SARS-CoV-2

New York : US scientists have detected infection by at least three variants of Covid-19 in white-tailed deer across six locations in Ohio state, which likely transmitted from humans.Researchers from the Ohio State University took nasal…

Kanpur : Researchers at IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) have predicted that a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which may be triggered by the new Omicron variant, may peak in India by February 3, 2022.A report, published in the online preprint health…

Mumbai: Omicron, the latest Coronavirus variant, is probably the fastest-spreading infectious disease known to man, medical expert and Maharashtra government's Covid Task Force member, Shashank Joshi, said here on Thursday.It has an…

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…