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Crowded Sarojini Nagar market amid rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India reports 422 new cases of Omicron, Maharashtra's numbers highest

6,987 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in a day, 162 new fatalities recorded

26 Dec 2021 4:53 AM GMT

The teams will also be responsible for the enforcement of COVID Appropriate Behaviors, availability of hospital beds, sufficient logistics including ambulances, ventilators, medical oxygen etc, and COVID-19 vaccination progress in the states. (ANI Photo)

Amid Omicron scare, Centre to deploy multi-disciplinary teams in 10...

These teams will be stationed in the states for three to five days and will work along with the State Health Authorities

25 Dec 2021 7:56 AM GMT

A medical worker collects swab sample of a passenger for Covid-19 test amid fear of spread of Omicron varaint, at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow. (PTI /Nand Kumar)

COVID update: India's Omicron tally rises to 415

The daily rise in new coronavirus cases has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 58 days now

25 Dec 2021 7:19 AM GMT

Shobhaa De | 2021 was better than 2020! Will 2022 sizzle & crackle?

Europe shuts down, New Year's parties are cancelled across the globe, we in India are less despondent and generally...

24 Dec 2021 9:10 PM GMT

People wearing face mask as a precaution against coronavirus shop for the Christmas, in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

India records 122 new cases of Omicron, highest so far; tally stand at...

The 358 Omicron Covid variant cases have been detected across 17 states and union territories so far

24 Dec 2021 4:55 AM GMT

Health workers process COVID-19 PCR tests at an outdoor testing site aside the Long Island Sound in Stamford, Connecticut. (Photo: AFP)

Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022: Singapore...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the world to pull together to end the COVID-19 pandemic next year

24 Dec 2021 4:39 AM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI file photo)

Fight against Covid is not over yet, says PM

Modi directed the officials to work with the state authorities on a regular basis

23 Dec 2021 6:33 PM GMT

Health workers inside an Isolation Ward for COVID-19 to treat persons infected with the Omicron variant, at Omandhurar Government Medical College Hospital, in Chennai, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say

The findings have not yet been reviewed by other experts, the gold standard in scientific research

23 Dec 2021 8:55 AM GMT

A medical worker guides people as they wait for their coronavirus test at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

South Korea marks deadliest day of pandemic as omicron looms

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said a record 109 people died in the last 24-hour period

23 Dec 2021 6:24 AM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi to hold meeting on COVID-19 situation on Thursday

Delhi, which has recorded 57 Omicron cases so far, has banned all gatherings to celebrate Christmas and New Year

22 Dec 2021 7:31 PM GMT

A man walks past a Covid-19 Coronavirus awareness mural in Chennai. (Photo: AFP)

When will government provide COVID-19 vaccine booster shots: Rahul...

Sharing data about vaccinations, Gandhi there is a daily shortfall of 55.3 million doses

22 Dec 2021 7:28 AM GMT

A medic takes a nasal swab sample for the COVID- 19 test amid the rise in coronavirus cases, at a swab collect kiosk of urban community health center (UCHC), in Bhubaneswar. (Photo: PTI)

Two omicron cases detected in Odisha

Both of them have travel history to foreign nations - Nigeria and Qatar, respectively

21 Dec 2021 8:41 AM GMT