Omicron Variant

New Delhi: As many as 931 active COVID cases have been reported across all formations of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a senior official said on Monday. Those infected with the virus have been either in-home quarantined or in…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Department has suspended the marking of attendance on Biometric Attendance System (BAS) in all state & private universities and colleges in the state as a precautionary measure to contain the spread…

New Delhi: The Sports Authority of India has come up with fresh Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to deal with the drastic rise in the Covid cases, mostly owing to the Omicron variant. These measures will be strictly implemented at the…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reviewed the COVID-19 situation and directed the authorities concerned to keep in readiness all government and private COVID hospitals in the state within the next 10 days. The Chief…

Geneva: WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that the Omicron variant is infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people worldwide and it appears that vaccines are still proving to be effective because even though the…

London: As the Covid19 Omicron variant has slightly down from the highs from the country, the UK government has decided not to impose further COVID-19 lockdown curbs before the New Year. After meetings with experts to assess the latest…

Barang: A total of 20,013 tourists visited Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) in Bhubaneswar on Christmas, informed the NZP authorities on Saturday. While Nandankanan witnessed thousands of tourists of all age groups thronging in large…

New Delhi: The Centre has advised States and UTs to not let their guard down and maintain their preparedness for fighting COVID19 (and its variants) in view of the new variant Omicron (designated as a Variant of Concern by WHO on 26th…

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported its second case Omicron variant of COVID-19. The patient has been identified as a 39-year-old woman. She had a travel history to Kenya. According to reports, the woman was tested on…

Bhubaneswar: Amid the rising threat of Covid-19 Omicron Variant in the country, Odisha Chief Secretary will chair a high-level meeting today at Loka Seva Bhawan to discuss ways to tackle current health emergencies. Meanwhile, after two…