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  Omicron generated antibodies effective against all variants in adolescents, adults: ICMR study

  India | January 26, 2022 14:35 IST

  "The individuals infected with Omicron have significant immune response which could neutralize not only the Omicron but also the other VOCs including most prevalent Delta variant," a study by ICMR has revealed.

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  Explained: Why antibodies become ineffective against Omicron

  Health | January 26, 2022 10:34 IST

  The presence of a large number of mutations, and more than 30 on its spike protein makes antibodies ineffective against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, shows a study.

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  Omicron can survive 8 days on plastic and 21 hours on skin, claims study

  Health | January 26, 2022 9:45 IST

  Omicron survived 21.1 hours on skin model from cadavers, followed by the Wuhan virus (8.6 hours), the Gamma (11 hours) and Delta (16.8 hours) variant. The survival of Alpha (19.6 hours) and Beta (19.1 hours) was found to be similar.

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  Coronavirus pandemic: India logs over 2.85 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 16.16%; 665 deaths

  India | January 26, 2022 9:22 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 22,23,018 the health ministry data showed today.

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  EXPLAINER: What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of omicron?

  World | January 26, 2022 7:28 IST

  This version of coronavirus, which scientists call BA.2, is widely considered stealthier than the original version of omicron because particular genetic traits make it somewhat harder to detect.

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  Omicron variant Updates: Maharashtra records 35,756 fresh Covid cases, 79 deaths

  India | January 26, 2022 23:46 IST

  Omicron is more likely than previous variants to cause infection even in people who’ve been vaccinated, but it’s not yet clear that a change to the vaccine recipe will be ordered.

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  Why Omicron variant is less severe than Delta

  World | January 25, 2022 16:41 IST

  A 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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  Delhi Covid curbs to be lifted soon as test positivity rate down to 10%, says CM Kejriwal

  India | January 25, 2022 15:37 IST

  Delhi on Monday continued to report a decline in daily COVID-19 infections with 5,760 new cases and a daily positivity rate of 11.79 per cent.

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  Will an Omicron-specific vaccine help control COVID? There’s one key problem

  Health | January 25, 2022 10:45 IST

  A vaccine targeting Omicron will increase immunity to the variant on both an individual and population level. However, variant-specific vaccines are ultimately a reactive measure that could always leave us behind the eight ball. By the time we roll out any variant-specific vaccine, a wave of infections driven by that variant may already have peaked, and a new variant will likely be on the way.

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  Omicron Variant LIVE: Covid vaccines may protect from severe disease caused by Omicron, says study

  India | January 26, 2022 6:27 IST

  A 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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  Greater Mumbai civic body detects Omicron variant in 89% samples sent for genome sequencing

  India | January 24, 2022 20:04 IST

  Apart from the 89% Omicron cases detected, 8% were of Delta derivatives, 3% with Delta variants and other subtypes. 

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  50 per cent of COVID-19 infected may have lasting loss of smell: Study

  Health | January 24, 2022 16:54 IST

   From the early pandemic days, sudden loss of smell, or an impaired or distorted perception of odours, emerged as an unusual symptom of COVID-19 infection. While some people recovered, for some the sense of smell never quite returned to normal.

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  'Dangerous' to assume Omicron is last Covid variant, warns WHO

  World | January 24, 2022 16:56 IST

  On Sunday, WHO had said that Omicron is soon set to replace Delta globally as a result of its immunity evading potential.

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  Is Omicron subvariant BA.2 more transmissible?

  World | January 24, 2022 16:12 IST

  The subvariant BA.2, dubbed with the moniker "Stealth Omicron," appears to be gaining ground in certain parts of the world, including Denmark and the UK, Euronews reported.

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  Omicron in community transmission stage in India? The impact explained

  Health | January 24, 2022 12:38 IST

  Unlike Delta wave, we are not expecting the fourth stage of pandemic for Omicron in view of affecting upper respiratory tract only. "Prevention with vaccination and maintaining hand and respiratory hygiene will be our best stand to fight Covid," says an expert.

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  COVID-19 is heading towards 'endemic', says AIIMS senior epidemiologist

  India | January 24, 2022 8:17 IST

  The 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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  Omicron will soon replace Delta globally due to 'immunity evading potential': WHO

  World | January 23, 2022 19:23 IST

  Despite a lower risk of severe disease and death following infection than previous SARS-CoV-2 variants, the very high levels of transmission have also resulted in significant increases in hospitalization.

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  Looking to prevent catching Covid? Research says red wine could help

  India | January 23, 2022 15:57 IST

  Red wine helps avoid Covid 19 due to the polyphenol content, which can inhibit the effect of viruses such as flu and respiratory tract-related infections.

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  Omicron variant in community transmission stage in India, dominant in multiple metro cities: INSACOG

  India | January 23, 2022 13:07 IST

  It also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in the country.

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  Omicron patients below 60 years can take paracetamol: Expert

  Health | January 23, 2022 10:52 IST

  Earlier, there were reports claiming that paracetamol 500 mg tablets were being given to children along with Covaxin -- the only approved Covid vaccine for teenagers in India. Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech clarified that Paracetamol or painkillers are not recommended for teenagers after being vaccinated with Covaxin.