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Delhi, Hyderabad airports ready with Covid-19 tests for 'at risk' arrivals

Under the new norms, passengers coming from 12 "at risk" countries/regions undergo an RT-PCR test and wait for result at the airport before leaving or taking a connecting flight

'Start identifying people who need booster doses': PHFI President to govt

Given that Botswana and other South African countries have a considerable number of HIV-AIDS cases, there's ample opportunity for the virus to mutate substantially, says K Srinath Reddy

Covid-19 pandemic: WHO hits panic button as Omicron reaches 13 nations

The omicron variant, first sequenced in South Africa, has been identified in at least 12 other countries

Doctor who saw Omicron early says symptoms different to Delta

Patients who contracted it complain of fatigue, head and body aches and occasional sore throats and coughs, said Angelique Coetzee, who is also chairwoman of the South African Medical Association

Perverse incentives

Genomic surveillance vital for global public health

Passengers from European, 11 other nations have to undergo RT-PCR test: TN

According to the government, the passengers then have to monitor their health for another seven days

Omicron reminds that Covid is far from over: World Health Organisation

According to Ghebreyesus, the pandemic cannot end unless the vaccine crisis is solved

Omicron threat: Punjab govt orders strict monitoring of overseas passengers

State health officials said the Covid-19 testing will be increased to 40,000 per day

Mumbai sees 115 Covid-19 cases, lowest after second half of April 2020

The average growth rate of cases between November 22 and 28 was 0.02 per cent

Over 1.23 bn Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Centre

On Monday, more than 7 mln (7,085,126) vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm

Explained: What we know and don't know about Omicron variant of Covid-19

The WHO says it could still take some time to get a full picture of the threat posed by omicron, a new variant of the coronavirus as scientists worldwide scramble to assess its multiple mutations

Covid vaccine manufacturers start work on Omicron-tailored shots

The variant's emergence has triggered a strong global response as countries worried that it could spread fast even in vaccinated populations impose travel curbs and other restrictions

Are current RT-PCR tests enough to detect Omicron variant?

Health experts in India on Monday claimed that the currently available diagnostics measures may not make accurate detection of the Omicron Covid variant

Covid: Moderna can take months to ship Omicron-specific vaccine, says CEO

The Omicron variant carries a very high global risk of surges, the WHO warned on Monday

Kerala registers 3,382 fresh Covid-19 infections, 117 fatalities

Kerala had logged 4,350 cases on November 28

Omicron: 7 days quarantine in Kerala for arrivals from high risk countries

The scare of the new variant comes at a time when Kerala for few months have been registering 50 per cent of the daily new Covid cases in the country

Top headlines: RBI supersedes RCap; Parl passes bill to repeal farm laws

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DDMA to conduct RT-PCR test for all passengers from 'high-risk' countries

This comes amid concerns over the coronavirus variant 'Omicron' detected in some nations

WHO chief: Omicron shows need for global accord on pandemics

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said many uncertainties remain about just how transmissible and severe infection by the highly mutated omicron might be

Omicron reaches from Australia to Canada in widening spread

Most infections stem from travelers carrying the disease across borders