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DATA STORY: India adds 8,439 new cases, death toll rises to 473,952

India has so far administered 1,295,419,975 vaccine doses. That is 3737.84 per cent of its total caseload, and 92.6 per cent of its population

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Separate isolation area for Omicron positive patients must: Health Ministry

Asks state depts to ensure no cross infection takes place and adequate precautions are taken by healthcare workers to prevent transmission between them and patients

Covid: Pfizer, BioNTech say third dose neutralises Omicron variant

A booster with the current version of the vaccine increased antibodies 25-fold, providing a similar level as observed after two doses

Treat Omicron cases only in designated Covid facilities: Centre to states

The Union health ministry on Wednesday said patients of the new coronavirus variant have to be treated in designated Covid facilities with separate isolation area.

Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise, says WHO

The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological report, said more data was needed to assess the severity of disease caused by the Omicron variant

Most patients infected with Omicron get mild symptoms: S. African doctor

Chairperson of the South African Medical Association (SAMA) said most patients infected with Omicron got mild symptoms, while the unvaccinated patients showed relatively severe symptoms

South Korea Covid update: Daily virus jump exceeds 7,000 for 1st time

New infections in South Korea exceeded 7,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic as hours-long lines snaked around testing stations in the capital Seoul amid a worsening virus crisis

Delhi reports 51 fresh coronavirus cases; tally rises to 14,41,449

The number of active cases stands at 376, of which 152 are in home isolation

Nine school students tested positive for coronavirus infection in Odisha

At least 182 students reside in the hostel of the residential school.

UK reports over 100 new cases of Omicron Covid variant; tally reaches 437

Britain registered 45,691 new Covid-19 infections

Covid-19 pandemic: Eight fresh cases push Sikkim's tally to 32,382

The fresh infections have taken the number of active cases in the state to 198

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam reports 150 new infections, one more death

The number of active cases currently in the state is 1,218

West Bengal logs 507 new Coronavirus infections, 9 more deaths

Kolkata and North 24 Parganas accounted for 258 fresh cases

Third wave: India adds Ghana and Tanzania to list of 'at risk' countries

The passengers will have to wait for the results before leaving the airport or taking a connecting flight

Only 11 of 36 states and UTs had more vaccine doses than required on Dec 1

227 million vaccine doses were available with the states as on December 1

Telangana records 203 new coronavirus cases, one death; tally 677,341

The samples tested per million population was 7,74,905

Himachal Pradesh sees 54 new Covid cases in a day; tally reaches 227,684

The number of active Covid-19 cases now stand at 736 in the state

Maharashtra records 669 Covid cases, 19 deaths; no new Omicron infection

Ten districts and seven civic bodies did not report any fresh Covid-19 cases

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan puts Covid-19 loss at Rs 30,000 crore

In 2019-20 financial year, the state suffered a revenue loss of Rs 8,000 crore and in 2020-21 another Rs 14,000 crore