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India will have Omicron wave peak by next month, says US-based health expe
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): India will witness a peak in the number of COVID-19 cases by next month with the expectation of reporting five lakh cases per day, a US-based health expert said, adding that however "the severity of the variant will be less this time in the country than D
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COVID: Omicron is highly transmissible but mild variant, says expert
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 7 (ANI): Omicron variant of coronavirus is highly transmissible but milder variant than Delta, said an expert from Kolkata Hospital.
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Omicron may be less severe, but not 'mild': WHO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 7 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be a less severe disease than the Delta strain, but it does not mean it should be categorized as "mild", World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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Twenty healthcare workers of Delhi LNJP hospital test positive
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): As many as 20 healthcare workers of Delhi's LNJP hospital tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of LNJP Hospital on Thursday.
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Increase in COVID-19 cases matter of concern for children, elderly, pregna
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): "The increase in COVID-19 cases in winter is a matter of concern for children, the elderly, pregnant women and co-morbid patients with cancer, COPD or respiratory failure", said Dr Suresh Kumar, MD of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) on Wed
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Rising cases suggest third wave of COVID-19 has begun, Omicron will become
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The rise in COVID-19 cases suggests that India is at the beginning of the third wave of coronavirus, a Delhi-based senior physician said on Tuesday and noted that the Omicron variant would become the dominant strain "which is not necessarily a bad thing" a
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We have to learn to live with COVID-19, India better prepared to deal with
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Noting that people will have to learn to live with COVID-19 due to the possibility of the emergence of new virus variants, India's leading virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang has said that the country is better prepared to deal with coronavirus amid a rise in cas
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Surge in COVID-19 cases in India as Omicron started replacing Delta varian
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): With the Union Health Ministry noting a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, official sources have said that the reason behind the spike is the Omicron variant which has started replacing its predecessor Delta in India and the world.
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New Zealand reports 49 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 49 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 10,825.
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Omicron will spread like fire globally, produces protection against Delta:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A top health expert has linked rising COVID-19 cases in India with the Omicron variant and said it will spread like a fire globally but would produce some protection even against the Delta variant.
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Omicron variant leading to tsunami of COVID cases: WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the Omicron variant is very transmissible and is leading to a tsunami of COVID cases.
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Omicron nothing but a 'seasonal cold virus'; overreaction causing panic, c
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): Terming Omicron variant as nothing more than a "seasonal cold virus", a US-based cardiologist has warned against "overreaction and over-reach" by government agencies, saying their actions are causing panic and providing misinformation.
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