Omicron threat News
"Close to 402 staffs were tested positive for COVID-19 from January 4-8 and all samples have been sent to genome sequencing for Omicron variant confirmation," an official said.
While the world is all set to step into a new year, rising Covid-19 cases are proving to be a party pooper
43 cases of Omicron have been recorded in Tamil Nadu, of which, 16 patients are undergoing treatment and the rest have been discharged from hospitals, said the state government's Health bulletin on Tuesday.
Chennai has imposed restrictions on New Year’s eve, amid a nationwide surge in Omicron cases
Curbs have been imposed on resorts, farmhouses, clubs and similar venues from conducting commercial celebratory events
The survey, conducted across 320 districts of the country, received over 19,500 responses.
According to the study, the antibodies did not recognise Omicron as a threat due to its heavily mutated nature compared to the Delta variant.
Telangana, notably, is among the three worst Omicron-hit states in India after Maharashtra and Delhi.
Odisha reported its first Omicron cases today
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told parliament on Monday (December 20) that 80% of Omicron cases were asymptomatic
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the Centre to allow booster doses
The Delhi government took a big decision on the testing of Omicron. CM Kejriwal said that samples of all the positive cases of Covid coming in the capital will be sent for Genome Sequencing.
AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that India should prepare itself for any eventuality
He made this statement in view of rising COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom
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The fresh cases of the new COVID-19 variant were recorded in Satara's Phaltan and all the patients have an international travel history.
A 24-year-old Kenyan woman and a 23-year-old Somalian man who arrived at the Hyderabad international airport on December 12 have tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant.
According to V K Paul, drug development will not go out of fashion for the next viral epidemic/ pandemic that the world might face and that anti-microbial resistance challenge is also crying for drug solutions.
US death toll from COVID-19 has hit 8,00,000.
It has the highest reported toll of any country.
US accounts for about 15% of the 5.3 million known deaths from the coronavirus.
WHO has warned that Omicron is spreading at a rate that the world has not seen with any previous variant.
The global health body said reality is that Omicron is probably in most countries, 'even if it hasn’t been detected yet'.
The UN agency also stated that evolving evidence suggests a 'small decline' in the effectiveness of vaccines.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that currently, 35 COVID-19 positive patients and three suspected cases of Omicron are admitted to the LNJP hospital.
The 42-year-old had arrived at Delhi airport from South Africa via Kenya and Abu Dhabi on December 3.
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South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19.
69-year-old is showing only mild symptoms.
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