The Health Ministry has rejected the fake and misleading claims on social media that the XBB sub-variant is 5 times more dangerous than the Delta variant.
According to experts, cloth masks are not enough to protect against Omicron, which is three times more transmissible than Delta.
The Centre alerted the states and UTs on Omicron, stating that the new variant is three times more transmissible than the highly infectious Delta variant.
17 cases of AY.4.2 variant of the novel coronavirus have been reported from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir and Telangana.
Due to the rise of Covid-19 case, many countries like Russia, China, New Zealand etc have imposed a lockdown.
Due to the rise of Covid-19 case, many countries like Russia, China, New Zealand etc have imposed a lockdown.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern ordered a sudden three-day lockdown Tuesday after suspicions emerged of a single case of locally transmitted Delta variant infection.
Delta plus variant of the corona virus has been found in the country and two people have died due to it.
Delta, the coronavirus variant that triggered India's devastating second wave of the pandemic, is definitely highly contagious, according to experts and multiple studies.