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Third case of Omicron detected in Karnataka

Third case of Omicron detected in Karnataka

12 Dec 2021 6:21 PM GMT

Pfizer effective against Omicron: Israeli study

Pfizer effective against Omicron: Israeli study

12 Dec 2021 4:22 AM GMT

Govt flags concerns over falling mask usage amid Omicron threat

Govt flags concerns over falling mask usage amid Omicron threat

New Delhi: The head of India's COVID Task Force has flagged the falling rates of mask usage amongst the population as a...

11 Dec 2021 5:20 AM GMT

25 Omicron cases thus far in the country: Govt

25 Omicron cases thus far in the country: Govt

A top Health Ministry official on Friday informed that a total of 25 cases of Omicron, the new Covid variant, has been...

10 Dec 2021 9:18 PM GMT

Amid Omicron threat, WHO warns rich countries from hoarding Covid jabs

Amid Omicron threat, WHO warns rich countries from hoarding Covid jabs

Geneva: Amid mixed reports on the true impact of Omicron, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it...

10 Dec 2021 5:26 AM GMT

Infection even after having booster doses raises questions on Omicrons infectious ability

Infection even after having booster doses raises questions on Omicron's infectious ability

Singaporean officials have revealed that two new cases of the Omicron variant have emerged in the country, with both...

10 Dec 2021 5:01 AM GMT

Pfizers Covid-19 vaccine 40 times less effective against Omicron than to other strains: Study

Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine 40 times less effective against Omicron than to other strains: Study

Johannesburg: Researchers in South Africa have found in an early study that Pfizer's mRNA-based Covid vaccine...

8 Dec 2021 8:40 AM GMT

Omicron less likely to be severe: WHO official

Omicron less likely to be severe: WHO official

The Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus has so far not shown any signs of being more deadly than the Delta strain and...

8 Dec 2021 4:18 AM GMT

Omicron threat: IMA calls for additional Covid-19 vaccine to healthcare, frontline workers

Omicron threat: IMA calls for 'additional' Covid-19 vaccine to healthcare, frontline workers

New Delhi: Amid concerns over the detection of 21 Omicron cases in India so far, the Indian Medical...

8 Dec 2021 2:48 AM GMT

Relief for Kerala as 8 out of 10 Covid Omicron samples test negative

Relief for Kerala as 8 out of 10 Covid Omicron samples test negative

The samples are being tested for Omicron at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology.

7 Dec 2021 9:14 AM GMT

MP authorities lose track of 95 overseas travellers amidst Omicron scare

MP authorities lose track of 95 overseas travellers amidst Omicron scare

Amid the looming threat of new coronavirus variant Omicron, Madhya Pradesh government authorities are scrambling to...

6 Dec 2021 11:36 AM GMT

WHO slams countries that continue to block direct flights from Southern Africa amid Omicron scare

WHO slams countries that continue to block direct flights from Southern Africa amid Omicron scare

New Delhi: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday said...

6 Dec 2021 7:41 AM GMT

Fauci sees early data on Omicron severity as encouraging

Fauci sees early data on Omicron severity as encouraging

Meanwhile, at least 15 states in the US have detected the Omicron variant and that number is expected to rise, according...

6 Dec 2021 7:51 AM GMT

Africa being left behind amid extreme vaccine discrimination: Report

Africa being left behind amid 'extreme vaccine discrimination': Report

London: A new report has found that Africa has little chance of overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic unless 70 percent...

6 Dec 2021 6:34 AM GMT

Singapore urges citizens to vaccinate as Omicron may be more transmissible

Singapore urges citizens to vaccinate as Omicron may be more transmissible

Singapore's Ministry of Health released an update to the evolving health situation involving the Omicron variant as it...

6 Dec 2021 4:42 AM GMT

Omicron updates: 17 more cases detected in India, total tally at 21

Omicron updates: 17 more cases detected in India, total tally at 21

India reported seventeen cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the total to 21 as states and cities...

6 Dec 2021 2:47 AM GMT