Those entering Rajasthan after international travel will have to undergo RT-PCR tests, and until they receive a negative report, they have to remain in home quarantine/isolation for 7 days.
In a letter to the affiliated units of BCCI, the Indian cricket board's secretary Jay Shah said that the domestic cricket had started off well, with the completion of 748 matches till date, however, the sudden spike in cases has forced the board to postpone its junior tournament.
First reported last month in southern Africa, Omicron is already the dominant variant in the United States and parts of Europe.
So far infection from Omicron has been reported to be mild among vaccinated patients.
While Omicron is known to cause only mild disease, Delta has been more lethal leading to increased hospitalisation with the drop in oxygen levels, pneumonia, and death.
As omicron spreads ever more gloom around the country ahead of New Year's Eve, governments are moving at different speeds to contain the scourge, with some reimposing restrictions immediately.
Six deaths have been reported in December so far.
Five Covid-related deaths have been reported in December so far in Delhi.
Rajesh Tope was responding to a question by the BJP's Sadabhau Khot on whether hospitals were found to have overcharged COVID-19 patients and what action was taken by the government in such cases.
The authorities tracked all five primary contacts and 15 secondary contacts of the Omicron variant-positive patient. All are asymptomatic and healthy. All of them have tested negative in Covid-19 tests, bringing much relief to the authorities.
Mumbai Police has clamped prohibitory orders under Sec 144 till Sunday night. The order has been issued to prevent danger to human life from Omicron as well as a threat to the law and order situation against the backdrop of the violence that took place in Amravati, Malegaon (Nashik) and Nanded.
The UK is among a group of countries placed in 'at-risk' category by the central government in view of the recent detection of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Passengers from these countries have to follow additional COVID-19 testing and quarantine measures.
The COVID-19 positives recorded on Sunday were asymptomatic and were shifted to separate blocks as per home isolation norms.
Authorities in Indore, who are trying to trace them for mandatory Covid test, have called for an emergency meeting with the officials to suggest ways for tracing them.
Refusing to divulge the identity of the man, the Karnataka Health minister said his COVID report shows that he has contracted a different variant of the novel coronavirus.
The development comes shortly after WHO had said that it is “not yet clear” whether the newly-detected coronavirus variant Omicron is more transmissible.
The condition of all students is stable and they are under quarantine and taking medicines as per the doctor's advice.
On November 17, a 2.5-year-old child had succumbed to Covid-19 in Jaipur, the first fatality reported in the city after three months.
The national capital has recorded only three deaths due to the infection in November so far. Last month, four people had succumbed to the viral disease.
Germany needs to increase its vaccination rates to significantly above 75%, from 67.7% at present. Some regions in Germany have vaccination rates as low as 57.6%.
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