Top Covid-19 Updates: Maharashtra makes wearing of masks compulsory in public places; Three Kerala districts see surge in cases

Top Covid-19 Updates: Maharashtra makes wearing of masks compulsory in public places; Three Kerala districts see surge in cases

According to latest media reports, the Maharashtra government has reintroduced masking rule in public, except in open spaces. needless to say, the reason behind this strict measure is the rise of Ciovid cases in the last few days. Over 1,000-plus cases were recorded in Maharashtra for the third day on June 3. The state health … Read more

Coronavirus News Highlights: Delhi reports 1367 new cases; Govt likely to reduce gap between Covid vaccine’s second & precaution dose

Coronavirus News Highlights: Delhi reports 1367 new cases; Govt likely to reduce gap between Covid vaccine’s second & precaution dose

Coronavirus April 27 Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with state chief ministers today to review the Covid-19 situation at the ground level. The interaction was held via video conferencing. Several chief ministers, including West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee, Chhattisgarh’s Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann, participated in the interaction, reported PTI. Meanwhile, the country recorded … Read more

Top Covid-19 Updates: Over 100 people without face mask penalised in Noida, Delhi govt issues SOP for schools

Top Covid-19 Updates: Over 100 people without face mask penalised in Noida, Delhi govt issues SOP for schools

Coronavirus April 22 Latest News: Delhi government issued Standard Operating Procedure today to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in schools. Some of the SOPs that are to be followed include availability of Quarantine room at schools and Teachers will daily ask the students about Covid related symptoms in students and their family members. The guidelines … Read more

Omicron Subvariant Hasn’t Caused a Surge of Cases

Omicron Subvariant Hasn’t Caused a Surge of Cases

April 6, 2022 The Omicron subvariant BA.2 is causing the lion’s share of COVID infections in the United States now, but so far it hasn’t resulted in a surge of cases. BA.2 accounted for 72% of cases last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while the overall number of cases has … Read more

What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?

What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?

A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid rising cases around the world. Immunologists Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti of the University of South Carolina explain what makes it different from previous variants, whether there will be another surge in the U.S. and … Read more

Expect an uptick in COVID-19 cases in US due to new BA.2 variant, warns Fauci

Expect an uptick in COVID-19 cases in US due to new BA.2 variant, warns Fauci

Fauci said BA.2 is about 60 per cent more transmissible than Omicron, but it does not appear to be more severe. A highly contagious sub-variant of Omicron variant of COVID-19, known as BA.2, could soon lead to another uptick in coronavirus cases in the US, the country’s top infectious disease expert has warned. White House … Read more