Simply Put: It’s a deal, Omicron

Simply Put: Dashing towards omicron disaster

Omicron update: UK caseload shows travel curbs failed

Variant of Concern already identified in 52 countries

Omicron in southern Africa: How the region reacted after the variant emerged

South Africa ends contact-tracing, CDC reduces isolation period — how the world's approach to tackle COVID-19 has evolved

Mask mandates also vary within countries; the type of mask is also a concern

Omicron update: ‘UK’s current 80,000 tally would have been 1.4 million at India’s population level’

India already has 101 patients infected with the latest Variant of Concern in 11 states

2022 too short, too far: How the pandemic progressed

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

WATCH: Should you get a booster dose if you are fully vaccinated?

Why have certain countries administered millions of booster doses while India has not?

COVID-19: Is Omicron travelling faster than Delta? An analysis

Omicron was detected in 16 countries across 4 continents in 5 days  

COVID-19: Infections to rise in India in winter; more hospital resources needed

In the past 24 hours, India reported 1,946 new cases

Simply Put: En route to Ganga Sagar Mela

Simply Put: O for Omicron

COVID-19 spreading out from Kolkata to the rest of Bengal: Centre

Five Bengal districts within top ten in India with maximum COVID-19 positivity rate

DTE Exclusive: 70% COVID-19 cases in Kolkata now due to Omicron

Ganga Sagar Mela given go-ahead by Calcutta High Court with conditions

Simply Put: Old virus, new strain

Wuhan strain to Omicron: Where are we headed now?

Why has the original strain disappeared and what has replaced it?

Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant is 4 times more vaccine-resistant

Study finds sub-lineage behind rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe, US

Omicron: What the next few weeks will look like

Social mixing over Christmas is likely to increase infections

Omicron in southern Africa: Mozambique is worried for its economy, especially tourism

Mozambique has reported two cases of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 till now

Less protection from past infection, likely reduced vaccine efficacy: IHME on Omicron

For now, best to assume Omicron causes as severe a disease as Delta, IHME says

The missing piece in Omicron’s family tree: Where did the variant originate?

There are currently 3 thoeries being considereed by the medical fraternity

Global COVID-19 cases set to triple with over 3 billion omicron infections in coming 2-3 months: IHME

Australia and New Zealand may experience their worst outbreaks of this pandemic

Omicron now in 63 countries; can become dominant in Europe soon: WHO

Overall risk related to Omicron remains very high due to multiple reasons, flags WHO

As told to Parliament (December 10, 2021): 237 Zika virus cases in India so far

All that was discussed in the House through the day

COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 evolving differently after omicron

Cases are expected to rise with the advent of winter