Omicron variant

Booster shot uptake remains subdued amid infection surge

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Amid a surge in the COVID-19 infections, the uptake of booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines has…

3 years ago

Pune-based Pharma develops vaccine for Delta and Omicron variants

Representative Image PUNE: Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd, a Pune-based Pharmaceutical business, has almost finished phase 3 trials of their COVID-19 messenger…

3 years ago

Omicron hospitalising and killing people: WHO

Representative Image NEW DELHI: On Thursday, January 7, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that Omicron strain of the COVID-19…

3 years ago

Omicron symptoms on skin, lips and nails are ‘emergency warning’

Representative Image NEW DELHI: While much about the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus remains unclear, researchers have…

3 years ago

All municipal meetings to be held online in Maharashtra

Representative Image MUMBAI: On Monday, December 3, the Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, mandated all municipal corporations to convene…

3 years ago

Omicron spreads faster, spares lungs: Study

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The Omicron variant replicates 70 times faster inside human respiratory tract tissue than the Delta variant,…

3 years ago

Avoid school closure whenever possible: UNICEF Executive Director

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), said that nationwide school closures should be…

3 years ago