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K'taka CM to chair high-level meeting to discuss 'Omicron' variant

Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Thursday said he will discuss the matter in a high-level meeting in Bengaluru on Friday and take the next course of action.

Covid: GSK says tests show antibody drug works against Omicron variant

Sotrovimab, developed with Vir, tested in lab, on hamsters; key mutations of Omicron did not elude drug activity in study

Omicron variant dethrones Delta in South Africa, reaches United States

Germany locks down the unvaccinated; Yellen says pandemic could be here for a while

Delhi: Delta variant found in 95% samples sequenced at NCDC

Delhi has sent 7,281 samples for genome sequencing to NCDC since the Covid-19 pandemic started

Indian drugmakers get close to nod for Merck's Covid antiviral Molnupiravir

The significance of the Molnupiravir approval is that it could offer an affordable oral drug to treat Covid-19, and may even be effective against the Omicron variant

Covid-19 pandemic: Maha sees 796 new cases, 24 deaths, 952 recoveries

The state's recovery count reached to 6,485,290

Singapore detects two apparent omicron variant cases, its first

The two Singaporeans were isolated upon arrival on Wednesday and had not interacted in the community

Elderly man from Jamnagar who returned from Zimbabwe tests Covid positive

Two people have tested positive for Omicron variant of coronavirus in Karnataka

55% of Covid cases reported in India are from Kerala, Maharashtra: Centre

The country's active caseload stands at 99,763

1,502 international passengers tested for Covid at 11 airports on Wed

The AAI, which works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, owns and operates more than 100 airports across the country

Scientific reasoning for booster vaccine doses under examination: Govt

On the significance of vaccination in view of the new variant, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul said despite this new challenge, vaccination remains the most critical tool

Covid: Omicron variant may be less lethal in India, says epidemiologist

India saw the world's fastest-surging Covid outbreak in early-May with daily new infections exceeding 400,000 when the highly-infectious delta variant was ripping through the crowded nation

5 contacts of Omicron infected person test positive: BBMP chief

The sample was collected from a 46-year-old person on November 22 and sent to the NCBS lab

2 Omicron cases: One South African, second a local with no travel history

Five contacts of the local person have also tested positive

Covid: Karnataka CM discusses Omicron with Mandaviya as state sees 2 cases

The CM also discussed administering booster dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 to health workers

Kerala registers 4,700 new Covid-19 infections, 320 fatalities

As many as 59,702 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

President Biden launching winter Covid-19 booster, testing campaign

The plan includes a requirement for private insurers to cover the cost of at-home Covid-19 tests and a tightening of testing requirements for people entering the US

Pfizer working on updated jab in response to Omicron variant: CEO

Pfizer's chief executive Dr Albert Bourla said he is of the view that annual vaccinations would be needed to maintain a "very high level of protection" against the deadly disease

Omicron: Mandaviya meets airport, port health officials over screening

International passengers from at-risk countries are being advised to wait at airports till the report of the RT-PCR test is available

380 people recently returned to Odisha from Omicron-hit nations: Official

The new variant, first identified in southern Africa, contains a large number of spike-protein mutations, suggesting re-infection risk and potential vaccine resistance