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Symptoms from Omicron infection last 2 days less than Delta: Study
Health | Apr 12, 2022, 10:22 AM ISTThe researchers found that loss of smell was less common in participants infected during Omicron prevalence than during Delta wave. Sore throat was more common during Omicron prevalence than during Delta prevalence, they said.
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Omicron variant less severe than Delta for children younger than 5 years: Study
India | Apr 04, 2022, 01:12 PM ISTAbout 1.8 per cent of children infected with Omicron were hospitalised, compared to 3.3 per cent with Delta. The severe clinical outcomes ranged from a 16 per cent lower risk for emergency room visits to 85 per cent less risk for mechanical ventilation.
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What we know now about COVID immunity after infection – including Omicron and Delta variants
Health | Jan 31, 2022, 12:28 PM ISTUnfortunately, immunity wanes over time – people lose half their immunity every 3 months. Further, new variants continue to emerge that are partially resistant to key immune responses – antibodies that neutralise earlier strains – this is especially true of Omicron.
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Why Omicron variant is less severe than Delta
World | Jan 25, 2022, 04:41 PM ISTA new study has shown that Omicron variant viruses are particularly sensitive to inhibition by the so-called interferon response, an unspecific immune response that is present in all body cells.
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Omicron Variant LIVE: Covid vaccines may protect from severe disease caused by Omicron, says study
India | Jan 26, 2022, 06:27 AM ISTA total of 4,90,462 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,42,151 from Maharashtra, 51,987 from Kerala,38,614 from Karnataka, 37,264 from Tamil Nadu, 25,650 from Delhi, 23,073 from Uttar Pradesh and 20,375 from West Bengal.
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COVID-19 is heading towards 'endemic', says AIIMS senior epidemiologist
India | Jan 24, 2022, 08:17 AM ISTThe AIIMS senior epidemiologist also remarked that those who recovered from the COVID are the best-protected people as of now based on the scientific evidence followed by vaccinated persons.
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COVID-19 emergency -- deaths, hospitalisations, lockdown could be over this year: WHO
World | Jan 19, 2022, 07:48 AM IST“We have a chance to end the public health emergency this year if we do the things that we've been talking about," a WHO official has said.
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Omicron just a 'deviant', two pandemics might be going on side by side: Top virologist
India | Jan 16, 2022, 11:45 PM ISTSpeaking on how the pandemic can now be expected to progress, the virologist pointed out that Omicron is not "fathered, or mothered, by Wuhan-D614G, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Kappa or Mu and That much is for sure".
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Delta still dominant strain of COVID-19, says Maharashtra health official amid Omicron scare
India | Jan 16, 2022, 07:36 AM ISTDr Pradeep Vyas, additional chief secretary of the health department, in a letter written to his colleagues on Wednesday said that the Delta variant was found in 68 per cent samples, out of the over 4,200 analysed, while the remaining 32 per cent patients were found infected with the Omicron strain.
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CES organiser unable to confirm Covid-19 cases after 70 South Korean nationals tested positive
Technology | Jan 14, 2022, 06:27 PM ISTAs per the recent report by news agency Reuters, the organiser of CES 2022 were unable to confirm the number of Covid-19 cases which grew exponentially post their event. It was further stated by South Korean authorities that around 70 attendees from the country were tested positive.
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Spotify lays off staff, shuts down its podcast studio
Technology | Jan 12, 2022, 12:44 PM ISTSpotify, a Swedish music streaming giant has reportedly shut down its podcast studio and laid off some members of the team. Spotify declines to comment on the report.
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Omicron 'not mild disease', still causing hospitalisation: WHO
World | Jan 12, 2022, 10:55 AM ISTThe WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) said that as coronavirus evolves, the composition of current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated.
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Omicron affecting lungs like Delta variant? Here's what Delhi's AIIMS doctor said
Health | Jan 10, 2022, 05:33 PM ISTThe cases of Omicron variant in our country are increasing at a rapid rate. AIIMS doctor Anjan Trikha said that currently, Omicron is not affecting the lungs in the way the Delta variant was damaging it so far. However, it is showing its effect by staying in the upper part of the organ due to which patients are suffering from-- sore throat, cough and fever.
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CES 2022 to get a day shorter, due to Covid Distress
Technology | Jan 03, 2022, 03:23 PM ISTThe Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the organisers of CES has recently declared that the trade fair will close its display on January 7 instead of January 8, 2022. The steps have been taken by CTA post witnessing the rising cases of Covid-19 in the USA.
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Expectations for 2022- Let’s know what the leaders have to say for the year ahead
Technology | Dec 15, 2022, 05:01 PM ISTWe entered 2022 with a hope for a lot of things to change, but the biggest hope which we have is for the up-gradation of technology and smart living with the best consumer goods along with an upgraded health segment. We spoke to a number of players in the technology segment and got to know what they are expecting from the coming year.
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Omicron has faster onset, fewer symptoms when re-infected: US CDC
India | Dec 29, 2021, 08:48 PM ISTSo far infection from Omicron has been reported to be mild among vaccinated patients.
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Britain witnesses massive surge in Omicron cases, reports 1 Lakh cases everyday
News | Dec 23, 2021, 07:24 AM ISTBritain seems to be on the verge of becoming the country worst affected by the Omicron variant of Coronavirus. The nation has been reporting around 1 lakh cases on a daily basis, which seems to have invited fear globally.
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What is delmicron and how is it different from Omicron; know symptoms and treatment
Health | Dec 23, 2021, 01:44 PM ISTWhile it is claimed that the spread of the Omicron variant is much more than the Delta variant of covid, another variant has come to the fore- Delmicron.
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Centre to states: Omicron thrice more transmissible than Delta, 'activate' war rooms
India | Dec 21, 2021, 08:49 PM ISTEarlier today, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released a list of Omicron cases across the country along with the respective states.
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China reports outbreak of COVID-19 new Delta strain ‘sub-lineage AY.4' cases
World | Dec 13, 2021, 04:18 PM ISTThe total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland had reached 99,780 in China since the virus broke out in the central city of Wuhan in 2019 till Sunday.