Omicron
- Dec- 2021 -30 DecemberDH Latest News
A ray of happiness amidst the omicron gloom…no patient needed oxygen support yet !
Not a single Omicron patient in Delhi has required oxygen support as all of them are asymptomatic, Delhi health minister Satyendar…
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Omicron: Mumbai Police bars New Year parties in open or closed spaces
Amid surge of new Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Mumbai Police have barred New Year celebrations and gatherings in any…
Read More » - 30 DecemberDH Latest News
Greece bans new year festivities at public places amid omicron spread
In the wake of the COVID outbreak, Greece has banned New Year’s music from public venues. As part of additional…
Read More » - 30 DecemberDH Latest News
Amid Omicron surge, WHO chief scientist gives Covid vaccines a ‘thumbs up’
Vaccines are still proving effective against Covid-19, according to WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, who also noted that the disease’s ‘severity…
Read More » - 30 DecemberDH Latest News
Daily Covid cases in US, France hit record
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the US has reached its highest-ever average of fresh Covid cases, as the…
Read More » - 30 DecemberDH Latest News
Mankind Pharma, BDR Pharma launch Merck’s Covid pill under brand name ‘molulife’
Mankind Pharma and BDR Pharmaceuticals announced the launch of Merck’s oral Covid-19 antiviral tablet Molnupiravir under the brand name Molulife…
Read More » - 29 DecemberDH Latest News
Tamil Nadu: Omicron tally reaches 45, New Year celebration banned in Chennai
Amid the surge of Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Chennai Police have imposed restrictions on New Year celebrations in hotels…
Read More » - 29 DecemberDH Latest News
Australia sees record hospitalization as Omicron surges
Hospitalizations due to Covid-19 have reached the highest level since mid-October in Australia’s most populous state, as a surge in omicron cases…
Read More » - 29 DecemberDH Latest News
Multiplex Operators urge Delhi govt to allow movie theatres with riders, limit seating capacity
Multiplex owners have urged the Delhi government to reconsider its decision and let them to operate movie theatres with certain riders such as limiting seating…
Read More » - 28 DecemberDH Latest News
‘Covid is like a masala film – No logic!’: Director Arun Vaidyanathan tests positive for Omicron
Mumbai: Indian-American filmmaker Arun Vaidyanathan revealed on Tuesday that he has tested positive for Omicron, the new variant of…
Read More » - 28 DecemberDH NEWS
Delhi Govt issues Yellow alert amid surge in Omicron cases; Imposes GRAP
New Delhi: The Delhi government announced fresh curbs including an ‘Yellow alert’ on Tuesday, to contain the fast-spreading Omicron…
Read More » - 28 DecemberDH Latest News
India reports 6,358 new Covid cases: Omicron tally at 653
India recorded 6,358 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of active cases to 75,456. The number of Omicron cases have…
Read More » - 28 DecemberDH Latest News
Italy paralysed but quarantine restrictions: Health experts
On Monday, Italian health experts requested the government to loosen COVID-19 quarantine laws, claiming that if the extremely infectious Omicron…
Read More » - 28 DecemberDH Latest News
Greece tightens measures to curb the spread of the Omicron strain
Greece imposed new Covid-19 restrictions on Monday, effective from January 3 to 16, to combat an increase in COVID-19 infections,…
Read More » - 28 DecemberDH Latest News
Kosovo records its first cases of Omicron variant
Kosovo’s health ministry announced on Sunday that the country had seen its first nine instances of the Omicron strain. Nine…
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Omicron grounds US flights, Fauci proposes air travel vaccine mandate
On Monday, as the Omicron cases surge among the airline employees in the United States, hundreds of flights were cancelled,…
Read More » - 28 DecemberDH Latest News
No plans to vaccinate children below 15, says govt officials
India presently has no plans to vaccinate children under the age of 15, a government official said here on Monday, citing…
Read More » - 27 DecemberDH Latest News
Iran imposes travel bans on sections of Western Europe as Omicron surges
Iran has banned travellers from the United Kingdom, France, Denmark and Norway from entering the country for 15 days after…
Read More » - 27 DecemberDH Latest News
Covid booster dose will be of same vaccine as two earlier shots
Nearly three crore health and frontline workers will be eligible for the ‘precaution dosage’ of Covid vaccine in January, which will be…
Read More » - 27 DecemberDH Latest News
COVID-19 hampers Americans’ holiday travels for the third day
COVID-19 caused more than 1,300 flights to be cancelled in the United States on Sunday, while numerous cruise liners had…
Read More » - 26 DecemberDH Latest News
Denmark sees early hints that a catastrophic omicron surge can be avoided
Early data on infections and hospitalizations from Denmark gives reason for cautious confidence that highly immunised countries will be…
Read More » - 26 DecemberDH Latest News
Karnataka imposes night curfew for 10 days starting December 28
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to enforce a 10-day ‘night curfew’ from December 28 to January 5, between 10 pm to…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
Omicron: State government revises night curfew timings
Guwahati: Assam government changed the night curfew timings in the state. The new timing will be in force from December…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
Civic authority bans New Year celebration parties, gatherings
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has banned New Year celebration programmes and gatherings in any closed or open areas…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
State government issues revised guidelines for Christmas, New Year celebrations
Cuttack: The Odisha government-imposed restrictions Christmas and New Year Celebrations. The restrictions will be in force from December 25 to…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
Omicron: District administration issues ‘no vaccine, no entry’ order.
Pune: The Ahmednagar district administration in Maharashtra issued ‘no vaccine, no entry’ order. As per the new rule, only vaccinated…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
New quarantine rules for Dubai passengers announced
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has updated entry rules for international passengers coming from Dubai. According to the new…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
19 school students test positive for Covid in Maharashtra
At least 19 school students in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
Centre to dispatch teams to 10 States with high Covid cases, low vaccination
The central government will send teams to ten states ‘which are either reporting an increasing number of Omicron and Covid-19…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
Omicron: Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar issues ‘no vaccine, no entry’ order
Amid rising cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Maharashtra, the Ahmednagar district has issued a “no vaccine, no entry” order.…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
Omicron: 70% cases are asymptomatic, says govt
According to health ministry officials, a government review of 183 of the 358 known Omicron variant Covid-19 cases in India…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
Online exam demand: students continue to hit the streets
Amid the surge of Omicron cases in Uttar Pradesh, hundreds of students from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU)…
Read More » - 24 DecemberDH Latest News
Maharashtra announces new restrictions
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Friday announced new restrictions in the state to contain the spread of Omicron variant of…
Read More » - 24 DecemberDH Latest News
Another state imposes night curfew
Surat: The Gujarat government has decided to impose night curfew in eight cities in the state. The night curfew will…
Read More » - 24 DecemberDH Latest News
Omicron: State government impose night curfew from December 25
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to impose night curfew in the state. The night curfew will come into…
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