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India announces new guidelines, makes seven-day quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals from 11 January
Fp Staff • 3 years agoAs per the new guidelines, international travellers from 'countries at risk' will have to submit samples for COVID testing at the point of arrival
COVID-19: India records 90,000 fresh cases, 56% higher than Wednesday; Omicron spreads but hospitalisation still low
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe daily count reported today is at least 56 percent higher than yesterday when 58,097 cases were recorded. With this, the overall caseload rose to 3,51,09,286, while the toll climbed to 4,82,876
Omicron Variant Updates: Reduced severity 'evolutionary mistake', COVID-19 not getting milder, says UK expert
Fp Staff • 3 years agoOmicron Variant LIVE Updates: Omicron Variant LIVE Updates: Ravindra Gupta, Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Diseases (CITIID), led a recent study on the Omicron variant and was among the first globally to describe the modified fusion mechanism of cells at play which might make Omicron more visible to the body’s immune defences
Centre issues clarification on COVID-19 'precautionary doses' for those above 60 years; says no requirement for medical certificate
Fp Staff • 3 years agoSenior citizens with co-morbidities, who have received two doses of the vaccine, will on doctor's advice be provided with the precaution dose from 10 January
Section 144 imposed in Mumbai for 48 hours due to rising Omicron threat; all you need to know
Trendingdesk • 3 years agoUnder the new orders, large gatherings, rallies, morchas, or processions of vehicles and people have been banned in Mumbai today and tomorrow
Omicron in India: Man from Zimbabwe tests positive in Gujarat, confirmed cases in country rise to three
Fp Staff • 3 years agoA day after two cases of Omicron variant were reported in Karnataka, the Centre and states are on high alert to keep the virus at bay
Omicron variant likely to be present in all major Indian cities, not coming from airports, says top Indian scientist
Himanichandna • 3 years agoDr Rakesh Mishra, the chief of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, said that vaccinations, wearing face masks, maintaining social distance and hand hygiene are of utmost importance in the fight against the disease