New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh on Sunday reported their first cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. In Madhya Pradesh eight people who had returned from abroad tested positive. In Himachal Pradesh one case was confirmed from nine samples sent for genome sequencing. Of the eight...
Read MoreImposition of a fresh lockdown in Maharashtra will be considered only if the daily demand for medical oxygen touches 800 metric tonne, Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday. The statement comes on a day when Maharashtra reported 1,485 Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths. This included two new cases of Omicron variant...
Read More‘India is fighting Covid-19 thanks to the spirited effort by our Jan Shakti’: PM Modi “India’s vaccination numbers are rising and this shows the innovative zeal of our scientists and the trust of our people. We have to keep taking precautions against COVID-19 in the wake of the new...
Read MoreIn view of the threat posed by the Omicron variant and the rising Covid-19 cases in the state, the Maharashtra government on Friday imposed fresh restrictions, including prohibitory orders banning the assembly of more than five persons in a group from 9 am to 6 pm in public places. Also, the Brihanmumbai Municipal...
Read Morethis effect late Friday evening. “There shall be no gathering or celebration of New Year in any closed or open areas under the BMC jurisdiction,” the order said. The order came into effect from the midnight of December 25 and shall remain in force till the next directive.
Read MoreIn view of the threat posed by the Omicron variant and the rising Covid-19 cases in the state, the Maharashtra government on Friday imposed fresh restrictions, including prohibitory orders banning the assembly of more than five persons in a group from 9 am to 6 pm in public places. Also, the Brihanmumbai...
Read MoreNew Delhi: The centre will send teams to 10 states “which are either reporting an increasing number of Omicron and COVID-19 cases or slow vaccination pace”, the Union Health Ministry has said. According to the order issued yesterday, these states are Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Mizoram, Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand...
Read MoreNew Delhi: India reported 7,189 fresh coronavirus infections and 387 new fatalities, said the health ministry today, pushing the national tally to 3,47,79,815 and the total death count to 4,79,520. The active cases stand at 77,032 while the country’s total cases of Omicron, the newest coronavirus variant, has increased...
Read MoreNew Delhi: India reported 7,189 fresh coronavirus infections and 387 new fatalities, said the health ministry today, pushing the national tally to 3,47,79,815 and the total death count to 4,79,520. The active cases stand at 77,032 while the country’s total cases of Omicron, the newest coronavirus variant, has increased...
Read MoreMaharashtra government has decided to impose fresh restrictions in the state to avoid crowding in view of the rising cases of COVID-19, and it will issue guidelines regarding these curbs, an official said on Friday. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a statement late night on Thursday that...
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