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The central body INSACOG confirmed the presence of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India on Sunday, the first in Tamil Nadu and the second in Telangana. Both are sub variants of the fast-spreading Omicron variant that was responsible for the virus’s massive spread in the country earlier this year. According […]
In Hyderabad, the first case of Omicron’s subvariant BA.4 was discovered. The sample has been sent to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) for confirmation. A person familiar with the situation confirmed on Thursday that an official announcement from INSACOG has yet to be made. About BA.4 Omicron Variant:New omicron sublineages discovered this month […]
As the highly contagious Omicron virus subvariant unfurls across the USA, coronavirus cases are increasing. The USA is witnessing, on average, more than 56,000 new COVID cases every day. While in April, the average number of daily cases was 25,000. Virtually every infection across the nation is from the omicron coronavirus variant. There are several […]
South African scientists have discovered that two novel sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can evade antibodies from previous infections well enough to cause a new wave, but are significantly less able to thrive in the blood of patients who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The experts were looking into Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages, […]
Recently, China is witnessing the re-emergence of Omicron driven Covid-19 cases in many of its cities. Due to increased growth in the daily cases of Covid-19 in Shanghai, China, the government has imposed a phased lockdown in the city. Shanghai on Sunday recorded a total of 4,500 fresh Covid-19 cases, which is an increase of […]
Reinfection after being infected with Omicron is very much possible, said epidemiologist and health economist Eric Feigl-Ding. The epidemiologist made the assertion following results of two studies conducted by the scientists and physicists of New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI). “Omicron-induced immunity may not be sufficient to prevent infection from another, more pathogenic variant, should […]
According to the Genomic Sequencing Consortium bulletin publishedJanuary 10 and uploaded Sunday, the heavily mutated Omicron variant isnow in community transmission stage in the country. It states that whilemost Omicron cases have been asymptomatic or mild, hospitalisationsand ICU admissions are increasing in the country. Hence, the threat levelremains unchanged. The statement from Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics […]
Gujarat recorded 12,753 cases – a rise of 26% from yesterday’s tally of 10,150 – and five deaths in the last 24 hours. With today’s update, the state’s active cases tally went up to 70,374 and the number of fatalities since the start of the pandemic reached 10,164. The five people who succumbed to the […]
Pic credit: Hanif Sindhi The Gujarat Government has stated that there was no Omicron case during the past week but citing the surge in Covid-19 cases from a daily average of 1,000 on January 1 to over 10,000 now experts have claimed that these are largely the new variant’s infections. The state health ministry’s daily […]
There was no respite for the travel industry in 2021 as Covid cases have led to a decrease in international travel. This has resulted in fewer electronic visas granted to foreign travelers by the Indian government. According to the data from Union Home Ministry, India granted as many as 29 lakh E-visas in 2019 which […]
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Saturday added 21 more Covid-19 micro containment zones in the city, taking the latest tally to 177. As many as 147 houses with a population of 567 were declared as micro containment zone on Monday, the AMC informed Vibes of India (VoI). The corporation identifies micro containment zones in areas that […]
Gujarat until Saturday afternoon had inoculated 93% of the total population eligible for vaccination (over 18 years of age), the office of state health minister, Rushikesh Patel, told Vibes of India (VoI). The percentage of beneficiaries having received one dose of the vaccine stood at 94.3% until Saturday afternoon. Gujarat has over 4.93 crore people […]
A 72 year old Gujarati who returned to the State from Zimbabwe has tested positive and is the first Omicron patient in Gujarat. At least 10 people who came in contact with him have been quarantined and their test reports are awaited. His samples were sent to Pune for Genome sequencing and the Pune virology […]
