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London: Children aged 5 to 11 are three times more at risk of Covid infections as compared to the general population of England, according to a new study.The study, by Imperial College London, showed that an estimated 4.47 per cent of…

New Delhi: AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria significantly boosted levels of antibodies against the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant following a third dose booster, according to data from a new laboratory study.Neutralisation titres for Omicron were…

Washington: With Omicron becoming the dominant variant of Covid in the US, accounting for over 73 per cent cases, new modeling data shows that the highly transmissible new strain will cause 140 million new infections from January to March,…

Johannesburg: The increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant from person to person has been shown, resulting in increased incidence and an increase in the positive sample rate, said South Africa's Ministry of Health in a joint…

Jammu: Two of the three Omicron variant patients detected in J&K's Jammu city have no foreign travel history, doctors said on Wednesday.Government Medical College, Jammu, Principal Dr Shashi Sudhan Sharma said till now, three cases of…

Toronto : Even as the newly reported Omicron variant is poised to replace Delta as the dominant variant across the world, a study led by an Indian-origin researcher shows that many mutations in the variant allow it to bond with human cells…

New Delhi: The Centre is planning to identify and train at least one 'Oxygen Steward' in each district across the country amid rising Omicron scare.The initiative aims to empower all healthcare workers engaged in Oxygen management and…

Brussels : Omicron will dominate European countries within weeks, pushing an already stretched health system further to the brink, said head of the European office of the World Health Organization (WHO) while urging people to get a booster…

Sydney : Australian researchers have developed a test which can provide highly accurate readings for Covid-19 from a finger prick of blood within 20 minutes.The point-of-care (POC) test, created by scientists from the Burnet Institute and…

New Delhi: India registered 6,317 fresh Covid cases and 318 deaths in the last 24 hours, and the Omicron tally has reached 213, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.With the addition of 318 new deaths, the death…