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US weighs travel curbs as new Omicron variant hits 23 countries

The US move to strengthen the testing regime reflects growing concern about the Omicron variant

Coronavirus pandemic: 45 new cases in Gujarat and one death

The number of active cases in the state rose to 293, with eight of these patients being critical

Covid-19 pandemic: Tamil Nadu logs 718 new cases; 11 fatalities

The state's Covid death toll reached to 36,492

Covid-19 pandemic: 322 new cases and two deaths in Karnataka

Of the new cases, 165 were from Bengaluru Urban

6 Covid cases detected on screening passengers from 'at-risk' nations: Govt

Eleven flights from "at-risk" countries landed at India's various airports, except Lucknow, from midnight to 4 pm on Wednesday carrying 3,476 passengers

US and other nations harden travel rules over Omicron, EU urges vaccination

Some 56 countries were reportedly implementing travel measures to guard against Omicron as of Nov 28

WHO expects to have more information on Omicron transmission 'within days'

That was faster than the "weeks" the WHO had predicted last week that it would take to assess the data available on the variant after designating it a "variant of concern"

Covid-19 pandemic: Active cases constant at 2,149 in Andhra Pradesh

The total recoveries touched 20,56,501 and toll 14,443

Omicron: These countries are slapping the unvaccinated with fines and bans

Here are some of the measures against the unvaccinated deployed by governments around the world

Mumbai records 108 new Covid-19 cases, lowest since April 2020

At present, there are 1,904 active infection cases as 215 patients recuperated and were discharged from hospitals.

Kerala registers 5,405 new Covid-19 infections, 403 fatalities

As many as 64,191 samples were tested in the last 24 hours

Negative RT-PCR report must for all domestic passengers arriving in Mumbai

Amid global concerns over the Omicron strain, the Mumbai civic body on Wednesday mandated all domestic passengers landing at the city airport to carry a negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hours

Top headlines: Int'l flights not from Dec 15; Nov GST mop up at Rs 1.31 trn

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Wednesday

Amid Omicron threat, govt issues FAQs for incoming international travellers

ICMR approves 9 systems for molecular testing of SARS-CoV-2 at airports

European Union decides against emergency summit on omicron for now

Much remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious

80% int'l travellers opt for Rapid PCR test at Delhi's IGI Airport today

The Ministry of Health and family has set new guidelines for international travellers that are being implemented from December 1 onwards: Official

Kamal Haasan has fully recovered from Covid-19, says hospital

Haasan was treated for mild coronavirus

DATA STORY: 8,954 cases added; active cases drop below 100,000-mark

India has so far administered 1,241,086,850 vaccine doses. That is 3647.19 per cent of its total caseload, and 88.72 per cent of its population

Four tested positive for Covid at IGI airport, samples sent for sequencing

Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital has been designated to treat patients testing positive for the new Covid-19 variant Omicron

Omicron highly uncertain, may require stringent response: Scientists

The newly detected Omicron variant of coronavirus is "highly uncertain" but may require a "very stringent response", scientists have said.