-The Hindu Business Line High positivity, surge in Omicron spread not resulting in increased hospitalisation Delhi imposed weekend curfew and the Centre reintroduced pandemic-induced attendance system for officers as daily Covid-19 Infections surged to a staggering 37,379 on Tuesday, the highest since September with a national positivity rate of 3.24 per cent. The Omicron tally in the country also expanded to 1,892 with Maharashtra at 568, followed by Delhi at 382 and Kerala...
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India seeks emergency meeting of WTO's General Council this month to discuss COVID package
-PTI/ The Hindu Discussions on patent waiver sought India has sought an emergency meeting of the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) this month in Geneva to deliberate upon the world trade body’s proposed response package, including patent waiver proposal, to deal with the pandemic amid rising coronavirus Infections globally, an official said. The General Council is WTO’s highest decision-making body in Geneva. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Omicron natural vaccine? Experts call notion dangerous, say doesn't take long COVID into account
-PTI/ The New Indian Express The Omicron variant of COVID-19, which is said to be much more infectious than the other variants, is, however, causing milder Infections, less hospitalisation and deaths. NEW DELHI: The notion that Omicron is a natural vaccine is a "dangerous idea" spread by irresponsible people who don't take into account "long COVID" about which very little is understood, experts have said. The Omicron variant of COVID-19, which is said...
More »1,431 Omicron Cases, Most In Maharashtra (454); Covid Cases Up 35% Today -Parimal Kumar
-NDTV.com India Omicron Cases: India has announced "precaution doses" for health and frontline workers and those above 60 from January 10. New Delhi: The number of cases of fast-spreading Omicron variant has risen to 1,431 in India, with Maharashtra reporting the most number of Infections. The country also witnessed a 35 per cent jump in new Covid cases as it reported 22,775 Infections today. Here are the top 10 updates on coronavirus in...
More »Vaccines Still Effective Against Omicron, Says WHO Chief Scientist
-ANI/ NDTV.com "As expected, T cell immunity holding up better against #Omicron. This will protect us against severe disease. Please get vaccinated if you have not," said WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan in a tweet Geneva: Emphasising that the Omicron variant is infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people worldwide, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that it appears that vaccines are still proving to be effective because even though...
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