COVID-19: Health experts emphasize accelerating genome sequencing to detect Omicron variant

Dec 30, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 30 : With rising cases of COVID-19 new Omicron variant in the country, the top health experts are emphasizing accelerating...

Can't dismiss as 'mild', Omicron spreading faster than other Covid-19 variants: WHO Regional Director

Dec 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 16 : Amid concerns arising out of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East...

Omicron becomes dominant COVID-19 variant in Netherlands

Dec 28, 2021

The Hague [Netherlands], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 caused more than 50 percent of infections in the Netherlands over the past...

Cambodia confirms 15 new Omicron cases, 31 in total

Dec 27, 2021

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodia has recorded 15 more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, bringing the total number of Omicron...

Kerala reports 54 new cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant

Jan 19, 2022

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 19 : Kerala reported 54 new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

COVID-19: Sub variant of Omicron confirmed in Nepal

Jul 03, 2022

Kathmandu [Nepal], July 3 : As COVID-19 cases have been increasing in Nepal, a sub-variant of Omicron "BA.5" has been detected after a genetic...