Articles about Omicron variant
19 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports 2.8L cases; Omicron tally nears 9K
India on Wednesday reported over 2.8 lakh new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 18,31,000.
18 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports over 2.3L cases; Omicron tally nears 9K
India on Tuesday reported over 2.38 lakh new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 17.3 lakh.
17 Jan 2022
Swedish researchers discover gene that cuts COVID-19 severity by 20%
A latest study by Swedish researchers has discovered a gene that reduces the intensity of COVID-19 infections by 20%.
16 Jan 2022
COVID-19: Cases dip in Mumbai, Delhi; West Bengal new hotspot
Delhi and Mumbai reported a substantial drop in the daily cases of COVID-19, indicating plateauing of infections.
16 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports 2.7L cases; Omicron tally reaches 7.7K
India on Sunday reported over 2.7 lakh new COVID-19 cases with an active caseload of 15.5 lakh.
14 Jan 2022
Record 28K+ COVID-19 cases in Delhi; positivity rate nears 30%
Delhi witnessed the biggest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 28,867 people testing positive for the disease.
13 Jan 2022
Explained: Why COVID-19 precautions are required if Omicron is 'mild'
Claims that the Omicron variant causes a milder COVID-19 than earlier strains of the coronavirus have sparked a debate around the associated risk.
13 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports nearly 2.5L cases; Omicron tally nears 5.5K
India on Thursday added 620 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.
12 Jan 2022
Omicron quickly overtaking Delta, efficacy of vaccines reduced: WHO
The Omicron variant of coronavirus is rapidly displacing the Delta variant and reaching global dominance, said a senior official from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
12 Jan 2022
COVID-19 surge in India to decline next month, predicts model
The ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases in India is expected to decline in February, as estimated by the researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI).
12 Jan 2022
Vaccine booster doses will not stop Omicron infections: Top expert
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus will gradually infect everybody as it is "unstoppable," a top medical expert told NDTV.
12 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports nearly 1.95L cases; Omicron tally nears 5K
India on Wednesday added 407 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.
11 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India's new international travel guidelines take effect; details here
India's new COVID-19 rules for international arrivals have come into effect from Tuesday.
11 Jan 2022
Omicron surge in Delhi; 60K daily cases by January-end: Report
Delhi may witness 58,000 to 60,000 daily COVID-19 cases by the end of January, sources in the Union Health Ministry informed CNN-News18.
11 Jan 2022
Delhi shuts private offices amid COVID-19 surge; essential services exempt
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Tuesday tightened curbs in the national capital in view of the COVID-19 situation.
11 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports nearly 1.7L cases; Omicron tally reaches 4,400
India on Tuesday added 428 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.
11 Jan 2022
COVID-19 deaths increase but stay lower than in second wave
Deaths related to the coronavirus have started rising in India amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases over the past couple of weeks.
11 Jan 2022
Tamil Nadu: Jallikattu allowed with curbs; check details here
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday allowed the traditional Jallikattu event across the state with certain COVID-19-related restrictions in place.
10 Jan 2022
Deltacron: Cyprus confirms COVID-19 infections of combined Delta-Omicron variant
In Cyprus, a coronavirus strain combining the Delta and Omicron variants was discovered, said Leondios Kostrikis, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus.
10 Jan 2022
Which states have imposed fresh curbs amid COVID-19 surge?
The Delhi government has decided to impose a 100% work from home rule for private office employees, reports said citing sources.
10 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports nearly 1.8L cases; Omicron tally reaches 4K
India on Monday added 410 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.
09 Jan 2022
COVID-19: IIT-K scientist says third wave may peak by February
The third wave of COVID-19 could peak in India in late January or early February, according to Dr. Manindra Agrawal, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
09 Jan 2022
Maharashtra tightens COVID-19 curbs; night curfew from tomorrow
Maharashtra has announced a slew of fresh restrictions from January 10, including a night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am.
09 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports 1.6 lakh cases; Omicron tally crosses 3,600
India on Sunday added 552 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.
07 Jan 2022
India's daily COVID-19 cases cross 1L after 7 months
India reported over 1,17,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day surge in more than 200 days.
06 Jan 2022
Amid Omicron worry, 125 Italy-Amritsar flight passengers test COVID-positive
As many as 125 passengers from a chartered flight from Italy's Milan tested positive for COVID-19 after landing in Punjab's Amritsar on Thursday afternoon.
06 Jan 2022
WHO issues warning on claims Omicron causes 'mild' COVID-19
Suggesting that the Omicron variant of coronavirus causes a "mild" COVID-19 is dangerous, said a top World Health Organization (WHO) expert.
05 Jan 2022
Omicron quickly replaces Delta as dominant variant in US
The Omicron variant of coronavirus was responsible for 95% of new COVID-19 infections last week in the US, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday.
05 Jan 2022
Maharashtra: Unreported COVID-19 cases tested at home spark fresh concern
Authorities in Maharashtra fear that several COVID-19 cases are going unreported as the demand for at-home testing kits has surged over the last month.
06 Jan 2022
COVID-19: Home isolation reduced from 10 to 7 days
COVID-19 patients can now terminate their isolation stay seven days after testing positive for the virus in mild/asymptomatic cases, according to the government's revised home isolation guidelines.
06 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports 90K+ cases; Omicron tally crosses 2,600
India on Thursday added 495 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.
05 Jan 2022
Centre rules out mixing up of vaccines for 'precautionary' dose
The Centre on Wednesday ruled out the mixing up of COVID-19 vaccines for the third "precautionary" dose.
05 Jan 2022
Amid Delhi's COVID-19 surge, 100+ healthcare workers test positive
Over 100 health workers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other hospitals have tested positive for COVID-19 over the last week.
05 Jan 2022
India's first Omicron death: 73-year-old full-vaccinated man dies in Rajasthan
The first death related to the Omicron strain of coronavirus was reported in India on Wednesday.
05 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports 58K+ cases; Omicron tally crosses 2K-mark
India on Wednesday added 243 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.
04 Jan 2022
New IHU variant in France has more mutations than Omicron
A new strain of coronavirus—IHU (B.1.640.2)—has been discovered in France that is more mutated than Omicron.
04 Jan 2022
Punjab imposes night curfew; 50% capacity at restaurants, schools shut
Punjab on Tuesday implemented a night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country.
04 Jan 2022
COVID-19: India reports 37K+ cases; Omicron tally nears 1,900
India on Tuesday added 192 new COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant.
03 Jan 2022
Amid Omicron scare, EC tells poll-bound states to boost vaccination
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has written a letter to the five poll-bound states to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination to tackle a surge in infections.
03 Jan 2022
Delhi: Omicron detected in 84% COVID-19 cases; red alert imminent?
As many as 84% of COVID-19 samples genome sequenced in Delhi on December 30 and December 31 involved the Omicron variant, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday.
