Omicron coronavirus variant
First Omicron case in Delhi after Tanzania returnee tests positive; 5th in India
Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop international flights in view of Omicron variant
Omicron will be in major cities but with mild symptoms: Former CSIR institute Chief
As per the WHO, the first known confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen collected on November 9 this year
Top scientists for COVID booster vaccine dose
Give booster jabs to 40 plus and high risk cases, recommend top genomic scientists
Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet study
Two doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines have shown 79 per cent and 90 per cent protection
India detects first two cases of Omicron, both from Karnataka
Health Ministry said that both the cases have been reported in Karnataka, with the patients being two men aged 66 and 46
In-person student attendance in schools may drop by 14 per cent due to Omicron threat
The World Health Organisation has designated the new SARS-Cov-2 variant as a 'variant of concern'
Four more international travellers test COVID-19 positive at Delhi airport: Officials
A total of eight people from 'at-risk' countries have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi till now
India records 9,765 new Covid cases, 477 deaths in a span of 24 hours
The active cases comprise 0.29 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020
Four passengers from UK, Netherlands test positive for Covid in Delhi
Their samples have been sent for genome sequencing to ascertain if they have the new variant, sources said
November records lowest number of fresh COVID-19 cases in India since May 2020
The number of daily cases peaked on May 6, when the country registered 4,14,188 Covid cases in a span of 24 hours