-The New Indian Express The other crucial indicators of Omicron are fever not beyond 101 degrees for less than five days and headaches that are stabbing, and a scratchy throat. HYDERABAD: One key marker that distinguishes Delta from the Omicron variant is the manner in which cough manifests, noted doctors from AIG Hospitals. They said that based on known research and their personal observations of patients they have treated, most Delta variant...
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Rural cases rise after urban surge -Vignesh Radhakrishnan
-The Hindu India records 2,59,291 new cases on Thursday Like every wave in the past, cases fuelled by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have initially spread only in the urban areas. However, many rural and semi-rural places recorded a sharp spike in infections in the past week. At the start of this year, 50% of the cases were from urban centres such as Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata. However, the share reduced to...
More »Everyone Will Get Omicron, Boosters Won't Stop It: Top Medical Expert -Akhil Kumar
-NDTV.com "A majority of us will not know we have been infected, probably more than 80% will not even know when we have it," said Dr. Jaiprakash Muliyil. New Delhi: The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is "almost unstoppable" and everyone will eventually be infected with it, a top government expert told NDTV. Booster vaccine doses won't stop the rapid spread of the virus, he added. ''It makes no difference. The infection will...
More »1,41,986 Covid Cases In India Today, 21% Up From Yesterday, Positivity 9% -Parimal Kumar
-NDTV.com People flying in from abroad will need to home quarantine for a week after landing in India and test on the eighth day, according to new rules. New Delhi: India reported 1,41,986 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, a week after the country crossed the 10,000 mark, as the virus continued to spread at an unprecedented pace, largely driven by the Omicron variant now present in 27 states. Here are the top...
More »Nothing will 'rein in’ Covid surge now, say experts as R-value tops 2nd wave peak -Paran Balakrishnan
-The Telegraph Omicron makes up 80 per cent of cases in Delhi, Mumbai; Bengal logs highest test positivity rate India is in the middle of a Covid-19 surge that’s rising exponentially and can’t be reined in by booster shots at this stage, says a leading virologist. “For this wave, we are too late. Nothing will now rein it in,” says virologist T. Jacob John. We could see the Omicron surge play out two...
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