COVID-19: Symptoms from Omicron infection last two days less than Delta, says Lancet study
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Symptoms from Omicron infection last two days less than Delta, says Lancet study

Firstpost  

London: Disease caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus is on average two days shorter than the Delta variant, according to a large observational study of vaccinated people in the UK. “The duration of acute symptoms was shorter during Omicron prevalence than during Delta prevalence, with the average presentation of Omicron being 2 days shorter than that of Delta, the authors of the study noted. “Furthermore, a third dose of vaccine was associated with a greater reduction in symptom duration in participants infected during Omicron prevalence compared with those infected during Delta prevalence, they said. The prevalence of symptoms that characterise an Omicron infection differs from those of the Delta variant, apparently with less involvement of the lower respiratory tract and reduced probability of hospital admission, they said.

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Children infected with Omicron COVID variant remain infectious for three days: Study
1 year, 2 months ago

Children infected with Omicron COVID variant remain infectious for three days: Study

The Hindu  

October 24, 2023 04:15 pm | Updated October 25, 2023 12:45 pm IST - New Delhi Children infected with the Omicron variant remain infectious for three days on average after testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study. "We are basically saying five days is more than sufficient; public health and education leaders may consider shorter durations,” said …

COVID new variant: When to get tested amid fears of XBB.1.5 and Omicron BF.7?
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID new variant: When to get tested amid fears of XBB.1.5 and Omicron BF.7?

Live Mint  

COVID is not over yet. Two new variants - Omicron BF.7 and Omicron XBB.1.5 - are the main cause of concern right now as they have caused massive spikes in different parts of the world. And amid the rise of the new variant, many are worried about what are the symptoms to look out for and when to get tested …

Long Covid symptoms fading for mild coronavirus infections, says new study
1 year, 11 months ago

Long Covid symptoms fading for mild coronavirus infections, says new study

Hindustan Times  

The effects of long Covid tend to resolve within a year of mild infection, with vaccinated people at lower risk of breathing difficulties compared with unvaccinated people, according to a study. Long Covid symptoms fading for mild coronavirus infections, says new study Researchers examined the health records of almost 2 million people in Israel who tested for Covid-19 over a …

COVID symptoms changed again: The ‘top’ sign to identify the infection now
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID symptoms changed again: The ‘top’ sign to identify the infection now

Live Mint  

With new COVID strains striking at regular intervals and the symptoms related to the infection also changing over time, it is now hard to identify the disease. Here is a look at an early COVID symptom, which now regarded as the ‘top’ that can help you to identify the disease and get treated. COVID symptoms have changed again… Loss of …

Covid-19’s spread in China might tell us how deadly Omicron really is
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid-19’s spread in China might tell us how deadly Omicron really is

Live Mint  

Covid-19’s rapid spread in China has prompted reports of crowded hospitals and inundated crematoria. China is meeting the Omicron variant with less exposure to the virus and lower vaccination rates among the elderly, public-health experts said. Covid-19’s spread there will help explain to what extent lower rates of severe disease and death are influenced by Omicron’s nature compared with a …

Omicron BF.7: Cases of highly infectious strain rise in India; experts on symptoms, precautions and fresh wave
2 years ago

Omicron BF.7: Cases of highly infectious strain rise in India; experts on symptoms, precautions and fresh wave

Hindustan Times  

Three cases of Omicron BF.7 strain, that is driving the current wave of Covid infections in China, have been detected in India so far. IT COULD BE A HORRIBLE SCENARIO: EXPERT ON POSSIBILITY OF FRESH COVID WAVE Dr Ravindra Gupta, Dept of Internal Medicine at the CK Birla Hospital, Gurugram says that with people travelling across the world at this …

After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
2 years ago

After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries

Associated Press  

A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. “It’s making a clear comeback.” Nationally, new COVID cases averaged around 39,300 a day as of Tuesday — far lower than last winter but a vast undercount because of reduced testing and reporting. …

Long COVID: How clusters of symptoms have emerged and changed over the pandemic
2 years ago

Long COVID: How clusters of symptoms have emerged and changed over the pandemic

ABC  

Since the first COVID "long haulers" were reported in 2020, millions of people have experienced long COVID. But under that broad "long COVID" umbrella, clusters of symptoms have emerged, and as the pandemic's worn on, those symptoms have shifted. And while she still sees these symptoms in patients now, she "If they're going from sitting to standing, their heart rate …

Latest symptoms of new Omicron variants last for weeks, says expert; know what they are
2 years, 1 month ago

