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DATA STORY: India logs 5,784 new cases; death toll rises to 475,888

India has so far administered 1,338,812,577 vaccine doses. That is 3857.84 per cent of its total caseload, and 95.7 per cent of its population

Two doses of Covid vax induce lower antibody levels against Omicron: Study

Two doses of Pfizer AstraZeneca Covid vaccines generate lower levels of antibodies against the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Over 170.6 mn unutilised Covid vax doses still available with states, UTs

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said that more than 170.6 mn balance, unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs to be administered.

US Covid-19 cases surpass 50 million: Johns Hopkins University

The total number of Covid-19 cases in the US topped 50 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University

Gujarat revises Covid death figures to nearly 20,000 in submission to SC

Apex court was hearing both Gujarat and Maharashtra on steps taken for processing compensation to those who lost family members to Covid-19, based on SC guidelines

Maharashtra records two new cases of Omicron; India tally rises to 40

One case is from Latur and the other from Pune

China reports outbreak of Covid-19 new Delta strain sub-lineage AY.4' cases

Zhejiang Province has registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases and one asymptomatic carrier between December 5-12, amid the latest Covid-19 resurgence

Covid: UK records first Omicron variant death, says PM Boris Johnson

"Sadly, yes, Omicron is producing hospitalisations and sadly at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with Omicron, Johnson told reporters.

Telangana clocks 190 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours

The samples tested per million population were 7,80,661

Tamil Nadu records 657 new coronavirus cases, 12 fatalities in a day

Chennai accounted for 5,59,581 positive cases while the active cases remain at 1,311

Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora test Covid positive; BMC seals former's house

It was reported earlier on Monday that the duo had been attending several parties recently and hence might be super-spreaders of the deadly virus

'Phenomenal' Omicron spread accounts for 40% of London infections

New COVID variant doubling every 2-3 days, says Health Secretary Sajid Javid; get a booster as two vaccines not enough, says UK govt

Omicron could cause up to 75,000 deaths in UK by April end, study warns

The Omicron variant of coronavirus could cause between 25,000 and 75,000 COVID-19 related deaths in the UK by April next year, if additional control measures were not taken, according to a modelling study. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study suggests that Omicron has the potential to cause a wave of transmission in England that could lead to higher levels of cases and hospitalisations than those seen during January 2021. The researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in the UK used the latest experimental data on the antibody-evading characteristics of Omicron to explore plausible scenarios for the immune escape of the variant. Under the most optimistic scenario, a wave of infection is projected which could lead to a peak of over 2,000 daily hospital admissions, with 175,000 hospitalisations and 24,700 deaths between December 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022, if no additional control measures are implemented. The optimistic scenario assumes a low immune ...

Delhi ready to tackle Omicron threat, says CM Arvind Kejriwal

With cases of Omicron rising in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the Union Territory government is prepared to impose restrictions if the need arises."We are ready to tackle the Omicron threat. If required, we will impose necessary restrictions. Currently, there is no such need to impose any restrictions...A decision on re-opening of schools will be taken after winter vacation for schools end," Kejriwal told the mediapersons at the launch of the 'Dilli Ki Yogshala' initiative.Talking about the reopening of the schools in Delhi, he said a decision would be taken after the end of winter vacation for schools.Meanwhile, the 'Dilli Ki Yogshala' initiative launched today is set to begin from January 2022."Under this initiative, city residents (minimum group of 25) can give a missed call on the number 9013585858 to avail free services of a Yoga teacher provided by Delhi government," he stated.Earlier on Saturday, Delhi reported its second case ..

Pakistan reports first confirmed Omicron case through gene-sequencing

Pakistan has detected the first confirmed case of the Omicron variant in a patient belonging to Karachi, local media reported on Monday.According to Dawn newspaper, the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) confirmed today that the new coronavirus variant has been detected in a patient through gene-sequencing.Later the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said in a tweet: "The National Institute of Health, Islamabad has been able to confirm that a recently suspected sample from Karachi is indeed the 'Omicron variant' of SARS-CoV2. This is the first confirmed case but continued surveillance of identified samples is in place to identify trends."Earlier, the provincial Sindh Health Department in Pakistan and the Aga Khan University Hospital officials had announced the detection of a 'strongly-suspected' case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Karachi.This development comes as Omicron has been reported in large numbers worldwide, and World Health Organization (WHO) expects the number

DATA STORY: India logs 7,350 new cases; death toll rises to 475,636

India has so far administered 1,331,784,462 vaccine doses. That is 3838.23 per cent of its total caseload, and 95.2 per cent of its population

A scientist's guide to understanding key questions about Omicron variant

Regardless of whether Omicron fully displaces other variants, it appears likely to cause a surge in cases around the world.

Johnson warns UK of Omicron 'tidal wave', says two vaccine doses not enough

Country's health service would struggle to cope with hospitalisations if the variant were to tear through an un-boosted population, he says.

Despite higher Covid cases, Kerala model still a success: Experts

With a robust public health system in place to handle exigencies, the state is equipped to tackle high caseloads

Kerala reports 3,777 new coronavirus cases; tally rises to 5,190,810

There are currently 38,361 active Covid-19 cases in the state