Moderna's shares were pressured as coronavirus pills by Pfizer and Merck & Co recently received FDA authorisation
Almost 900,000 cases were detected on average each day around the world between December 22-28
Domestic demand had fallen after cases began to decline. Omicron surge may reverse the trend
The state's infection tally stands at 773,061
The night curfew will be in force daily from 9 pm to 4 am from December 29 till January end
The state reported the highest single-day tally of Omicron cases recorded so far by any state in the country
The central drug authority, CDSCO, approved Covovax on Monday
Goa has seen a sudden spike in Covid cases over the last couple of days
France has vaccinated 77 per cent of its population and is rushing out booster shots
The number of active cases in Himachal Pradesh stands at 403
The recovery count in the state stood at 782,976
17 more patients infected with the new variant have recovered in the state
2,510 new Covid cases reported in Mumbai on Wednesday, 82% higher than Tuesday, while Delhi reports 86% jump at 923 new infections
"Delta and Omicrom are now twin threats driving up cases to record numbers, leading to spikes in hospitalisation and deaths," he said
France has been breaking Covid records repeatedly over the past few days
As on Wednesday, the state has 657 active cases
Johnson said Omicron continued to "cause real problems" even though it was "obviously milder than the Delta variant"
The total numver of Covid cases in Nashik reached 413,763
Karnataka reported 566 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 30,05,798 and the toll to 38,324.
All shops and establishments including clubs, bars, hotels, and restaurants have to down their shutters latest by 10 p.m.