Bengaluru, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Thursday stated that all five contacts of Omicron infected persons who tested positive for Covid-19 have been isolated and treated at a government hospital. “I…
Singapore, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The new Covid variant Omicron will likely “overwhelm the whole world” in the coming months, warned a Singapore-based infectious disease doctor. According to Dr. Leong Hoe Nam of Mount Elizabeth Novena…
Bengaluru, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Thursday said as many as five persons who were primary and secondary contacts of one of the infected persons with Omicron…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) With two cases of Omicron variant reported in the country – both in Karnataka, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said the best way to tackle it is to return…
Bhopal, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a campaign ‘no mask, no movement’ to encourage people to wear masks and to comply with all measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic amid emerging…
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The new super mutant Covid variant Omicron appears to be very transmissible, top microbiologist and virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang said, even as India detected its first…
Bengaluru, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the first-ever cases of the Omicron variant being detected India with two people testing positive for it in Karnataka, the state authorities have gone into a huddle to chalk out…
Chennai, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 27 school students of a private school in Dharapauram in Tamil Nadus’ Tiruppur district have tested Covid-19 positive, the Tamil Nadu Health Department said on Thursday. State Health…
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 35-year-old woman who arrived in Hyderabad from the UK has tested positive for coronavirus, a senior official said on Thursday. The woman has been isolated at Telangana Institute of Medical…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are among seven states where the three dose ZyCoV-D vaccine will be administered initially. A total of seven States – Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu,…
London, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK scientists have identified “the trigger” that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. The team led by Cardiff University researchers showed how a protein in…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign has resulted in a significant hike of 11.7 per cent in the second dose coverage till November 30, said the Union Health…
By Mukesh Sharma Beijing, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the world grapples with Omicron and maverick UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson comically serenades the new strain of the virus as “OH-my-kraan,” China has been pushing back…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four people travelling from “at risk” countries have tested positive in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said here on Thursday. Apart from them, four other close contacts…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The newly detected super mutant Omicron variant is most likely to outcompete Covid infections caused by Delta strain in South Africa, claim the country’s health officials. Omicron was first detected…
Brussels, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Omicron makes fast inroads into several countries in Europe, it is appropriate that countries in the region consider mandatory vaccination to combat Covid and the Omicron variant, head of its…
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authorities in Telangana are preparing a special action plan to achieve cent per cent Covid vaccination in the state by the end of current month. The cabinet sub-committee formed to tackle…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) India logged 9,765 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, below the 10,000-mark for sixth day in a row, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare said on Thursday…
Washington, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 263.45 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.22 million and vaccination to over 8.03 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
Chennai, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In view of the Omicron threat, the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public health and Preventive medicine has written to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) that passengers arriving at the four…