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Covid: Experts considering scientific evidence on need for booster dose

Responding to a query on the stand of the govt on booster doses, MoS Health Bharati Pravin Pawar in a written reply said some countries are providing booster doses of Covid vaccine

Kerala registers 4,723 new Covid-19 infections, 177 fatalities

As many as 59,524 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Top headlines: Q2 GDP grows at 8.4%; fiscal deficit at 36.3% of FY22 target

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Tuesday

Omicron: Delhi airport ready to accommodate up to 1,500 int'l passengers

Each passenger who will undergo the RT-PCR test will be charged around Rs 1,700

Dutch authorities say Omicron variant circulating 11 days ago

Those findings predate the positive cases found among passengers that came from South Africa last Friday and were tested at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport

Seven Covid deaths in Delhi in November; higher than in Sept, Oct

Delhi had recorded four Covid deaths in October and five in September

How fast does it spread?: Scientists ask whether Omicron can outrun Delta

Several disease experts said there are strong grounds already for believing that Omicron will render vaccines less effective

Moderna's concerns about Omicron outlook spark market slump

The companies that bet on messenger RNA vaccines -- BioNTech SE and its partner Pfizer Inc. as well as Moderna -- have an advantage in that they can be swift to develop a new injection

Omicron doesn't escape RT-PCR and RAT; ramp up testing: Centre tells states

International passengers from 'at risk' countries are being advised to prepare to wait at the airports till the report of the RT-PCR test has come, and not book connecting flights beforehand

Why we shouldn't write off Omicron variant cases as 'mild'

'Fatigue, head and body aches and occasional sore throats and coughs are among the typical symptoms experienced by omicron patients'

Omicron: Govt extends containment measures till Dec 31 amid global concerns

The Centre on Tuesday extended the nation-wide COVID-19 containment measures till December 31 in view of the emergence of a highly mutant COVID-19 variant Omicron in some countries

Covishield was effective against Covid in India amid Delta-led surge: Study

The vaccine effectiveness of complete vaccination against moderate-to-severe disease was much higher at 81%, says Lancet study

DATA STORY: 6,990 cases added; daily test positivity rate drops to 0.7%

India has so far administered 1,232,502,767 vaccine doses. That is 3563.4 per cent of its total caseload, and 88.1 per cent of its population

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal reports 511 new cases, 11 more deaths

The positivity rate in the state was at 2.11 per cent

Omicron patients in Delhi to be isolated, treated at Lok Nayak hospital

Omicron is the fifth WHO-designated variant of concern first identified in South Africa. The other four are Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta

Concerned over new Covid variant, Madhya Pradesh reviews preparedness

The chief minister directed the officials to review their preparations to combat a possible third wave

Russia starts developing new Covid-19 vaccine against Omicron variant

If modification is needed, the new Sputnik Omicron version can be ready for mass production in 45 days

Central govt offers vaccines, other help to Omicron-affected nations

The Central government in this regard has cleared all orders placed so far by Covax for supplies of Covishield vaccine

New variant cause for concern, not panic, Joe Biden tells United States

He urged Americans to get fully vaccinated

New Covid variant poses 'very high' risk: World Health Organization

Many of us might think we are done with COVID-19. It's not done with us, warned Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus