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Maharashtra records 20 new Omicron cases, all asymptomatic

11 new cases were reported from Mumbai, six from Pune, two from Satara and one from Ahmednagar

One in 10 Londoners are likely infected with Covid, new figures show

New modelling shows 9.5% of Londoners had Covid on Sunday; model suggests 600,000 in England got Covid in just five days

Haryana imposes night curfew, gathering over 200 banned at public places

In order to tackle the transmission of Covid, the state government has also barred people, who are not fully vaccinated against Covid, from public places in the state after January 1

After newspaper hawkers, Odisha CM announces assistance for street vendors

Naveen Patnaik launches direct cash benefits for 110,000 street vendors across 114 urban centres in Odisha

Mumbai struggling with medical infrastructure amid pandemic: Report

Mumbai First and Praja Foundation released the Ideal Mumbai public health manifesto, highlighting the city's primary healthcare needs and suggested a strong public health action plan

Govt urges private health sector to be ready to face Omicron threat

Addressing a press conference, NITI Aayog member (Health) V K Paul said the private sector has been part and parcel of the national infrastructure

Kerala sees 2,605 new Covid infections, 343 deaths in last 24 hours

Among the districts, Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest number--534, followed by Ernakulam with 496 cases and Kozhikode with 252 cases

Govt's scientific groups deliberating on need for booster dose of Covid-19

ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said discussions are going on to look at different aspects of booster dose

Seven-day home quarantine in Mumbai for passengers arriving from Dubai

As many as 88 people had tested positive for Omicron in Maharashtra until Thursday, including 35 in Mumbai

People flowing like river in Sarojini Nagar market, stampede can happen: HC

The state of affairs, be it Covid or non-Covid, is "frightening" as people are "flowing like a river", the Delhi High Court said while taking note of overcrowding in Sarojini Nagar market

Surging Omicron: Delhi govt roping NGO's to strengthen health facilities

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Thursday announced that since Omicron infection does not require hospitalisation in most cases

Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan recovers from coronavirus

Khan, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on December 13, shared the news in a brief statement on her Instagram Stories

Delhi logs 180 fresh Covid cases in a day, highest since June 16

The national capital on Friday recorded 180 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since June 16, and zero death while the positivity rate mounted to 0.29 per cent

Of 183 Omicron cases analysed so far, 91% were fully vaccinated: Govt

Of 358 cases of Omicron variant detected in India so far, 183 were analysed and 121 of them had foreign travel history, says govt

Tokyo reports first community transmission of Omicron variant

Kyoto, a western prefecture of Japan, also confirmed three infections of the variant through unknown routes on Friday

First dose of Covid vaccine given to all eligible people in Delhi: Kejriwal

According to the CoWIN dashboard, 14.8 mn people in Delhi have taken at least one shot of Covid vaccine by 8 pm on Thursday

Multi-vitamins, paracetamol only treatment given to 40 Omicron patients

This was the only treatment provided to Omicron patients at Delhi's Lok Nayak hospital so far

Covid: Pressure mounts on India to begin boosters as Omicron spreads

The heavily mutated and highly transmissible variant, which was discovered within India's borders earlier this month, has already led to 358 infections.

Andhra Pradesh reports two more Omicron cases, tally reaches four

The variant was detected in two international travellers who arrived last week

Omicron variant dampens festive spirit, worries hospitality sector

A restaurant owner in Khan Market, the buzzing shopping and eating destination in the heart of the city, said this is their turnaround moment but it may not happen.