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- No change in Omicron BA.4, BA.5 severity or transmissibility so far: WHO
  "There are less than 200 sequences available so far and we expect this to change...We are tracking (the virus) very closely to see if there...
  14 Apr, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
- New Omicron strain, first detected in UK, appears to be more transmissible than previous strains of COVID-19: WHO
  The World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update that the XE recombinant (BA.1-BA.2) was first detected in the UK on January 1...
  02 Apr, 2022, 10.35 PM IST
- Omicron risk remains very high: World Health Organization
  "Over 21 million new cases were reported, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic," th...
  27 Jan, 2022, 07.01 AM IST
- Last week saw highest weekly global Covid numbers since beginning of pandemic: WHO
  The 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
- Omicron variant quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO
  The COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, released by the WHO, said that over 15 million new COVID-19 cases were reported globally in the...
  12 Jan, 2022, 10.03 AM IST
- Global number of new COVID-19 cases increased sharply by 71% during week December 27- January 2: WHO
  The COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, released by the global health agency, said that during the week of December 27 to January 2, fo...
  06 Jan, 2022, 10.45 PM IST
- COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron - WHO
  Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron corona...
  15 Dec, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
- High COVID-19 rate in 0-19 age group in India; frequent post-jab infections with Delta variant: Study
  The COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) this week, said a cross-sectional study, which ...
  08 Oct, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
- COVID-19 numbers in SE Asia plateaued over past month mainly due to cases in India remaining stable: WHO
  The COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, released by WHO on August 10, said that the South-East Asia Region reported over 799,000 new ca...
  12 Aug, 2021, 10.57 AM IST
- Delta variant now reported in 135 countries, global coronavirus cases could exceed 200 million by next week: WHO
  It said the cases of Alpha variant have been reported in 182 countries, territories or areas, while 135 countries have reported cases of th...
  05 Aug, 2021, 11.28 AM IST
- Spread of COVID-19's Delta variant will substantially up cases, put pressure on healthcare: WHO
  In its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update released on Tuesday, the World Health Organisation said that an overall rise in COVID-19 case...
  14 Jul, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
- Delta variant now reported in 85 countries, expected to become dominant lineage, says WHO
  WHO said the four current 'Variants of Concern' being monitored closely - Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta - are widespread and have been detec...
  25 Jun, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
- B.1.617 variant found in at least 53 territories: WHO
  Additionally, the WHO has received information from unofficial sources that the B.1.617 variant has been found in seven other territories, ...
  26 May, 2021, 09.06 AM IST
- Plasma therapy may be dropped from Covid care protocol
  An updated advisory is likely this week on the use of plasma therapy. At present, plasma therapy is an investigational therapy permitted “o...
  17 May, 2021, 07.49 AM IST
- Religious and political events among factors that accelerated COVID-19 transmission in India: WHO
  The WHO, in its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, published Wednesday, said that viruses in the B.1.617 lineage were first reported i...
  12 May, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
- If everything goes well India would get COVID-19 vaccine by the year's end, says Dr Harsh Vardhan
  Three COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including two indigenous ones, are in different phases of development in India.
  23 Aug, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
- Apex health research body, ICMR developing portal for information on COVID-19 vaccine
  The idea behind making the updates available in regional languages is to make sure every citizen is able to access the information. The por...
  22 Aug, 2020, 11.12 PM IST
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