COVID-19: Is Omicron ‘sub-variant’ BA.2 a threat in India? More than 400 cases found in England

Health experts and scientists are probing a recently-discovered Omicron’s sub-variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to determine the potential impact and study how it could affect future pandemic spread.  The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has termed the Omicron BA.2 as a “variant under investigation” after the emergence of cases said to be caused…Continue Reading

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 Topics New Zealand | Coronavirus | Omicron AP  |  Wellington (New Zealand)  Last Updated at January 23, 2022 09:54 IST New Zealanders are set to face new…Continue Reading

India adds 3.33 lakh COVID cases, death toll climbs to 4,89,409

New Delhi: India logged 3,33,533 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,92,37,264, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The active cases have increased to 21,87,205, while the death toll has climbed to 4,89,409 with 525 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active…Continue Reading

COVID-19 hospitalizations dip slightly in Ontario, Quebec, but ICU numbers rise

Both Quebec and Ontario are reporting a drop in COVID-19-related hospitalizations but an uptick in patients requiring intensive care.People wearing face masks are seen in Montreal on Saturday. (Jean-Claude Taliana/Radio-Canada)The latest: Why Omicron shows it’s time to update our COVID-19 vaccines. Public outrage over the unvaccinated is driving a crisis in bioethics. Canada ‘may’ have…Continue Reading

Covid-19; दिल्ली में शनिवार को कोरोना से 45 की मौत, 11,486 नए मामले आए

अधिकारियों के अनुसार, शनिवार को 70 हजार से ज्यादा कोरोना की जांच की गई। गुरुवार को 59,629 कोविड जांच की गई, जबकि एक दिन पहले 57,290 जांच की गई थी। दिल्ली में शनिवार को एक दिन में कोविड-19 के 11,486 नए मामले आए और 45 लोगों की मौत हुई। संक्रमण दर 16.36 फीसद रही। यह…Continue Reading

COVID-19 update: India reports over 9k less cases; 488 deaths in 24 hours

India reported 3,37,704 new coronavirus cases with 448 deaths in 24 hours, the health ministry said. The daily positivity cases stands at over 17 per cent in the country with the number of active cases at over  2100000. The health ministry informed that 10,050 total Omicron cases were detected in the country. The number of…Continue Reading

Covid Data Of Thousands Of Indians, Health Workers ‘Leaked’ Online

Cyber-criminals have allegedly stolen data of thousands of people in India, including health workers, from a government server (that has even been indexed in Google Search), which includes name, mobile number, address and Covid test results.The data of over 20,000 Indians are available on the Raid Forums website on the Dark Web, and the hacker…Continue Reading

Four new COVID clusters identified in Dakshina Kannada, 2 in Uttara Kannada district

Mangaluru: Four new clusters have been identified in Dakshina Kannada district and two in Uttara Kannada district. Four new clusters have been identified in the district. With 39 positive cases, a private college in Mangaluru has been declared as a cluster. Officials have tested 67 and 39 tested positive. Eight cases were found in a…Continue Reading