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Maha revises RT-PCR rates at private labs: fixes Rs 700 for home sample

For tests conducted at laboratories in hospitals, Covid care centres and quarantine centres, Rs 500 will be charged

Odisha: 246 samples sent for genome sequencing to detect Omicron

Amid Omicron threat, 246 samples from various districts of Odisha were sent to Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar for genome sequencing, an official said on Monday.

Is there risk of Omicron affecting kids in India as in South Africa?

While there is no data or evidence to show that children are not susceptible to Covid infection, Omicron may not cause a significant impact in children, experts argued on Monday.

IMA wants booster dose for healthcare workers, others amid Omicron threat

Omicron has proved to be less virulent in producing severe infections but definitely 5 to 10 times more potent in transmissibility than the Delta virus: IMA

'Third wave projected to hit India by Feb, but may be milder than second'

With Omicron, the new variant of SARS-CoV2, the third wave of coronavirus could hit the peak by February with cases likely to be reaching up to 1-1.5 lakh a day in the country, a scientist said

Top headlines: TaMo to hike CV prices; Centre regrets Nagaland killings

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Monday

Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid, says Oxford vaccine creator

Sarah Gilbert stressed on the need for more funding on pandemic preparedness

Further Covid containment measures after consulting experts, says K'taka CM

Meanwhile, Health Minister K Sudhakar in response to a question, downplayed the threats of the possible third wave of Covid-19

Karnataka: With Covid among students, min says will stop schools if needed

He, however, maintained that the experts were of the opinion that there was no problem in holding regular offline classes

DATA STORY: India adds 8,306 new cases, death toll rises to 473,537

India has so far administered 1,279,309,669 vaccine doses. That is 3692.99 per cent of its total caseload, and 91.45 per cent of its population

Assam govt issues fresh SOP as Omicron variant cases increase in country

The Assam government issued a new SOP, including mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival, for international travellers

Turkey reports 19,357 new coronavirus cases; tally rises to 8,901,117

A total of 350,937 tests were conducted over the past day

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra's Nashik district logs 37 new infections

The Covid death toll in the district went up to 8,729

Assam reports 101 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths in past 24 hours

Assam reported 101 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the past 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin on Sunday.

Mansukh Mandaviya reviews RT-PCR testing facilities at Delhi airport

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday reviewed the RT-PCR testing facilities at Delhi's IGI Airport as the tally of cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus reached 21 in the country.

West Bengal reports 620 new Covid-19 cases, 10 more deaths on Sunday

West Bengal on Sunday reported 620 new COVID-19 cases, one less than the previous day, with the tally rising to 1,619,257, a health department bulletin said.

Covid-19: Delhi reports first Omicron case as India vaccinates 50% adults

Experts have said that the Omicron situation will become clearer by the end of this year

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