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New Omicron sub-variant BA 2.75 detected in Delhi, says LNJP hospital
BA 2.75, a new Omicron sub-variant, has been detected in the majority of samples taken from most Covid-19 patients in Delhi, said the Lok Na
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- Jul 31
- 2 min
'Omicron BA.5 variant continues to evolve, increasing hospitalisation worldwide', says WHO
Omicron, the latest variant of concern, is dominant worldwide, the World Health Organization’s infectious disease epidemiologist, Dr Maria V
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- Jul 7
- 2 min
New sub-variant BA.2.75 of Omicron detected in India, says WHO
A new sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the Covid-19 has now been detected in India, World Health Organization (WHO
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- Jun 12
- 1 min
Russian health watchdog detects more contagious subvariant of Omicron
A more contagious subvariant of the Covid-19 Omicron strain has slipped into Russia, a senior official at the national consumer health watch
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- Mar 3
- 2 min
Omicron strain of Covid-19 is 40% more lethal than seasonal flu
The omicron strain of Covid-19 is at least 40% more lethal than seasonal flu, according Japanese scientists, underscoring the potential dang
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- Feb 15
- 2 min
95% of swab samples examined in Mumbai in latest genome sequencing found infected with Omicron
Nearly 95 per cent of swab samples examined in the latest round of genome sequencing in Mumbai were found infected with the Omicron variant
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- Feb 5
- 2 min
“We should be cautious about BA.2 as it comes out, but we shouldn't worry,” says Dr Leana Wen
A new sub-strain of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, which has been spreading rapidly across the globe, has emerged as the latest challen
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- Feb 2
- 2 min
Sub-variant of Omicron strain of coronavirus found in 57 countries, warns WHO
A sub-variant of the fast-spreading and heavily mutated Omicron strain of the coronavirus has now been detected in as many as 57 countries,
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- Jan 23
- 2 min
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding amid new wave of Omicron cases
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the count
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- Jan 13
- 1 min
Australia reports its biggest pandemic caseload driving up hospitalisation rate
Australia on Thursday reported its biggest pandemic caseload with a runaway Omicron outbreak driving up hospitalisation rates as the surge p
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- Jan 13
- 2 min
India records 620 cases of Omicron in last 24 hrs, country's tally reaches 5,488
India recorded 620 cases of Omicron, its highest single-day spike in the cases of the new variant of coronavirus, according to data released
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- Jan 12
- 1 min
Kerala reports 76 new cases of Omicron, highest single-day spike
Kerala’s cumulative count of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 climbed to 421 on Wednesday after 76 new cases were reported, the highest singl
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- Jan 12
- 3 min
Omicron becoming dominant in world by overtaking the Delta variant of Covid-19, says WHO
Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of Covid-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with t
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- Jan 11
- 1 min
Sussanne Khan tests positive for Omicron variant of Covid-19
Sussanne Khan has tested positive for the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus, she revealed in an Instagram post on Tuesday morning. She a
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- Jan 11
- 2 min
India records 400 cases of Omicron variant in last 24 hours
India's Omicron tally continues to increase at a rapid pace. According to data released by the Union health ministry, India recorded more th
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- Jan 10
- 2 min
China reports more cases of Omicron, authorities on high alert
China reported more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, with authorities on high alert over flare-ups i
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- Jan 9
- 1 min
India's Omicron tally crosses 3,500 mark
With a single-day jump of 616 Omicron cases, India now has 3,623 cases of the new variant of coronavirus. Omicron has been reported in 27 st
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- Jan 7
- 1 min
Karnataka reports 107 Omicron cases, tally rises to 333 in state
Karnataka reported 107 Omicron variant of Covid-19 cases on Thursday taking the tally in the state to 333, informed state Health Minister Dr
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- Jan 6
- 2 min
India's Omicron tally reaches 2,630
India’s tally of Omicron-positive cases went up by nearly 500 on Thursday morning to reach 2,630, according to the Union health ministry upd
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- Jan 5
- 1 min
India's Omicron cases tally crosses 2,000 mark
A total of 2,135 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 24 states and UTs so far, out of which 828 have recovered