Omicron variant live updates: India reports 6,563 new Covid cases, lowest since May 2020

Four new Omicron cases have been confirmed in Kerala today. Case tally now stands at 15: Kerala health minister’s officeDeliberations ongoing for a global treaty to deal with future pandemics: WHO chief scientistAmid the unabated spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday…Continue Reading

India’s Omicron count rises to 145

New Delhi/Mumbai: India’s Omicron COVID count rose to 145 on Sunday after a 45-year-old NRI and a teenage boy, who recently arrived in Gujarat from the United Kingdom, tested positive for the variant. According to central and state officials, omicron cases have been detected in 11 states and union territories — Maharashtra (48), Delhi (22),…Continue Reading

Omicron Coronavirus Live Updates: India reports 7,081 new cases, 264 deaths in 24 hours; Andamans achieve 100% double vaccination target

Omicron Covid-19 India Latest Update: A health worker takes a swab sample of a man for Covid-19 testing in Navi Mumbai. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)Coronavirus LIVE News: With 7,081 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to 3,47,40,275, while the active cases declined to 83,913, the…Continue Reading

The new Omicron variant is spreading rapidly around the world and there is a chance that the same might happen in India, the government’s Covid task force chief warned. As India’s Omicron cases tally increased to 101, the experts have warned that the rising cases in United Kingdom and France may translate into nearly 1,400,000…Continue Reading

Omicron variant live updates: India reports 7,145 new daily Covid cases and 289 deaths

16 students of Navi Mumbai school test Covid-19 positive, reports PTIDistrict education office, Chandigarh reschedules winter vacations in government and government-aided schools in the UT as a precautionary measure, in wake of Covid19District Education Office, Chandigarh reschedules winter vacations in govt & govt-aided schools in the UT as a prec… https://t.co/BE0HLVMhBE— ANI (@ANI) 1639804745000Read: India…Continue Reading

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Omicron: High number of mutations reason for faster transmission of variant, says LNJP MD

The high number of mutations in the spike protein of the Omicron variant is responsible for faster transmission of COVID-19 virus, compared to the Delta variant, said Dr Suresh Kumar, MD of LNJP hospital New Delhi. Explaining the scientific difference between the two Coronavirus variants, Dr Kumar said there are 35 mutations in the spike protein of the Omicron…Continue Reading

Omicron Coronavirus India Live: Delhi reports 4 more Omicron cases; India records 7,974 Covid-19 cases

Omicron is the new Covid variant that is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe symptoms. (File)Coronavirus Live Updates: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said that four more cases of Omicron have been detected in the national, taking the total count to 10. The Minister said…Continue Reading