Omicron replaces Delta as dominant variant with 67.5 pc positivity rate in Karnataka: Health Minister

Jan 29, 2022

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 29 : Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar K on Friday said that statistics show that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has...

Russia develops Delta & Omicron-adapted Sputnik V vaccine

Aug 23, 2022

Moscow [Russia], August 23 : Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology (Gamaleya Center) and the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced the...

COVID 19 Omicron variant found in 63 countries, might surpass Delta in spreading speed: WHO

Dec 12, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], December 13 : As per the World Health Organization (WHO), the new Omicron coronavirus strain found in 63 countries will surpass Delta...

COVID: Omicron is highly transmissible but mild variant, says expert

Jan 06, 2022

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 7 : Omicron variant of coronavirus is highly transmissible but milder variant than Delta, said an expert from Kolkata...

Treatment protocols for COVID-19, Delta will apply to Omicron: Centre

Dec 24, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 24 : As India is witnessing a slight rise in cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Union Health...

Covaxin can neutralise Delta, Omicron variants of coronavirus: Bharat Biotech

Jan 12, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 12 : Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday claimed that its COVID vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants...