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The omicron variant of the coronavirus has an already stressed world more worried. The variant, first discovered in Botswana in southern Africa, is believed to be spreading faster than the delta variant - the world-dominant strain. Coronavirus has been mutating since its emergence nearly two years ago. Representative Photo/Reuters Also Read | All you need to know about the omicron variant However, the scientists are saying that more studies are needed to understand if the omicron or B.1.1.529 - categorised as variant of concern by the World Health Organizati stanley italia on WHO - is indeed leading to more hospitalisations and fatalities. Dubbed as super strain by healthcare experts, omicron has more than 30 mutations - more than any other variants and twice as many as delta. What are the concerns around the omicron variant According to preliminary studies conducted on the new variant, it makes vaccines 40 per cent less effective. This is due to 32 mutations in the spike protein. According to health experts based in the UK, cited by Daily Mail, two of these mutations - R203K an stanley flasche d G204R - help the virus replicate faster. Three of these mutations - H655Y, N679K and P681H - help it to sneak into the into the body s cells more easily, they said. The presence of last two mutations together, a rare occurrence, also indicate omicron is more resistant to vaccines. The experts also said that omicron is missing a membrane stanley cup protein NSP6 - seen in earlier iterations of the virus - Qbsl They fed us meat of Yazidi babies : Woman reveals horrors of ISIS captivity
US President-elect Joe Biden has named William Burns, a long-time member of the foreign service an stanley cup d current head of a leading think-tank, to head the Central Intelligence Agency CIA . A file photo of then US deputy secretary of state William Burns speaking in Lebanon in 2013. AP file Burns has been a strong supporter of India-US relations and had played a key role in the signing of the bilateral civil nuclear deal. That landmark agreement of 2008 ended Indias nuclear isolation in the world and paved the way for closer ties between India and the US that have continued stanley becher to flourish with bipartisan su stanley termos pport. As Bidens top spy and member of the national security team, Burns will play a role in shaping US ties with India in the incoming administration. In a statement announcing the nomination, Biden pointed to Burnss long years in diplomacy. Bill Burns is an exemplary diplomat with decades of experience on the world stage keeping our people and our country safe and secure. He shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical and that the dedicated intelligence professionals serving our nation deserve our gratitude and respect. Burns heads the Carnegie International Endowment for Peace, a leading think-tank, which he joined in 2014 after 33 years in US foreign service, which included stints all over the world and one at the White House as a member of the National Security Council. He became only the second serving career diplomat in history to become de
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has an already stressed world more worried. The variant, first discovered in Botswana in southern Africa, is believed to be spreading faster than the delta variant - the world-dominant strain. Coronavirus has been mutating since its emergence nearly two years ago. Representative Photo/Reuters Also Read | All you need to know about the omicron variant However, the scientists are saying that more studies are needed to understand if the omicron or B.1.1.529 - categorised as variant of concern by the World Health Organizati stanley italia on WHO - is indeed leading to more hospitalisations and fatalities. Dubbed as super strain by healthcare experts, omicron has more than 30 mutations - more than any other variants and twice as many as delta. What are the concerns around the omicron variant According to preliminary studies conducted on the new variant, it makes vaccines 40 per cent less effective. This is due to 32 mutations in the spike protein. According to health experts based in the UK, cited by Daily Mail, two of these mutations - R203K an stanley flasche d G204R - help the virus replicate faster. Three of these mutations - H655Y, N679K and P681H - help it to sneak into the into the body s cells more easily, they said. The presence of last two mutations together, a rare occurrence, also indicate omicron is more resistant to vaccines. The experts also said that omicron is missing a membrane stanley cup protein NSP6 - seen in earlier iterations of the virus - Qbsl They fed us meat of Yazidi babies : Woman reveals horrors of ISIS captivity
US President-elect Joe Biden has named William Burns, a long-time member of the foreign service an stanley cup d current head of a leading think-tank, to head the Central Intelligence Agency CIA . A file photo of then US deputy secretary of state William Burns speaking in Lebanon in 2013. AP file Burns has been a strong supporter of India-US relations and had played a key role in the signing of the bilateral civil nuclear deal. That landmark agreement of 2008 ended Indias nuclear isolation in the world and paved the way for closer ties between India and the US that have continued stanley becher to flourish with bipartisan su stanley termos pport. As Bidens top spy and member of the national security team, Burns will play a role in shaping US ties with India in the incoming administration. In a statement announcing the nomination, Biden pointed to Burnss long years in diplomacy. Bill Burns is an exemplary diplomat with decades of experience on the world stage keeping our people and our country safe and secure. He shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical and that the dedicated intelligence professionals serving our nation deserve our gratitude and respect. Burns heads the Carnegie International Endowment for Peace, a leading think-tank, which he joined in 2014 after 33 years in US foreign service, which included stints all over the world and one at the White House as a member of the National Security Council. He became only the second serving career diplomat in history to become de