Omicron India

New Delhi: Daily Covid-19 cases in India crossed 1.5 lakh on Saturday - up nearly 13% from the previous day's tally. India had recorded 1,59,377 fresh cases on Saturday by the time of going to press with data from Tripura still awaited. It…

New Delhi: The number of daily new Covid-19 cases in the country has once again been increasing sharply and has remained above the 1,00,000-mark for two consecutive days with the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) now driving the surge across many…

New Delhi: Amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, said to be highly infectious and capable of undergoing frequent mutations, multiple states and Union territories across India have reimposed fresh restrictions in…

New Delhi: Omicron cases rose to 113 in 11 states across India on Friday after recording the highest single-day rise of 26 fresh cases of the new variant. The Centre urged people to avoid unnecessary travel, mass gatherings and observe…