All viruses evolve and acquire mutations, which lead to the formation of its many “variants”. These “variants” further split and branch to form their sub-lineages called “sub-variants”.
Delivering the keynote address at a webinar, he said India's strategies of public health response have resulted in better management of Omicron surge compared...
"Not only the reported peak in India was much lower, but the consistent efforts also led to a decreasing trajectory soon.
The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 26 consecutive days.
Overall, the Omicron variant was found in 92 per cent of the 626 samples analysed at genome sequencing laboratories in the capital till February 22 this year,...
"It is a silent killer….I suffered in the first wave but recovered in four days, but now in this wave, it has been 25 days and I am still suffering," Ramana...
West Tripura district reported the highest number of omicron cases at 76 during the period.
The clinical management protocols have also been disseminated under the Ministry of Health's Center of Excellence initiative for all states in collaboration...
The total active cases as of today further decreased to 1,88,599 from 1,98,130 on Monday.
The surge in Covid cases in Delhi during the third wave of the pandemic are due to the Omicron variant of the virus which is highly transmissible.
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region said: ‘even though some cities or states may be beginning to see plateauing of...
The third wave of the pandemic saw the active cases peaking to 94,160 on January 13. The number dropped to 42,010 by Tuesday.
In view of the current surge in Omicron cases, ‘The Comprehensive Guidelines for Management of COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents Below 18 Years’ were...
Of the 54, two belong to outside States and have come to Kerala from various countries.
"Whatever be the variant, the basic characteristics of the novel coronavirus were the same and people should take extra care to keep the disease at bay":...
The 'OmiSure' kits can detect the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV2 in nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal specimens during the RT-PCR tests.
Demand for talent surged 12 per cent year-on-year in December, showcasing an optimistic recovery cycle at the close of the year.
Covid curbs have been extended in Uttarakhand till January 22.
The state had registered 19,064 new infections and 39 deaths on Saturday.
The minister added that more than 13,000 hospital beds are lying vacant in the city.
The daily positivity rate rose to 13.57 per cent from 12.41 per cent the previous day.
This is the second consecutive day when Bihar witnessed a rise of over 6,000 fresh cases.
The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night.
Due to the ongoing third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi government's primary focus is to strengthen medical and healthcare facilities.
The country saw a single day jump of 620 cases of the Omicron variant, the highest so far, taking the total tally of such cases to 5,488, out of which 2,162...
