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Page 7 - Latest Updates on Omicron

WHO epidemiologist issues new advisory amid rise in Omicron variants

While the new Covid variants are causing fear worldwide, in India, they do not lead to more hospital admissions and deaths. Though it is considered mild, the new variants are still fast-spreading ones

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Updated On : 26 Oct 2022 | 7:08 PM IST

Karnataka govt issues advisory after detection of new Covid sub-variant

The Karnataka government has issued an advisory urging people to adhere to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in view of newer sub-variants of coronavirus being reported in neighbouring Maharashtra

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Updated On : 26 Oct 2022 | 11:35 AM IST
Updated On : 26 Oct 2022 | 10:23 AM IST

Omicron BF.7 threat: Experts urge people to follow Covid protocol

In the wake of detection of BF.7 Omicron sub-variant in different parts of India, experts have called for diligent following of Covid-19 protocols in Karnataka, said Navodaya Gilla

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Updated On : 25 Oct 2022 | 5:19 PM IST

Data story: India records 862 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in 196 days

India has so far administered 2,195,665,598 vaccine doses

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Updated On : 25 Oct 2022 | 9:41 AM IST

Data story: India adds 2,112 new Covid cases; active tally at 24,043

India has added 14,321 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2022 | 9:56 AM IST

New XBB Covid variant is immune evasive, says WHO's Soumya Swaminathan

With India reporting a highly infectious new COVID-19 variant, WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan said that there were over 300 sub-variants and XBB being a recombinant virus is a matter of concern

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2022 | 5:23 PM IST

Data story: India logs 2,119 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,953

India has so far administered 2,195,097,574 vaccine doses

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2022 | 9:33 AM IST

New Covid variants spreading across the globe: what are the risk?

Amid the surge in the new and recombinant variants, scientists across the world are now watching out for variants which could turn into variants of concern soon

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2022 | 6:27 AM IST

Senior citizens must exercise caution due to new Covid variants: Guleria

Scientists, physicians, and senior administrators suggested to ramp up surveillance and genome sequencing

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2022 | 6:49 PM IST

Omicron Covid variant may have originated in animals, finds study

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have been transmitted from an animal species to humans, according to a study

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2022 | 1:08 PM IST

Data story: India adds 2,141 new Covid cases; active tally at 25,510

India has added 15,198 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2022 | 9:35 AM IST

Top headlines: Hikes, bonuses come down for IT firms, GACs in IT rules

The crazy salary hikes and bonuses with attrition hitting the roof is finally tempering down for the Indian IT services sector. Read more in our top headlines

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2022 | 9:12 AM IST

Winter is coming: New Covid-19 variants prompt alert for illness season

Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya holds review meeting as experts call for continued vigil

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Updated On : 19 Oct 2022 | 12:56 PM IST

Mandaviya reviews Covid-19 situation; mask mandate should continue

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday reviewed the Covid situation amid detection of cases of a new sub-variant of Omicron from parts of the country

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Updated On : 18 Oct 2022 | 10:33 PM IST

Govt reviews Covid situation as Omicron subvariant BQ.1 detected in Pune

The BQ.1 is a mutation of BA.5, which is behind 60% Covid cases in the US

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Updated On : 18 Oct 2022 | 10:04 PM IST

Omicron sub-variant BF.7 behind China surge sparks concerns in India

Amid rising concerns around Omicron sub-variant that caused surge in China, the network of government scientists and labs responsible for genome-sequencing strains of Covid-19 virus are likely to meet

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Updated On : 18 Oct 2022 | 11:25 AM IST

New Omicron subvariant BQ.1 detected in Pune; Covid cases surge in state

Maharashtra has reported cases from other sub-variants of Omicron- BA.2.3.20 and BQ.1 variant, which was detected for the first time in India on Monday from the sample of a patient in Pune

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Updated On : 18 Oct 2022 | 11:55 AM IST

Data story: India adds 1,542 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,913

India has added 16,036 cases in the past 7 days

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Updated On : 18 Oct 2022 | 9:06 AM IST

India now has 20,000 tonnes per day Oxygen capacity. 90% of it lying idle

There are 1,242 liquid medical oxygen tanks in hospitals across India with a capacity of 15,622 tonnes. This is a 104 % rise in the number of tanks and a 131% increase in storage capacity

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2022 | 10:27 PM IST