Wellington [New Zealand ], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand detected five more Omicron cases in international arrivals, taking the country's total cases of the COVID-19 variant to 13, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18 (ANI): Maharashtra on Saturday reported eight new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking the cumulative tally of Omicron cases in the state to 48.
Geneva [Switzerland], December 18 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron cases around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said infection numbers of the new variant is doubling at least every 3 days.
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): As the number of COVID-19 variants omicron cases reaches over 100 in India, the Indian health experts said that the new variant might be less severe, however, the high transmissibility rate could be a worrying factor.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 18 (ANI): The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Friday, clarified that no decision has been taken so far regarding the compulsory quarantine for international arrivals from 'at-risk' countries, even if they test negative for COVID-19, said a
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18 (ANI): Maharashtra on Friday logged eight new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking the tally of such infections to 40, informed the State Health Department.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 18 (ANI): Kerala on Friday logged two new cases of the Omicron variant of COVId-19, taking the overall tally to seven in the state, said Health Minister Veena George.
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], December 18 (ANI): Two new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been reported from Vadodara in Gujarat on Friday, taking the total number of patients in the state to seven.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 17 (ANI): At least eight cases of the new COVID variant Omicron have been reported in Telangana so far, said a senior health official in the Telangana government.
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday said the state government is cautious and is tracking contacts of all eight Omicron variant cases to ensure that there is no immediate spread of the disease from them.
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Five out of 10 patients infected with COVID-19 Omicron variant admitted at Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital have been discharged after testing negative for the virus, said a hospital official.
Mumbai (India), December 17 (ANI): Key indices of the Indian equities markets fell sharply on Friday dragged by across-the-board selling pressure as rising Omicron cases hit investors' sentiments. The benchmark Sensex tanked nearly 900 points while Nifty slipped below 17,000 points.