India’s COVID pandemic will gradually slide into an epidemic stage, said a senior epidemiologist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). “Looking at the COVID-19 vaccination status and the natural infection, we can say that very soon, the majority of us will be getting an infection.
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‘India’s Omicron is now in community transmission stage’
India’s government body has said that the country’s Omicron variant is in the community transmission stage and is spreading exponentially in several metro cities.
PM Modi chairs COVID review meet with CMs
PM Modi Live: Amid a spike in India’s COVID 19 cases triggered by the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a review meeting with all the states’ Chief Ministers over the situation.
India logs over 2 lakh fresh COVID cases in a day
India has recorded 2.47 lakh new coronavirus cases today, the highest single-day jump in the ongoing wave, pushing the tally to 3.63 crore. The cases include 5,488 Omicron variant, of which only 1,805 people have recovered so far.
US nearing level of living with Covid as a manageable disease: Dr Fauci
US scientist Dr Fauci has said that despite mounting COVID cases and more such patients crowding hospitals, the country is approaching the level of living with it as a manageable disease. New covid variant
Wall Street bank staff may lose their job if not vaccinated by January-end
Citigroup Inc will become the first Wall Street bank to enforce a strict COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its employees who are not yet vaccinated. They will fire unvaccinated staff in the United States.
India rolls out third COVID vaccine dose as a ‘precaution’
India today started administering the “precautionary” third COVID vaccine dose to healthcare and frontline workers, as well as those above 60 years with co-morbidities.
India makes one-week stay at home must for all international arrivals
India has amended its travel rules for all the international passengers arriving in the country, making seven-day home quarantine mandatory from next week, amid rising Omicron cases.
Over 120 flight passengers who landed in Amritsar from Italy test COVID positive
As many as 125 passengers among 179 who had boarded a flight from Italy and landed in the International airport in Amritsar tested positive for COVID, sending waves of panic across the airport.
Amid Omicron fear, Grammys postponed for this year
Just weeks ahead of the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, the organisers have postponed the event for this year, fearing risks of Omicron spread.