Latest symptoms of new Omicron variants last for weeks, says expert; know what they are

Hindustan Times  

A series of highly-infectious new Omicron sub-variants are spreading fast across the country stoking fear of a fresh Coronavirus wave in India. Coronavirus seems to have evolved over the period of time and the symptoms of new Omicron subvariants are slightly different from the original Omicron. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium recently noted that Indian patients infected with Omicron sub-lineage …

New Omicron sub-variants: 5 ways mild Covid infections are affecting our health
2 years, 1 month ago

New Omicron sub-variants: 5 ways mild Covid infections are affecting our health

Hindustan Times  

New Omicron sub-variants are spreading across the world rapidly but the panic associated with Covid-19 is comparatively less compared to a year back considering the symptoms associated with Omicron have largely been mild. Omicron XBB the latest variant with its immune-evasive properties can dodge host's immune response and is highly infectious but it causes only mild symptoms in those vaccinated. …

Omicron BA.2 less severe than its original and Delta variants : Study
2 years, 1 month ago

Omicron BA.2 less severe than its original and Delta variants : Study

India Today  

The Omicron BA.2 subvariant is less severe than the Delta variant and to an even greater extent than the original Omicron variant, according to a research team led by investigators at the US-based Massachusetts General Hospital. Of 1,02,315 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the US from March 3, 2020 to June 20 this year, there were 20,770 labelled as Delta variants, …

You may have been spreading the omicron variant without knowing it
2 years, 4 months ago

You may have been spreading the omicron variant without knowing it

Salon  

While omicron subvariant BA.5 has revealed itself to be the most contagious and immune-evasive iteration of COVID-19 yet, scientists have known for a long time that many cases of COVID-19, regardless of variant, are completely asymptomatic. As the recent study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open makes clear, more than half of the people who contracted the omicron …

COVID symptoms: Signs that you may have long COVID, what to look out for in children and is the Omicron variant different?
2 years, 4 months ago

COVID symptoms: Signs that you may have long COVID, what to look out for in children and is the Omicron variant different?

ABC  

Can't figure out if your cough is just a cough, or something more? Here's what you need to know about COVID-19 symptoms, how children are being affected and what long COVID might look like for you. COVID-19 symptoms can range from mild to severe — here are the symptoms the World Health Organization says to look out for: Most common …

The omicron subvariant dominating U.S. COVID-19 cases is more vaccine-resistant
2 years, 5 months ago

The omicron subvariant dominating U.S. COVID-19 cases is more vaccine-resistant

NPR  

The omicron subvariant dominating U.S. COVID-19 cases is more vaccine-resistant Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP The BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the most prevalent coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study. Sponsor Message Unvaccinated people have about a five times higher chance of …

WHO Says New Omicron Sub-Variant Detected in India; Look Out For The Symptoms
2 years, 5 months ago

WHO Says New Omicron Sub-Variant Detected in India; Look Out For The Symptoms

News 18  

Covid-19 is far from over and it’s not safe to let our guard down any time soon. As per the World Health Organization, a new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in several countries including India. Although no report of distinct symptoms has been released so far, experts say that the Covid-19-induced sore throat …

Is it Omicron or Delta? CoVarScan, the new COVID-19 test, that detects all variants within hours
2 years, 5 months ago

Is it Omicron or Delta? CoVarScan, the new COVID-19 test, that detects all variants within hours

Firstpost  

CoVarScan, devised at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in US, displayed a 96 per cent sensitivity and 99 per cent specificity in the testing phase The world is still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic and since its outbreak in early 2020, the virus has mutated several times over, causing a surge in cases. As the fight …

Coronavirus infections rise 64% in a week as Omicron variants take hold
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus infections rise 64% in a week as Omicron variants take hold

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests registered with public health institute RIVM rose 64% over the past seven days to 15,526. The rise in official positive tests is probably connected to two new Omicron variants which are ‘gaining ground’ in the Netherlands, the RIVM said. The RIVM is monitoring the spread of the virus via traces in waste water, and …

The Omicron subvariant spreading across the U.S. shares an ominous trait with Delta
2 years, 6 months ago

The Omicron subvariant spreading across the U.S. shares an ominous trait with Delta

LA Times  

Coronavirus particles are seen under a microscope. A genetic trait that harks back to the pandemic’s past, known as a Delta mutation, appears to allow the virus “to escape preexisting immunity from vaccination and prior infection, especially if you were infected in the Omicron wave,” said Dr. Wesley Long, a pathologist at Houston Methodist in Texas. The Omicron subvariant gaining …

