Starting today, precautionary third doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be administered to health and frontline workers and senior citizens with comorbidities amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country. India had reported 1,59,632 fresh Covid-19 cases and 327 deaths on Sunday. The Omicron-driven Covid surge has resulted in many doctors and healthcare workers contracting the disease. At the same time, several states including Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Maharashtra and Bengal have imposed night and weekend curfew to mitigate infection spread. Follow this blog for LIVE updates on the Covid-19 situation:
Germany braced for major demonstrations after thousands took to the streets in France and Austria over the weekend to oppose tougher rules. Italy introduced extra vaccination requirements for those over 50.
India saw a single-day rise of 1,41,986 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 3,53,68,372, which included 3,071 cases of Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
India saw a surge of 1,59,632 fresh Covid-19 cases and 327 deaths in the last 24 hours. Also, the country's Omicron tally mounted to 3,623, according to data released by the government early Sunday. Several states including Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Maharashtra and West Bengal have imposed night and weekend curfew to mitigate infection spread. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, the official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic exceeded 150,000 on Saturday. Follow this blog for LIVE updates on the Covid-19 situation:
The world surpassed the grim milestone of 300 million Covid-19 cases on Friday, as infections continue their stratospheric surge fuelled by the Omicron variant of coronavirus. The World Health Organization said that a record 9.5 million Covid-19 cases were tallied globally over the last week, a 71 per cent increase from the previous 7-day period. A massive spike in coronavirus infections is being witnessed in India too, where 1,17,100 cases were reported on Friday. On the same day, the country's Covid-19 vaccination coverage crossed 150 crore doses. Follow this blog for LIVE updates on the Covid-19 situation: