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Page 56 - Latest Updates on Omicron

Global conditions ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge: WHO

It is dangerous to assume that Omicron will be the last variant, or the pandemic is going to end, when global conditions are seen as ideal for more Covid variants to emerge, said the WHO chief

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 7:51 PM IST

MP: Indore lab detects 21 Covid-19 cases caused by Omicron sub-lineage BA.2

Twenty-one COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant's sub-lineage known as BA.2 have been found in tests conducted over the past 18 days in the laboratory of a private medical institute

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 6:29 PM IST

Meghalaya coronavirus update: State reports 305 new cases, 1 death

Meghalaya recorded 305 new Covid-19 cases, 13 less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 88,764, a senior health department official said

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 4:39 PM IST

Covid-19: Is Omicron subvariant BA.2 in Europe more transmissible?

Even as Omicron has been showing signs of peaking, some European countries are seeing the rise of Omicron subvariant BA.2, sparking concern among the scientific community.

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 4:15 PM IST

Omicron may not evade all monoclonal antibodies, lab study suggests

The Omicron variant of coronavirus may evade several, but not all, monoclonal antibodies used clinically to prevent patients from developing severe Covid-19, according to a laboratory study.

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 2:28 PM IST

Budget 2022: Key sectoral expectations from Indirect Tax perspective

Expectations continue to circle economic recovery, ease of compliance and kick-start investment cycle to transit domestic economy into a higher growth orbit while remaining inclusive and sustainable

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 1:31 PM IST

Data story: India logs 306,064 new cases; test positivity rate at 20.8%

India has so far administered 1,622,607,516 vaccine doses. That is 4103.36 per cent of its total caseload, and 115.81 per cent of its population

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 11:16 AM IST

Budget 2022-23: CII seeks additional 1% CSR for Covid-19 boosters

The industry lobby group also said the Budget expected to focus on ways to strengthen economic recovery

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 12:34 AM IST

Omicron in community transmission in India, threat level unchanged: INSACOG

So far, 72 per cent of all samples sequenced through INSACOG have been found to be of a Covid-19 variant

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 9:17 PM IST

Omicron now in 171 countries, will soon replace Delta globally: WHO

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been identified in 171 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 6:45 PM IST

Data story: India logs 333,533 new cases; tally crosses 38-million mark

India has so far administered 1,619,284,270 vaccine doses. That is 4126.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 115.57 per cent of its population

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 3:28 PM IST

Covid:Omicron in community transmission stage in India, says INSACOG

The new Covid variant Omicron has reached in community transmission level in India, said Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) on Sunday.

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 2:29 PM IST

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron surge

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country.

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 10:45 AM IST

India records 333,533 cases of Covid-19 in 24 hrs, 525 new deaths

India logged 333,533 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 39,237,264

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 10:05 AM IST

New Zealand adds new Covid restrictions as Omicron cases spread

New Zealanders are set to face new Covid-19 restrictions after nine cases of the omicron variant were detected in a single family that flew to Auckland for a wedding earlier this month

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 9:54 AM IST

Indonesia reports first two deaths from Omicron Covid-19 variant

Indonesia's Health Ministry confirmed the first two deaths from the Omicron coronavirus variant amid a spike in cases triggered by the more infectious virus.

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 8:44 AM IST

Delhi reports 11,486 Covid-19 cases, death toll highest since June '21

Delhi reported 11,486 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, taking the national capitals overall Covid tally to 17,82,514, the health bulletin issued on Saturday said.

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 8:38 AM IST

After Covid, Omicron cases catapults to a record high in Maharashtra

A day after Covid cases scaled a new high above 48,000 mark, Omicron infections set a new record with Mumbai notching the maximum cases of the variant and deaths remained in double-digits

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 7:20 AM IST

Airlines to supermarkets: Living with Covid is tough in gridlocked economy

The surging omicron variant is complicating the recovery for a world economy that continues to be wracked by supply chain chaos, worker absenteeism and faltering assembly lines

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2022 | 6:39 AM IST

Puducherry clocks 2,446 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths push toll to 1,901'

The union territory of Puducherry logged 2,446 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 1,50,316, a senior official of the Department of Health said on Saturday.

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2022 | 12:55 PM IST