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$A woman writes the word \Omicron\ into a piece of paper that will be placed on a handmade doll depicting Covid-19 Omicron variant in Managua. (Photo: AFP)$ World

Omicron risk remains 'very high', says WHO

The WHO noted that the rapid growth rate is likely to be a combination of both immune evasion and intrinsic increased...

29 Dec 2021 5:24 AM

Crowded Sarojini Nagar market amid rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India

India reports 422 new cases of Omicron, Maharashtra's numbers highest

6,987 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in a day, 162 new fatalities recorded

26 Dec 2021 4:53 AM

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)

India

COVID update: India's Omicron tally rises to 415

The daily rise in new coronavirus cases has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 58 days now

25 Dec 2021 7:19 AM

People wearing face mask as a precaution against coronavirus shop for the Christmas, in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

India

India records 122 new cases of Omicron, highest so far; tally stand at...

The 358 Omicron Covid variant cases have been detected across 17 states and union territories so far

24 Dec 2021 4:55 AM

Health workers process COVID-19 PCR tests at an outdoor testing site aside the Long Island Sound in Stamford, Connecticut. (Photo: AFP)

World

Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022: Singapore...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the world to pull together to end the COVID-19 pandemic next year

24 Dec 2021 4:39 AM

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)

Science

Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say

The findings have not yet been reviewed by other experts, the gold standard in scientific research

23 Dec 2021 8:55 AM

A medical worker guides people as they wait for their coronavirus test at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

World

South Korea marks deadliest day of pandemic as omicron looms

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said a record 109 people died in the last 24-hour period

23 Dec 2021 6:24 AM

A man walks past a Covid-19 Coronavirus awareness mural in Chennai. (Photo: AFP)

India

When will government provide COVID-19 vaccine booster shots: Rahul...

Sharing data about vaccinations, Gandhi there is a daily shortfall of 55.3 million doses

22 Dec 2021 7:28 AM

A person gives his sample for Covid testing. (PTI Photo)

India

Omicron cases cross 200 mark across country

Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha on Tuesday recorded their first cases of the Omicron variant of Covid

21 Dec 2021 7:45 PM

A medic takes a nasal swab sample for the COVID- 19 test amid the rise in coronavirus cases, at a swab collect kiosk of urban community health center (UCHC), in Bhubaneswar. (Photo: PTI)

India

Two omicron cases detected in Odisha

Both of them have travel history to foreign nations - Nigeria and Qatar, respectively

21 Dec 2021 8:41 AM

A worker prepares a bed for Covid patients in Commonwealth Games Village in view of the Omicron cases, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India

34 new Omicron cases reported in LNJP Hospital: Delhi Health Minister

Earlier in the day, the Health Ministry had said that India has a total of 200 cases of Omicron

21 Dec 2021 7:14 AM

People line up to get tested for Covid-19 outside at a firehouse in Washington, DC. (Photo: AFP)

World

US reports first Omicron-related death

County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the death on Monday, saying the man was in his 50s

21 Dec 2021 4:28 AM