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Biotech firm Mylab developing test to screen multiple Covid variants

Mylab MD Rawal said the firm is making both hardware and software for the test, and it will be ready in the next two months or so

US makes negative test binding on flyers; Omicron now in 38 nations

The Omicron variant continues to spread in the US, with three more cases reported in New York City and one each in Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Connecticut on Saturday

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra logs 707 new cases, seven more deaths

There are 7,151 active Covid-19 cases in the state

Covid-19 pandemic: Goa registers 49 new infections, no death

The state's Covid caseload went up to 1,79,174

4 members of family, 5 others test positive for Omicron variant in Jaipur

The genome sequencing of their swab samples confirmed it, a senior official said

Mumbai Covid-19: Reports 213 new cases, one fatality in last 24 hours

Mumbai on Sunday reported 213 fresh coronavirus positive cases and one fatality, taking the tally to 7,63,835 and the toll to 16,349, the city civic body said.

Covid-19: Kerala reports 4,450 new cases, 23 deaths in last 24 hrs

Kerala reported 4,450 new Covid-19 cases and 23 deaths in the past 24 hours, as per the state health bulletin on Sunday.

Delhi reports first Omicron case, fully vax man with travel history to SA

A 37-year-old fully vaccinated man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania has tested positive for Omicron, making it the first case of the new COVID-19 variant in the national capital.

Karnataka coronavirus update: Reports 456 Covid cases, six deaths in 24 hrs

Karnataka on Sunday reported 456 fresh Covid-19 cases and six deaths taking the caseload and cumulative fatalities to 29,98,099 and 38,230 respectively, the state health department said.

Jammu and Kashmir Covid update: 161 new Covid cases, two more die

Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 161 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the number of infected people to 3,37,807, while two fatalities in the past 24 hours raised the death toll to 4,481.

Delhi reports 63 Covid cases, positivity rate up marginally to 0.11%

Delhi reported 63 coronavirus cases and zero deaths on Sunday, as the positivity rate rose marginally to 0.11 per cent, according to data shared by the city's health department.

Travel restrictions due to Omicron variant 'too late', say scientists

Most travel bans target South Africa, which raised the alarm about Omicron on 24 November, and Botswana, which also reported early cases

Maharashtra's Omicron tally reaches 8 as seven more test positive

Seven persons from Pune district have tested positive for Omicron variant of coronavirus, a health official said on Sunday.

Kerala coronavirus update: Reports 4,450 new cases, 161 deaths in 24 hours

Kerala on Sunday recorded 4,450 fresh Covid-19 cases and 161 deaths, raising the caseload to 51,54,092 and the toll to 41,600 respectively, the State government said.

Maha: Two test Covid positive at Nashik literary meet, contact tracing on

Two women publishers from Pune attending the 94th Marathi literary meet here in Maharashtra have tested positive for coronavirus, civic officials said on Sunday.

Omicron: Telangana ups surveillance mechanism at international airports

Amid rising concerns over 'Omicron', the new variant of Covid-19, surveillance mechanism has been intensified at the international airport here, a senior health official said on Sunday.

Odisha coronavirus update: Registers 189 new Covid cases, 2 more fatalities

Odisha on Sunday reported 189 new Covid-19 cases, four less than the previous day, with the tally rising to 10,50,249, a health department bulletin said.

Another passenger from Singapore tests positive for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu

A day after two international passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu amid new Omicron variant of coronavirus, another passenger from Singapore tested positive for the infection.

K'taka Covid-19: 69 people including 59 students in JNV test positive

As many as 69 people including 59 students of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya here have tested positive for Covid-19 and all are asymptomatic, a health officer said.

Delhi's first omicron case in traveller from Tanzania, India's 5th: reports

The country reported a single-day rise of 2,796 deaths on Sunday after Bihar reconciled its Covid data. This pushed the overall death toll to 473,326