Hyderabad, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the state government to impose restrictions on public gatherings during festivals and New Year celebrations in view of Omicron. The court asked the government…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Omicron, the latest Coronavirus variant, is probably the fastest-spreading infectious disease known to man, medical expert and Maharashtra government’s Covid Task Force member, Shashank Joshi, said here on Thursday. It has…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) With growing number of Covid-19 cases in the state, coupled with 65 Omicron infectees, the Maharashtra government on Thursday issued fresh directions for the upcoming Christmas season festival. The government has…
London, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Children aged 5 to 11 are three times more at risk of Covid infections as compared to the general population of England, according to a new study. The study, by Imperial…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Omicron tally in Kerala has gone up to 29, after five new cases of the Covid variant were reported, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday. She said the…
Sydney, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Wearing a mask and getting booster shots of Covid “every six months” may now become the new norm for many years to come, according to an Australian pharmacist. According to Trent…
Kolkata Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal is no more Omicron-free, while two foreign returnees – one from Nigeria and another from the UK – testing positive positive for the variant, officials said on Thursday. The…
Bengaluru, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 12 new cases of Omicron variant have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the state’s tally to 31, Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Thursday. The Omicron positive patients…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria [Recombinant] significantly boosted levels of antibodies against the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant following a third dose booster, according to data from a new laboratory study. Neutralisation titres for Omicron…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Thursday advised states and UTs to not let their guard down and maintain their preparedness in fight against Covid pandemic and to follow five-fold strategy in view…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two minor girls in Odisha have tested Omicron positive, taking the total number of Omicron cases in the state to 4, officials said here on Thursday. The two minor girls from…
London, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) A third dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine, named Covishield in India, produces similar neutralising antibody levels against Omicron as after two doses against the Delta variant, according to a new study…
London, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hot on the heels of Israel, Germany has announced the roll out of a fourth Covid booster to tackle the new vaccine evading Omicron variant of coronavirus. Britain is also mulling…
Addis Ababa, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ethiopia has registered 2,992 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 382,371, the country’s health ministry said. The ministry reported three new Covid-19-related deaths…
London, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) People infected with the Omicron variant of Covid are 15 per cent less likely to attend hospital, and 40 per cent less likely to be hospitalised for a night or more,…
Washington, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Omicron becoming the dominant variant of Covid in the US, accounting for over 73 per cent cases, new modeling data shows that the highly transmissible new strain will cause 140…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Thursday achieved a new milestone in the fight against Covid pandemic as over 60 per cent of the total eligible population is now vaccinated with both doses of…
Addis Ababa, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 9,259,813 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialised healthcare agency of…
Chennai, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu registered 33 new Omicron cases in the past 24 hours, State Health Minister Ma Subramanian said here on Thursday. With this, the total number of Omicron variant cases in…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India registered 7,495 fresh Covid-19 cases and 434 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Thursday morning. With the addition…