New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI):Amid fears of B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant or Omicron, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will hold a review meeting on Covid-19 with Union Territories (UTs) on Thursday afternoon.
New York [India], December 16 (ANI): Emphasising that following the emergence of the Omicron variant, India had immediately offered support including supplying made vaccines to the affected countries in Africa, India at the UN said that sustainable recovery from the pandemic should start wit
Ithaca [US], December 16 (ANI): Cornell University has reported 903 COVID-19 cases among students from December 7-13, and varsity officials have said that a "very high percentage" of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, reported CNN.
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): White House Chief Medical advisor Antony Fauci on Wednesday said that the currently available booster shots work against the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and there is no need for a variant-specific booster.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI): Security tightened after Section 144 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was imposed in Mumbai up to midnight on December 31 (New Year's eve) in wake of rising Omicron cases in the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is likely to see a surge in cases in January next year across Maharashtra, said Additional Chief Secretary Health Dr Pradeep Vyas on Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 16 (ANI): Kerala on Wednesday reported four new cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant, taking the overall tally of the state to five, informed State Health Minister Veena George.
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel has added Ireland, Spain, Norway, Finland, France, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates to its COVID-19 red list to prevent the spread of the Omicron strain, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): Health Department in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh is conducting a Mega Focus Sampling Drive in view of rising cases of COVID-19 new variant Omicron, informed health official.
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu on Wednesday reported its first case COVID-19 variant Omicron, informed State Health Minister Ma Subramanian.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 15 (ANI): West Bengal on Wednesday extended COVID-19 restrictions in the state till January 15 next year in view of the spread Omicron variant. However, the state government relaxed restrictions related to the movement of people from December 24 to Jan
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Omicron is a differently mutated virus and India has taken the variant very seriously, said Dr Mohan Gupte (retd), the founder-director of ICMR Epidemiology Department in Chennai on Wednesday.