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Inside South African virology labs: Hunting for the next Covid variant

South African labs have been critical to combating the coronavirus

Omicron: Why a potential Covid-19 surge might need hybrid testing

Using a combination of RT-PCR tests with Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) helps detect more cases faster during a surge in cases, in remote areas with little access to RT-PCRs and in Covid-19 hotspots

Europeans reimpose restrictions as Omicron variant sweeps continent

Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, triggering calls for protests

India's Omicron tally rises to 126; Maharashtra reports most cases

The Centre has warned it is likely that the spread of the new variant will outpace the Delta variant where there is community transmission.

UK reports 10,000 jump in Omicron cases, deaths rise to 7

Confirmed Omicron-variant Covid-19 cases in UK hit 24,968 as of 1800 GMT on Dec. 17

Omicron scare: Economy needs continued handholding, says PHDCCI

PHDCCI on Saturday emphasised on the need for the Centre's continuous handholding of the economy to mitigate the uncertainty caused by the looming impact of new Covid variant Omicron.

Covid-19: More than 10,000 new Omicron variant cases confirmed in UK

The UK has reported more than 10,000 new Omicron coronavirus variant cases as the new variant-related death toll rose to seven.

Omicron cases doubling in 1.5-3 days in areas with local spread: WHO

However, it is unclear if this is due to the virus' ability to evade immunity, its inherent increased transmissibility or a combination of both, the WHO said in an update

Omicron-driven third wave could peak in India around Feb: Experts' panel

Right now, we are at around 7,500 cases per day, which is sure to go up once Omicron starts displacing Delta as the dominant variant, says the head of the National Covid-19 Supermodel Committee

European nations reimpose restrictions as Omicron sweeps continent

Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of Covid-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant

Omicron's high transmissibility rate worrying factor: Indian health experts

The health experts have asked the country to be cautious the same way it was during the second wave of Covid-19.

DATA STORY: India records 7,145 cases; death toll rises to 477,158

India has so far administered 1,366,605,173 vaccine doses. That is 3934.57 per cent of its total caseload, and 97.69 per cent of its population

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 69 new cases; positivity rate 0.12%

The number of cumulative cases stood at 14,42,004

Sputnik V, Sputnik Light booster effective against Omicron: RDIF

Sputnik Light booster is recommended to strengthen the efficacy of vaccines against Omicron, RDIF noted

Omicron variant rewrites the Covid-19 pandemic plan for 2022

Even after Covid becomes a more endemic disease, new variants will spawn outbreaks and seasonal surges for years to come

Coronavirus pandemic: West Bengal logs 580 fresh cases, 7 deaths

West Bengal on Friday reported 580 new COVID-19 cases, 80 less than the previous day's figure, pushing the overall tally to 16,25,955, a health department bulletin said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat records 60 fresh cases, one death

Gujarat reported 60 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the infection tally in the state to 8,28,427, an official said on Friday evening. One pandemic-related fatality took the death toll to 10,101, he added. The recovery count stood at 8,17,745 after 58 persons were discharged from hospitals. There are 581 active cases in the state including five patients who are on ventilator support. As many as 8.67 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the state so far including 2.40 lakh jabs given during the day. No new COVID-19 case was registered in adjoining Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in the last 24 hours. The Union Territory has seven active cases. It has so far recorded 10,662 cases, 10,651 recoveries and four deaths. Gujarat's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,28,427, new cases 60, death toll 10,101, discharged 8,17,745, active cases 581 and people tested so far - figures not released.

UK records 93,045 Covid-19 cases as Omicron dominant in London

Omicron is thought to be much more transmissible than Delta and new research suggests the new variant largely evades immunity from past coronavirus infection or two vaccine doses

Covid-19 pandemic: Sikkim reports three new cases, tally rises to 32,452

The Himalayan state has conducted 2,76,104 sample tests for Covid-19 so far

12 new Omicron cases in Maharashtra, Delhi; RT-PCR test must in 6 metros

With the detection of these new cases, the total number of Omicron cases in the country has risen to 57