Covid-19 Omicron India Live: With over 1.5 lakh daily cases for second day, active count crosses 5-lakh mark

Swab testing in progress for Covid-19 at a municipality-run Health Post inside Mumbai’s Dharavi on Saturday morning. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)Covid-19 Omicron India Live News: India reported over 1.5 lakh daily cases for the second consecutive day, taking the active cases to 5,90,611. According to the Union Ministry of Health, the country recorded 1,59,632…Continue Reading

Omicron variant live updates: India reports 141,986 new Covid-19 cases, 21% higher than yesterday

Tamil Nadu Health Min Ma Subramanian, Health Secy J Radhakrishnan, Chennai Corporation Commissioner GS Bedi reviewed 18th mega vaccination drive at Indira Nagar today.77.3% of eligible population vaccinated with 1st dose, 61.46% with 2nd dose in the State, the minister says.Poll-bound Uttarakhand bans political rallies till January 16Political rallies, dharnas and demonstrations have been banned…Continue Reading

Omicron crisis: Indian as well as global diplomatic engagements impacted

Even as Covid cases due to Omicron variant have surged, global as well as India’s own domestic diplomatic engagements have been impacted. Several events have been postponed and cancelled. The biennial investor mega-summit, Vibrant Gujarat was postponed due to increasing number of Covid cases. The summit initially due to take place from January 10th to…Continue Reading

Omicron Surge: XIMB Quarters, 4 Other Places Declared Containment Zones In Bhubaneswar

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday declared a quarters of Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB) and four other places as containment zones after detection of several Covid-19 cases in the areas.According to a notification issued by the BMC, Block-II, Qtr No-12  of XIMB in ward number-16 has been declared containment zone.Similarly, HIG-56, Lane-6 in…Continue Reading

Omicron & Delta have a flu friend called florona. Be wary of the fiend, get your annual shot

Nearly two years ago, the coronavirus pandemic started disrupting our lives. In 2021, a catastrophic second wave hit the nation. The damage was irreparable — to lives, livelihood, jobs and the economy. Several lost their loved ones and many developed mental health issues because of the deadly Delta variant. Then came Omicron, a variant that…Continue Reading

Omicron को हल्के में न लें! WHO की चेतावनी

बढ़ते Omicron केस को लेकर WHO की चेतावनी (प्रतीकात्मक तस्वीर)स्टॉकहोम: दुनियाभर में ओमिक्रॉन (Omicron) के बढ़ते मामलों से एक नए और ज्यादा घातक वेरिएंट के उभरने का खतरा बढ़ सकता है. विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन (WHO) ने मंगलवार को यह चेतावनी दी. यह वेरिएंट (ओमिक्रॉन) दुनियाभर में जंगल की आग की तरह फैल रहा है. हालांकि, यह शुरुआती…Continue Reading

Omicron: India’s national capital Delhi imposes weekend curfew amid rising COVID cases

As cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 have increased in recent days, India’s capital Delhi will implement a weekend curfew, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said during a news conference on Tuesday. He also stated that most businesses will be forced to have half of their workforce work from home. Buses and metro…Continue Reading

India’s Omicron tally reaches 1,892; Covid-19 cases see a single-day spike of 37,379

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: January 4, 2022 11:42:24 am Beneficiaries at Mumbai’s BKC Jumbo Center receive Covid jabs as drive vaccination drives for age group of 15 to 18 years began on Monday. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty) India’s tally for the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, on Tuesday reached 1,892,…Continue Reading