The Health Ministry has rejected the fake and misleading claims on social media that the XBB sub-variant is 5 times more dangerous than the Delta variant.
Four cases of Omicron sub-variant BF.7, which is the reason for China's current surge of Covid cases, have been detected in India so far.
Due to the surge in Covid cases, China has imposed lockdown in many places.
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Jacinda Ardern cancels the wedding due to the Omicron outbreak in New Zealand.
Schools in Maharashtra will reopen from January 24 for all classes from 1 to 12.
In view of the Omicron situation, most of the states have taken strict measures to ensure safety by imposing night curfews and other restrictions.
India today reported its first Omicron death in Udaipur, confirmed the centre. The man, Laxminarayan Nagar, was 73 years old.
A new strain of coronavirus—IHU (B.1.640.2)—has been discovered in France that is more infectious than Omicron.
Children are being admitted to hospitals in huge numbers due to the significant increase in COVID-19 cases in the US.
According to experts, cloth masks are not enough to protect against Omicron, which is three times more transmissible than Delta.
Amid the new COVID-19 variant Omicron scare in the nation and the looming Christmas and New Year celebrations, several state governments have imposed various restrictions.
The Centre alerted the states and UTs on Omicron, stating that the new variant is three times more transmissible than the highly infectious Delta variant.
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Indian states have imposed new restrictions for international travelers to stop the spread of Omicron.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha that no cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India.
The new potentially more contagious Covid-19 variant, which was first identified in South Africa, has now popped up in several other countries.