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COVID reinfection: What 'might' happen?COVID reinfection cases have been increasing and health experts say, the maximum number of such cases have been seen during the Omicron variant led COVID infection. This is the reason why more..IndiaTimes - Published | |
New Zealand removes most remaining Covid-19 restrictions; drops mask, vaccine mandatesThe relaxations come as the Omicron variant outbreak wanes in New Zealand.Zee News - Published | |
New study finds out why Omicron variant is highly transmissiblenewKerala.com - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
COVID: Body pain in THIS area signals Omicron variantIn November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated COVID's Omicron variant as a 'variant of concern' (VoC), which meant that the SARs-CoV-2 strain was highly transmissible, with a higher..IndiaTimes - Published | |
In 30 days, Kerala witnesses four-fold rise in Covid deathsFrom less than three new daily Covid-19 deaths during the first week of June, Kerala is now seeing on average 11 new Covid deaths daily -- a four-time increase within a month during the present surge..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Coronavirus new variant, BA.2.75: What do we know so far?After World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ press conference where he spoke about a new sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.2.75 that has been detected in several..IndiaTimes - Published | |
COVID cough: The best sleeping positionPersistent cough was one of the most reported symptoms of COVID-19 during the second wave of coronavirus. While with the Omicron variant, sore throat, runny nose, and body pain have become more common,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BA.4, BA.5 Omicron variants found in IndiaA day after the Russian health watchdog confirmed one case of BA.4 in their country, Mumbai civic officials have confirmed three cases of BA.4 subvariant and one case of BA.5 making these the first..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Covid 4th wave: Mumbai reports 3 cases of BA.4 and one of BA.5, 38% less infectionBA.4 and BA.5 are subtypes of the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 which caused the third wave of the global pandemic.DNA - Published | |
Covid-19 fourth wave in India soon? Experts say peaks to be new normal; masks and THIS necessary - Details hereAccording to the health experts, the latest surge is driven by sub-strains of the Omicron variant, namely BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5.Zee News - Published | |
No alarm as surge in Covid cases in Mumbai & Maharashtra still driven by Omicron variantThe state public health department's surveillance officer Dr Pradip Awate reminded on Saturday that Delhi too had seen a rapid rise in Covid cases in April, but the daily caseload is now back to three..IndiaTimes - Published | |
No BA.4 variant spread in Tamil Nadu, first patient fully recovered: Health SecyBA.4 Omicron variant was first discovered in Tamil Nadu a19-year-old college student from neighbouring Chengalpattu district, PTI reported.Zee News - Published | |
BA.4 Omicron variant likely in Chennai teen: TN MinisternewKerala.com - Published | BREAKING: After Hyderabad, India's second case of Omicron variant BA.4 detected in Tamil NaduThe Omicron BA.4 subvariant sample was reportedly found in an African national who had arrived in India at the Hyderabad Airport.DNA - Published |
Two COVID symptoms expert warns against taking lightlyWhile BA.2 sublineage of the Omicron variant remains dominant in most parts of the world, World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus raises concerns over subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 that..IndiaTimes - Published | South Africa likely in new Covid wave, says health ministerThe increase in new cases has been dominated by the BA.4 and BA.5 lineages of the omicron variant which dominated the country's earlier wave of the virus. "Whichever way you look at it, it does suggest..IndiaTimes - Published |
COVID-19 Fourth wave scare: Patna Detects First Case of New Omicron Variant BA.2.12There were five cases of BA.2.12 detected in Delhi and now one case has been detected in Patna.Zee News - Published | Covid 4th wave: Genome sequencing confirms first case of new variant BA12 in Bihar13 samples went for genome sequencing of which Omicron sub-variant BA 2 was found in 12 samples, while BA 12 has been confirmed in one sample report.DNA - Published |
Covid-19 fourth wave scare in China: Beijing to conduct mass testing for its 21 million populationBeijing, which is battling the spread of the Omicron variant in the city, similar to Shanghai, has ordered mass testing from Tuesday in 11 of its districts, virtually covering all its 21 million..Zee News - Published | Fourth wave scare! Omicron now dominant variant in Delhi: Here are some serious side-effects caused by this virusDelhi and Uttar Pradesh governments have recently said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is now the dominant strain and has replaced Delta, which triggered the deadly second wave in India.Zee News - Published |
Moderna to file for EUA of Covid shot for very young kids by April endModerna plans to submit an application to the US health regulator for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its Covid-19 vaccine among kids between the ages of six months to five years by end of the..IndiaTimes - Published | Fourth wave scare: Delta out, Omicron now dominant Covid variant in Delhi, details hereNinety-seven per cent of the samples taken from those who died of Covid in Delhi from January to March had the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to government data.Zee News - Published |
Delhi Covid 4th wave: 97% of people who died due to coronavirus in between Jan-March had OmicronThe third wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant saw lesser hospitalisations and severe cases in the national capital.DNA - Published | ‘Stealth’ variant found in 79% of Omicron samples in PunjabThe BA.2 sublineage of heavily mutated Omicron variant of Covid-19 that has fuelled the current wave of infection in many countries has become the most commonly found variant in Punjab.Omicron’s..IndiaTimes - Published |
