Reports claim the Omicron variant XE has been found in Gujarat, however, it hasn’t been confirmed. Earlier, reports claimed the XE variant was found in Mumbai however the government denied the presence of Omicron’s XE recombinant variant. Mumbai’s civic authorities had claimed earlier that they had found one case of Omicron’s new sub-variant XE. A…Continue Reading
Members of the public queue outside a pharmacy to receive Covid-19 antigen tests in Paris on January 6, 2022, as Covid-19 cases soar in Europe. (AFP)The steep rise in infections in the UK and the US is due to Omicron BA.2, a more transmissible variant of Omicron.After Covid-19 cases were falling across countries, the BA.2…Continue Reading
SynopsisThis week, in the absence of any major event, global cues like Russia-Ukraine war, Covid situation in China and movement of crude oil will remain in focus. Besides, participants will also be eyeing FII flows for cues.AgenciesNEW DELHI: Domestic benchmark equity indices extended the rebound and gained further 4 per cent last week, thanks to…Continue Reading
Ontario long-term care homes, where the majority of residents have three or four COVID-19 vaccine doses, have been spared mass deaths during the Omicron wave despite infection levels similar to those seen in early 2020, according to new figures from the province.Residents and staff wave at Elm Grove Living Centre in Toronto wave to well-wishers…Continue Reading
As India reports a high number of Omicron BA.2 cases, a top Health Expert has said it is not a cause of concern because it will not lead to another COVID-19 surge in the country. Speaking to ANI, Co-Chairman National IMA COVID Task Force Dr Rajeev Jayadevan said that BA.2 is a sub-lineage of Omicron…Continue Reading
Out of the 190 patients from Mumbai whose swab samples were sent for genome sequencing, 23 have died and 21 of them were infected with Omicron…Continue Reading
The Omicron surge in Saskatchewan may have plateaued or slowed but the health system is still floundering, according to a presentation at a Saskatchewan Health Authority physician town hall on Thursday.A nurse tends to a patient in intensive care at a Toronto hospital in an April 2021 file photo. In Saskatchewan, hospitals are now caring…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday said latest evidence indicates that unlike during the earlier surge of the pandemic, surgeries are safe and not associated with higher chances of complications or deaths in Covid-19 positive patients infected with the present Omicron variant of SARS-COV2. The patients who need surgery need not be denied it, health…Continue Reading
Coronavirus के तेजी से फैलने वाले वेरिएंट Omicron का नया स्वरूप BA.2 है और तेज़कोरोनावायरस (Coronavirus) महामारी पर आई नई स्टडी (New Study) बताती है कि तेजी से फैलने वाले वेरिएंट ओमिक्रॉन (Omicron) का नया स्वरूप ऑमिक्रॉन के मूल स्वरूप से भी तेजी से फैल रहा है. इतना ही नहीं अगर किसी को पहले हल्के लक्षणों…Continue Reading
Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries: WHOA sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected in 57 countries, the WHO said Tuesday. The fast-spreading and heavily mutated Omicron variant has rapidly become the dominant variant worldwide since it was…Continue Reading