Omicron infection better at upping immunity than boosters, claims study
2 years, 7 months ago

Omicron infection better at upping immunity than boosters, claims study

India Today  

As coronavirus continues to infect people across the world, the latest trends in India show that hospitalisation rates are very low and the recovery is faster. A new study now reveals that Omicron infections produced even better immune responses than a booster shot in vaccinated people. The study conducted by vaccine maker BioNTech SE and the University of Washington reassures …

Covid-19: Expert Highlights 2 Symptoms that we Should Take Seriously
2 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: Expert Highlights 2 Symptoms that we Should Take Seriously

News 18  

Even as the Covid-19 pandemic has turned into a manageable disease in India due to vaccine coverage and potential herd immunity, its many variants continue to pose threat to the progress made in the last one year. Professor Tim Spector, head of ZOE Covid Study app, recently shared two Covid symptoms on YouTube that people should take “really seriously”. Loss …

Long Covid risk worse after Delta than Omicron, shows data
2 years, 7 months ago

Long Covid risk worse after Delta than Omicron, shows data

Hindustan Times  

The risk of lingering symptoms after Covid-19 appears influenced by the strain of coronavirus that caused the infection, according to an analysis from the U.K., where an estimated 1.8 million people reported experiencing long Covid in early April. A health worker shows the collected swab sample The odds of reporting fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty concentrating and other persistent symptoms …

What is Covid-19 XE variant of Omicron? Check details here
2 years, 8 months ago

What is Covid-19 XE variant of Omicron? Check details here

India Today  

Recently, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation discovered a new variation in a 50-year-old woman with a travel history to South Africa. WHAT IS COVID-19 XE VARIANT The XE variant is called the ‘recombinant’ and has mutations present in BA.1 and BA.2 varieties of Omicron. The BA.1 sub-variant caused infections in the maximum individuals whereas BA.2 was one of the dominant variants …

COVID: S Korea reports record cases as Omicron wave nears peak
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID: S Korea reports record cases as Omicron wave nears peak

Al Jazeera  

Country long hailed as a pandemic success story reports more than 621,000 cases and 429 deaths. South Korea has reported new daily records for coronavirus cases and deaths as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly across the country. The country has scaled back the test, track, tracing, and quarantine strategy that helped keep earlier waves in check and despite …

Coronavirus infections down 60% from Omicron peak; Hospitalizations down at least 17%
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus infections down 60% from Omicron peak; Hospitalizations down at least 17%

NL Times  

The number of coronavirus infections diagnosed in the Netherlands has dropped by 60 percent since the peak of infections during the wave of infections brought on by the Omicron variant. Covid-19 hospitalizations down 17 percent Figures from patient coordination service LCPS show a strong decrease in hospitalizations, but less dramatic than figures from the RIVM. Hospitals admitted 1,046 patients with …

COVID-19: Delta to Omicron, All You Need to Know About the Symptoms of Different Variants of COVID-19
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: Delta to Omicron, All You Need to Know About the Symptoms of Different Variants of COVID-19

News 18  

Since the pandemic has hit us, numerous people have fallen prey to the dreadful COVID-19 and many were infected worldwide. Most of the symptomatic people who were infected with any of the aforementioned variants have experienced fever, cough, fatigue, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, vomiting and headaches. When the Delta variant wreaked havoc last year, numerous patients suffered from …

What Omicron taught us about Covid-19
2 years, 10 months ago

What Omicron taught us about Covid-19

India Today  

The Omicron variant hit the global radar in November last year when South African health authorities reported a complicated new variant to the World Health Organization. India reported the first Omicron in late November and Delhi saw its first case in December, within weeks India braced for one of the fastest jumps in cases as people feared a Delta-like situation …

Omicron Updates: India Seeing 80% Decline in Covid Cases After Peak on Jan 21, 4 States Reporting Over 50,000 Active Infections
2 years, 10 months ago

Omicron Updates: India Seeing 80% Decline in Covid Cases After Peak on Jan 21, 4 States Reporting Over 50,000 Active Infections

News 18  

Omicron LIVE Updates: The Centre on Thursday revised guidelines for international arrivals, removing demarcation of ‘at-risk’ countries, which were specified during the onset of the Omicron variant, and recommended self-monitoring for 14 days as opposed to the current 7-day home quarantine rule. India logged 67,084 new coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,24,78,060, while the …

Can you get long Covid after an Omicron infection? Here's what doctors say
2 years, 10 months ago

Can you get long Covid after an Omicron infection? Here's what doctors say

India Today  

Can you get long Covid after an infection with Omicron? READ | Next Covid-19 variant will be more infectious than Omicron, possibly deadlier, warns WHO LONG COVID AFTER OMICRON Omicron began its race around the world late last year. Van Kerkhove said she hasn’t seen any research indicating that the portion of Covid-19 survivors who get long Covid will change …

Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron?
2 years, 10 months ago

Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron?

