Rapid at-home COVID tests, more troops for hospitals: President Joe Biden unveils plan to deal with Omicron in US
The President also appealed to the people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the virus. In an address at the White House, Biden said he was laying out how the federal government was "preparing for the rising number of cases experts tell us we can expect in the weeks ahead."
Dec 22, 2021, 06:32 AM IST
Omicron poses a 'very high' global risk but data on severity limited: WHO
Omicron was first detected last month in southern Africa and Hong Kong.
Dec 13, 2021, 17:56 PM IST
Omicron variant now present in 63 countries, might surpass Delta in spreading speed: WHO
"As of December 9, 2021, cases of human infections with this variant have been identified in 63 countries across all six WHO regions," read the overview by the WHO, reported Sputnik.
Dec 13, 2021, 06:47 AM IST
With 633 new infections, UK registers biggest daily jump in Omicron cases
The UK health security agency (UKHSA) estimated that if Omicron continues to grow at the present rate, the variant will become the dominant strain, accounting for more than 50 per cent of all COVID-19 infections in the country by mid-December, reported Xinhua on Saturday.
Dec 12, 2021, 06:22 AM IST
Omicron COVID-19 variant 'certainly' not more severe than Delta, says top US scientist Anthony Fauci
Dr Fauci said that it is still too early to be able to determine the precise severity of disease caused by the Omicron variant, CNN reported.
Dec 08, 2021, 07:05 AM IST
Omicron to outcompete Delta? Experts say it can turn into dominant COVID-19 strain soon
Many critical questions about omicron remain unanswered so far, including whether the virus causes milder or more severe illness and how much it might evade immunity from past COVID-19 illness or vaccines
Dec 07, 2021, 06:38 AM IST
'Was shocked at what I was seeing': How South African scientists spotted Omicron variant
South Africa's daily COVID-19 infection rate is expected to quadruple to more than 10,000 by the end of this week.
Dec 01, 2021, 13:42 PM IST
Global COVID-19 death toll reaches 5 million as Delta variant wreaks havoc
More than half of all global COVID-related deaths reported on a seven-day average were in the United States, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and India.
Oct 02, 2021, 13:21 PM IST
Amid Paralympics 2021, Tokyo reports 2,909 COVID cases
This brings the total tally to 1,25,000 cases in the city for the month of August
Aug 31, 2021, 23:53 PM IST
Lambda strain of coronavirus could be vaccine resistant: Study
The Lambda strain of the coronavirus could be vaccine resistant and may be more infectious like the Delta variant, a recent study in Japan revealled.
Aug 13, 2021, 10:34 AM IST
New COVID variants will continue to emerge: Wuhan's 'bat woman's warning to the world
"We shouldn't panic, but we need to prepare to co-exist with the virus in the long term," Chna's virologist Shi Zhengli said
Aug 10, 2021, 23:24 PM IST
COVID Delta Plus in India: Variant detected in 86 samples, hasn't led to exponential surge, says govt
The highest number of 34 samples were detected in Maharashtra, followed by Madhya Pradesh (11) and Tamil Nadu (10). "There is no evidence of adverse effects of over and above the Delta variant," V K Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog, said
Aug 10, 2021, 20:28 PM IST
Surge in Covid cases in Greece not related to tourism, says Tourism Minister
The Greek government has attributed the increase to the highly contagious Delta variant, which finds fertile ground among the unvaccinated.
Jul 15, 2021, 11:48 AM IST
COVID-19 Lambda strain in India? Here's what the Centre has to say
The Centre claimed that India is closely monitoring the Lambda COVID-19 variant, affirming that no case of the has been found in India so far.
Jul 09, 2021, 20:09 PM IST
Is Lambda variant of coronavirus more infectious? Experts debate as new strain makes its presence felt across the world
Labelled by WHO as a 'variant o interest', this strain of COVID-19 has reportedly been found in 30 countries. However, experts are not sure if this strain more transmissible and infectious than earlier ones, especially the Delta variant
Jul 07, 2021, 11:02 AM IST
Now new COVID-19 variant 'Delta plus' is out there, see what experts have to say about it
In England, the Delta plus was present in six genomes from India as of June 7.
Jun 15, 2021, 07:47 AM IST
China warns foreign airlines against referring to Taiwan, Hong Kong as independent territories
While China has repeatedly claimed the island of Taiwan as part of its own territory, Hong Kong and Macau are regarded as part of the country with a certain degree of autonomy.
May 07, 2018, 21:10 PM IST
Delta evacuates plane in Jamaica after faulty report of fire
A Delta Air Lines plane aborted takeoff in Jamaica after a fire was reported in its cargo area, forcing 160 people and six crew members to evacuate the commercial jetliner which was scheduled to fly from Montego Bay to Atlanta.
Oct 13, 2015, 06:30 AM IST
Qatar Airways boss accuses Delta of flying 'crap' planes
The chief of Qatar Airways today denied his company receives subsidies and accused rivals Delta Air Lines of flying "crap" older planes, escalating hostilities between Gulf and American carriers.
Mar 16, 2015, 21:42 PM IST
US airlines confront cheap oil's flip side: Costly hedges
Some major US airlines including Delta and Southwest are rushing to finance losing bets on oil and revamp fuel hedges as tumbling crude prices leave them with billions of dollars in losses, according to people familiar with the hedging schemes.
Dec 23, 2014, 12:03 PM IST
