Omicron Variant
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Coronavirus pandemic: India reports 50,407 new cases with positivity rate at 3.48%; 804 deaths
India | Feb 12, 2022, 09:31 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 6,10,443 the health ministry data showed today.
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Breaking News, February 12
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Delhi reports 977 fresh Covid-19 cases today, positivity rate down to 1.73%
India | Feb 11, 2022, 08:24 PM ISTThe test positivity rate in the national capital dropped to 1.73 per cent, offical data suggested.
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COVID-19: India logs 58,077 new cases with positivity rate at 3.89%; 657 deaths
India | Feb 11, 2022, 10:30 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 6,97,802 the health ministry data showed today.
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Breaking News, February 11
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'Covid apt behaviour should be new normal': Govt's caution as cases dip | 10 points
India | Feb 10, 2022, 05:14 PM ISTThe Health Ministry said that the overall COVID-19 pandemic scenario is optimistic and its contraction is consistent.
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COVID: Global pandemic caseload tops 402.8 million
World | Feb 10, 2022, 09:32 AM ISTUS continues to be worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 77,258,879 and 912,208, according to CSSE.
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COVID-19: India logs 67,084 new cases with positivity rate at 4.44%; 1,241 deaths
India | Feb 10, 2022, 09:23 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 7,90,789 (1.86 pc) health ministry data showed.
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Breaking News, February 10
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COVID19: Omicron's mutations explain why it is less severe among vaccinated
Health | Feb 10, 2022, 06:30 AM ISTResearchers at the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil attribute this factor to the effectiveness of the existing vaccines against the variant, reflected in the relatively small number of severe cases and deaths despite Omicron's heightened transmissibility.
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Tamil Nadu serosurvey: 87% people have anti-bodies against Covid
India | Feb 09, 2022, 05:51 PM ISTAccording to the data shared by the Health Department, the sero-prevalence which was at 32 per cent in November 2020 (first sero survey) dropped to 29 per cent in April 2021 (second sero survey) and again surged to 70 per cent in August 2021 (third sero survey).
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Global Covid case load decline 17 per cent in last week, says WHO
World | Feb 09, 2022, 05:00 PM ISTMany countries which reported an early rise in the number of cases due to the omicron variant have now reported a decline in the total number of new cases since the beginning of January 2022.
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COVID-19: India logs 71,365 new cases with positivity rate at 4.54%; 1,217 deaths
India | Feb 09, 2022, 09:35 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 8,92,828 the health ministry data showed today.
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Breaking News, February 9
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China locks down southern city of Baise as omicron variant surges
World | Feb 08, 2022, 07:20 PM ISTRestaurants are only permitted to serve take-out. Traffic lights have been switched to red only to remind drivers to stay home. As of Tuesday, 135 cases had been reported in the city, at least two of them found to be omicron, health authorities said.
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Omicron is dominant COVID-19 variant in country: Govt
India | Feb 08, 2022, 05:43 PM ISTFollowing a risk based approach, provisions for mandatory pre-departure and post arrival RT-PCR testing on day 8th of arrival and a mandatory home quarantine for 7 days have been made in the present guidelines for all international travellers to India.
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India reports 67,597 fresh COVID cases, 1,188 deaths; positivity rate at 5.02%
India | Feb 08, 2022, 09:31 AM ISTIndia's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
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Omicron Variant: Global COVID caseload tops 397 mn
India | Feb 08, 2022, 11:49 PM ISTIndia's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
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Majority kids suffer no post-Covid syndrome after Omicron: Study
Health | Feb 07, 2022, 02:58 PM ISTMost children do not have any consequences after being infected with Omicron, claims a new study. The report further said that the Omicron coronavirus variant causes a milder post-Covid syndrome than the Delta strain.
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Omicron variant Updates: Religious places reopen in Bihar's Patna, Covid restrictions relaxed
India | Feb 07, 2022, 11:49 PM ISTThe Drugs Controller General of India has granted emergency use permission to single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday.