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Covid: UK records first Omicron variant death, says PM Boris Johnson
"Sadly, yes, Omicron is producing hospitalisations and sadly at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with Omicron, Johnson told reporters.
 "Covid: UK records first Omicron variant death, says PM Boris Johnson")
Telangana clocks 190 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours
The samples tested per million population were 7,80,661
 "Telangana clocks 190 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours")
Tamil Nadu records 657 new coronavirus cases, 12 fatalities in a day
Chennai accounted for 5,59,581 positive cases while the active cases remain at 1,311
 "Tamil Nadu records 657 new coronavirus cases, 12 fatalities in a day")
Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora test Covid positive; BMC seals former's house
It was reported earlier on Monday that the duo had been attending several parties recently and hence might be super-spreaders of the deadly virus
 "Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora test Covid positive; BMC seals former's house")
Kerala registers 2,434 new Covid cases, 203 deaths in last 24 hours
The new cases took the state's caseload to 5,185,210
 "Kerala registers 2,434 new Covid cases, 203 deaths in last 24 hours")
China detects first case of Omicron Covid variant
The Chinese state-affiliated media CGTN informed that the first Omicron case was detected in a person who arrived from overseas in North China's Tianjin
 "China detects first case of Omicron Covid variant")
Musk mocks Finland PM for clubbing after Covid exposure
The meme shows a man in a bar asking a woman, "What do you do?". She replies, "I'm the Prime Minister of Finland," and the man reacts in shock.
 "Musk mocks Finland PM for clubbing after Covid exposure")
Two-dose vaccines induce lower antibodies against Omicron, study finds
Two-dose Covid-19 vaccine regimens do not induce enough neutralising antibodies against the Omicron coronavirus variant, British scientists found.
 "Two-dose vaccines induce lower antibodies against Omicron, study finds")
'Phenomenal' Omicron spread accounts for 40% of London infections
New COVID variant doubling every 2-3 days, says Health Secretary Sajid Javid; get a booster as two vaccines not enough, says UK govt
Omicron could cause up to 75,000 deaths in UK by April end, study warns
The Omicron variant of coronavirus could cause between 25,000 and 75,000 Covid related deaths in the UK by April next year, if additional control measures were not taken, according to modelling study.
Omicron poses 'very high' global risk, but data on severity limited: WHO
Even if the severity is potentially lower than for the Delta variant, it is expected that hospitalisations will increase as a result of increasing transmission, says WHO in a technical brief
 "Omicron poses 'very high' global risk, but data on severity limited: WHO")
Delhi ready to tackle Omicron threat, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
With cases of Omicron rising in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the Union Territory government is prepared to impose restrictions if the need arises.
 "Delhi ready to tackle Omicron threat, says CM Arvind Kejriwal")
Pakistan reports first confirmed Omicron case through gene-sequencing
Pakistan has detected the first confirmed case of the Omicron variant in a patient belonging to Karachi, local media reported on Monday.
 "Pakistan reports first confirmed Omicron case through gene-sequencing")
DATA STORY: India logs 7,350 new cases; death toll rises to 475,636
India has so far administered 1,331,784,462 vaccine doses. That is 3838.23 per cent of its total caseload, and 95.2 per cent of its population
 "DATA STORY: India logs 7,350 new cases; death toll rises to 475,636")
China reports spurt of Delta strain 'sub-lineage' cases of Covid-19
China reported a sudden flare-up of Covid cases in Zhejiang Province that registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of Delta strain "sub-lineage AY.4"
 "China reports spurt of Delta strain 'sub-lineage' cases of Covid-19")
Over 1.40 bn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Govt
More than 140.28 crore (1,40,28,94,550) COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday
 "Over 1.40 bn Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Govt")
Omicron could replace Delta globally: Russian Gamaleya Institute chief
The Omicron strain of the coronavirus could eventually replace the Delta variant, as it is already happening in South Africa, Alexander Gintsburg said
 "Omicron could replace Delta globally: Russian Gamaleya Institute chief")
China's Brii says its Covid antibody cocktail retains Omicron activity
China's Brii Biosciences said on Sunday lab studies showed that its COVID-19 antibody cocktail retained activity against the Omicron variant
 "China's Brii says its Covid antibody cocktail retains Omicron activity")
'US vaccine support to North Korea could help revive nuke talks'
Park Jie-won, head of South Korea's National Intelligence Service, on Monday said that Washington's possible proposal to provide Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang could serve help revive the talks
India records 7,350 Covid infections in 24 hrs, active cases at 91,456
India's coronavirus tally rose to 3,46,97,860 with 7,350 people testing positive for the infection in a day
 "India records 7,350 Covid infections in 24 hrs, active cases at 91,456")