India Records Highest Spike In Omicron Case Till Now
The daily positivity rate is at 1.34 percent and remains below two percent for 88 days now. Â
The daily positivity rate is at 1.34 percent and remains below two percent for 88 days now. Â
In the wake of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Indian Medical Association has asked for booster dose for medical staff and frontline workers.
The variant was first detected by the South African scientist and then classified as the VOC by the World Health Organisation.
We are now far enough into the pandemic to have made mistakes that we ought to learn from.
INSACOG does research on the variations of coronavirus across the country in order to help understand how the virus spreads and evolves over time. It also suggests best public health case response.
Vaccines are expected to still offer protection against severe disease and, vaccination with the available vaccines is crucial: Health Ministry.
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said that the samples of COVID-19 patients have been sent for testing. The two patients who tested positive earlier in the day, one 66 another 46 year old, were fully vaccinated with both doses.
The first cases of Omicron in India have been detected in Karnataka, amid fresh panic and updates on travel guidelines.