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Covid booster needed for broad protection against Omicron variants, studies showThe studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), and Cell Host & Microbe journal, showed that a third mRNA vaccine dos...20 May, 2022, 03.54 PM IST- WHO: COVID cases, deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yetIn a statement on Thursday, the U.N. health agency said COVID-19 infections due to the omicron surge had "tanked" from a peak of more than ...14 Apr, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
- South Korea reports over 6 lakh Covid cases amid Omicron surgeAccording to WHO data, South Korea leads the world in newly reported cases in the last seven days with 2,417,174 infections, followed by Vi...17 Mar, 2022, 01.10 PM IST
- India fared better than others in managing Omicron-driven Covid surge, claims health ministry"Not only the reported peak in India was much lower, the consistent efforts also led to a decreasing trajectory soon. The country managed t...17 Mar, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
- As Omicron surge subsides, researchers on high alert for Covid BA.2 variant. What we know so farThe variant could potentially slow the current decline of Covid cases.12 Mar, 2022, 10.27 AM IST
- US coronavirus deaths surpass 900,000, driven in part by Omicron surgeThe latest tally marks an increase of more than 100,000 U.S. COVID-19 fatalities since Dec. 12, coinciding with a surge of infections and h...06 Feb, 2022, 07.23 AM IST
- RT-PCR test mandatory for entry into Meghalaya to curb Omicron surgeChildren below 15 years of age, however, are exempted from getting tested for COVID-19 if they don't exhibit any symptoms. Noting that the ...11 Jan, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
- Omicron infected person dead in OdishaThe 45-year-old woman, a resident of Agalpur in Bolangir district who had tested positive for coronavirus, had died on December 27 last yea...06 Jan, 2022, 10.26 PM IST
- Omicron surge: Centre asks 9 states, union territories to step up testingIt has been observed that there has been a considerable decline in COVID-19 testing in these states and union territories amid rising cases...06 Jan, 2022, 01.39 PM IST
- Expect a big surge in Covid cases, next 2 weeks critical, say expertsMaharashtra and Delhi continue to be the worst-hit states with this new variant. As numbers start to go up, doctors are calling on people t...05 Jan, 2022, 06.44 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
- Centre extends COVID-19 curbs till January 31 amid increasing Omicron threat"The country has witnessed an overall decline in active cases. However, the new variant, Omicron, is reported to be at least three times mo...28 Dec, 2021, 07.00 AM IST
- 61% of eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19"During analysis of 183 Omicron positive cases 121 had a foreign history, 44 cases have no travel history but most of them are those who ca...25 Dec, 2021, 11.28 AM IST
- South Africa's case drop may show omicron peak has passedAfter hitting a high of nearly 27,000 new cases nationwide on Thursday, the numbers dropped to about 15,424 on Tuesday. In Gauteng province...22 Dec, 2021, 02.00 PM IST
- Omicron 3 times more contagious than Delta, enforce containment measures: Centre writes to statesThe Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that 200 cases of Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected across 12 states and unio...22 Dec, 2021, 12.22 AM IST
- US faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advancesIn the United States, 36 states have detected the variant. Meanwhile, delta is surging in many places, with hot spots in New England and th...16 Dec, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
- As fears around Omicron grip the world, here are ten updates from WHO on the new Covid strainThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked countries not to put flight bans on southern African nations and instead use science and othe...29 Nov, 2021, 10.50 AM IST
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