India’s government body has said that the country’s Omicron variant is in the community transmission stage and is spreading exponentially in several metro cities.
Category: Corona Virus/Covid-19
India records 2.71 lakh new COVID cases, 314 deaths in a day
India logged 2,71,202 new COVID 19 Omicron cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health showed yesterday morning. A total of 7,743 Omicron cases have been detected so far across the country.
China’s new rule houses COVID suspects inside metal boxes
China has unveiled a series of strict measures to control Coronavirus cases spread. One of such laws is to house the suspected COVID patients inside metal boxes.
India logs over 2 lakh fresh COVID cases in a day
India has recorded 2.47 lakh new coronavirus cases today, the highest single-day jump in the ongoing wave, pushing the tally to 3.63 crore. The cases include 5,488 Omicron variant, of which only 1,805 people have recovered so far.
US nearing level of living with Covid as a manageable disease: Dr Fauci
US scientist Dr Fauci has said that despite mounting COVID cases and more such patients crowding hospitals, the country is approaching the level of living with it as a manageable disease. New covid variant
India rolls out third COVID vaccine dose as a ‘precaution’
India today started administering the “precautionary” third COVID vaccine dose to healthcare and frontline workers, as well as those above 60 years with co-morbidities.
India makes one-week stay at home must for all international arrivals
India has amended its travel rules for all the international passengers arriving in the country, making seven-day home quarantine mandatory from next week, amid rising Omicron cases.
No need to register for third COVID dose: Indian Health Ministry
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare sources have said that frontliners, health workers and citizens above 60 years with medical complications are not required to book slot on CoWIN app and can directly walk in to the facility.
Over 120 flight passengers who landed in Amritsar from Italy test COVID positive
As many as 125 passengers among 179 who had boarded a flight from Italy and landed in the International airport in Amritsar tested positive for COVID, sending waves of panic across the airport.
WHO head warns that Omicron may be less severe but not mild
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the Covid’s Omicron strain may be less severe as compared to Delta, but should not be classified as mild.
