Omicron

Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel on Saturday noted that the state is fully prepared for COVID-19, with all arrangements including beds, ventilators, and ICU facilities in place, adding that the …

A highly mutated Covid variant called BA.2.86 has given rise to fresh concern as it has been detected in five countries including Switzerland, South Africa,  Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and …

The Department of Biotechnology announced today that the India-made Omicron-specific mRNA-based Booster vaccine for Covid has got for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the office of the Drug Control General …

At least four cases of the BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron, that has triggered the current Covid wave in China, have been detected in India, according to official sources. As per …

<p> The daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases in Delhi surged to 1,530 on Sunday with the positivity rate surging to 8.41 per cent, according to the state government’s health …

<p> The presence of the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus have been confirmed in India with two cases being detected in Tamil Nadu and …

<p> A new study carried out in the USA has concluded that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, unlike previous studies which have been …

<p> Two new variants of the Omicron coronavirus strain pose a danger of triggering a new wave of COVID-19as they can dodge antibodies, according to a study carried out by …

<p> <strong>By Shalini Bhardwaj</strong></p> <p> A top medical expert believes that there are eight variants of Omicron and amongst them one is dominating which can be held responsible for the …

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4IaVUKjFztE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> As global Covid 19 cases top 490 million, a new Covid variant XE …

<p> A subvariant of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus strain, which was first identified in Denmark has now been detected in 57 countries, the WHO said on Tuesday.</p> <p> In …