omicron Current Affairs, GK & News
Omicron XBB.1.5
Omicron XBB.1.5 is a variant of the Covid-19 virus that has caused concern among experts due to its immune-evasive and highly contagious nature. It has been linked to a surge in hospitalizations in the US and UK. How is Omicron XBB.1.5 different from other Covid-19 variants? Omicron XBB.1.5 is a recombinant strain that is both ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • India • Maharashtra • omicron • Omicron XBB.1.5 • UK • US
China’s Zero-COVID Policy
While other countries across the planet are gradually relaxing their COVID related restrictions and urging their respective citizens that they will have to adjust to the COVID-19 virus, China is following a strict Zero-Covid policy. Overview: The Zero-Covid policy of China involves the use of aggressive measures and policies that are necessary to eliminate and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: China • China's Zero-COVID Policy • COVID spike • COVID-19 • omicron • Zero-Covid policy
Omicron Variant in White-Tailed Deer
According to a study, some white-tailed deer living in the US are infected with the SARS-CoV-2’s Omicron variant. Overview: The study is yet-to-be peer-reviewed and has been posted recently on the bioRxiv preprint repository. This study also found SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in one of the deer that is Omicron-infected. This suggests that similarly to humans, ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • COVID-19 virus • omicron • SARS CoV 2 • White-Tailed deer
Community Transmission of Omicron
The Genome Consortium INSACOG recently announced that Omicron is at the “Community Transmission” stage in India. The ICT admissions and hospitalisation of patients are increasing. The Omicron has become dominant in metros though the infections are asymptomatic and mild. Community Transmission According to the World Health Organization, the community transmission occurs when larger outbreaks of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Community Transmission • COVID-19 • INSACOG • omicron • s gene • World Health Organization (WHO)
Omicron sub-lineage BA.1
In less than two months three sub lineages of Omicron has been detected. Omicron is a COVID-19 mutant variant. The Pango lineage of Omicron called the B.1.1.529 was declared as Variant of Concern by the World Health Organization. This has now spawned (reproduced or produced) into three sub types called BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3. What ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: B.1.1.529 • BA.1 • BA.2 • BA.3 • Delta Variant • GISAID • Mutation • omicron • Omicron Variant • Omicron Variant of coronavirus • Pango lineage • Variant of Concern • Variant of Interest • Virus • WHO • World Health Organization
OmiSure RT – PCR Kit
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently approved ‘OMISURE’. Omisure is a RT – PCR kit. It is used to detect Omicron, a COVID-19 variant. It was manufactured by Tata Medical and Diagnostics. About the kit The kit was designed and developed by a US – based company Thermo Fisher. It was manufactured by ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID • ICMR • omicron • Omicron Variant • Omicron Variant of coronavirus • s gene