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Omicron: Effective strategy to ensure India's adult population is fully va
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar(Odisha) [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, NITI Aayog Member-Health, Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said that the effective strategy is to ensure that the adult population of India is vaccinated with the two doses of vaccines.
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Algeria confirms 1st case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Algerian health authorities on Tuesday confirmed the detection of the first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, local media reported.
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Four new Omicron patients reported in Delhi are asymptomatic: MD of LNJP H
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Dr Suresh Kumar, the MD of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) said that the four new patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 reported in Delhi are asymptomatic, adding that two of them had come from UK and other two were close contacts.
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Bihar on alert in view of Omicron threat: CM Nitish Kumar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 14 (ANI): Bihar is on alert in view of the threat from Omicron, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday.
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Omicron likely present in most countries, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron has been detected in over 70 countries and it was likely already present in most countries in the world.
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Mumbai to reopen schools for Std 1 to 7 from December 15, Pune from Decemb
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 14 (ANI): All schools in Mumbai will reopen for standard 1 to 7 from Wednesday, according to BMC.
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7 new Omicron cases in Mumbai, Maharashtra tally now 8
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 14 (ANI): As many as seven fresh Omicron infections have been reported in Mumbai on Tuesday evening, Maharashtra Health Department said.
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Omicron: International travellers arriving from 'at-risk' nations to manda
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Amid a surge in cases of Omicron variant in the country, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday issued new guidelines for international travellers from 'at-risk' countries arriving at six major airports to mandatorily prebook an RT-PCR test starting D
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Omicron hampered India's plans to resume international flights: Scindia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Amidst the looming threat of Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), which had earlier announced the resumption of international flights from December 15, has paused the move.
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Serum Institute working to develop COVID vaccine booster shot which is mor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said that they are working towards developing a vaccine booster shot which is more effective against Omicron virus.
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WHO expects increase in number of deaths, hospitalisations from COVID vari
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it expects an increase in the number of hospitalisations and fatalities related to the new Omicron coronavirus strain, reported Sputnik.
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COVID-19: 4 new Omicron cases detected in Delhi, tally rises to 6
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday informed that four new cases of the COVID-19 variant Omicron have been detected in the national capital, taking the total number of cases in Delhi to six.
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