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99.5% Samples Infected With Omicron Sub-Variant: Mumbai's Civic Body
Out of 279 swab samples tested during the 12th genome sequencing series in Mumbai, 278 were found infected with Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus and 1 with the Delta strain, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.
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Delta Or Different Variant May Cause Another Covid Outbreak: Study
The Omicron subvariants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months and there could be another outbreak of Delta or a different coronavirus strain this summer, according to a modelling study conducted in Israel.
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Delta Accounts For Maximum Cases In Maharashtra, Says State Official
Amid the scare caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, a senior official of the Maharashtra health department has said that the Delta strain of the virus still accounts for the maximum number of infection cases in the state.
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As Omicron Replaces Delta, "Dark Days Ahead For Hospitals", Warn Experts
The highly infectious omicron variant has flushed out the delta strain across the U.S., but the ascendance of the purportedly milder form of Covid-19 has done nothing so far to ease the burden on stretched hospitals.
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New "Deltacron" Variant Not Lab Error, Says Cypriot Scientist
A Cypriot scientist defended his assertion that a new strain of Covid-19 exists that combines characteristics of the delta and omicron variants.
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Deltacron, New Strain That Combines Delta And Omicron, Found In Cyprus
A strain of Covid-19 that combines delta and omicron was found in Cyprus, according to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology.
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Omicron May Become Dominant Covid Strain In Singapore In 2 Months: Experts
The highly contagious Omicron variant could become a dominant coronavirus strain in Singapore in the next two months, completely replacing the Delta variant, a senior infectious diseases expert has warned.
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Omicron Will Soon Replace Delta As Dominant Global Variant: Experts
Experts in Singapore, which is seeing a surge in Omicron cases, have warned that the new and supposedly more contagious variant is likely to replace Delta over the coming weeks as the dominant global variant.
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Omicron Hospitalisation Risk Far Below Delta's In Early Studies
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 may be less likely to land patients in the hospital than the Delta strain, according to a trio of studies of preliminary data.
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Omicron Infects 70 Times Faster But Is Less Severe, Study Says
The omicron variant infects around 70 times faster than delta and the original Covid-19 strain, though the severity of illness is likely to be much lower, according to a University of Hong Kong study.
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99.5% Samples Infected With Omicron Sub-Variant: Mumbai's Civic Body
Out of 279 swab samples tested during the 12th genome sequencing series in Mumbai, 278 were found infected with Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus and 1 with the Delta strain, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.
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Delta Or Different Variant May Cause Another Covid Outbreak: Study
The Omicron subvariants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months and there could be another outbreak of Delta or a different coronavirus strain this summer, according to a modelling study conducted in Israel.
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Delta Accounts For Maximum Cases In Maharashtra, Says State Official
Amid the scare caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, a senior official of the Maharashtra health department has said that the Delta strain of the virus still accounts for the maximum number of infection cases in the state.
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As Omicron Replaces Delta, "Dark Days Ahead For Hospitals", Warn Experts
The highly infectious omicron variant has flushed out the delta strain across the U.S., but the ascendance of the purportedly milder form of Covid-19 has done nothing so far to ease the burden on stretched hospitals.
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New "Deltacron" Variant Not Lab Error, Says Cypriot Scientist
A Cypriot scientist defended his assertion that a new strain of Covid-19 exists that combines characteristics of the delta and omicron variants.
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Deltacron, New Strain That Combines Delta And Omicron, Found In Cyprus
A strain of Covid-19 that combines delta and omicron was found in Cyprus, according to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology.
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Omicron May Become Dominant Covid Strain In Singapore In 2 Months: Experts
The highly contagious Omicron variant could become a dominant coronavirus strain in Singapore in the next two months, completely replacing the Delta variant, a senior infectious diseases expert has warned.
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Omicron Will Soon Replace Delta As Dominant Global Variant: Experts
Experts in Singapore, which is seeing a surge in Omicron cases, have warned that the new and supposedly more contagious variant is likely to replace Delta over the coming weeks as the dominant global variant.
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Omicron Hospitalisation Risk Far Below Delta's In Early Studies
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 may be less likely to land patients in the hospital than the Delta strain, according to a trio of studies of preliminary data.
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Omicron Infects 70 Times Faster But Is Less Severe, Study Says
The omicron variant infects around 70 times faster than delta and the original Covid-19 strain, though the severity of illness is likely to be much lower, according to a University of Hong Kong study.
