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Sub-variants of Omicron replacing Delta in India: Report
The highly transmissible Omicron with three sub-variants is likely replacing the previously dominant Delta strain in India, pushing the daily tally of Covid-19 cases...
India logs 1,79,723 new Covid cases, 12.5% higher
Amid the unprecedented Covid-19 resurgence, India reported 1,79,723 new cases in the last 24 hours, which is 12.5 per cent higher than the previous...
Spread of Omicron to reduce GDP growth by 10 basis points in FY22: Ind-Ra
Rising cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and the subsequent curbs will have an adverse impact on India's Q4FY22 GDP, said India Ratings...
Indians still careless despite Omicron
As the third wave of Covid grips India, the Omicron Snap Poll reveals shocking levels of carelessness and nonchalance by Indians.
The snap poll had...
Current vax effective against severe Omicron outcomes: Study
Cellular immunity elicited by existing Covid-19 vaccines can fight the Omicron Covid variant, according to a study.
The yet to be peer-reviewed study, which focussed...
India reports 58,097 fresh Covid cases, Omicron tally reaches 2,135
India registered a single-day rise of 58,097 Covid cases, a spike of 20,718 over the previous days total, and 534 deaths in a span...
Omicron likely plateaued in UK, but 15% cases reinfections: Scientist
While Omicron infections have plateaued in London and could reduce in the next week, upto 15 per cent cases are reinfections, according to top...
T-cells can aid in fight against Omicron if antibodies fail: Study
Researchers have found that T cells - one of the body's key defences against Covid-19, can mount an effective immune response against Omicron, if...
Omicron: How to prevent infection?
Even as India is seeing a steep rise in Covid cases driven by infections caused by the Omicron variant, there's an urgent need to...
Omicron nothing more than ‘seasonal cold virus’: US-based doctor
The fast-spreading Omicron variant is "nothing more than a seasonal cold virus" and there is little we can do to stop this virus from...