India.com News Desk | Jan 23, 2022, 11:18 PM IST
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin.
India.com News Desk | Jan 23, 2022, 5:32 PM IST
Apart from the UK and Denmark, cases of BA.2 sub-strain have been detected in Sweden, Norway, and India.
India.com News Desk | Jan 13, 2022, 9:06 PM IST
The study provides information as to how aerosols that are released when talking and sneezing contribute to infection.
IANS | Jan 3, 2022, 7:25 PM IST
The Omicron variant multiplies about 70 times faster inside human respiratory tract tissue than the Delta variant, according to scientists at the University of Hong Kong.
India.com News Desk | Dec 27, 2021, 5:22 PM IST
As per official data, there are at least 137.5 million people in India above the age of 60 years, who could be eligible for the precaution dose.
India.com News Desk | Dec 25, 2021, 10:25 PM IST
Meanwhile, one expert said that India might see Covid-19 surge by the end of January 2022.
India.com News Desk | Dec 23, 2021, 8:54 PM IST
Molnupiravir works by incorporating itself into the genome of the virus, causing mutations that prevent viral replication.
India.com News Desk | Dec 1, 2021, 2:24 PM IST
The WHO has warned of the potential for Covid surges with "severe consequences" fueled by omicron, whose constellation of mutations suggests it may be both "more transmissible" and capable of evading the immunity provided by vaccination or prior infection.
India.com News Desk | Nov 29, 2021, 10:50 AM IST
This first photo of Omicron shows the structure of the spike protein of the Omicron variant, on the right, and of the Delta variant, on the left, compared to the original SARS CoV-2 spike.
India.com News Desk | Nov 28, 2021, 4:23 PM IST
Omicron Variant and its name: This is the first time the organization has skipped letters since it began using the Greek alphabet for coronavirus variants; it has previously used the alphabet to label 12 others.
India.com News Desk | Nov 26, 2021, 5:38 PM IST
B.1.1.529, detected in South Africa is mainly affecting people in the under 25 age group, among whom the vaccination rate against the virus is only 26 per cent, according to health officials.
India.com News Desk | Jul 30, 2021, 5:25 PM IST
The Delta variant is more transmissible than the viruses that cause MERS, SARS, Ebola, the common cold, the seasonal flu and smallpox, and it is as contagious as chickenpox, according to the document, a copy of which was also obtained by The New York Times.
