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Scientist who first sequenced Omicron variant worried by speed of change

Velocity of mutations adds to the puzzle of how transmissible the variant may be, says South Africa's Sikhulile Moyo.

DATA STORY: India adds 8,603 new cases; death toll rises to 470,530

India has so far administered 1,265,344,975 vaccine doses. That is 3654.49 per cent of its total caseload, and 90.45 per cent of its population

Covid: Maharashtra man tests positive for Omicron; India's fourth case

The 33-year-old man had travelled to Mumbai from South Africa via Dubai, Delhi

Kerala registers 4,557 new Covid-19 infections, 52 fatalities

Among the districts, Thiruvananthapuram recorded 814 new cases, the highest in the state on Saturday

Virus death toll 'so bitter because it is avoidable,' says Merkel

Merkel gave what is expected to be her last weekly video message two days after federal and state leaders decided on a series of measures meant to break a wave of coronavirus infections

Omicron effect: Cluster declaration if 3 Covid cases are found, says Bommai

Bommai said that preliminary reports on Omicron cases have been received

Scientists developing chewing gum that could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission

The research team is currently working toward obtaining permission to conduct a clinical trial to evaluate whether the approach is safe and effective when tested in people infected with SARS-CoV-2

Omicron: Why it's too soon to panic about Covid vaccines and new variant

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will take us another two to four weeks to figure out what's going on

Mumbai airport cuts Covid-19 rapid PCR test price to Rs 3,900

Along with this, normal RT-PCR test costing Rs 600 per passenger is also available at the airport

India's third Omicron case detected in Gujarat; CM holds high-level meeting

The man is a native of Jamnagar and has been living in Zimbabwe for the last many years

More than half of Omicron cases in UK were double vaccinated

There were 75 further cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant identified in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Friday night

Global Covid caseload tops 264.89 mn, deaths surge to more than 5.24 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 264.89 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.24 million and vaccination to over 8.11 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam reports 143 new infections, two more deaths

The number of active cases currently in the state is 1,133

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi reports 54 new infections, 29 recoveries, no death

The positivity rate in Delhi is 0.09 per cent

Par panel recommends evaluation of vaccines in view of new Covid strain

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health also recommended that the government should examine the need of administering booster doses

Show-cause notice issued to airline for flouting Covid guidelines in Delhi

The general manager of the airline was issued the show-cause notice for allegedly not adhering to the guidelines

Nashik sees 28 Coronavirus cases, 1 death; tally reaches 412,549

The COVID-19 tally in Nashik reached 4,12,549 after 28 cases were detected on Friday, while one death took the toll to 8,727, an official said.

Covid-19 pandemic: Russia registers record for virus-linked deaths in Oct

Russia in recent months has faced its deadliest and largest surge of coronavirus cases

Decision on booster dose will be based on scientific evidence: Mandaviya

Specific cluster outbreaks of Covid-19 in various parts of the country are also being investigated, INSACOG said

Nine cases of severe side effects linked to vaccines in recent AEFI report

Of these nine cases, five were vaccine product related reactions, four were immunisation anxiety related reactions