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South African scientists have detected two new sublineages of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. According to Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response & innovation, South Africa,…

Kluge sought to put an emphasis on improving vaccination rates, which have lagged in Eastern Europe compared to the rest of the region. The head of the World Health Organisation’s Europe office said Tuesday that health officials are…

While the BA.2 appears to have a higher transmissibility than previous sub-variants, there is no data that could suggest it causes severe disease. The BA.2 sub-variant of the coronavirus’ Omicron strain requires further study to understand…

By PTI BOSTON: The "milder" outcomes of infection from the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 are likely due to more population immunity rather than the virus' properties, according to researchers in the US. The Omicron…

The omicron variant spreads even more easily than other coronavirus strains, and has already become dominant in many countries. The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths…

The study reports that the variant was detected in November among 12 people in southeastern France, the first of whom had returned from Cameroon. Even as the world struggles to come to grips with the coronavirus’ Omicron variant, news…

Top officials with the UN health agency cautioned that it’s still too early to be reassured by initial data suggesting that omicron leads to milder disease. The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he’s worried about…

As many as 51,843 COVID-19 samples were examined in Mumbai on Wednesday, taking the overall number of tests to 1,35,76,453, the BMC said. Mumbai on Wednesday reported 2,510 COVID-19 cases, the highest daily addition since May 8, and one…

The bulletin said 1,098 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of those recovered so far to 65,04,831. Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 2,172 fresh coronavirus cases, up by 50 per cent from 1,426 infections recorded…

The highest number of 43 cases were reported from Jaipur while four cases each were reported from Ganganagar and Bikaner, three from Tonk, two from Ajmer. Three new Omicron cases have been detected in Rajasthan, taking the number of people…