omicron covid variant

London: There is a "high chance" that a new Covid variant which is worse than Omicron will emerge in the next two years, England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty has warned. He said that there was still a "long way to go" because…

Bhubaneswar: Two more people have been detected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Odisha, informed the Director of Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar on Thursday. Reportedly, the Director of the Institute of Life…

New Delhi: Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned that humanity "could be entering the worst part of the pandemic" as the Omicron variant spreads fast across the globe, stressing that Omicron will "hit…

Bhubaneswar: As many as two people have been detected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Odisha, informed Director of Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar. Reportedly among the two Omicron positives, one person returned…

New-Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday has reportedly decided to postpone by a week. As reported by the ANI, both boards are in constant touch and the decision will be taken keeping the safety of players in…

Mumbai: Amid concerns of the Covid-19 variant Omicron, the reopening of schools from Class 1 to 7 has been postponed by 10-15 days in Mumbai, Pune and Nashik, officials said here on Tuesday. The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation…

New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday offered 'Made in India' vaccine supply and other help to the countries dealing with new Covid variant 'Omicron' in Africa. "The Government of India stands ready to support the countries affected…

New Delhi: The emergence of a stronger variant of Covid-19 - Omicron - may not have a strong impact on performances of companies operating in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), pharmaceutical, and telecom sectors, say analysts. On…

Sydney: Health authorities of Australia's state of New South Wales on Sunday afternoon confirmed two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant after conducting urgent genomic sequencing from overseas travellers. The state, where the…

London: The detection of the new coronavirus variant 'Omicron' which is highly contagious and capable of frequent mutations has raised global concern. The Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) had identified the…