Omicron variant

India reports 27,409 new COVID infections, daily positivity rate dips to 2.23 pc

The daily positivity rate in the country has also dipped to 2.23 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate has dropped to 3.63 per cent. Full story

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 10:43 AM

Grammy Awards 2022 rescheduled for April in Las Vegas

64th annual Grammy Awards will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 12:20 PM

Hong Kong airport suspends passenger transit services for 150 countries over Omicron variant

Hong Kong International Airport on Friday announced that it is suspendig passenger transit services for 150 countries in order to control the spread o...

Friday, January 14, 2022 5:53 PM

Health ministry joint secretary advises Omicron patients to go in for home isolation, rely on only a...

As India witnesses a steep surge in COVID-19 cases and its Omicron variant, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Lav Aggarwal...

Monday, January 10, 2022 6:14 PM

Union Home Secretary to hold Covid review meet on situation in Delhi, NCR today

Amid a sharp increase in cases of COVID's Omicron variant, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will be holding a review meeting on the infection situatio...

Thursday, January 6, 2022 12:47 PM

COVID-19: 2,630 Omicron variant cases reported so far in India

India has reported 2,630 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 so far, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Thursday, January 6, 2022 10:58 AM

India logs 58,097 new COVID cases, positivity rate at 4.18 pc

Maharashtra and Delhi are among the worst-hit states with the highest number of recorded Omicron cases at 653 and 464 respectively. Full report

Wednesday, January 5, 2022 11:00 AM

PM Modi's UAE visit postponed amid global surge in Omicron cases

The upcoming visit of prime minister Narendra Modi to the United Arab Emirate has been rescheduled amid a global surge in cases of Omicron variant.

Wednesday, December 29, 2021 6:19 PM

COVID-19: Kejriwal announces restrictions in Delhi, detailed order soon

In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced the implementation of Level-I (Yellow alert) of the Gr...

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 2:33 PM

Mann ki Baat: Self-awareness, discipline our strength in fighting Omicron, Says PM Modi

Amid the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said self-awareness and self-discipline are the country'...

Sunday, December 26, 2021 12:03 PM

Uttarakhand reports first case of Omicron variant

According to a statement by the government on Thursday, a high-level review meeting was held on the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary on the measure...

Friday, December 24, 2021 11:23 AM

PM Modi to chair review meeting over COVID situation today evening

Amid the concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting at 6.30 pm today to review t...

Thursday, December 23, 2021 12:17 PM

Three persons test positive for Omicron in Hyderabad

Three persons, two foreign nationals and a child, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 2:27 PM

12 Omicron suspects admitted to Delhi's LNJP hospital so far: Sources

Earlier on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry informed that two cases of the potentially more dangerous coronavirus strain were detected in Karnataka...

Friday, December 3, 2021 12:21 PM