Search Results for: Omicron variant threat
- India
Govt issues directives to states/UTs amidst new COVID-19 variant
New Delhi: ln view of the possible threat that the new COVID-19 variant can pose to the nation, the Centre has asked all states and UTs to focus on intensive containment, active surveillance,…
- World
UK detects 2 cases of new COVID-19 variant Omicron
London: The UK on Saturday detected two cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, according to health secretary Sajid Javid as he added four more African countries to Britain’s travel red list.…
- India
Omicron threat: Maharashtra to screen passengers from 10 countries
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to screen air passengers arriving to the state from at least 10 known countries where the much-feared new Coronavirus variant ‘Omicron’ has been detected, as per…
- India
New variant threat: Kerala mulls quarantine for int’l passengers
Thiruvananthapuram: With the detection of a new Covid variant — Omicron — in South Africa, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday the state is mulling quarantine for international passengers arriving…
- India
COVID Omicron variant: Priority is for IND-SA games to happen
New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) treasurer Arun Dhumal on Saturday said that the board is in regular touch with Cricket South Africa (CSA) regarding the upcoming bilateral…
- World
High alert: World scurries to contain new COVID variant
The Hague: With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa as the world scurried Saturday to contain a new variant of the coronavirus that has…
- India
Rahul raises concern, says new Covid variant is a serious threat
New Delhi: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed concern over the emergence of a new coronavirus variant and asked the government to provide vaccine security to the people of the…
- World
USA may witness record 142,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations in next 24 hours
Washington: The United States on Monday recorded 141,385 COVID-19 cases in hospitals with medical staff struggling to treat the infected patients amid an unprecedented surge of the coronavirus. This number fell just…
- World
Google to stop salaries and eventually fire unvaccinated employees
San Francisco: Google has told its employees that they will lose their salaries and eventually be fired if they fail to fully vaccinate themselves and follow Covid-19 rules as mandated by the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: One day Auto bandh deferred by JAC
Hyderabad: Telangana Auto Drivers Joint Action Committee (TADJAC) has said that the proposed one day Auto Bandh on December 15 in the city is put on hold due to Omicron Variant threat…
- India
Are educational institutes becoming the new COVID-19 clusters?
Hyderabad: In the wake of the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, educational institutes across the country have become breeding grounds for the infection to spread. With schools and colleges eyeing…
- India
About 300 positive samples from Delhi sent for genome sequencing: Sources
New Delhi: Amid threat of a new coronavirus variant, nearly 300 samples taken from people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi recently have been sent for genome sequencing, official sources…
- News
Hyderabad Numaish-2022 to end on April 8
Hyderabad: The All India Industrial Exhibition, Numaish-2022 will conclude on April 8. This was announced by the organisers of Numaish, the Exhibition society on Wednesday. After being shut down a day after…
- World
EU experiences new surge in COVID-19 cases: Report
Brussels: The European Union is experiencing another surge in COVID-19 cases as member countries continue to lift restrictions and return to pre-pandemic life, Marco Cavaleri, the head of the Biological Health Threats…
- World
Covid pandemic may end in 2022: WHO
Moscow: If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Russia has said. However, it does…