Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that people who are "not fully vaccinated" have "good reason to be concerned" about the spread of the Omicron variant.
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Amid rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, the expert has cautioned that though the new strain does not manifest severe symptoms in vaccinated people, it might cause serious infection in unvaccinated people.
Geneva [Switzerland], December 20 (ANI): World Health Organisation chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that evidence has shown Omicron spreads faster than other coronavirus variants.
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Monday said that the Omicron variant is a matter of concern and urged tourists to come after getting fully vaccinated.
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): With the emergence of fresh cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the samples of all positive cases of the new variant will be sent for genome sequencing and urged the Centre to allow ad
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that people previously infected with COVID and those vaccinated will have some 'stronger than basic' defence against the Omicron strain of coronavirus.
Ithaca [US], December 16 (ANI): Cornell University has reported 903 COVID-19 cases among students from December 7-13, and varsity officials have said that a "very high percentage" of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, reported CNN.
Bhubaneswar(Odisha) [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, NITI Aayog Member-Health, Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said that the effective strategy is to ensure that the adult population of India is vaccinated with the two doses of vaccines.
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): A new study has found that people previously infected with COVID and those vaccinated will have some 'stronger than basic' defence against the Omicron strain of COVID-19.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 12 (ANI): The Meenakshi Amman Temple administration on Sunday withdrew its order stating that only fully vaccinated persons would be allowed to enter the temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu from December 13.
Amman [Jordan], December 12 (ANI): A study by Sima Zein of the American University of Madaba has found that in Jordan, the West Bank, and Syria, about two-thirds of participants were unwilling or hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Chandigarh [India], December 12 (ANI): Chandigarh reported its first case of Omicron after swab samples of a fully vaccinated 20-year-old male passenger from Italy, who had tested COVID-19 positive on December 1, revealed the presence of the new variant of the novel coronavirus.