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New York City Rats Can Carry Covid Variants, New Study Finds
Rats collected in the study tested positive for alpha, delta and omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Covaxin Booster Enhances Efficacy Against Delta, Omicron Variants: Study
The administration of Covaxin as a booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19's Delta variant and gives protection against Omicron variants BA.1.1 and BA.2, a study by ICMR and Bharat Biotech has found.
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99.5% Samples Infected With Omicron Sub-Variant: Mumbai's Civic Body
Out of 279 swab samples tested during the 12th genome sequencing series in Mumbai, 278 were found infected with Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus and 1 with the Delta strain, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.
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Delta Or Different Variant May Cause Another Covid Outbreak: Study
The Omicron subvariants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months and there could be another outbreak of Delta or a different coronavirus strain this summer, according to a modelling study conducted in Israel.
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New Indian Covid Vaccine Candidate Can Withstand Even 100 Degrees Celsius
A heat-stable COVID-19 vaccine that is being developed in India and does not need cold chain storage has generated strong antibody response against coronavirus variants, including Delta and Omicron, according to a study on mice.
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Natural Immunity More Potent Than Vaccines During Delta Wave In US: Study
During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday.
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Both Omicron And Delta Variants Causing Covid Surge: Kerala Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has cautioned people against the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the state during the third wave and said both Delta and Omicron variants of the virus are contributing to the ongoing unprecedented surge in daily cases.
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Omicron Replacing Delta Variant In Many States: Top Government Expert
Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Dr Samiran Panda on Tuesday said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is gradually replacing the Delta variant in many states across the country.
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No Proper Guidelines From Centre On Omicron, Delta: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said there are no clear guidelines from the Centre on the treatment of patients detected with the Omicron and Delta variants, especially on the usage of Molnupiravir, an oral, direct-acting antiviral.
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UN's Warning Linked To "2,40,000 Lives Stolen In India" During Delta Wave
A United Nations report said on Thursday that the deadly wave of COVID-19 Delta variant stole 240,000 lives in India between April and June in 2021 and disrupted economic recovery, and warned that "similar episodes" could take place in the near term.
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Reduced Hospitalisation Risk For Omicron Patients: US Study
A preliminary US study of nearly 70,000 Covid positive people showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalisation and death from Omicron even after controlling for growing population immunity levels.
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Singapore Expects Omicron Wave To Be "Several Times Larger" Than Delta: Minister
Singapore can expect an infection wave due to Omicron "several times larger" than the one caused by Delta, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament on Monday as he cited the latest variant's higher transmissibility.
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New "Deltacron" Variant Not Lab Error, Says Cypriot Scientist
A Cypriot scientist defended his assertion that a new strain of Covid-19 exists that combines characteristics of the delta and omicron variants.
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Nearly 80-85% Covid Cases In Tamil Nadu Of Omicron Variant: Minister
Nearly 80-85% of Covid cases reported in Tamil Nadu were people who had 'S' gene drop in their samples, indicating contraction of Omicron variant while remaining 15-20% was Delta variant, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Sunday.
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Omicron May Become Dominant Covid Strain In Singapore In 2 Months: Experts
The highly contagious Omicron variant could become a dominant coronavirus strain in Singapore in the next two months, completely replacing the Delta variant, a senior infectious diseases expert has warned.
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New York City Rats Can Carry Covid Variants, New Study Finds
Rats collected in the study tested positive for alpha, delta and omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Covaxin Booster Enhances Efficacy Against Delta, Omicron Variants: Study
The administration of Covaxin as a booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19's Delta variant and gives protection against Omicron variants BA.1.1 and BA.2, a study by ICMR and Bharat Biotech has found.
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99.5% Samples Infected With Omicron Sub-Variant: Mumbai's Civic Body
Out of 279 swab samples tested during the 12th genome sequencing series in Mumbai, 278 were found infected with Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus and 1 with the Delta strain, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.
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Delta Or Different Variant May Cause Another Covid Outbreak: Study
The Omicron subvariants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months and there could be another outbreak of Delta or a different coronavirus strain this summer, according to a modelling study conducted in Israel.
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New Indian Covid Vaccine Candidate Can Withstand Even 100 Degrees Celsius
A heat-stable COVID-19 vaccine that is being developed in India and does not need cold chain storage has generated strong antibody response against coronavirus variants, including Delta and Omicron, according to a study on mice.
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Natural Immunity More Potent Than Vaccines During Delta Wave In US: Study
During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday.
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Both Omicron And Delta Variants Causing Covid Surge: Kerala Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has cautioned people against the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the state during the third wave and said both Delta and Omicron variants of the virus are contributing to the ongoing unprecedented surge in daily cases.
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Omicron Replacing Delta Variant In Many States: Top Government Expert
Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Dr Samiran Panda on Tuesday said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is gradually replacing the Delta variant in many states across the country.
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No Proper Guidelines From Centre On Omicron, Delta: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said there are no clear guidelines from the Centre on the treatment of patients detected with the Omicron and Delta variants, especially on the usage of Molnupiravir, an oral, direct-acting antiviral.
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UN's Warning Linked To "2,40,000 Lives Stolen In India" During Delta Wave
A United Nations report said on Thursday that the deadly wave of COVID-19 Delta variant stole 240,000 lives in India between April and June in 2021 and disrupted economic recovery, and warned that "similar episodes" could take place in the near term.
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Reduced Hospitalisation Risk For Omicron Patients: US Study
A preliminary US study of nearly 70,000 Covid positive people showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalisation and death from Omicron even after controlling for growing population immunity levels.
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Singapore Expects Omicron Wave To Be "Several Times Larger" Than Delta: Minister
Singapore can expect an infection wave due to Omicron "several times larger" than the one caused by Delta, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament on Monday as he cited the latest variant's higher transmissibility.
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New "Deltacron" Variant Not Lab Error, Says Cypriot Scientist
A Cypriot scientist defended his assertion that a new strain of Covid-19 exists that combines characteristics of the delta and omicron variants.
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Nearly 80-85% Covid Cases In Tamil Nadu Of Omicron Variant: Minister
Nearly 80-85% of Covid cases reported in Tamil Nadu were people who had 'S' gene drop in their samples, indicating contraction of Omicron variant while remaining 15-20% was Delta variant, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Sunday.
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Omicron May Become Dominant Covid Strain In Singapore In 2 Months: Experts
The highly contagious Omicron variant could become a dominant coronavirus strain in Singapore in the next two months, completely replacing the Delta variant, a senior infectious diseases expert has warned.
