Omicron Virus

Tata's COVID-19 test kit to detect Omicron variant gets IMCR nod: All you need to know about 'OmiSure'

The new test, which will provide results in two-and-a-half hours, will most likely be sold in the market by around 12 January

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

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

Omicron tally in India rises to 1,700; total COVID-19 cases sees sharp spike with 33,750 fresh infections

The active cases have increased to 1,45,582 comprising 0.42 percent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.20 percent

India on precipice of third COVID-19 wave: How Omicron is fuelling a rise in COVID-19 cases

The country is seeing a massive uptick in infections — it recorded 27,553 coronavirus cases on 2 January 2022, a bump of more than 8,000 infections, logged the previous year on the same date

South Africa lifts restrictions as Omicron-driven COVID-19 wave subsides

Infections have dropped by almost 30 percent and hospital admissions have also declined in eight of the nine provinces, said officials

From 350 to 961: India’s Omicron tally rises by over 600 cases in just six days

The country is seeing a substantial rise in coronavirus infections owing to the new COVID-19 variant; it recorded 13,154 new cases in 24 hours, as opposed to 6,358 a day before

Omicron cases in India rise to 781 as New Delhi and Mumbai witness a 70% and 50% jump in coronavirus cases

India on Tuesday logged 9,195 coronavirus infections in 24 hours and 302 fresh fatalities, according to the health ministry

Omicron risk remains ‘very high’, says WHO as COVID-19 cases spike across the world

The new COVID-19 variant with a doubling time of two to three days has already overtaken the previously-dominant Delta variant in a number of countries, including Britain and the United States

Omicron in India: Authorities in a tizzy after 147 returnees in Bareilly 'untraceable'

The officials have shared the information of the flyers with the police and local intelligence unit to find them as soon as possible