During the lockdown, Shafi Vikraman enrolled himself in online courses offered by various sites like Coursera and WHO's learning portal. He completed courses that dealt with medical, finance, robotics, artificial intelligence, forensics, blockchain, cryptocurrency, food and psychology.
The Cordelia Cruise ship departed from Mumbai to Goa with over 2,000 people on-board including passengers, other crew members.
Austin specified that the last time he met with US President Joe Biden was on December 21 and the last time he visited the Pentagon was on Thursday.
With the rise in COVID-19 cases across the country, several states have already announced restrictions and night curfew to curb the spread of the infection. Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Sunday said there is no need to panic as only mild symptoms are being reported in Omicron patients.
The rules, which bring England in line with other parts of the United Kingdom, are to be brought in on a temporary basis in time for students to return to classrooms after the Christmas holidays next week.
The "Arjun Pandit" director Rahul Rawail is one of the latest Bollywood personalities who have recently tested positive for COVID-19 including actors Mrunal Thakur, Nora Fatehi, producer Rhea Kapoor and her filmmaker-husband Karan Boolani.
The minister said according to the experts, the Omicron variant is less dangerous than the Delta variant, and hence the patients need not be admitted to the hospital.
Pawar's warning came a day after Maharashtra reported 8,067 fresh coronavirus positive cases, as much as 50 per cent more than Thursday.
The number of containment zones stood at 645 on December 29 and saw a significant jump the next day to settle at 823.
Visitors are advised to avoid coming to India Gate as it is closed for public visit as construction work of Central Vista at and around India Gate is in progress, they said.
On the sidelines of the event at Nashik in Maharashtra, some reporters asked the Rajya Sabha member why he was not wearing a mask, a norm to be followed to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) M Harsha Vardhan said some people blocked the MB Road and broke the glass of a DTC bus on Thursday around 10:30 am.
The Bihar chief minister also applauded the role of doctors in serving people during the first and second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
"There are 200 coronavirus patients in Delhi hospitals. Genome sequencing of the samples of 115 patients showed 46 per cent had Omicron," Jain said.
Back in India, especially in Maharashtra, the cases of COVID-19 are rising once again. The state on Wednesday recorded a spurt in new COVID-19 cases at 3,900, including 85 of Omicron, according to the state health department. Several Bollywood celebs including Shilpa Shirodkar, Arjun Kapoor, Anshula, Rhea, Karan Boolani and others have tested Covid positive.
Mumbai on Wednesday reported 2,510 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin.
Terming the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra "alarming", Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that the infections are multiplying with the positivity rate also shooting up, with the added complications of Omicron.
Arjun Kapoor, Anshula Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor and Karan Boolani have tested positive for COVID-19. "My husband and I are isolating and taking all prescribed medications and precautions. Everything tastes bad except chocolate, my head hurts and I'm still grateful that I got it the way I did and we will be fine in no time," Rhea Kapoor updated on her Instagram Story.
The musical announced on Tuesday on its Twitter handle that all performances are cancelled through January 1, with Hugh Jackman company expected to return to the stage at the Winter Garden Theater on January 2. Tickets for the production's holiday season shows will be refunded.
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