All posts tagged "Omicron"
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484HEALTHOmicron threat: People with health issues or inactivated vaccine should get booster dose, says WHO
Many countries have been rolling out booster shots, targeting the elderly and people with underlying health issues. The World Health Organization’s (WHO)...
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564WORLD NEWSOmicron update: Pakistan reports its first case of Covid-19’s new variant
Islamabad (Pakistan): Omicron variant of COVID-19 has made its way to Pakistan now as India’s neighbour reported its first case of the variant...
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316NEWSOmicron may have higher reinfection risk, but’: 10 things WHO’s latest report reveals
Even if Omicron turns out to be less dangerous, it could still affect more people, overburden the health system, as it transmits...
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885WORLD NEWSIncreased severity in kids, more hospitalisations: Preliminary report on Omicron from South Africa
Aclinical summary presented by a group of physicians and public health experts to the World Health Organization (WHO) has pointed to a...
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390MUST KNOWOmicron May Change Pandemic Course Without Action, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization said the omicron variant of the coronavirus may change the course of the pandemic. It called on countries...
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529MUST KNOWOmicron not more severe than Delta, existing vaccines will work: WHO
Meanwhile, researchers in South Africa have found that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine actually provides less immunity to the Omicron variant than to other...
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436MUST KNOWCovid may be getting milder, says PHFI chief K Srinath Reddy
Heavily mutated Omicron may be spreading faster than ever but it could be good news in the face of the deadly Delta variant, said...
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402BUSINESSRBI Monetary Policy: Central Bank may keep policy rates steady amid Omicron scare
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to maintain a status quo on key rates in its bi-monthly policy...
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4.5KReal EstateToo early to predict impact of Omicron variant on real estate sector, say experts
The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has had an unsettling impact on the stock market, with the benchmark BSE Sensex falling...
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386Delhi NCROmicron scare: 3 more international travellers admitted to LNJP Hospital in Delhi
New Delhi: Three more international travellers — two COVID-19 positive and another suspected case — were admitted on Monday to the Delhi government-run...