Associated Press  

Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron? Van Kerkhove said she hasn’t seen any research indicating that the portion of COVID-19 survivors who get long COVID will change with the omicron variant. Dr. Linda Geng of Stanford University, who co-directs one of the many clinics specializing in long COVID, said that though she can’t say for sure, …

Next Covid-19 variant will be more infectious than Omicron, possibly deadlier, warns WHO
2 years, 10 months ago

Next Covid-19 variant will be more infectious than Omicron, possibly deadlier, warns WHO

India Today  

Even as the world limps back to normalcy with the Omicron wave subsiding, experts have warned that the next Covid-19 variant will be more transmissible, and perhaps, more deadly than its predecessors. In a recent press briefing, World Health Organization epidemiologist and technical lead on Covid-19 Dr Maria Van Kerkhove stressed that the pandemic is far from over and future …

Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave
2 years, 10 months ago

Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave

Associated Press  

Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall’s delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks. “Importantly, ‘milder’ does not mean ‘mild,’” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said this week during a White House briefing. University …

Hyderabad: Delta variant drives hospitalisation amid Omicron wave
2 years, 10 months ago

Hyderabad: Delta variant drives hospitalisation amid Omicron wave

India Today  

Amid the Covid-19 surge, while the primary focus in the country has largely been on the monitoring of newer variants of the virus, i.e. As per the report by the Economics Times, in Hyderabad, a large number of people have been admitted to the hospital with complaints of shortness of breath, dry cough and other symptoms which accompany Covid-19. Hospitalization …

Omicron drives U.S. deaths higher than in fall’s Delta wave
2 years, 10 months ago

Omicron drives U.S. deaths higher than in fall’s Delta wave

LA Times  

Jose Alfredo De la Cruz and his wife, Rogelia, self-test for the coronavirus at a drive-through event in Whittier on Tuesday. Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall’s Delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks. “Importantly, ‘milder’ does not …

Covid-19 is less severe with Omicron than Delta, suggests US study
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 is less severe with Omicron than Delta, suggests US study

Live Mint  

The Omicron variant appears to result in less severe COVID-19 than seen during previous periods of high coronavirus transmission including the Delta wave, with shorter hospital stays, less need for intensive care and fewer deaths, according to a new U.S. study. Despite the steep spike in COVID cases, the percentage of hospitalized patients admitted to intensive care units during the …

Chance of hospitalization with Omicron 40% lower; 13% of current Covid cases reinfections
2 years, 10 months ago

Chance of hospitalization with Omicron 40% lower; 13% of current Covid cases reinfections

NL Times  

The chance that people with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will have to be hospitalized is 40 percent lower than with the Delta variant. About 10 percent of these patients need intensive care, compared to 20 percent with the Delta variant, RIVM director Jaap van Dissel said in a briefing to parliament. People with the Omicron variant also spend …

Why Omicron variant is less severe than Delta
2 years, 10 months ago

Why Omicron variant is less severe than Delta

India TV News  

Highlights Omicron variant of Covid is highly contagious but is known to cause less severe disease than Delta Researchers from University of Kent and Goethe-University Frankfurt, provides the first explanation Omicron variant, first detected in late November, has swiftly spread to 171 countries so far The Omicron variant of Covid is highly contagious but is known to cause less severe …

India’s Omicron wave may intensify in coming weeks: Experts
2 years, 11 months ago

India’s Omicron wave may intensify in coming weeks: Experts

Al Jazeera  

Top experts say variant already in community transmission as hospitals see more patients despite a decline in cases in major cities. India’s COVID-19 infections led by the Omicron variant may see a sharp rise in the coming weeks, some top experts say, noting that the variant is already in community transmission and hospitals are seeing more patients despite a decline …

Is it true that everyone will get Omicron? WHO answers
2 years, 11 months ago

Is it true that everyone will get Omicron? WHO answers

Live Mint  

Omicron is less severe than Delta but it's still a dangerous virus, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's technical lead on Covid-19, said on Sunday while addressing a programme. Replying to a query on why are people ending up in the hospital and dying from it if the Omicron variant is less severe, the WHO Covid-19 technical head said, …

