Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Maharashtra has mandated seven-day institutional quarantine for travellers arriving in the state from at-risk countries. 🇮🇳 Omicron Scare: 7-Day Institutional Quarantine Must for Travellers to Maharashtra From at-Risk Countries.
Dutch health authorities said on Tuesday that the Omicron variant was present in the Netherlands earlier than previously thought, and before South Africa had first reported the new strain of Covid-19.