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Page 55 - Latest Updates on Omicron

Omicron generated antibodies effective against all variants: ICMR study

ICMR has said that within short span of time, the variant has shown high transmissibility and capability of evading the immune response generated against natural infection and vaccination.

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2022 | 3:06 PM IST

Explained: How Omicron evades antibodies, remain contagious

An international team of scientists has determined the precise structural changes in the spike protein of the Omicron variant

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2022 | 2:49 PM IST

Feb, March to see increase in demand: Shriram Transport Finance

Signaling a return to normalcy, India's largest truck lender said its collection efficiency returned to 100 per cent in the second half of January after undergoing a brief blip in the first fortnight.

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2022 | 2:18 PM IST

China: Beijing sees uptick in Covid cases ahead of Winter Olympics

The Chinese capital reported 14 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday as it began a third round of mass testing of millions of people in the run-up to the Winter Olympics.

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2022 | 2:07 PM IST

Business investment into Singapore dropped 31% in 2021, Covid blamed

Commitments for investments in fixed assets such as facilities, machinery and other equipment shrank to $11.8 billion.

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2022 | 1:27 PM IST

Hong Kong may extend Covid isolation until 2024, risking business exodus

The European Chamber of Commerce said that Hong Kong may not reopen until China rolls out its mRNA vaccine across its 1.4 billion population, which could take until late 2023 or early 2024

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2022 | 1:05 PM IST

Data story: India logs 285,914 cases; total caseload crosses 40-mn mark

India has so far administered 1,635,844,536 vaccine doses. That is 4080.92 per cent of its total caseload, and 116.75 per cent of its population

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2022 | 11:29 AM IST

Covid-19 pandemic: UP reports 15 more deaths, over 11,500 new cases

Uttar Pradesh's Covid-19 death toll rose to 23,088 with 15 more fatalities, while the infection tally reached 19,69,368 following detection of 11,583 new cases

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 10:57 PM IST

Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted Covid vaccine

The companies plan to test the immune response generated by the Omicron-based vaccine both as a three-shot regimen in unvaccinated people and as a booster shot

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 10:41 PM IST

Omicron displaced Delta as dominant variant in India in less than a month

Other countries with high daily Covid cases have seen similar surge

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 10:18 PM IST

Maharashtra logs sharp rise in Covid deaths at 86; 33,914 cases recorded

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 33,914 new coronavirus cases, including 13 of the Omicron variant

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 10:10 PM IST

Tokyo reports record coronavirus cases as Japan tightens measures

Tokyo on Tuesday reported a record high of Covid-19 cases, as Japan prepared to implement new anti-virus measures amid surging infections led by Omicron

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 9:03 PM IST

LIVE: Gen Rawat awarded Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan for Nadella, Pichai

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, SII MD Cyrus Poonawalla to be conferred with Padma Bhushan

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 8:19 PM IST

Researchers find explanation for Omicron causing less severe disease

The Omicron replaced the Delta variant as the dominant COVID-19 variant in the world, starting from late 2021 to early 2022. But, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant caused less severe disease than Delta

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 7:27 PM IST

Current Covid vaccines may protect from disease caused by Omicron: Study

The Covid vaccines prompt the body to form long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2 that can recognise variants of concern, including Omicron, and protect from severe disease, a study has found.

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 5:12 PM IST

People entering Sikkim must produce negative RT-PCR test report

The Sikkim Government has made it mandatory for people entering the state to produce a negative RT-PCR report conducted within 72-hours prior to the date of entry.

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 12:31 PM IST

Pfizer, CornoaVac vaccine may cause heart inflammation in adolescents

Despite low risk, there is an increased relative risk of carditis - a type of heart inflammation - associated with Covid vaccine developed by Pfizer and China's CoronaVac, researchers have found.

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 12:31 PM IST

Data story: India logs 255,874 cases; active cases see marginal dip

India has so far administered 1,629,209,308 vaccine doses. That is 4093.57 per cent of its total caseload, and 116.28 per cent of its population

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 9:45 AM IST

LIVE news: India sees 334,000 new Covid cases; Delhi positivity rate drops

President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation today on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day. Stay tuned for the latest news of the day

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Updated On : 25 Jan 2022 | 6:59 AM IST

Covid LIVE: Delhi's positivity rate falls to 12%; 1,857 new cases in Mumbai

Number of active cases in Mumbai are 21,142; Delhi sees 5,760 new cases

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 8:34 PM IST