The WHO's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has said that while the new covid variant omicron appears to be very transmissible, the right response is to be prepared and not panic.

Omicron around the world

WHO's Chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has said that while the new COVID variant appears to be transmissible, the right response is to be prepared and not to panic.

WHO's Chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan asks people not to panic

As alarm over the new Covid strain, Omicron, spreads, World Health Organisation’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday said the only way to tackle against any new variants is to get fully vaccinated.

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Amid news that Oxford is going to be conducting a trial on the efficacy and safety of the drug 'Ivermectin', for COVID-19 treatment, a controversy has once again taken up social media website Twitter by storm.

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As the vaccination drive against coronavirus gathers pace across the world, the World Health Organization(WHO) has warned that herd immunity will not be reached this year.

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Almost 30 per cent of genome sequencing data from samples of the COVID-19 virus collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown signs of mutation, but there is no evidence this has led to more severe disease, a top WHO official said on Friday.

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Is India prepared to fight the coronavirus? Can the outbreak be contained? Is there a cure for the disease? What precautions can you take? WION's Palki Sharma put these questions to WHO's Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan.

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She further said that the religious dress codes should not be imposed on players

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