Coronavirus Omicron Live: India fighting new wave of Covid with ‘great success’, says PM

Omicron Covid-19 India Latest Update: A healthcare worker collects swab sample of a child for the Covid-19 test in Gurugram. (PTI)Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the number of cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country, which stands at over 4.10 crore currently, has started declining and that…Continue Reading

Omicron infections have peaked nationally, Canada’s top doctor says

Canada’s chief public health officer said Friday that cases of the Omicron variant have peaked nationwide and the number of new infections has dropped significantly over the past week.COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations hit record highs in CanadaAcross Canada, the number of COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations have climbed to record highs. But it appears the Omicron wave…Continue Reading

Omicron found in 94 per cent of positive samples: Kerala Health Minister

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that most of the positive COVID-19 samples, sent for the genome sequencing, are being tested positive for the Omicron variant of the virus while there are fewer Delta variant samples. Speaking to the reporters here, George said, “Continuous sequencing of Covid positive samples is being done.…Continue Reading

Coronavirus Omicron variant in India live updates: Omicron infection may protect against Delta, says study

Single day rise of 2,86,384 new Covid-19 infections, 573 fatalities push India’s tally of cases to 4,03,71,500, death toll to 4,91,700: GovtTally of active Covid cases in India-India’s overall Covid-19 death toll reaches 4,91,700: Health ministryIndia reports 2,86,384 new Covid-19 cases, 573 deaths and 3,06,357 recoveries in the last 24 hoursActive case: 22,02,472 (5.46%) Daily…Continue Reading

Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE: Maharashtra reports 28,286 new COVID cases, 38 deaths; 86 Omicron…

Live now January 24, 2022 / 10:19 PM IST Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE: More than 162.73 crore COVID19 vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far; over 13.83 crore balance & unutilized vaccine doses are still available with States/UTs to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said. Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE: India logged 3,06,064 fresh cases taking…Continue Reading

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

Top labs body says Omicron in community

Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, India is now finally acknowledging that the disease is in community transmission stage. Recently released bulletins of INSACOG, the consortium of national laboratories that is tracking the different variants of the virus, has mentioned that Omicron is now spreading through community transmission. “Omicron is now in community transmission in…Continue Reading

Omicron In Community Transmission Stage In India, Dominant In Multiple Metros: INSACOG

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin.It also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in the country. The…Continue Reading

Coronavirus Omicron India Live: With 45,136 new Covid cases, Kerala’s TPR surges to 44.8%

Beneficiaries wait to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Thiruvananthapuram (PTI)Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE News: Kerala continued to record steep rise in Covid-19 cases with 45,136 new positive cases being reported on Saturday, taking the tally to 55,74,702. The test positivity rate is at 44.8% now. Kerala had on Friday…Continue Reading

India’s Omicron tally rises to 3,623 with 616 cases in last 24 hours

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: January 9, 2022 9:57:04 am A beneficiary gets a shot of a Covid-19 vaccine in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, on Saturday evening. (Express Photo: Amit Chakravarty) With a single-day jump of 616 cases, India’s Omicron tally rose to 3,623 on Sunday, according to data released by the…Continue Reading