Omicron – The Purbottar

18 Oct

New sub-variant of Omicron detected in India

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, IndiaChina, Covid-19, Health, INDIA, Omicron

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is expected to issue a bulletin on the new sub-variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 of Omicron reported in India.Sources said, "this is just a signal to be alert and watch the whole scenario, BF.7 was reported in Gujarat a few days ago,". For the uninitiated, BF.7 has been reported in Gujarat which has been confirmed by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre. BF.7 known as 'Omicron spawn' was first detected in China and has now reached the US, UK, Australia and Belgium. The sub-variant first originated in a region of Mongolia in China and is…

25 Jan

WHO chief warns against assumption that omicron is the ‘endgame’ of the pandemic

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On Monday, the World Health Organization warned public against the Omicron variant of Covid 19, sand said, "it would be dangerous to assume that Omicron will be the last variant or that we're in the endgame". The global health body's statement comes at a time when Omicron has entered 171 countries and is increasing in daily Covid cases. On Sunday, the organization had said that Omicron is soon set to replace Delta globally as a result of its immunity evading potential. It said that Omicron has been found to have a significant growth advantage, higher secondary attack rates, and a…

05 Jan

World Health Organization warns people about Omicron not being common cold

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Reports that Omicron has symptoms alike to that of common cold, the WHO on Wednesday, warned strictly that it is not a common cold and should not be taken casually. The four most common symptoms of the Omicron are cough, fatigue, congestion and runny nose, stated by a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. A recent study by UK-based Zoe Covid app added nausea and loss of appetite to the symptoms. Several studies from South Africa, the US and the UK have shown that the infections caused by the highly transmissible variant are generally mild, with less hospitalisation…

07 Dec

India better prepared to face Omicron, says health expert

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India is better prepared to face the Omicron wave, if it comes, but people should always wear double face masks as these continue to be the best protection against any variant and take vaccines while regulatory authorities should authorise emergency use of two oral drugs for treatment of Covid-19, said a health systems expert. Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla said while it has become clearly evident that Omicron is more infectious than Delta variant, the ongoing debate is by how much. Preprint research publication from South Africa has convincing evidence that it evades immunity acquired after natural infection. Most of the…

03 Dec

10 Omicron suspects admitted to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital

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A total of 10 persons suspected to be infected with Omicron Covid variant have been admitted to Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP). Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, LNJP Hospital, which has been designated for the Omicron infection treatment, said on Friday, “We have admitted a total 10 individuals who are suspected to be of new Covid variant Omicron”. However, he underlined that ‘none of them have been identified yet ti have been infected with the Omicron variant’. He said that their genome sequencing reports are awaited. Kumar said that samples, which have been identified, will be sent for…