South Africa Medical Association's clarification on the Omicron variant
The new variant found in South Africa has raised the concern of the Center and State Government, an alert is going on from Delhi to Kerala. New guidelines of Corona have been issued in many states.
Nov 28, 2021, 15:00 PM IST
Special attention to travelers coming from South Africa
The new variant found in South Africa has raised the concern of the Center and State Government, an alert is going on from Delhi to Kerala. New guidelines of Corona have been issued in many states.
Nov 28, 2021, 10:32 AM IST
PM Modi to discuss Corona with Uddhav Thackeray through video conferencing
New restrictions have been implemented in Maharashtra due to the new corona strain. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will talk to the Chief Minister of the state, Uddhav Thackeray, on Corona through video conferencing.
Nov 28, 2021, 09:46 AM IST
Center issued new guidelines for Corona
The new variant found in South Africa has raised the concern of the Center and State Government, an alert is going on from Delhi to Kerala. New guidelines of Corona have been issued in many states.
Nov 28, 2021, 09:02 AM IST
Omicron scare: PM Modi orders review of plans to ease international travel curbs
PM spoke about the need to be proactive in light of the new variant, said PMO.
Nov 27, 2021, 14:40 PM IST
Omicron is more dangerous than the delta variant
On Thursday itself, the central government has issued instructions to all the states and union territories that now the passengers coming from Hong Kong and Israel should also be thoroughly investigated. A meeting is also going to be held on Corona today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Modi.
Nov 27, 2021, 13:16 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi chairs meeting with top officials on COVID-19 situation amid Omicron scare
The meeting is being attended by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P K Mishra, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and NITI Aayog member (health) Dr V K Paul among others.
Nov 27, 2021, 12:10 PM IST
Omicron variant raises world's concern, WHO asks countries to be alert
On Thursday itself, the central government has issued instructions to all the states and union territories that now the passengers coming from Hong Kong and Israel should also be thoroughly investigated.
Nov 27, 2021, 09:04 AM IST
COVID-19 ‘variant of concern’ Omicron triggers alarm globally, stock markets crash
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Omicron may spread more quickly than other forms, and preliminary evidence suggested there is an increased risk of reinfection.
Nov 27, 2021, 06:19 AM IST
Centre asks states to ensure rigorous screening of travellers from countries that recorded new COVID-19 variant
In a letter address to additional chief secretary/principal secretary/secretary (Health) of all states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked them to ensure that samples of travelers turning positive are sent to designated genome sequencing laboratories promptly.
Nov 25, 2021, 21:23 PM IST
R.1 variant of COVID-19 causes global alarm, all you need to know about it
So far, over 10,000 patients in about 35 countries, including the United States, have been infected with this variant.
Sep 27, 2021, 09:59 AM IST
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine 80% effective against B1.617.2 variant of COVID-19: UK govt study
The Oxford/AstraZeneca two-dose vaccine is also being produced by the Serum Institute of India as Covishield and being administered among the adult population in India to protect against the deadly virus.
Jun 22, 2021, 11:12 AM IST
COVID19: Australia's Victoria spots Delta variant of coronavirus in latest outbreak
For the first time, genomic sequencing has detected the Delta variant of coronavirus among infections in the latest virus outbreak in Australia's Victoria state.
Jun 04, 2021, 12:55 PM IST
Delhi CM Does Not Speak for India, clarifies Centre as Singapore refutes Kejriwal's Covid variant remark
Singapore Foreign Ministry issued a strong statement on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's comments on Covid variant from Singapore, saying that it was "disappointed that a prominent political figure had failed to ascertain the facts before making such claims."
May 19, 2021, 11:36 AM IST
16 COVID-19 variants found active in the state: Uttarakhand health department
At least 16 variants of coronavirus have been found active in Uttarakhand, according to a report of samples sent by the state government for genome sequencing for the virus.
May 17, 2021, 14:49 PM IST
Indian Covid-19 variant found in 44 countries around world, says WHO
Amid positive signs of declining coronavirus cases in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said a variant of Covid-19 suspected to be behind the explosive outbreak of the deadly virus has been found in dozens of countries all over the world.
May 12, 2021, 07:54 AM IST
After France, Spain detects 11 cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in India
Spain's health minister has confirmed that the European country has detected 11 cases of the new strain of the coronavirus first identified in India.
May 06, 2021, 10:20 AM IST
UK to reopen in stages after driving down South African COVID-19 variant: Health Secretary Matt Hancock
Britain has started to drive down cases of the more infectious South African variant of coronavirus and will only emerge from lockdown in stages to make sure that does not change, the country's health secretary said on Sunday (February 21).
Feb 22, 2021, 00:09 AM IST
New COVID-19 variant N440K spreading more in India's southern states, finds study
A new study conducted by scientists of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has revealed that the new COVID-19 variant N440K is spreading more in the southern states of India. The Director of CCMB, Rakesh Mishra said in a release that strict monitoring is required to understand the spread of N440K properly.
Feb 21, 2021, 20:17 PM IST
Four COVID-19 cases of South African variant, one of Brazilian reported in India
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found a total of 192 Covid-19 cases of the new variants of mutated SARS-CoV-2 in last two months. Out of these, 187 are that of the UK variant of the virus. Dr Bhargava said that all travellers and contacts have been tested and quarantined.
Feb 17, 2021, 13:46 PM IST