Fourth wave scare! Omicron can cause croup, cardiac arrest in kids, know details hereOmicron variant of coronavirus is believed to cause more vulnerable and upper respiratory infections in children, which if severe can lead to heart problems and even cardiac arrest, found a study.Zee News - Published | Worldwide COVID cases surpass 500 million as Omicron variant BA.2 surgesGlobal COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron surges in many countries in Europe and Asia.Zee News - Published |
Xi Jinping: China must stick to 'Covid Zero' even as costs mountXi Jinping is facing one of the biggest tests of his tenure. The lockdown of tens of millions in the city of Shanghai and the northeastern province of Jilin has fueled widespread criticisms of his..IndiaTimes - Published | Continuing to monitor ‘several descendent lineages’ of Omicron variant: WHOIndian Express - Published |
Covid-19: XE or not, there’s no immediate threat, say expertsThe first case of XE variant - which is a combination of two sub-lineages of the Omicron variant – namely BA.1 and BA.2 – was detected in UK in a specimen collected from a Covid-19 positive person..IndiaTimes - Published | `Can`t confirm XE Covid-19 variant in Maha, awaiting report results from Centre``As per information, XE variant is only 10 per cent more infectious than the Omicron variant. We will talk more about it in detail after getting a report. Since we have not received a confirmatory..Mid-Day - Published |
India`s first XE variant in Maharashtra: Health dept yet to confirm, says minister Rajesh Tope"As per info, the XE variant is 10% more infectious than the Omicron variant, which is like flu. We'll talk more about it in detail after getting a report; haven't received a confirmatory report from..Zee News - Published | Diff. between XE, XD and XF RecombinantsThe World Health Organization (WHO) recently warned against XE recombinant virus, stating that its rate of infection is about 10 percent higher than that of the BA.2 (sublineage of Omicron) variant.IndiaTimes - Published |
China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end of Wuhan's first waveThe highly transmissible Omicron variant has spread to more than a dozen provinces, rattling China's "zero-Covid" strategy which had until March successfully kept the daily caseload down to double or..IndiaTimes - Published | Omicron variant wipes out Delta completely in TN Covid casesnewKerala.com - Published |
COVID: Upper vs. lower respiratory tract infectionIn just over two years, multiple SARs-COV-2 variants have emerged, affecting our lives in the most grievous ways. We have battled three coronavirus waves and are still recovering from the impact of the..IndiaTimes - Published | `Threat of Omicron has not gone away from India`: Health Ministry"The threat of Omicron variant coronavirus has not gone away from India but we have been able to successfully manage as high as 23 times better than the world's overall management of Covid-19 when it..Zee News - Published |
Covid not gone, expect surge in cases due to BA.2 subvariant, warns US expert Dr Anthony FauciUS health experts are also warning about the emergence of the BA.2, a sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron variant that led to a significant spike in cases in the US recently.Zee News - Published | Tamil Nadu identifies BA.2 version of Omicron variant in 18.4% samplesThe State Public Health Laboratory showed that 93 per cent of the 496 variants sequenced in the state were of Omicron variant.DNA - Published |
What is `stealth Omicron` variant that can trigger fourth Covid-19 wave in India?The sudden rise in Covid cases across the world are triggered by a new variant called ‘stealth Omicron’, which is a sub-variant of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.Zee News - Published | 80% COVID cases in UK have THIS common symptomThe Omicron variant wreaked a lot of havoc in the past few months. While it was not as deadly as the Delta, it was highly transmissible and spread across nations in no time. While case numbers in many..IndiaTimes - Published |
FIH Pro League: Indian women's team to host Netherlands on April 8 and 9India and the defending champions Netherlands were originally scheduled to play on February 19 and 20 but the matches had to be postponed following the visiting team's concern over rise in Covid-19..Zee News - Published | India fared better than others in managing Omicron-driven Covid surge, claims health ministryGlobal Covid case surge due to the Omicron variant led to a peak six times the previous waves but India managed to control its spread causing lower hospitalisation and fewer deaths than earlier surges,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Kauvery Hospital Airlifts and Successfully Treats Vizag Doctor Who had Severe COVID Infection and 99 percent Lung Involvement· The individual was airlifted from Vizag to Chennai due to rapid worsening related to extensive lung damage due to COVID-19, for ECMO initiation. · He was managed successfully without ECMO by..NewsVoir - Published | Delhi adds 136 Covid-19 cases, zero deathsThe surge in Covid cases in Delhi during the third wave of the pandemic was largely due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus.IndiaTimes - Published |
China daily local Covid cases hit two-year highMainland China reported more than 1,500 new local Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the initial nationwide outbreak at the start of 2020, as the Omicron variant prompts cities across the..IndiaTimes - Published | WHO says Covid boosters needed, reversing previous callAn expert group convened by the World Health Organisation said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses, in a reversal of the U.N. agency's previous insistence that..IndiaTimes - Published |