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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicOmicron variant

Topic: Omicron variant

China races to improve health system as Covid-19 surge sparks global concern

Cities scrambled to install hospital beds & build fever screening clinics Tuesday as authorities reported five more deaths, with growing concern about virus mutations among others.

BA.2.75 — new Covid variant detected in India a mystery, but could ‘have immune-escape property’

This Omicron sub-lineage may have increased ability to infect people who’ve been infected before, or are vaccinated, according to some scientists. However, there's no govt data on this.

China risks 1.6 million deaths if Covid Zero policy abandoned, says Chinese university study

The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that immunity induced by China’s vaccination campaign in March would be 'insufficient' to prevent an Omicron wave.

What’s the BA.2.12.1 Omicron sub-lineage, reported to be behind the renewed Covid surge in Delhi

BA.2.12.1, along with its sister lineage BA.2.12 , was also reported to be behind the Covid surge in the US this month. Delhi reported 965 new cases of Covid Friday.

Should we be worried about the new Covid Omicron XE variant? Here’s what we know

A 'recombinant' variant has emerged, dubbed 'Omicron XE', which is the result of two omicron strains merging together in a single host.

Vaccines worked, 92% of Covid deaths in 2022 were in unvaccinated Indians, govt says

Case fatality rate in 3rd wave was 0.35% compared to 1.29% for 2nd wave. Only 10% of deaths in 3rd wave were of fully vaccinated people, of whom most had comorbidities, govt says.

Covid reinfections aren’t always mild. But don’t worry, they can boost your immunity too

Why are reinfections rising? Our immunity is no longer enough to prevent them. But here's the good part—they can strengthen you in long term.

India adds over 1.72 lakh Covid cases in last 24 hours, daily positivity rate at 10.99%

The country's Covid death toll climbed to 4,98,983 with 1,008 daily fatalities, while the active cases decreased to 15,33,921, the health ministry's data showed.

India records over 1.61 lakh Covid cases, 1,733 fatalities

The active cases dropped by over 1.21 lakh to reach 16,21,603 while the country’s recovery rate stands at 94.60 per cent, the health ministry said.

Current Covid vaccines protect against severe diseases caused by Delta, Omicron, study says

Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Israel had assessed samples from 47 individuals vaccinated with either Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for the study.

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Why Bihar migrates has a 500-year old answer — from Mughal taxpayers to peasant warriors

Migration in North India isn’t just due to lack of development today. It was shaped by the evolution of labour markets under Sher Shah, Mughals, and the East India Company.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.