Omicron

A new Omicron sub-variant has entered India, raising fears of a fresh wave in the coming months.

After the XE scare in Mumbai, the first case of new sub variant of Omicron, XE has been reported from Gujarat's Vadodra on Saturday, according to top sources in the Health Ministry.

Though the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) assured the nation not to fear pertaining to the concerns over detection  of the new XE variant of COVID-19 in Mumbai, Odisha Government alerted entire state over the emergence of new…

Covid XE Variant, the new Omicron strain known to be more transmissible than previous strains of the novel coronavirus has set alarm bells ringing across the World.

The Omicron variant continues to play havoc in South Korea, which reported 621,328 new cases - a new record.

Describing the new COVID-19 variants as the “wild card”, a top World Health Organisation official has warned that the Omicron will not be the last one and the possibility of other new variants is really high.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who had tested positive for coronavirus and is currently in home isolation, is among 40 new Omicron cases recorded in Bihar, National media reported.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked the district authorities to ensure that Journalists particularly field reporters get the booster dose of the vaccine on priority as they also come under frontline workers.

Omicron may be mild and less severe, but treating it aa a Flu, could turn fatal. There is no scope to lower our guard even if hospitalisation is low in India as on today.

While Odisha reported 2703 fresh Covid cases today, Bhubaneswar accounted for 23.60% with 638 new cases.