Omicron

Govt issues new restrictions to prevent surge of Covid-19

03-02-2022 16:48:02

As the country witnessed a sharp rising of COVID-19 cases due to highly transmissible variant Omicron since mid- January, the Cabinet Division today (Thursday) issued fresh restrictions coinciding already issued restrictions to combat the outbreak of the deadly virus.

Omicron risk remains very high: WHO

26-01-2022 11:06:15

Omicron taking the place of Delta variant of Covid-19: DGHS

23-01-2022 18:19:21

The South African Omicron variant is gradually taking the place of Delta variant of Covid-19 across the country.

Govt issues 11-point restriction to tackle Omicron variant

10-01-2022 20:52:02

To prevent the highly contagious new African COVID-19 variant Omicron, the government has imposed fresh 11-point restriction which will come into effect from January 13 (Thursday). The Cabinet Division issued a notification to this end today.

Omicron a challenge to economic recovery, but India learnt from 2nd wave: MoS Anupriya Patel

08-01-2022 20:46:31

The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 could threaten India’s sustained economic recovery from the pandemic, even as the country is better prepared now to address the challenges, according to Union Minister of State of Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel. In an email interview with ThePrint, the minister also talked about the mutual commitment of India and the United Arab Emirates to finalise a free trade agreement and expressed confidence that India will touch $46-47 billion in agricultural exports and $400 billion in merchandise exports.

Students must have at least one dose vaccine to attend school: Cabinet Secretary

06-01-2022 17:18:35

Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam today (Thursday) said the students aged above 12 must get at least the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, otherwise they would not be allowed to attend schools and colleges. “The Education Ministry has already given instruction that none can come to schools without getting vaccinated. The issue was discussed at an inter-ministerial meeting on January 3 and it was confirmed today,” he said while briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting.

What Health Minister informs about imposing lockdown

03-01-2022 21:15:44

Health Minister Zahid Maleque said, the government is not considering about imposing lockdown in the country at the moment, because the situation has not been created at that level. He delivered the information after participating the interministerial meeting at the Secretariat over the issue of spreading Omicron-the new coronavirus variant in the country.

WHO warns of ‘very high’ Omicron risk as Covid surges worldwide

29-12-2021 17:17:46

Omicron still poses "very high" risk and could overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO warned on Wednesday, as the highly transmissible coronavirus variant fuelled record outbreaks in many countries. Case numbers have shot up 11 percent globally in the last week, forcing governments from China to Germany and France to find a difficult balance between anti-virus restrictions and the need to keep economies and societies open.

WHO has no reports yet of Omicron Covid deaths

03-12-2021 20:25:00

The World Health Organization said Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The WHO said it was collecting evidence about the variant of concern, as countries around the world scramble to stop it spreading. But despite a growing number of countries reporting infections with the new variant, no deaths have yet been reported to the UN health agency.