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Gujarat reports 7 new Omicron cases, taking total cases to 30
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 23 (ANI): As many as 7 new cases of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 reported in Gujarat, said the state health department on Thursday.
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Ensure health systems in States are strengthened to meet any challenge pos
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of COVID-19 and Omicron variant and directed officials to ensure that the health systems in the states are strengthened to meet any challenge posed by the new v
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Maharashtra CM to hold meeting with COVID task force today
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): In view of rising cases of COVID-19 and Omicron variant in the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey will hold a meeting with the COVID-19 task force on Thursday at 10:00 pm via video conferencing, as per Chief Minister's Secretari
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J-K: Passengers entering Kathua to undergo COVID tests in view of Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 23 (ANI): In view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and increased influx of travellers, passengers coming to the Kathua district via buses, cabs, taxis and tempo travellers will have to undergo COVID-19 tests at Lakhanpur irrespective of their va
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23 new Omicron cases reported in Maharashtra, state tally mounts to 88
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI): As many as 23 new cases of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra on Thursday, said the state health department.
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PM Modi chairs COVID-19 review meeting
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a meeting on Thursday with officials to review the pandemic situation in the country.
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UK Labour Party calls for 'more clarity' over possible further COVID-19 re
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Labour lawmaker and shadow culture minister, Lucy Powell, on Thursday asked the government for "more clarity" over what data it is looking at in order regarding further possible COVID-19 social restrictions to tackle the spread of the Omicron varian
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Tamil Nadu reports 33 new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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COVID-19: Centre propose fivefold strategy to states, UTs to tackle Omicro
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Govt has decided to strengthen home isolation module amid rising Omicron c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Karnataka reports 12 new Omicron cases, tally rises to 31
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Delhi prepared to handle 1 lakh COVID-19 cases daily, says CM Kejriwal ami
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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