Omicron infection induces limited immune response in unvaccinated
- 20-Apr-2022
Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant are unlikely to develop immune responses that will protect them against other variants of the coronavirus, a new study suggests. Unlike antibodies induced by COVID-19 vaccines or infections with earlier SARS-CoV-2 variants, antibodies induced by the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants do not neutralize other versions of the […]
‘COVID-19 pandemic will not end with the Omicron variant’
- 08-Feb-2022
WELLINGTON: The COVID-19 pandemic will not end with the Omicron variant and New Zealand will have to prepare for more variants of the virus this year, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday in her first parliamentary speech for 2022. Ardern’s warning came as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the parliament building in the capital […]
Omicron survives longer on plastic, skin than prior variants
- 25-Jan-2022
The Omicron variant can survive longer than earlier versions of the coronavirus on plastic surfaces and human skin, Japanese researchers found in laboratory tests. Its high “environmental stability” – its ability to remain infectious – might have helped Omicron replace Delta as the dominant variant and spread rapidly, they said. On plastic surfaces, average survival […]
Punjab’s Omicron tally tops 1,000
- 25-Jan-2022
LAHORE: As many as 80 more people tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Punjab in the last 24 hours, the provincial health department said on Tuesday. 76 of the new cases were reported in Lahore alone, it said, adding the number of cases of this variant in the province has climbed […]
Punjab reports 97 new Omicron cases
- 24-Jan-2022
LAHORE: As many as 97 more people were found infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Punjab in the last 24 hours, the provincial health department said Monday. 95 of the new cases of this variant were reported in Lahore alone, it said. The number of confirmed cases of the new strain in Punjab […]
Punjab reports 100 Omicron cases in 24 hours with 95 in Lahore
- 22-Jan-2022
LAHORE: The number of Omicron cases in Lahore have recorded an alarming upsurge with 95 cases of coronavirus variant in a day, ARY News reported on Saturday. The tally of new strain of coronavirus cases in Lahore has reached to 737, according to the provincial health department. According to the provincial health department, the province […]
6,540 new cases as Omicron-driven 5th Covid wave rages on
- 22-Jan-2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported as many as 6,540 new cases of Covid-19 and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said on Saturday. A total of 58,902 samples were tested, out of which 6,540 turned out to be positive, showing the infection rate of 11.10 per cent. The nationwide […]
NCOC decides not to close schools amid Omicron surge
- 17-Jan-2022
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) decided Monday against closing schools in light of rising cases of Covid-19, ARY News reported. Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar presided over a meeting of the NCOC that took stock of the current Covid-19 situation and mulled over restrictions to control the spread of the virus. […]
Punjab reports 49 new Omicron cases, tally rises to 511
- 17-Jan-2022
LAHORE: As many as 49 more people were found infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Punjab in the last 24 hours, the provincial health department said Monday. 37 of the new cases of this variant were reported in Lahore alone, it said. The number of confirmed cases of the new strain in Punjab […]
NCOC proposes COVID restrictions in urban centres amid Omicron spike
- 15-Jan-2022
ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Saturday discussed the need for restrictions on movement, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), amid a surge in COVID cases especially the Omicron variant, ARY NEWS reported. According to details shared after the NCOC meeting headed by Asad Umar, the forum reviewed the disease’s trends in the country and discussed […]