may be milder with Omicron, there is insufficient data to determi...

Daily COVID-19 caseload in India that is currently around 7,500 infections is expected to increase once the Omicron starts displacing Delta...

Vidyasagar, who is also the head of the National COVID-19 Supermodel Committee, said that India will have Omicron's third wave but it will ...

In its weekly press briefing, the Health Ministry said on Friday that all cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus that have been detect...

Many in India will call for stringent lockdowns, including a shutdown of international air traffic, to check the virus. This would be a mis...