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PTI
Every COVID-19 Infected Person Infecting 2 Others in Delhi: IIT-Madras Analysis
23 Apr 2022
Delhi is witnessing an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases with 1,042 fresh Covid cases logged on Friday with a positivity rate of 4.64%.
PTI
COVID-19: Gujarat Detects First Case of Omicron Sub-Variant XE
09 Apr 2022
Man from Santa Cruz in Mumbai tests positive during visit to Vadodara, an official said.
Associated Press
COVID-19 Cases Rise for Second Straight Week Globally, Deaths Fall: WHO
23 Mar 2022
In recent weeks, COVID-19 cases inched upward across Europe, prompted by the more infectious BA.2 subvariant of omicron and relaxation of nearly all public health measures.
PTI
US Scientists Detect Omicron Variant for First Time in Deer
07 Mar 2022
The latest research highlights that many urgent steps are needed to monitor the spread of the virus in deer and prevent potential spillback to humans.
PTI
COVID Infected People May Have Variants Hidden in Several Body Parts: Study
02 Mar 2022
Two studies, published in the journal Nature Communications, demonstrate how the virus can evolve distinctly in different cell types and adapt its immunity in the same infected host.
PTI
Omicron Subvariant BA.2 may Cause Severe Disease, Lab Study Suggests
18 Feb 2022
Whe researchers infected hamsters with BA.2 and BA.1, the animals infected with BA.2 got sicker and had worse lung function.
PTI
Omicron Found in 95% Samples in Mumbai in Latest Genome Sequencing
15 Feb 2022
Of 190 patients from Mumbai whose swab samples were sent for genome sequencing, 23 died and 21 of them were infected with the Omicron variant.
Sandipan Talukdar
Research Bolsters Studies on Omicron’s Triple Vaccine-Evading Capacity
07 Feb 2022
Findings showed people who have received three vaccine doses have three times higher odds of getting infected by Omicron than by Delta.
Sandipan Talukdar
Omicron-Specific Vaccines: Can be Helpful, But Needs a Global Policy, Experts Opine
02 Feb 2022
Ever since Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have started the variant-specific vaccine's clinical trials, the international community of researchers and scientists are arguing about the necessity, need or…
Fabian Schmidt
New Omicron Subtype BA.2 is Spreading Quickly
27 Jan 2022
A new subtype of the omicron coronavirus variant is spreading in Denmark, the UK, India, Sweden and many other countries. The exact impact of the genome mutations is still unclear.