The bispecific antibodies can also neutralise earlier strains including Delta, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (a distant deadly relative of the current strain that emerged but disappeared quickly in 2003) and even some coronaviruses carried by bats, the report said.
On Friday, the national capital had reported 2,272 fresh COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths, while the positivity rate was at 3.85 per cent.
The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 13,31,648 the health ministry data showed today.
The educational institutions were closed in wake of coronavirus pandemic in the state.
The researchers from Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany found that a total of three exposures to the viral spike protein lead to production of virus neutralising antibodies that are high in quantity as well as quality.
The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 14,35,569 the health ministry data showed.
Odisha govt has also allowed the institutions to open their hostels with COVID protocols issued by govt. Mohapatra further stated in the ongoing academic session students will have option to choose between physical classes, online classes and hybrid mode of education.
India surpassed the one-crore mark in the number of cases on December 19, 2020. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year.
The researchers compared the Omicron variant to the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as the Beta and Delta variants. The Beta and Delta variants have mutations that help them evade class 1 and 2 antibodies, but not class 3 and 4. Omicron, on the other hand, has mutations that affect the binding of all four classes of antibodies.
A subvariant of highly contagious Omicron, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than original version, has been detected so far in 57 countries, WHO added.
WHO Director General Tedros reiterated his concern over the narrative taking hold in some countries that "because of vaccines, and because of Omicron's high transmissibility and lower severity, preventing transmission is no longer possible and no longer necessary."
The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 16,21,603 the health ministry data showed today.
The study demonstrated that Covid-19 may mutate rapidly in those whose immune system is weakened by HIV infection. It has already been observed that Covid-19 can linger for many months in patients who are HIV positive but who have, for varying reasons, not been taking the medicines that would enable them to lead healthy lives.
The Delta variant, which spiked last summer, only made up the remaining 0.1 per cent in the week ending Jan 29, Xinhua news agency reported.
Nagaland Health minister S Pangnyu Phom confirmed the detection of 54 cases of Omicron in the state. The minister assured that all possible measures were in place to monitor the situation.
Importantly, the research also revealed the positive effect that social support plays in protecting expecting mothers' mental health. The authors found women who considered the impact of COVID-19 to be more negative showed higher levels of anxiety. Crucially though, help from partners, family and friends, and the NHS acted as a protective factor and was associated with fewer negative symptoms.
According to the World Health Organisation, the probability of spreading within a household was 39 per cent for BA.2 versus 29 per cent for BA.1, the original Omicron strain.
So far Omicron has spread to more than 120 countries, outpacing the previous Delta variant to become the dominant one. While it has surged infections in many countries, the infections are generally touted as mild, leading to less hospitalisation as well as deaths compared to Delta.
The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 17,43,059 the health ministry data showed today.
COVID appropiate behaviour like social distancing, mask-wearing, hand hygiene and sanitisation will have to be followed in the institution and the head of the institution should ensure adherence to it, says the order.
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