Tag: Omicron

Amidst Omicron Surge, New ‘Highly Contagious’ Covid-19 Variant IHU Emerges

The State saw a double rise in number as on Tuesday the State had logged 680 COVID-19 cases. While on Monday it had registered 424 COVID-19 cases.

As per the study, of the 112 subjects, 11 did not develop antibodies even a month after receiving the first jab. On the other hand, the antibody level in 7 persons had considerably reduced after 6 months of receiving the 2nd dose of Covishield vaccine, found the study.

In the backdrop of the recent surge in COVID cases, especially the spike in positives related to Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed officials to keep the State's entire health infrastructure battle-ready to face the emerging situation.

According to a source in Delhi health department, it is the onset of the third Covid wave in the city where three deaths were reported in last 24 hours, taking death toll at 25,113.

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Moreover, the study showed that the Omicron is generally 2.7-3.7 times more infectious than the Delta among vaccinated individuals, with a short doubling time.

With the State witnessing an upward trend of Covid-19 and Omicron cases, speculation about the arrival of third wave is rife.

The three cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 detected in Hotel Sona International include a tourist from West Bengal and two hotel staffs.

With the drive starting mostly from schools, many principals and other officials said they received a positive response from students and their families.

The vaccine used for inoculating children is Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, according to a set of new guidelines issued by the Union health ministry.

Of the 23 Omicron patients, 11 have definite travel history and the rest 12 don’t have any travel history. Some are contracting the virus locally. In Keonjhar district, seven patients have contracted the virus from congregation.

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"Last two years of experience shows that we can fight Covid with mask and the Covid appropriate behaviour... we will fight this variant too."

However, referring to the Omicron surge in the US as a "tsunami", Fauci also cautioned the public not to be fooled by preliminary data suggesting the variant lacks the severity of earlier Covid-19 variants, such as Delta.