Tag: Omicron

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated his concern over a recent narrative that Omicron has been causing milder or less severe diseases, Xinhua news agency reported.

By taking into account the present Covid situation, the decision to reopen schools may be changed, said the Director of the Directorate of Medical Education and Training

The warning comes as the new Omicron variant in the US has driven daily Covid-19 new cases to a record high of over 510,000.

With 9,195 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,48,08,886.

As cases of Omicron have started to explode across the country, Odisha Health Services Director Bijay Mohapatra on Tuesday informed that a possible third wave could peak in Odisha by the end of February.

Patnaik has also urged the State Police to enforce the Covid safety protocols strictly.

Vaccine registration process will soon begin for 25.53 lakh children of Odisha in the 15-18 years age group.

Over 25 lakh eligible beneficiaries between 15-18 years age group in Odisha will start receiving doses from January 3.     

As far as Covid positivity rate is concerned, situation in Odisha is much better as compared to other states. This was informed by the state Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra on Monday.

While studies show Omicron is less severe in terms of hospitalisations, Fauci stressed that people should not "to get complacent" because "when you have such a high volume of new infections, it might override a real diminution in severity."

With 6,531 people testing positive for coronavirus infections in a day India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,47,93,333, while the active cases declined to 75,841.

All seven members of BTS were on an official break so that they could rest, recharge and spend time with their families following their busy schedules, which included their 'Permission to Dance on Stage' concerts in Los Angeles and the iHeartRadio Jingle Bell Tour earlier in December.

Delhi has so far detected 79 cases of new Covid variant Omicron. Of these, 23 have been discharged from the hospital, according to officials.

China's disciplinary body announced the punishments of the officials on Friday, the latest state reprimands under Beijing's strict zero Covid approach.

Odisha’s Omicron tally jumps to 8 after 4 more foreign returnees test positive for the new variant of Covid-19. Their positive samples were genome sequenced at Institute of Life Sciences in Bhubaneswar.