As Omicron surges around world, India records lowest Covid daily infections

India reported the lowest Covid cases since May 2020 on December 07, 2021. The health ministry reported a total of 6,882 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday. The new infections have taken the total tally of Covid cases to 3,46,48,383 and the active cases have decreased to 95,014, which is the lowest in 554 days. Union Health Ministry…Continue Reading

Omicron Scare: All Eyes Set On Genome Sequencing Reports Of 246 Covid Patients

In the backdrop of the Indian Medical Association’s warning of a massive third wave of Covid pandemic, people in Odisha have set their eyes on the result of genome sequencing reports of 246 Covid positive patients in the State. At a time when the number of Omicron positive cases in the country is increasing with each…Continue Reading

Omicron India News LIVE Updates: Britain reports 101 more cases of Omicron coronavirus variant

LIVE BLOGEconomic Times | 07 Dec, 2021 | 08.41PM ISTBritain has found a further 101 confirmed cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the UK Health Security Agency said on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 437.!1 New UpdateClick here for latest updatesBan on entry of trucks, barring CNG and e-trucks and those carrying…Continue Reading

Omicron variant: With 2 more cases in Mumbai, Maharasthra’s tally now 10; Total India cases stand at 23

Two more cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on Monday, taking the total tally of the new COVID-19 variant in Maharashtra to 10 and the total number of infections in the country to 23. A 37-year-old man who arrived in Mumbai from South Africa and his 36-year-old female friend…Continue Reading

Omicron: Rajesh Tope says call on curbs in Maharashtra only after consulting Centre, CM

The Maharashtra government is closely monitoring the prevailing coronavirus situation and any decision on reimposing restrictions in the state will be taken only after seeking the Centre’s guidance and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s views, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Monday amid rising concern over detection of cases linked to the new variant Omicron. Speaking…Continue Reading

Omicron scare: Japan imposes strict quarantine rules for travellers from India

In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance. Japanese nationals and foreign residents travelling to Japan from India, Greece, Romania and four US states will have to undergo stringent quarantine regulations Sunday onwards, in order to control the…Continue Reading

More cases of Omicron from Jaipur, Pune and Delhi; 21 detected so far

Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Delhi reported cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 21. The first two cases were reported in Karnataka, followed by one in Jamnagar (Gujarat) and another in Maharashtra. In Jaipur, nine persons who took part in a…Continue Reading

Omicron scare: Mumbai revises home quarantine guidelines for international travellers

As the threat of the new COVID-19 variant looms in India, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday, December 3, issued revised SOPs for strict monitoring and supervision of international travellers arriving in Mumbai. In line with the Centres’ latest guidelines, the government of Maharashtra has prescribed 7-day home quarantine to international passengers from ‘at risk countries’.…Continue Reading

MPC meet, Omicron and IPO buzz among key factors to drive market this week

SynopsisBenchmark indices – Nifty50 and BSE Sensex – ended the week with gains of a per cent each, whereas the broader markets were in tandem, rising a per cent.AgenciesNew Delhi: Domestic equity markets ended the volatile week with modest gains, but kept the market participants on their toes. Despite the supportive GDP numbers, the new…Continue Reading

Omicron live updates: After 2 months, India jabs over 1 crore people in a day

Mexico reports 251 more Covid-19 fatalities; death toll at 295,154Australia’s medicine regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11Australia’s medicine regulator provisionally approved on Sunday the Pfizer Inc coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, with the health minister saying the rollout could begin from Jan. 10.After 2 months, India jabs over…Continue Reading