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.
An international team of scientists has determined the precise structural changes in the spike protein of the Omicron variant
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.
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.
Commitments for investments in fixed assets such as facilities, machinery and other equipment shrank to $11.8 billion.
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
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
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
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
Other countries with high daily Covid cases have seen similar surge
Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 33,914 new coronavirus cases, including 13 of the Omicron variant
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
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, SII MD Cyrus Poonawalla to be conferred with Padma Bhushan
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Number of active cases in Mumbai are 21,142; Delhi sees 5,760 new cases