India’s Omicron tally rises to 21 with 17 more testing positive for COVID variant-
By PTI JAIPUR/MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India reported 17 more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Sunday – nine persons […]
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Rain lashes Odisha, West Bengal; more in store for next two days-
By PTI BHUBANESWAR/KOLKATA: Heavy rain pounded the southern part of West Bengal and coastal region of Odisha on Sunday affecting
South Korea sets daily records for new coronavirus cases, deaths; Singapore says Omicron not more se-
By PTI SEOUL: South Korea again broke its daily records for coronavirus infections and deaths and confirmed three more cases
More suspect cases emerge; Centre says no evidence to suggest existing vaccines don’t work against O-
By Express News Service NEW DELHI: With 24 cases of suspected Omicron being reported from Delhi and Hyderabad, the Centre
Days after favouring booster dose, INSACOG says more experiments needed to assess its impact-
By PTI NEW DELHI: Days after favouring a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people above 40 years, the country’s
Delta variant predominant as more Omicron COVID cases emerge in UK-
By PTI LONDON: The Delta variant of COVID-19 remains predominant in England, accounting for over 99 per cent of all
No evidence to suggest if Omicron more severe than other variants: Singapore
The new Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on November 24.Recently, a Singapore-based infectious disease
More regions of Russia require vaccines for people 60 and up-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: More regions of Russia have made COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for residents age 60 and over as the
Omicron 3 times more likely to cause reinfection than previous COVID variants: researchers
South African scientists say the risk of reinfection from the omicron COVID-19 variant is at least three times higher than
ED attaches assets worth more than Rs 13 crore of Shillong univ promoter, family in fake degrees cas-
By PTI NEW DELHI: Assets worth more than Rs 13 crore of a Shillong-based university, its promoter chancellor and his