Omicron COVID-19 variant

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  • Preventive measures intensified to deal with new Covid wave 2022-12-31 19:06

    Preventive measures intensified to deal with new Covid wave

    TEHRAN – With the emergence of new Omicron strains, people should take preventive measures and observe health protocols strictly, a spokesman of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, has said.

  • COVID screening of travelers resumed at borders 2022-12-28 20:20

    COVID screening of travelers resumed at borders

    TEHRAN – COVID tests for travelers, halted after the ease in infection, restarted due to a surge in infected cases of different countries, the Ministry of Health Spokesman has announced.

  • Rise of third Omicron peak 2022-08-16 20:00

    Rise of third Omicron peak

    TEHRAN – Omicron variant may rise for the third time in the country, Masoud Younesian, an epidemiologist has warned.

  • Omicron BA4, BA5 subvariants may soon prevail 2022-07-03 18:58

    Omicron BA4, BA5 subvariants may soon prevail

    TEHRAN – Omicron BA4 and BA5 variants may soon dominate the country, Masoud Younesian, secretary of the epidemiology and research committee of the national scientific committee to deal with coronavirus, has said.

  • Beware of BA.2 Omicron during Noruz, expert says 2022-03-14 17:46

    Beware of BA.2 Omicron during Noruz, expert says

    TEHRAN - Masoud Mardani, a member of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, has warned of a sublineage of Omicron variant, codenamed BA.2, which is highly probable to spread during Noruz holidays.

  • Iranian-made vaccine against Omicron begins clinical trial 2022-03-02 17:11

    Iranian-made vaccine against Omicron begins clinical trial

    TEHRAN – COVIRAN plus, the first homegrown vaccine against Omicron strain, started the human trial by being injected into 210 volunteers, Minoo Mohraz, a member of the National Scientific Committee of COVID-19, has stated.

  • Iran developing two vaccines against Omicron 2022-02-07 17:46

    Iran developing two vaccines against Omicron

    TEHRAN – Two domestic companies have conducted research to develop vaccines against the Omicron strain, ISNA reported on Monday.

  • Homegrown molecular kits detecting new Omicron strains 2022-02-04 16:55

    Homegrown molecular kits detecting new Omicron strains

    TEHRAN – A knowledge-based company developed a technological test kit to diagnose the new Omicron strains, IRNA reported on Friday.

  • Seemingly mild Omicron still murderous 2022-01-16 16:44

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Seemingly mild Omicron still murderous

    TEHRAN – Reporting the first three lives claimed by apparently mild coronavirus variant can bring back the dark days of three-digit deaths so that it should be taken more seriously.