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Omicron most dominant strain of Covid 19 in IndiaIn 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...
Omicron strain in community transmission stage in India, dominant in multiple metros: INSACOGThe INSACOG, in its January 10 bulletin that was released on Sunday, said while most Omicron cases so far have been asymptomatic or mild, h...
Omicron's explosive spread potential makes threat level very high globally, says INSACOG"Omicron has a clear growth advantage over Delta with the highest level of immune escape so far as well as high intrinsic transmissibility,...
Hiring intent still unruffled by Omicron threatAs per the Teamlease survey, 50% companies showed an intent to hire this quarter against 27% companies a year ago.
Why are so many vaccinated people getting infected with Covid-19 lately? These factors could be at playOmicron appears to replicate much more efficiently than previous variants.
WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptomsMore evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previ...
Rising Omicron cases can impact growth by 0.3% in March quarter: Report"With states imposing COVID-related restrictions (night curfew on movement of people, restaurants allowed at 50 per cent capacity, offices ...
Covid: An Omicron-led third wave in India may not be as severe as past onesNew studies in South Africa, Scotland and England show that Omicron is causing milder infections than previous variants and is less likely ...
Govt urges private health sector to be ready to face Omicron threatNITI Aayog member (Health) V K Paul said the government would also like to specifically request the private sector teams to get ready in te...
Hospitality industry on alert mode amid Omicron threatFederation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) Consulting CEO Aashish Gupta said there is uncertainty within the indu...
Made preparations to deal with up to 1 lakh cases daily: Kejriwal amid Omicron scareIn view of the rising Covid cases and Omicron threat, the Delhi government will increase daily test capacity to three lakh and strengthen h...
PM Modi to hold Covid review meeting on ThursdayIn a statement, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday morning that the Omicron infection tally has reached 213 across the nation. How...
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...
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...
Omicron threat: Night curfew extended till December 31 in eight Gujarat citiesThe eight cities where the night curfew has been extended are Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, and Jun...
Delhi ready to tackle Omicron threat, says CM Arvind Kejriwal"We are ready to tackle the Omicron threat. If required, we will impose necessary restrictions. Currently, there is no such need to impose ...
Pakistan bans travel from 15 countries amid looming Omicron threatPakistan has fully vaccinated over 52 million people while about 82 million were partially vaccinated.
India has not imposed travel curbs like some other countries: MEA on OmicronThe 'at-risk' nations (as updated on November 30) are countries in Europe, including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, Ch...
Delta-wary MSMEs brace for Omicron impactThe coronavirus pandemic has crippled small businesses and sucked out liquidity from the ecosystem. But the discovery of another variant sh...
Travel bans aren't the answer to stopping new COVID variant OmicronThe WHO has classified Omicron as a "variant of concern" because it has a wide range of mutations. This suggests vaccines and treatments co...