COVID-19 update: With 2.58 lakh new infections, India reports 5% lower cases than previous day - Maharashtra recorded 41,327 new infections, 1,135 less than the day before, with 29 deaths. Eight new Omicron cases have been reported in the state.
COVID-19 update: India sees 55.4% jump in cases, registers 58,097 new infections in 24 hours - The country has 2,135 cases of Omicron infection as of Tuesday, the most in Maharashtra with 653 cases, followed by Delhi with 464 cases.
Centre issues new COVID-19 guidelines for government offices - Check details - New guidelines for government offices include 50% of employees below the level of Under Secretary to work from home amid rising COVID-19 cases.
Government advises states/UTs to set up makeshift hospitals, use hotel rooms as isolation wards - Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked states/UTs to use hotel rooms as isolation wards for patients with mild symptoms and ramp up ICU beds.
Omicron threat: Centre launches study to ascertain need for COVID-19 booster dose - Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had earlier said that the decision on booster dose in India will be taken based on scientific data, analysis.