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Covid surge continues in TS; 2,606 new cases, two deaths

Most of the new cases are suspected to be caused by the Omicron variant

8 Jan 2022 4:19 PM

A health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for Covid-19 test, amid fear of spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, at Krantiveer Sangoli Rayanna (KSR) railway station in Bengaluru, (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)

Data shows Omicron variant driving third wave of pandemic across...

The government has reiterated and urged people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and avoid mass gatherings

8 Jan 2022 8:26 AM

Passengers wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus wait to get tested for COVID-19 at a railway station in Mumbai. (AP)

India reports 1,41,986 new Covid cases, Omicron tally rises to 3,071

Maharashtra at top with 876 Omicron variant cases, followed by Delhi at 513, Karnataka 333, Rajasthan 291, Kerala 284...

8 Jan 2022 6:39 AM

Passengers wait for taxis outside the T-3 terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan 6, 2022. (PTI Photo)

7-day self-isolation mandatory for international fliers from January...

The guidelines released on Friday come into force from January 11 and will remain effective till further government...

7 Jan 2022 5:07 PM

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan advised state and UTs not to let their guard down and keep strict vigil on the international passengers coming through various airports, ports and land border crossings. (Representational image: PTI)

7-day home quarantine compulsory for all international passengers...

Of the 280 cases, Omicron infection was confirmed in 186 people coming from low-risk countries and 64 from high-risk...

7 Jan 2022 11:37 AM

Passengers wait for taxis outside the T-3 terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India reports its second Omicron death from Odisha

The deceased, identified as a 50-year-old woman, was suffering from a brain stroke

7 Jan 2022 5:57 AM

A health worker sanitises an ambulance outside the Covid Care Centre at Commonwealth Games (CWG) village, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India-'s COVID-19 tally crosses 1 lakh after 214 days, Omicron count...

Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 876 cases followed by Delhi at 465, Karnataka 333, Rajasthan 291, Kerala 284...

7 Jan 2022 4:50 AM

A health worker prepares to perform Covid-19 coronavirus screening from inside a glass booth at a round the clock testing facility in Chennai. (Photo: AFP)

Omicron is highly transmissible but mild variant, says expert

The country has reported 2,630 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19

7 Jan 2022 2:44 AM

A staffer conducts thermal screening of a passenger at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, in Mumbai. (PTI)

No more Omicron surveillance at RGIA

Surveillance at the airport could well be of no use now, according to director of public health & family welfare Dr G....

6 Jan 2022 11:03 PM

The Telangana health department will no longer make data on the number of Omicron cases in the state public. (Photo:

Telangana to keep Omicron data under wraps

State health dept urges political parties to call off rallies, meets

6 Jan 2022 6:28 PM

People wearing masks wait to get vaccinated for COVID-19 outside a school in Kochi, Kerala. (Photo: AP)

Kerala logs 50 fresh cases of Omicron

According to the release, 32 of the Omicron infected persons had come from the UAE

6 Jan 2022 11:27 AM

A crowded platform at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station amid concern over rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 across the country, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Don-'t let your guard down thinking Omicron is mild infection, warns...

Dr PS Chandra further said the Omicron virus is highly infectious and it is going to increase the herd immunity

6 Jan 2022 10:02 AM