Genomic Wellness Line was made accessible to people

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 19 (ANI/PRNewswire): VIMTA Labs, a leading Life Sciences Contract Research and Testing Organization in India, inaugurated its state-of-the-art EMI/EMC Lab at Neovantage Park (MN Park), Genome Valley in Hyderabad. Sets up a world-class Lab for Electrical & Electronics Products Testing and Certifications to support the 'Make in India' mission (including Medical Devices).

New Delhi Feb 25 PTI Eighty per cent of the samples taken from those who died of COVID-19 in Delhi till February 22 this year had the Omicron variant according to government data Genome sequencing of 239 samples collected from the deceased showed 191 of them with the Omicron variant The remaining 48 20 per cent had other variants of COVID-19 including Delta which fuelled the ferocious second wave of infections in April and May last year and sub lineages Overall the Omicron variant was found in 92 per cent of the 626 samples analysed at genome sequencing laboratories in the capital till February 22 this year according to the data Two per cent of the samples had Delta and other variants accounted for six per cent of the samples The third wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant saw lesser hospitalisations and severe cases in the national capital and government data showed the virus isnt the primary reason in most fatalities A maximum of 2784 1796 per cent of the 15505 COVID-19 beds in hospitals were occupied on January 17 During the second wave 20117 92 per cent of the 21839 beds were occupied on May 6 The number of daily cases in Delhi has been declining after touching the record high of 28867 on January 13 The city saw a positivity rate of 306 per cent on January 15 and 45 deaths on January 22 the highest in the third wave of the pandemic Amid the dip in cases the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA on Friday decided to withdraw all Covid-related restrictions including night curfew in Delhi restart physical classes in schools from April 1 and reduce the fine for not wearing masks from Rs 2000 to Rs 500 PTI GVS AAR AAR

New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): With rising cases of COVID-19 new Omicron variant in the country, the top health experts are emphasizing accelerating genome sequencing to detect Omicron variant.