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Airlines grapple with Omicron-related disruptions to start off 2022

Spread of the Omicron variant has led to a sharp increase in Covid-19 infections, forcing airlines to cancel flights as pilots and crew quarantine

Covid-19 pandemic: Nashik sees fresh 117 cases, no death; 64 recover

The number of tests in Nashik went up to 30,29,107

West Bengal reports 6,153 new Covid-19 cases, 8 fresh fatalities

As 2,407 Covid patients were discharged on Sunday, the recovery rate stood at 97.77 per cent

Covid-19 pandemic: One death, 76 fresh cases in Himachal Pradesh

The number of active cases in the state on Sunday rose to 526

Coronavirus pandemic: Seven new cases take Sikkim's tally to 32,517

Sikkim now has 58 active Covid cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka registers fresh 1,187 cases, six deaths

The spike in cases was driven by Bengaluru Urban, which contributed 923 infections and three deaths.

Eighty five students of Nainital school test positive for Covid

The students have been kept in isolation at the school, which has been declared a micro containment zone

Covid-19: Kerala records 2,802 fresh infections, 78 fatalities

As many as 50,180 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Amid spike in Covid, CM Bommai seeks people's cooperation to avoid lockdown

Regarding extending night curfew or imposing tough rules, he said it would be decided on either on Monday or Tuesday

Odisha Covid update: State reports 23 new Omicron cases, tally rises to 37

Odisha has reported twenty-three new Omicron cases, taking the total tally of the cases of the new variant of coronavirus to thirty-seven

TN govt to start virtual treatment for Covid-19 patients: Health minister

The virtual treatment would include the Omicron-affected individuals who have not received the vaccination but are 'asymptomatic'

India's Covid vaccination programme one of world's most successful: Govt

India's vaccination programme against COVID-19 has been one of the most successful and largest in the world, the Union health ministry said

Centre asks states to re-focus efforts against Omicron, ramp up vaccination

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked the states to focus on planning with regard to the 15-18 age group vaccination and precautionary doses for eligible beneficiaries

Covax delivers record 309 mn Covid vaccine doses in December

Gavi is one of the three principal backers of the programme, along with the World Health Organization and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

DATA STORY: India's active cases rise to 122,801; death toll at 481,770

India has so far administered 1,454,413,005 vaccine doses. That is 4168.67 per cent of its total caseload, and 103.97 per cent of its population

Covid-19: Woman in MP found infected with Omicron after foreign travel

A 26-year-old woman, who returned to Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district recently from the Netherlands, has been found infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, an official said on Sunday.

2021 was about repeated school closures, experts worried for this year

Frustrated with not getting a chance to go to school for nearly 18 months due to Covid, class 3 student Abhinav Shukla was full of excitement in November last year when schools reopened.

Sonia Gandhi dials Baghel, seeks update on Covid-19 preparedness

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday called Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to seek an update on the state's preparedness to tackle the possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mata Vaishno Devi University shut after 13 students test Covid postive

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district was closed on Sunday till further orders after 13 students tested positive for Covid-19.

India reports 27,553 new Covid-19 cases, 284 additional deaths

Meanwhile, the nationwide Omicron infection tally has increased to 1,525, of which 560 have been discharged from hospitals.