Assam tightens Covid-19 curbs - Check full list of new restrictions imposed - New guidelines said that all government servants, including contractual workers, should be inoculated with both doses of vaccines to attend office.
Maharashtra logged 11,877 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, 29 per cent higher than the previous day, with Mumbai registering 8,063 of the fresh infections (27 per cent higher than the previous day). The state saw nine Covid deaths since Saturday.
On New Year's eve, Delhi saw a big spike in coronavirus cases with 1,796 fresh infections - a massive jump of 36 per cent compared to Thursday's cases (1,313). The surge in cases nationwide is believed to be driven by Omicron.
Omicron scare: Assam imposes night curfew from December 26 - What s allowed, what s not - Any gathering taking place in a closed venue will only be allowed with a 50 per cent seating capacity
Delhi logged its second case of Omicron as a traveller who returned from Zimbabwe tested positive. With the latest infection, India has so far logged 33 cases of the new variant that has sparked fresh worry worldwide.