Omicron

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: India’s daily number of Covid-19 cases swiftly crossed 1.4 lakh cases with 21% rise in 24 hours as the country stares at the third wave driven by Omicron cases. Daily positivity rate: 9.28% Active cases: 4,72,169 Total…

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus  on Thursday said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be a less severe disease than the Delta strain, but it does not mean it should be…

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday issued revised guidelines making seven-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals and an RT-PCR test on the eighth day. The revised guidelines come in the wake of an upsurge in…

New Delhi: India on Friday reported 1,17,100 new Covid-19 cases, highest since early June, while the active cases rose to 3,71,363, according to the Union health ministry data. As per data: Daily positivity rate: 7.74% Active…

New Delhi: In wake of a rapid upsurge in COVID-19 cases, the Supreme Court of India has decided to hear all the matters in virtual mode with effect from 7th January with the Benches sitting at the Residential Offices. Only urgent matters…

Bhubaneswar: A 45-year-old woman from Agalpur area of Bolangir district died on Thursday. She was infected with the fast-spreading Omicron virus. This is the first death in the state after being infected with Omicron. According to…

Bhubaneswar: Director of Health and Family Welfare Bijay Panigrahi on Thursday said Omicron has spread its tentacles to all districts of Odisha. The senior health official said like other states, the transmission will further increase in…

Bhubaneswar: Amid the rapid surge in Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the State Government on Wednesday imposed fresh curbs which will come into force from 5 am of 7th January and remain till 5 am of 1st February 2022. As per the announcement,…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reported 24 new Omicron cases, taking the total tally of the cases of the new variant of coronavirus to 61, informed the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) on Wednesday. While five of them are returnees from foreign…