Covid 19 Omicron Variant

The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is the main cause of the surge. According to the WHO, the subvariant and its spread in India are being monitored.

Allaying fears about BF.7 variant of coronavirus, a prominent scientist on Friday said it is a sub-variant of Omicron strain and that India need not worry too much about its severity on the population.

China on Tuesday said only Covid-19 deaths from "respiratory failures" will be included in the official death count, as the country witnessed a massive spike in infections fuelled by new variants of the Omicron strain.

Apple is reportedly pulling out the mask mandate for most of its corporate workers, as an internal memo suggests. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 infections are on a rise in the United States with the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant accounting for more than 90 percent of the cases.

Amazon has updated its policy following the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and revised guidance from the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In a major escalation of COVID-19 restrictions amid a surge in Omicron variant cases, Beijing has banned all restaurant dining, shut down Universal Studios and ordered residents to provide proof of a negative Covid test to enter public venues.

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.

India saw a total of 1,007 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the coronavirus tally to 4,30,39,025.

Out of the 230 Mumbai patients whose samples were sent for genome sequencing, 228 are positive for Omicron, one Kappa and one XE.

The XE variant of COVID-19 is a recombinant of two sublineages of Omicron - BA.1 and BA.2. So far, the cases have been found only in Britain.

Crude oil prices extended their decline and fell to a two-week low early on Tuesday on hopes of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and driven by expectations of a fall in demand from China as the country battles a surge in the Omicron variant of the coronavirus cases.

The Union Home Ministry on Thursday extended the existing COVID-19 containment measures till February 28 in view of the wave of infections, driven by the Omicron variant, still raging and 407 districts reporting a positivity rate of over 10 per cent.

The WHO is making regular appeals through its social media accounts urging people to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour.

Google on Monday featured an animated doodle on its website to once again urge people to get vaccinated and wear face masks. The doodle has appeared amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in India and global regions.

Google is temporarily mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for any person entering Google offices or facilities in the US, the tech giant said.

The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is the main cause of the surge. According to the WHO, the subvariant and its spread in India are being monitored.

Allaying fears about BF.7 variant of coronavirus, a prominent scientist on Friday said it is a sub-variant of Omicron strain and that India need not worry too much about its severity on the population.

China on Tuesday said only Covid-19 deaths from "respiratory failures" will be included in the official death count, as the country witnessed a massive spike in infections fuelled by new variants of the Omicron strain.

Apple is reportedly pulling out the mask mandate for most of its corporate workers, as an internal memo suggests. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 infections are on a rise in the United States with the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant accounting for more than 90 percent of the cases.

Amazon has updated its policy following the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and revised guidance from the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In a major escalation of COVID-19 restrictions amid a surge in Omicron variant cases, Beijing has banned all restaurant dining, shut down Universal Studios and ordered residents to provide proof of a negative Covid test to enter public venues.

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.

India saw a total of 1,007 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the coronavirus tally to 4,30,39,025.

Out of the 230 Mumbai patients whose samples were sent for genome sequencing, 228 are positive for Omicron, one Kappa and one XE.

The XE variant of COVID-19 is a recombinant of two sublineages of Omicron - BA.1 and BA.2. So far, the cases have been found only in Britain.

Crude oil prices extended their decline and fell to a two-week low early on Tuesday on hopes of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and driven by expectations of a fall in demand from China as the country battles a surge in the Omicron variant of the coronavirus cases.

The Union Home Ministry on Thursday extended the existing COVID-19 containment measures till February 28 in view of the wave of infections, driven by the Omicron variant, still raging and 407 districts reporting a positivity rate of over 10 per cent.

The WHO is making regular appeals through its social media accounts urging people to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour.

Google on Monday featured an animated doodle on its website to once again urge people to get vaccinated and wear face masks. The doodle has appeared amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in India and global regions.

Google is temporarily mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for any person entering Google offices or facilities in the US, the tech giant said.