When Covid-19 first struck in early 2020, it turned out to be a trial by fire for frontline health workers completely weighed down by the severity and the sheer number of cases. More than one-and-a-half years later, when the thought that the worst is over, a new variant – Omicron has raised its head, and the frontline health workers are pulling up their socks, preparedness
Hello and welcome to DH Radio, Omicron, the variant of concern, has attracted global attention for its potential to trigger another massive spike in Covid-19. Will it spark a third wave in India, how do we prepare for it, and is it really so dangerous as made out to be? To discuss all these in much detail, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to Dr Vishal Rao, member, Genomic
Wondering how COVID-19 variant Omicron is being tracked in India? We got Dr Vishal Rao from Karnataka’s Genome Surveillance Committee to explain what India is doing.
There may not be any new variants of the novel coronavirus at the moment, but experts are worried as evidence building from breakthrough infections point to the virus potentially acquiring vaccine evasion abilities.