Mumbai reports 490 new COVID-19 cases, big jump in 24 hours

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai on Wednesday reported 490 new Covid cases which coincided with Maharashtra recording the highest single-day spike in 48 days with 1,201 fresh Covid cases.

Germany heading for 'Omicron wave’ as mutation spreads: Health Minister

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: Germans should brace themselves for a fifth coronavirus wave driven by the Omicron variant, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned on Wednesday.

China introduces stringent measures to counter Omicron threat

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Beijing: China, the country from where novel coronavirus infection is believed to have originated, has introduced stringent Covid-19 quarantine and border control rules to counter the threat of Omicron.

104 passengers from high-risk countries test COVID positive in Tamil Nadu

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma.Subramanian Wednesday said so far 104 air passengers, who arrived from high-risk countries notified by the Centre, have tested positive for COVID-19.

Hong Kong registers 7 more cases of Omicron Covid 19 variant

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Hong Kong/UNI/Xinhua: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported seven additional cases of the Omicron variant of Covid 19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to 34.

PM to hold review meeting on Thursday amid growing Omicron cases

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Omicron cases in India have jumped to 213 with Delhi and Maharashtra reporting the highest number of cases. Amid the rising infections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting tomorrow, media reports said.

Omicron hits both vaccinated and unvaccinated people: Senior health official

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Hyderabad/UNI: National Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme Principal Investigator Dr Naresh Purohit on Wednesday said that Omicron, which spreads 5.5 times faster than Delta, is highly transmissible and affects both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.

Japan records 3 community transmitted Omicron cases: Reports

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Japan's city of Osaka reported its first three community transmitted cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain on Wednesday, Kyodo news agency reported.

Pakistan: Balochistan reports 32 suspected Omicron cases

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Quetta: As many as 32 suspected cases of Omicron infected people have been reported from Balochistan's Kalat district in Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.

Australia to increase booster rollout amid surging Omicron infections

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged people to "stay calm and get boosted" amid surging coronavirus infections.

India registers 6,317 COVID-19 cases amid Omicron scare

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

New Delhi; India, a nation which is witnessing a slow rise in micron variant cases, registered  6,317 new COVID-19 cases overall in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.

Chinese mainland records 57 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 57 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: 3.3 magnitude hits city, no casualty

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Bengaluru: An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter Scale hit  Bengaluru on Wednesday, officials said.

Omicron three times more infectious, activate war rooms: Centre tells states

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday warned the states that the Omicron strain is three times as infectious as the Delta variant of coronavirus and war rooms must be activated to contain it.

Omicron is spreading at 'unbelievably fast' rate: Scientist

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

London: A former member of the Sage scientific group which advises the UK government has warned that the rate at which Omicron variant spreads is more concerning than the severity of it.

Odisha registers 2 Omicron cases

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Bhubaneswar/UNI: A man who returned from Nigeria and another who came from Qatar have been detected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Odisha, health officials said on Tuesday.

COVID-19: India reports 200 cases of 'Omicron' so far

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

New Delhi/UNI: A total of 200 cases of the new 'Omicron' variant of COVID-19 has been reported so far in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

‘Consistent evidence’ of Omicron’s spread vs Delta: WHO’s Tedros

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

New York: There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday.

India reports 5,326 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours amid Omicron threat

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 5,326 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 453 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated on Tuesday.

US reports first death due to Omicron variant

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Washington: The US on Tuesday reported its first death due to the Omicron variant which is fast spreading in the country.

Kashmir: Sopore youth develops health prediction App

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Sopore/IBNS: Ishfaq Ahmad Wani, an engineering student from north Kashmir’s Sopore, has developed a health prediction application “Smart Health Prediction System,” as part of his project.

Moderna says its vaccine booster still seems to be effective against Omicron

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, on Monday announced preliminary neutralizing antibody data against the Omicron variant following the Company’s booster candidates at 50 µg and 100 µg dose levels.

Hong Kong: Health authority confirms 5 more Omicron variant cases

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Hong Kong/UNI/Xinhua: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) confirmed five additional cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Monday.

COVID-19: UK Deputy Prime Minister says he cannot reject possibility of a Christmas lockdown

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

UK’s Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has not been able to reject a possibility of a Christmas lockdown amid increase in COVID-19 cases.

India adds 6,563 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours amid Omicron scare

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 6,563 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the country is witnessing a rise in cases related to the 'Omicron' variant of the contagion.

Traveling during Christmas will increase spread of COVID-19: Anthony Fauci warns

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Washington: The  top US infectious disease expert has warned that traveling during the time of Christmas will increase the spread of COVID-19.

Pakistan: COVID-19 mortality rate much higher than global rate

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Islamabad/UNI: A document of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has stated that the mortality rate due to COVID-19 in Pakistan was much higher than the rest of the world, Dawn reported here on Sunday.

Bangladesh registers one more death due to COVID-19

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh, the nation which recorded a spike in COVID- 19 cases earlier this year, recorded one new death due to the deadly virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

Iran records first Omicron case

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

Tehran: Iran has recorded its first Omicron variant case, media reports said on Sunday.

India reports 7,081 fresh COVID-19 infections in last 24 hrs, 126 total Omicron cases in country

Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday recorded 7,081 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health stated in its daily bulletin on Sunday.