Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 23 (ANI): Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported 33 cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, said Health Minister Ma Subramanian. With this, the state's tally of Omicron cases rose to 34 cases.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Centre propose a fivefold strategy for tackling the threat of COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', in a review meeting on Thursday over public health preparedness by States and Union Territories for fighting COVID19 and the Omicron variant.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): In view of the rising Omicron threat, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the state government has decided to strengthen the home isolation module since the new variant of COVId-19 causes mild infection.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 23 (ANI): Karnataka reported 12 new Omicron cases of COVID-19 variant, taking the total tally to 31, informed State Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the threat of Omicron variant of coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the Delhi government is prepared to handle one lakh COVID-19 cases daily and has created a capacity to conduct three lakh tests every day.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): A petition has been filed before Delhi High Court challenging completely prohibiting religious gatherings in the NCT of Delhi on the eve of Christmas.
Centurion [South Africa], December 23 (ANI): India top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara has said that the bio-bubble in South Africa is the best he has been a part of as there is a lot of space to move around and be close to nature.
Beijing [China], December 23 (ANI): China on Thursday shut down Xi'an, the capital city of the country's Shaanxi province in a bid to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak amid the growing global threat of Omicron variant across the world, local media reported.
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread, the in-person ceremony for the 2022 Critics Choice Awards has been postponed. This follows several other January events that have recently been delayed or cancelled.
Dublin [Ireland], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Northern Ireland will impose restrictions the day after Christmas to curb spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain, which now accounts for over 40 per cent of COVID-19 infections in the country, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting at 6.30 pm today to review the pandemic situation in the country.