Omicron Variant
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COVID: United States scientists detect Omicron variant for first time in deer
World | Mar 07, 2022, 02:45 PM ISTThe yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted recently on the preprint repository bioRxiv, also found neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in one of the Omicron-infected deer, suggesting that, like humans, these animals can be reinfected with the virus.
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Breaking News, March 7
India | Mar 08, 2022, 12:02 AM ISTIndiaTV News provides you all the breaking news, latest news, breaking story videos, Live TV on a single platform to ensure you don't miss the biggest happenings in India and the world.
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India adds 6,561 new COVID cases with 142 fatalities in single day
India | Mar 03, 2022, 09:12 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 77,152 the health ministry data showed today.
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Delhi records 344 fresh Covid cases; positivity rate at 0.80 per cent
India | Mar 01, 2022, 08:47 PM ISTThe national capital's case count has now increased to 18,60,236. The death toll stands at 26,126, the latest health bulletin stated. The number of COVID-19 tests conducted a day ago stood at 42,947, stated the report shared by the city health department.
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Pfizer vaccine less effective against Covid19 in kids aged 5-11: Study
World | Mar 01, 2022, 06:39 PM ISTResearchers from the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany School of Public Health, US, estimated the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID cases and hospitalisations.
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 10,273 new cases with positivity rate at 1.00%; 243 deaths
India | Feb 27, 2022, 09:17 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 1,11,472 the health ministry data showed today.
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Omicron variant silent killer, recovery takes long, says CJI NV Ramana
India | Feb 23, 2022, 09:51 PM ISTThe remark came after the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate Vikas Singh urged the apex court to revert to a full physical hearing.
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COVID: Omicron subvariant BA.2 can become serious threat to global health, claims study
Health | Feb 23, 2022, 07:04 AM ISTCOVID19: Currently, both BA.2 and BA.1 are recognised together as Omicron and these are almost indistinguishable. "Based on our findings, we propose that BA.2 should be recognised as a unique variant of concern, and this SARS-CoV-2 variant should be monitored in-depth," said reseachers.
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Covid pandemic may end in 2022, says WHO
World | Feb 21, 2022, 07:40 PM ISTHowever, it does not mean that the virus will vanish completely, Melita Vujnovic was quoted as saying in an interview with TASS news agency.
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 19,968 new cases with positivity rate at 1.68%; 673 deaths
India | Feb 22, 2022, 12:23 PM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 2,24,187 the health ministry data showed today.
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 22,270 new cases with positivity rate at 1.08%; 325 deaths
India | Feb 22, 2022, 12:25 PM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 2,53,739 the health ministry data showed today.
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Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates new smart classrooms in govt schools
India | Feb 19, 2022, 11:54 PM ISTIndiaTV News provides you all the breaking news, latest news, breaking story videos, Live TV on a single platform to ensure you don't miss the biggest happenings in India and the world.
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Covid19: Omicron subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease, lab study suggests
India | Feb 18, 2022, 05:30 PM ISTThe yet-to-be peer-reviewed findings, recently posted on the preprint repository BioRxiv, show that the BA.2 sub-variant may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older coronavirus variants. the World Health Organization (WHO) said while BA.2 is more transmissible than BA.1, the subvariant is not more severe.
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Has Omicron led to surge in Covid reinfections?
Health | Feb 18, 2022, 08:38 AM ISTIt found reinfection risk was 16 times higher between mid-December last year and early January this year when Omicron dominated, than in the 7 months leading up to December when Delta was the dominant variant.
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 30,757 new cases with positivity rate at 2.61%; 541 deaths
India | Feb 17, 2022, 09:08 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 3,32,918 the health ministry data showed today.
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 30,615 new cases with positivity rate at 2.45%; 514 deaths
India | Feb 22, 2022, 12:32 PM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 3,70,240 the health ministry data showed today.
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 44,877 new cases with positivity rate at 3.17%; 684 deaths
India | Feb 13, 2022, 10:06 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 5,37,045 the health ministry data showed today.
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US authorises new antibody drug 'Eli Lilly' to fight Omicron variant
World | Feb 13, 2022, 08:37 AM ISTThe FDA announcement comes after the two leading monoclonal antibody treatments in the U.S. turned out to be ineffective against omicron. Data indicate the Lilly drug also works against the emerging BA.2 mutation of omicron.
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Breaking News, February 13
India | Feb 16, 2022, 12:08 AM ISTIndiaTV News provides you all the breaking news, latest news, breaking story videos, Live TV on a single platform to ensure you don't miss the biggest happenings in India and the world.
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Among central prisons in Delhi, no Covid cases in third wave in Mandoli women's jail
India | Feb 12, 2022, 05:24 PM ISTHomeopathic medicines provided by the AYUSH ministry was also given to staffers and prisoners, they said. Established in 2017, the Central Jail No-16 or more commonly known as the Mandoli women's prison has 174 inmates, among whom 162 are under-trials and 12 convicts.