Omicron variant

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing resurgence of new Covid-19 cases in the country, an expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has approved two new vaccines and one anti-viral drug for restricted use in emergency…

Sydney: A fully vaccinated elderly man in his 80s from New South Wales (NSW) in Australia is believed to be the first person to die due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, even as 520 patients are hospitalised in the country due to the…

New Delhi : The scientist who warned the world about the Omicron Covid-19 variant has told China its 'Zero Covid' police won't work against the super-transmissible mutant strain, the Daily Mail reported.The Chinese city of Xian's 13 million…

Hong Kong : Contradicting the vaccine maker's pronouncement, a new study has found that a third dose of Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine does not provide sufficient protection against the Omicron variant.According to Nikkei Asia, the University…

New Delhi : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday said that the Centre should ensure the large-scale availability of Covaxin if a mixed match policy is adopted for booster doses for healthcare workers, as majority of the people…

London : Amid rising Omicron cases, a team of UK researchers have warned that if you have a sore throat, runny nose and a headache, there is a good chance it will be Covid, a media report says.According to the BBC, the Zoe Covid study team…

New Delhi : The Delhi government has collected a fine of Rs 1.54 crore against 7,778 cases of violation of Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in the last two days.In addition to the fine, 163 FIRs have been registered too with 1,245 violations…

Toronto : One dose of Ad5-nCoV (Convidecia), a Covid-19 vaccine developed in China, is 57.5 per cent effective against symptomatic Covid-19 and 91.7 per cent effective against severe Covid-19 disease beginning 28 days post-vaccination,…

New Delhi : In the wake of the rising Covid-19 cases, the Centre has deployed multi-disciplinary teams to ten identified states which are reporting an increase in the number of positive cases or slow vaccination pace to aid the efforts of…

New Delhi: As the debate rises in India over a new Coronavirus strain being called 'Delmicron', leading health experts on Saturday advised people not to pay heed to rumours and wait for the global health agencies like the World Health…