Omicron Variant
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Omicron's BA-5 sub-variant may be behind TN's rising Covid cases, says Govt
India | Jun 22, 2022, 11:01 PM ISTWhile only 4 per cent of cases caused by the sub-variant were identified in May, in June to date, the BA-5 sub-variant was identified in 25.2 per cent of the SARS- CoV-2 samples whose whole genome sequencing was conducted.
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Mumbai on alert after 4 cases of highly-transmissible Omicron sub-variant detected
India | Jun 13, 2022, 11:56 PM ISTOut of the four patients, two were girls aged 11 and two men in the 40 to 60 age group.
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Explainer: What are 2 new Omicron subvariants on the rise and how deadly are they
Health | Jun 08, 2022, 01:27 PM ISTThe subvariants of Omicron, known as BA.4 and BA.5, were estimated to make up nearly 13 per cent of all new US COVID-19 cases in the latest week.
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12 cases of Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 confirmed in Tamil Nadu
India | Jun 06, 2022, 06:54 AM ISTThe sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 are behaving the same as other mutants of COVID-19 variants. We have observed that it is quite mild, said Dr. Tarun Kumar Sahni, Internal medicine and hyperbaric Oxygen therapist at Indraprastha Apollo hospital.
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Previous Covid infection does not protect kids from Omicron: Study
World | May 30, 2022, 04:01 PM ISTIn an experiment children and adolescents showed some loss of antibody cross-neutralisation against all five variants, but the loss was most pronounced for Omicron, the researchers said.
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Children who had Covid infection or MIS-C are not protected against Omicron, claims study
Health | May 29, 2022, 04:37 PM ISTThe researchers obtained blood samples from 62 children and adolescents hospitalised with severe Covid, 65 children and adolescents hospitalised with MIS-C, and 50 outpatients who had recovered from mild Covid-19. All the samples were taken during 2020 and early 2021, before the emergence of the Omicron variant.
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Good news! Omicron BA.4 variant patient 'fully recovered', no spread in Tamil Nadu
India | May 23, 2022, 11:53 PM ISTThe teenager, among the family of four who was infected with the contagion did not have any travel history
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COVID-19: INSACOG confirms presence of BA.4, BA.5 Omicron sub-variants in India
India | May 22, 2022, 11:53 PM ISTBA.4 and BA.5 are sub-variants of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of the virus.
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Pakistan detects first case of Omicron sub-variant
World | May 10, 2022, 02:30 AM ISTThe NIH advised people to take the best preventive measure to avoid contracting the virus.
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Omicron not mild as thought, deadly as Delta, Alpha variants: Study
Health | May 06, 2022, 11:18 PM ISTOmicron was first detected by South African scientists in November last year. It has previously been reported as more transmissible but severe than other variants.
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One confirmed case of Covid XE variant detected in India: INSACOG
India | May 03, 2022, 05:24 PM IST"As compared to the previous week, 12 states have shown an increase in cases, while 19 states have shown a decline," said the bulletin said. It said that suspected recombinant sequences are under further analysis.
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Previous Covid infection, vaccination will not protect you from Omicron BA.4, BA.5: Study
Health | May 02, 2022, 10:26 AM ISTThe study comes amid a fresh surge of infections in South Africa, where Omicron was first identified in the country along with neighbouring Botswana in November last year.
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Here's why people contract COVID-19 variant Omicron even after full vaccination
Health | Apr 27, 2022, 02:21 PM ISTCOVID-19: People with double vaccination and booster shots are also falling prey to the highly infectious variant Omicron due to various reasons. Currently Omicron BA.2 is dominant worldwide including in India.
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Beijing begins 3-day Covid-19 mass testing of 3.5 million people as Shanghai report 51 deaths
World | Apr 25, 2022, 03:43 PM ISTShanghai, a vast city of 26 million people, has reported 2,472 positive cases and 16,983 asymptomatic cases. On Sunday, the city’s COVID-19 death toll crossed 100 in the current outbreak. The city reported 51 deaths on Sunday, the highest in a single day, taking the toll to 138.
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COVID: India reports over 2,000 new cases for 2nd consecutive day; active cases rise to 13,433
India | Apr 21, 2022, 11:30 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 13,433 the health ministry data showed today.
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Delhi's daily Covid records over 62% rise to 1,009, positivity rate jumps to 5.7%
India | Apr 20, 2022, 09:20 PM ISTThe positivity rate has jumped to 5.7 per cent against 4.42 per cent on the previous day. The number of active cases has also surged to 2,641, out of which 1,578 patients are being treated in home isolation.
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India reports 1,150 new COVID cases with 4 deaths in single day
India | Apr 17, 2022, 09:09 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,558 the health ministry data showed today.
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China's zero Covid tolerance strategy fails! Vaccine efficacy under scanner as record cases surface
World | Apr 13, 2022, 04:55 PM ISTChina has always been notorious about revealing the actual data of new Covid cases, deaths to the world. Most of the people in China have been given the 'Made in China' vaccine like Sinopharm but this hasn't been that effective compared to other vaccines.
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New Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 detected in Africa, Europe
World | Apr 13, 2022, 08:04 AM ISTIncidentally, South Africa and Botswana were also the first to report on Omicron in November last year. South Africa was also the first country to be hit by the super mutant and vaccine evading variant of concern, before it became a global wave.
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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.