Coronavirus

Seventy-seven people have recovered from the fatal sickness out of the 200 cases. There are now 123 active cases of the new variant in the country.

The business is still developing a vaccine to guard against Omicron, which it intends to put into clinical trials early next year.

In early trade, the market capitalization of BSE-listed companies declined by Rs 10.47 lakh crore to Rs 253.56 lakh crore.

Dr Guleria informed the media that we should brace ourselves and hope that things do not deteriorate as severely as they did in the United Kingdom.

According to the government, it was the first state or union territory to accomplish the accomplishment utilising solely Covishield.

Faced with the potential of a third wave of infections, the ministry emphasised the need to practise Covid-appropriate behaviour, such as wearing face masks and keeping social distance. The government also advised citizens to avoid unnecessary travel and to avoid huge groups and gatherings.

Satyendar Jain stated that many overseas travellers are testing positive for Covid-19 upon arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Even as the world grips with the threat of the new Omicron variant of the Covid-19, a new study has found that countries that imposed stringent face mask mandates witnessed significantly slower mortality as opposed to the nations that did not imply strict rules.

When asked about the likelihood of a lab leak being the cause of the pandemic, Chan stated that a "lab origin is more plausible than natural origin at this moment."

The cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far has exceeded 134.53 crore, under the nationwide vaccination drive.