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India logs 1,150 new COVID-19 cases, 83 deaths in last 24 hrs; recovery rate at 98.7%
•A reduction of 127 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the data showed.
Explainer: What is the COVID Deltacron variant and how dangerous is it?
Fp Explainers •Even as COVID restrictions are eased the world over, there is a lurking fear of a new variant going by the name of ‘Deltacron’, which has characteristics of both Delta and Omicron
Why experts believe a fourth COVID-19 wave in India is unlikely to cause much harm
Fp Explainers •Several countries, including China, Germany and Hong Kong are witnessing a dramatic surge in cases. However, epidemiologists in India believe that unless a deadlier variant of the virus emerges, the country is unlikely to witness another wave of infections
China battles worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years as cases double in 24 hours
•A fast-spreading variant known as 'stealth omicron' is testing China’s zero-tolerance strategy, which had kept the virus at bay since its initial outbreak in early 2020
China locks down over 17.5 million people in business center of Shenzhen to fight COVID-19 surge
•The number of new COVID-19 cases in an outbreak in China's northeast tripled Sunday and authorities tightened control on access to Shanghai in the east, suspending bus service to the city and requiring a virus test for anyone who wants to enter.
Explained: Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately?
•People might mistakenly think the COVID-19 vaccines will completely block infection, but the shots are mainly designed to prevent severe illness, says Louis Mansky, a virus researcher at the University of Minnesota.
Explained: Why Omicron is spreading at such a fast speed despite being mild in most patients
Fp Staff •Laboratory studies show the new COVID-19 variant is often limited largely to the upper airway: the nose, throat and windpipe, sparing the lungs, which may be the answer to why it spreads so quickly
India reports 653 new Omicron cases; Maharashtra logs maximum number of infections, followed by Delhi
•With 6,358 people testing positive for coronavirus infections in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,47,99,691.
Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast, says WHO
•Omicron's 'substantial growth advantage' over the delta variant means it is likely to soon overtake delta as the dominant form of the virus in countries where the new variant is spreading locally
Omicron: Why we should not panic but follow COVID-appropriate behaviour
Dr Prasun Chatterjee •Thirty new Omicron cases were recorded in India on Saturday, the highest single-day rise for the variant in the country. With this, the overall tally reached 143.