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New Year's Eve muted by Omicron; many hoping for better 2022

In many places, plans for New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or cancelled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections

Delhi records 9 Covid deaths in December; highest in last 4 months: Data

Delhi had recorded seven deaths due to Covid in November, four in October and five in September

Covid: Bihar has started recording Omicron cases, says CM Nitish Kumar

The Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that Omicron infection has started in the state and has asked people to be careful and follow Covid-19 norms.

Covishield: Serum Institute of India applies for full market authorisation

The Indian government now has enough data to consider a full market authorisation, says Serum CEO

New coronavirus infections driven by Omicron soar in Australia

While hospitalisations and deaths have been increasing from the surge, so far they haven't reached comparative levels seen in previous outbreaks

Ganguly discharged after Covid treatment, to remain in home isolation

The former skipper has not been infected with the Omicron variant, hospital authorities said

Covid positivity rate below 0.05% in UP, but vigilance necessary: CM Yogi

The Chief Minister also made an appeal about not spreading fear among people while urging caution

DATA STORY: India adds 16,000 active cases in 3 days; global cases shoot up

India has so far administered 1,445,416,714 vaccine doses. That is 4148.87 per cent of its total caseload, and 103.33 per cent of its population

Omicron variant resistant to antibodies, two vaccine doses: Study

The research, published in the journal Cell, shows that several antibodies used to treat Covid-19 will be ineffective against Omicron

Puducherry imposes night curfew till Jan 31 amid Omicron scare

The government in a notification said that though the number of fresh positive cases has come down, there is detection of the Variant of Concern (VoC), "Omicron" in the samples from Puducherry

US woman tests Covid positive mid-flight, isolates for 5 hrs in bathroom

A US woman was quarantined in an aeroplane bathroom for three hours after testing positive for COVID-19 halfway through a flight from Chicago to Iceland, according to media reports. Marisa Fotieo, a teacher from Michigan, said her throat began to hurt halfway through the trip on December 19 so she went to the bathroom to perform a rapid Covid test which confirmed she was infected, WABC-TV reported. Before the flight, Fotieo told CNN she took two PCR tests and about five rapid tests, all of which came back negative. But about an hour and a half into the flight, Fotieo started to feel a sore throat. "The wheels started turning in my brain and I thought, 'OK, I'm going to just go take a test.' It was going to make me feel better," Fotieo said. "Immediately, it came back positive." Fotieo is fully vaccinated and has received the booster. She tests consistently since she works with an unvaccinated population. When she got her results in the aeroplane bathroom, over the Atlantic Ocean, s

Best of BS Opinion: India's fight against Covid, the GDP estimation debate

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

India's Omicron Covid tally crosses 1,000; states further tighten measures

Maharashtra reported 198 new cases of the Omicron variant, including 190 in Mumbai alone

Omicron scare: Amid sudden Covid-19 surge, Centre flags eight states

West Bengal bans flights from UK; nearly 50% fresh cases in Delhi of Omicron

As Omicron spreads, officials ponder what it means to be 'fully vaccinated'

Now federal health officials, too, have taken on the question

Covid-19: T-cells to rescue as Omicron can't escape it, show studies

T cells, the body's weapon against virus-infected cells, were primed enough by vaccination that they defended against omicron

Delhi govt likely to isolate asymptomatic, mild cases of Omicron at home

The government will send only a limited number of all samples for genome sequencing

Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir reports 139 new cases, 1 death

Out of the fresh cases, 37 were from the Jammu division and 102 from the Kashmir division

Centre asks 19 states, UTs to ramp up Covid testing to restrict spread

A decline of over 50 per cent has been seen in testing in Arunachal Pradesh (68 per cent), Assam (58 per cent) and Nagaland (52 per cent)

Over 144.45 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

More than 59 lakh doses were administered in the day till 7 pm