2022 too short, too far: How the pandemic progressed
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
COVID-19: Infections to rise in India in winter; more hospital resources needed
In the past 24 hours, India reported 1,946 new cases
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
COVID-19: Is Omicron travelling faster than Delta? An analysis
Omicron was detected in 16 countries across 4 continents in 5 days
Simply Put: En route to Ganga Sagar Mela
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
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
Two new omicron variants JN.1 and HV.1 under scrutiny in US
EG.5 and HV.1 responsible for over 45% infections according to latest CDC update
Quarter of the world has antibodies against COVID-19, study reveals
The figure dropped slightly to 21% when vaccinated population were excluded
Simply Put: Omicron ahead of holiday plans
China goes back to lockdowns amid worst COVID-19 outbreak in 2 years
The latest surge is driven by the omicron variant of COVID-19
New COVID-19 data: South Africa has arrived at the recovery stage of the pandemic
Another resurgence is likely, and there might well be another variant
Patients unaware of omicron infection, may be contributing to COVID-19 spread: Report
Study finds 56% people were unaware of infection status
Simply Put: It’s a deal, Omicron
Deltacron: New variant or lab error? Here’s what we know
Here’s why experts think deltacron may not be an actual variant