The elusive sibling (sub-lineage) of the Omicron variant, BA.2, cannot be picked up by the imported RT-PCR kit having an S gene drop, resea...

Much of Asia has largely managed to keep omicron at bay even as the variant rages in other parts of the world, but the region that is home ...

Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday that lifting the restrictions was likely "because we have enough infection i...

As many as 19 cases of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus have been reported so far in the state.

Johnson said the situation was "extremely difficult" and that hospitalisations were rising steeply in London.

The total number of confirmed Omicron cases in the UK stands at 37,101, taking the overall COVID-19 infections tally to 82,886 on Sunday. A...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified Omicron, detected in South Africa and some other countries recently, as a 'Variant of Co...

It has been reported in at least two dozen countries, and started gaining a foothold in Asia this week, with cases reported from Australia,...

Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ma Subramanian, told reporters here a man who arrived from Singapore to Tiruchirappally in the wee ...

Given the widespread exposure of Indians to Covid-19 virus and a reasonably-high vaccination rate, India will likely be less affected by th...

Given rising concerns about the new highly infectious Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Centre has come up with new rules for internation...

Several departments and district authorities have issued fresh guidelines to ensure faster vaccination and to enforce Covid-appropriate beh...

"Day 1 Of Omicron Travel Rules, Upto 6 Hours Wait For Tests: 10 Points - Even if you did not have the infection you are likely to acquire i...

India had stopped international flights on March 23 last year as the pandemic took hold. It later began Vande Bharat repatriation flights, ...

The draft makes no reference to the word “treaty” but, among other things, calls for the creation of an “intergovernmental negotiating body...

Southern Africa, where Omicron was discovered, accounts for only a tiny portion of the world's international travel but Israel and Japan ha...

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said mandatory mask-wearing will return to shops and public transport in England on Tuesday, and told families...