Page 85 - Latest Updates on Omicron
LIVE: Delhi, Mumbai report sharp uptick in daily Covid cases
Delhi sees 50% jump in cases from yesterday, while Mumbai reports nearly 70% rise
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Covid: Full list of restrictions as yellow alert sounded in Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared a yellow alert in the wake of a spike, restrictions will be imposed in the national capital under Level 1 of the Graded Action Response Plan
DATA STORY: India logs 6,358 new cases; death toll rises to 480,290
India has so far administered 1,424,681,736 vaccine doses. That is 4093.94 per cent of its total caseload, and 101.84 per cent of its population
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Covid-19: Russia's Avifavir pill shows promise against Omicron, Delta
Russia-based pharma company ChemRar Group on Tuesday announced that its anti-Covid pill, named Avifavir, is effective against Delta as well as the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus.
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15 Omicron patients discharged in K'taka; health dept treads cautiously
Karnataka was the state which reported the first two cases of the Omicron variant in the country
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Kejriwal to hold high-level meet on Covid-19 situation in Delhi: Report
The chief minister will chair the meeting at 12 noon. It will discuss the rising number of COVID-19 cases and threat posed by its new variant Omicron
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Omicron: Maharashtra records max number of cases, India's total at 653
India has logged 653 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 21 states and UTs so far out of which 186 have recovered or migrated, according to the Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday
2nd Covid wave, Omicron emergence kept Maha health sector on edge in 2021
Maharashtra's health sector came under severe strain in 2021, as it faced the onslaught of the ferocious second wave of COVID-19 led by the Delta variant
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Australia's Victoria, Queensland report record number of new Covid cases
Australia's Victoria and Queensland states reported record levels of new daily coronavirus infections on Tuesday as pressure on testing centers prompted calls for wider use of rapid antigen tests.
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India reports 6,358 new Covid-19 cases, Omicron tally rises to 653
A total of 6,358 new Covid-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload in the country to 75,456
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Hundreds of Afghans stranded at Iran border closed due to Omicron outbreak
Hundreds of Afghan nationals trying to enter Iran have become stranded after Tehran closed its borders due to the outbreak of Omicron variant
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Safe-haven yen sinks to one-month low as Omicron variant worries ebb
The Japanese currency weakened as far as 114.935 yen per dollar for the first time since Nov. 26, approaching the year-to-date low of 115.525 reached Nov. 24.
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Global Covid caseload tops 281.3 mn, deaths surge over 5.40 million
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 281.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.40 million and vaccinations to over 8.97 billion
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Delhi records highest new Covid cases in over 6 months, yellow alert likely
With Delhi reporting the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases in six months, a declaration of Yellow Alert with its host of restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan is likely
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UK logs 98,515 Covid cases in 24 hrs; infections tally tops 12 mn
The UK reported 98,515 Covid-19 fresh cases and 143 deaths in the past 24 hours on Monday (local time).
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Omicron variant spreads global gloom over New Year's celebrations
As omicron spreads ever more gloom around the globe ahead of New Year's Eve, governments are moving at different speeds to contain the scourge, with some reimposing restrictions immediately
Indicators show Indian economy was growing steadily before Omicron hit
All eight high-frequency indicators tracked by Bloomberg News were steady last month, keeping the needle on a dial measuring the so-called 'Animal Spirits' unchanged at 5
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Omicron drives record-high daily Covid-19 infections in US since January
The new Omicron variant has driven a winter surge in Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths across the US, with daily infections reaching a record high since January.
US CDC cuts short Covid isolation, quarantine for all from 10 to 5 days
US health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
Gold hovers near 1-week high as Omicron unease offsets firmer dollar
Gold prices reversed course to approach a one-week peak on Monday, as renewed risks to global economic growth from rising cases of Omicron
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