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Tourism: Omicron Forcing Changing Travel Plans in Christmas Vacation

December 6, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 6: Even as the tourism sector and more particularly the hotel industry is struggling to come out of the dark days of the Coronavirus pandemic, the fear of another surge with the spread of Omicron variant has send jitters through global markets, spur a new round of travel bans and […]

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Covid-19: The next pandemic might be deadlier, says vaccine creator

December 6, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Even as the Covid-19 virus continues to wreak havoc, and its new super mutant strain Omicron spreading to nearly 40 countries within two weeks, the next pandemic could be even more lethal, according to Professor Sarah Gilbert, who created the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, currently being used globally. The Delta variant alone […]

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India’s Omicron Cases Jump to 12, Seven in Maharashtra Reported in a Single Day

December 5, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 5: With seven more cases detected on Sunday, all in Maharashtra, India seems to have now firmly joined the list of the countries affected by the Omicron variant of Coronavirus disease. Delhi had reported the fifth case of the variant earlier in the day. With the exception of a local doctor in […]

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Delhi Reports the Fifth Case of Omicron in India

December 5, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 5: In yet another case of the travelers from abroad bringing in Omicron variant to the country, India reported the fifth case of the new variant of a patient admitted in a Delhi hospital. It was the first case in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on […]

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Fourth Case of Omicron Reported from Kalyan-Mumbai

December 4, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 4: Within minutes of India confirming the third case of Omicron variant in the country with a Zimbabwe NRI having carried the infection from his adopted country to Jamnagar in Gujarat, the fourth case was reported from Kalyan near Mumbai, also of an international traveler. A 33-year-old man from Maharashtra who travelled […]

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Third Case in India: Omicron has Entered Gujarat

December 4, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 4: After Karnataka, Gujarat has emerged as the second state in the country where Omicron variant of Covid-19 has recorded entry. A 72-year old Non-Resident Indian, who landed in Jamnagar from his adopted country Zimbabwe, has tested positive for Omicron variant, the third case in India after two cases detected […]

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12 Persons with Suspected Omicron Infection Admitted in Delhi Hospital

December 3, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Twelve persons who arrived on international flights in the last three days have been admitted in a Delhi hospital on suspicion of them being infected by Omicron variant. Their samples have been sent for genome testing to confirm whether they are infected with the Omicron strain. All are at the Lok […]

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“Severity of Omicron is Anticipated to be Low:” Health Minister

December 3, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Even as the centre assured the people in the country that the severity of Coronavirus infections due to the emergence of the new variant Omicron was expected to be “low,” the Indian genome scientists have recommended a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccines for those above 40 years with preference to […]

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Omicron Could be 500% More Infectious than Delta: Govt Cautioned

December 2, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 2: As India’s active Covid-19 caseload for the first time fell below the one lakh mark after breaching the line barrier in June 2020, the government on Thursday cautioned that the new Omicron variant could be 500 per cent infectious than the previous Delta. Addressing a routine press conference on […]

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Roving Periscope: Europe had Omicron before SA; spreads to 23 nations

December 2, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Exactly two years after the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, that sinking feeling has gripped the world once again with Omicron, the latest variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, dramatically spreading to over two dozen countries within a week of its detection, and forcing […]