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Omicron poses 'very high' global risk, countries must prepare, warns WHO

Overall, there are considerable uncertainties in the magnitude of immune escape potential of Omicron, says WHO

'Long pending orders executed': Bharat Biotech resumes exports of Covaxin

India restarted on Friday exports of Covid-19 shots to COVAX for the first time since April

Omicron: Covid testing must for arrivals in India from 'at-risk' countries

Updated guidelines require all travelers, irrespective of Covid vaccination status arriving to India from countries identified as 'countries at-risk' to mandatorily undergo Covid testing at airport

Omicron: Travellers on edge as countries tighten rules, say travel agents

Southern Africa, where Omicron was discovered, accounts for only a tiny portion of the world's international travel but Israel and Japan have announced border closures to all foreign travellers

Delta variant still responsible for 99% of Covid cases globally: WHO

While the world is on high alert due to the new Omicron Covid strain, Delta variant continues to be a major cause of the pandemic contributing to 99 per cent of cases, the WHO said Monday

DATA STORY: India logs 8,309 new cases; death toll rises to 468,790

India has so far administered 1,224,168,929 vaccine doses. That is 3540.02 per cent of its total caseload, and 87.51 per cent of its population

Omicron: How the new Covid-19 variant was found and what we know so far

Hunting for variants requires a concerted effort. South Africa and the UK were the first big countries to implement nationwide genomic surveillance efforts for SARS-CoV-2 as early as April 2020.

Bihar CM asks health officials to be on guard against new Covid variant

He called for keeping a close watch on those coming to the state from abroad and quick testing of samples if anybody presented symptoms

Omicron: RT-PCR test must for passengers coming from 'at-risk' countries

This test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey

Third Omicron case detected in UK, face masks compulsory from Tuesday

"People should continue with their plans as normal for Christmas, I think it's going to be a great Christmas," said Javid

Tourism may go off recovery track as travel firms brace for Omicron impact

Several players in the sector are worried about spate of cancellations in the coming days as countries tighten travel restrictions

China faces 'colossal outbreak' on US-style reopening, says study

A switch from China's current Covid elimination strategy to an American-style approach with few restrictions would lead to as many as 637,155 infections a day

US readies fight against Omicron but too soon for lockdowns: Fauci

He said the new variant is in "fluid motion" in South Africa and the US scientists are in communication with their colleagues

Omicron's threat

New variant should shake up Indian vaccine complacency

New vax for Omicron by early 2022, says Moderna as countries report cases

Two cases were detected in Australia, while Netherlands reported 13 cases of the new strain in passengers from South Africa

New Covid-19 variant: Antivirals hold the key as mutations surface

Antivirals do not specifically target only the spike protein but the other parts of the virus, too

States up vigil to fight Omicron variant, tough scrutiny at major airports

Go all out on sanitation of public toilets, hospital bed and oxygen supply, stepping up vaccination and testing

Centre should learn from its mistakes in previous Covid-19 waves: Baghel

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the central government should learn lessons from the "mistakes" it committed during the first and second waves of COVID-19

Cumulative Covid-19 vaccine coverage crosses 122 crore, says govt

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai sees 217 new cases and four deaths

With 33,462 new tests, the number of samples tested so far in Mumbai went up to 1,24,69,732