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Covid-19 third wave update: Omicron in community transmission stage; variant dominant in Delhi, Mumbai, says INSACOG

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Covid-19 third wave update: Omicron in community transmission stage; variant dominant in Delhi, Mumbai, says INSACOG

It has been confirmed that BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been detected in a substantial fraction in the country. Covid-19 Omicron variant in community transmission stage: The Omicron variant of coronavirus has become dominant in multiple metros and is in a community transmission, confirms INSACOG. The cases have also been rising exponentially … Read more

No clear evidence yet on Omicron’s transmissibility, immune evasion, severity in India: INSACOG

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No clear evidence yet on Omicron’s transmissibility, immune evasion, severity in India: INSACOG

“There is insufficient data for Omicron severity in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated older subjects,” INSACOG said. There is no clear evidence yet on the transmissibility, immune evasion or severity of Omicron in India, said Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in its latest bulletin while noting that the variant continues to grow rapidly as a variant … Read more

CoWIN portal in Hindi, other languages from next week, more labs to monitor Covid variants: Govt – ET HealthWorld

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CoWIN portal in Hindi, other languages from next week, more labs to monitor Covid variants: Govt – ET HealthWorld

The CoWIN portal will be made available in Hindi and 14 regional languages by next week, while 17 more laboratories will be added to the INSACOG network to monitor the variants of Covid-19, the health ministry said on Monday. According to a statement by the ministry, these decisions were announced at the 26th meeting of … Read more