Too early to compare Omicron variant to the flu: Van Dissel
2 years, 11 months ago

Too early to compare Omicron variant to the flu: Van Dissel

NL Times  

Although studies have shown that the Omicron variant is milder than the Delta variant, chair of the Outbreak Management Team Jaap van Dissel said in an interview with NOS that it is too early to compare the coronavirus to the flu. "It is too soon to call it the flu," Van Dissel said. "There is no guarantee that will be …

Covid-19: Omicron symptoms to look out for
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: Omicron symptoms to look out for

Hindustan Times  

The Omicron Covid-19 variant, first detected on November 24, 2021, in South Africa, has been spreading rapidly around the globe. The Union Health Ministry, who recently drew a comparison between the second and the third wave of the pandemic in India and specifically Delhi, found fever with or without shivering, cough, irritation in the throat, muscular weakness and tiredness are …

India reports 3,47,254 new COVID cases, 703 deaths
2 years, 11 months ago

India reports 3,47,254 new COVID cases, 703 deaths

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India added 3,47,254 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,85,66,027 which includes 9,692 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. There has been a 4.36 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Thursday, the ministry said. The active cases comprise 5.23 per cent of the …

Even as Omicron plateaus, L.A. County officials recommend avoiding gatherings
2 years, 11 months ago

Even as Omicron plateaus, L.A. County officials recommend avoiding gatherings

LA Times  

Troy Pennington on Jan. 11 attends to a patient brought into emergency unit at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. So even as officials express hope that California’s winter surge is finally cresting, and in some areas, starting to decline, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said it’s still wise to postpone nonessential activities where people are unmasked and in …

WHO counts 18 million Covid-19 cases last week as Omicron spread slows
2 years, 11 months ago

WHO counts 18 million Covid-19 cases last week as Omicron spread slows

India Today  

The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20 per cent last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the Omicron variant's spread, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said the number of new Covid-19 infections increased in every world region …

Omicron variant Updates: Delhi logs 13,785 fresh cases, 35 deaths, positivity rate at 23.8%
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron variant Updates: Delhi logs 13,785 fresh cases, 35 deaths, positivity rate at 23.8%

India TV News  

Omicron Variant LIVE Updates: Indian Council of Medical Research's Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Dr Samiran Panda on Tuesday said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is gradually replacing the Delta variant in many states across the country. Speaking with news agency ANI, Dr Panda said, "We are seeing a change in India that Omicron is gradually replacing Delta …

‘Mild’ COVID Doesn't Mean What You Think It Does
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Mild’ COVID Doesn't Mean What You Think It Does

Huff Post  

Dalibor Despotovic via Getty Images As omicron cases explode in the United States, health officials have offered stark warnings about our collective future. It’s also problematic because many people’s sense of what it means to have a “mild” case of COVID-19 is really. If you can — even if that means you’re really not able to do anything, and you …

Omicron variant Updates: COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, says WHO
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron variant Updates: COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, says WHO

India TV News  

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that 2022 could be the year the Covid 19 pandemic comes to an end. Dr Micheal Ryan of WHO said that the ugly parts of the pandemic, like deaths, hospitalizations and lockdowns could be over this year if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly. Meanwhile, India reported 2,38,018 fresh cases …

Can a person be infected with Omicron twice? Here's what experts have to say
2 years, 11 months ago

Can a person be infected with Omicron twice? Here's what experts have to say

India TV News  

Highlights Person's immunity primed by prior infection or vaccination has memory of parent virus There is not yet strong evidence in favour of Omicron recurring in an individual Omicron has more than 30 mutations on its spike proteins, helping it to escape immunity While Omicron is known to cause Covid re-infection, there is no strong evidence yet in the favour …

Growing concern about Omicron's impact on hospital wards
2 years, 11 months ago

Growing concern about Omicron's impact on hospital wards

NL Times  

Waiting to see what will happen with hospital admissions in the near future is "very gripping" now that some coronavirus measures have been released, said Ina Kuper, the acting chair of the National Coordination Center for Patients Distribution and the National Network Acute Care. But we are seeing that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is less pathogenic and will …

Omicron poses greater risk to kids, adolescents than Delta, say experts
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron poses greater risk to kids, adolescents than Delta, say experts

Hindustan Times  

Enough data is yet to be processed to determine how the Omicron variant is affecting the children but the recent death of seven kids in Delhi has put the spotlight on children with co-morbidities getting infected by the deadly virus. Experts say Covid cases in children fuelled by Omicron variant are seeing a worrying rise as overall percentage of symptomatic …

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