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A used face mask on Westminster Bridge in London. (Photo: AP)

Omicron infects 70 times faster but is less severe, study says

The supercharged speed of omicron's spread in the human bronchus was found 24 hours following infection

16 Dec 2021 10:15 AM IST

A worker disguised as Santa conducts thermal screening of a child as he arrives at a school that reopened after the Maharashtra government allowed schools to reopen for Ist to IVth classes, in Thane. (Photo: PTI)

India adds 7,974 new Covid infections, 15 per cent higher than...

The death toll climbed to 4,76,478 with 343 fresh fatalities

16 Dec 2021 10:08 AM IST

A health worker shows empty vials of Covishield vaccine at a vaccination centre in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

India records 6,984 new Covid infections, 247 fresh fatalities

A decline of 1,431 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours

15 Dec 2021 10:14 AM IST

In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic. (Photo: AP)

2 doses of Covid vaccines induce lower antibody levels against...

The researchers noted that these data are important but are only one part of the picture

14 Dec 2021 1:47 PM IST

A health worker discards a needle after administering a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at a government hospital amid fear of spread of Omicron variant in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

India records 5,784 fresh cases, recovery rate highest since March...

The death toll due to the viral disease has shot up to 4,75,888 with 252 more fatalities

14 Dec 2021 10:24 AM IST

A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a passenger for Covid-19 test, at Bandra Terminal, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

With 7,350 new Covid cases, India's case tally nears 3.47 crore

The death toll from the pandemic has climbed to 4,75,636 with 202 new fatalities

13 Dec 2021 10:12 AM IST

A medical worker collects swab sample of a passenger for Covid-19 test amid fear of spread of Omicron varaint, at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow. (PTI /Nand Kumar)

Amid Omicron scare, high 'seropositivity' rate should help India, says...

Waves can happen even without a new variant, he said

11 Dec 2021 12:26 PM IST

A staffer conducts thermal screening of a passenger at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, in Mumbai. (PTI)

Second Omicron case reported in Delhi; tally in India rises to 33

The patient, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight...

11 Dec 2021 11:36 AM IST

Health workers inside an Isolation Ward for COVID-19 to treat persons infected with the Omicron variant, at Omandhurar Government Medical College Hospital, in Chennai, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Centre frames protocol for Omicron patients

Patients of the new coronavirus variant have to be treated in designated Covid facilities with separate isolation area

9 Dec 2021 1:16 AM IST

People not adhering to social distancing norms shop at a fish market in Hyderabad. (Photo: PTI)

India reports over 2.09 lakh Covid cases, 959 fatalities

After the Sunday update, the total number of infections stands at 4,13,02,440

31 Jan 2022 9:45 AM IST

A healthworker prepares an oxygen triage facility for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases surge, at Omandurar Government hospital in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

India reports over 2.5 lakh Covid cases, 627 fatalities

The death toll has climbed to 4,92,327 with 627 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period

28 Jan 2022 9:59 AM IST

People gather at the Juhu beach amid restrictions imposed due to rising COVID-19 cases in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

India records over 1.68 Lakh fresh Covid infections, 4,461 Omicron...

An increase of 97,827 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

11 Jan 2022 10:15 AM IST