Tag: Omicron
Argentina in turn hit by surge in Omicron cases
The country records on average more than 100,000 new contaminations per day, with a positivity rate which rises up to 70%, more than any other country in the world. As…
Being contaminated by the Covid or doing your booster dose: some French people hesitate!
News Posted 17 hours ago, Reading 3 mins. Take your third dose of vaccine or catch the Covid? The question may seem incongruous. However, to avoid their booster dose of…
Symptoms of the Omicron variant: what we know
Cases with strong suspicion of contamination by the Omicron variant now represent nearly 9 out of 10 cases according to Public Health France. With more than 300,000 new cases diagnosed…
Omicron doesn’t hold back millions of pilgrims expected at Hindu festival
In India, a gigantic Hindu festival is taking place these days in the region of Bengal, in the east of the country, called Ganga Sagar Mela. Millions of pilgrims must…
Omicron: 50% less risk of being hospitalized compared to Delta
A study was conducted in the United States, during a period of mixed circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants. It shows that cases of suspected infection with Omicron are…
Omicron: strike in National Education, a sign of the exasperation of the teaching staff
They demand a “safe school under Omicron”. Seven teachers’ unions called for a national strike this Thursday, January 13, in schools, colleges and high schools. According to them, the policy…
Flu or Covid: differences, Omicron, Delta, symptoms
It is not easy to tell the difference between the flu and the Covid (Delta or Omicron), as these two respiratory infections have similarities in their symptoms. Fortunately, they also…
Omicron “remains a dangerous virus”, warns WHO boss
The Omicron variant, which is spreading at a rate the world has not seen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, “remains a dangerous virus” even though it causes less…
Green light for Xevudy, one of the few treatments still effective against Omicron
A new treatment against Covid-19 has obtained the approval of the Haute Autorité de Santé. It retains its effectiveness against the Omicron variant and significantly limits the risk of hospitalization…
Variant Deltacron: a false alarm according to experts
News Posted 2d ago, 2 min read A researcher from Cyprus told local media that he identified a combination of the Delta and Omicron variants. But for many experts, this…