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99.5% Samples Infected With Omicron Sub-Variant: Mumbai's Civic Body
- Monday June 13, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
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
- Wednesday May 4, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Delta Accounts For Maximum Cases In Maharashtra, Says State Official
- Saturday January 15, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Amid the scare caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, a senior official of the Maharashtra health department has said that the Delta strain of the virus still accounts for the maximum number of infection cases in the state.
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As Omicron Replaces Delta, "Dark Days Ahead For Hospitals", Warn Experts
- Thursday January 13, 2022
- World News | Madison Muller, Bloomberg
The highly infectious omicron variant has flushed out the delta strain across the U.S., but the ascendance of the purportedly milder form of Covid-19 has done nothing so far to ease the burden on stretched hospitals.
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New "Deltacron" Variant Not Lab Error, Says Cypriot Scientist
- Monday January 10, 2022
- World News | Georgios Georgiou, Bloomberg
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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Deltacron, New Strain That Combines Delta And Omicron, Found In Cyprus
- Monday January 10, 2022
- World News | Georgios Georgiou, Bloomberg
A strain of Covid-19 that combines delta and omicron was found in Cyprus, according to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology.
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Omicron May Become Dominant Covid Strain In Singapore In 2 Months: Experts
- Wednesday January 5, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
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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Omicron Will Soon Replace Delta As Dominant Global Variant: Experts
- Thursday December 30, 2021
- World News | Press Trust of India
Experts in Singapore, which is seeing a surge in Omicron cases, have warned that the new and supposedly more contagious variant is likely to replace Delta over the coming weeks as the dominant global variant.
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Omicron Hospitalisation Risk Far Below Delta's In Early Studies
- Thursday December 23, 2021
- World News | Naomi Kresge, Bloomberg
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 may be less likely to land patients in the hospital than the Delta strain, according to a trio of studies of preliminary data.
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Omicron Infects 70 Times Faster But Is Less Severe, Study Says
- Thursday December 16, 2021
- World News | Chris Kay, Bloomberg
The omicron variant infects around 70 times faster than delta and the original Covid-19 strain, though the severity of illness is likely to be much lower, according to a University of Hong Kong study.
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China Reports New Covid Outbreak Of Delta Strain Sub-Lineage
- Monday December 13, 2021
- World News | Press Trust of India
China has reported a sudden flare-up of COVID-19 cases in Zhejiang Province which registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of Delta strain "sub-lineage AY.4".
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Coronavirus Highlights: 7,350 Fresh Covid Cases In India, 5.45% Lower Than Yesterday
- Tuesday December 14, 2021
- India News | Edited by NDTV Newsdesk
The Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe symptoms according to early data, the World Health Organization said Sunday.
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Omicron Reduces Vaccine Efficacy, Spreads Faster, Says WHO
- Sunday December 12, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe symptoms according to early data, the World Health Organization said Sunday.
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Omicron Four Times More Transmissible Than Delta In New Study
- Thursday December 9, 2021
- World News | Kanoko Matsuyama, Bloomberg
The omicron variant of Covid-19 is 4.2 times more transmissible in its early stage than delta, according to a study by a Japanese scientist who advises the country's health ministry, a finding likely to confirm fears about the new strain's contagious
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Omicron "Almost Certainly" Not More Severe Than Delta, Says Top Expert
- Wednesday December 8, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday early indications suggested the Covid-19 Omicron variant was not worse than prior strains, and was possibly milder, while cautioning it would take weeks to judge its severity.
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99.5% Samples Infected With Omicron Sub-Variant: Mumbai's Civic Body
- Monday June 13, 2022
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
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
- Wednesday May 4, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delta Accounts For Maximum Cases In Maharashtra, Says State Official
- Saturday January 15, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Amid the scare caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, a senior official of the Maharashtra health department has said that the Delta strain of the virus still accounts for the maximum number of infection cases in the state.
- www.ndtv.com
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As Omicron Replaces Delta, "Dark Days Ahead For Hospitals", Warn Experts
- Thursday January 13, 2022
- World News | Madison Muller, Bloomberg
The highly infectious omicron variant has flushed out the delta strain across the U.S., but the ascendance of the purportedly milder form of Covid-19 has done nothing so far to ease the burden on stretched hospitals.
- www.ndtv.com
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New "Deltacron" Variant Not Lab Error, Says Cypriot Scientist
- Monday January 10, 2022
- World News | Georgios Georgiou, Bloomberg
A Cypriot scientist defended his assertion that a new strain of Covid-19 exists that combines characteristics of the delta and omicron variants.
- www.ndtv.com
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Deltacron, New Strain That Combines Delta And Omicron, Found In Cyprus
- Monday January 10, 2022
- World News | Georgios Georgiou, Bloomberg
A strain of Covid-19 that combines delta and omicron was found in Cyprus, according to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology.
- www.ndtv.com
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Omicron May Become Dominant Covid Strain In Singapore In 2 Months: Experts
- Wednesday January 5, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Omicron Will Soon Replace Delta As Dominant Global Variant: Experts
- Thursday December 30, 2021
- World News | Press Trust of India
Experts in Singapore, which is seeing a surge in Omicron cases, have warned that the new and supposedly more contagious variant is likely to replace Delta over the coming weeks as the dominant global variant.
- www.ndtv.com
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Omicron Hospitalisation Risk Far Below Delta's In Early Studies
- Thursday December 23, 2021
- World News | Naomi Kresge, Bloomberg
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 may be less likely to land patients in the hospital than the Delta strain, according to a trio of studies of preliminary data.
- www.ndtv.com
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Omicron Infects 70 Times Faster But Is Less Severe, Study Says
- Thursday December 16, 2021
- World News | Chris Kay, Bloomberg
The omicron variant infects around 70 times faster than delta and the original Covid-19 strain, though the severity of illness is likely to be much lower, according to a University of Hong Kong study.
- www.ndtv.com
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China Reports New Covid Outbreak Of Delta Strain Sub-Lineage
- Monday December 13, 2021
- World News | Press Trust of India
China has reported a sudden flare-up of COVID-19 cases in Zhejiang Province which registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of Delta strain "sub-lineage AY.4".
- www.ndtv.com
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Coronavirus Highlights: 7,350 Fresh Covid Cases In India, 5.45% Lower Than Yesterday
- Tuesday December 14, 2021
- India News | Edited by NDTV Newsdesk
The Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe symptoms according to early data, the World Health Organization said Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Omicron Reduces Vaccine Efficacy, Spreads Faster, Says WHO
- Sunday December 12, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe symptoms according to early data, the World Health Organization said Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Omicron Four Times More Transmissible Than Delta In New Study
- Thursday December 9, 2021
- World News | Kanoko Matsuyama, Bloomberg
The omicron variant of Covid-19 is 4.2 times more transmissible in its early stage than delta, according to a study by a Japanese scientist who advises the country's health ministry, a finding likely to confirm fears about the new strain's contagious
- www.ndtv.com
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Omicron "Almost Certainly" Not More Severe Than Delta, Says Top Expert
- Wednesday December 8, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday early indications suggested the Covid-19 Omicron variant was not worse than prior strains, and was possibly milder, while cautioning it would take weeks to judge its severity.
- www.ndtv.com