Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that four states- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu still display worrying projections with more than 50,000 active cases.
The heads of India's COVID response effort lauded vaccines for the big difference between the number of deaths due to the disease between the two waves.
"Omicron is not a common cold, it is society`s responsibility to slow it down with vaccination and masks," NITI Aayog’s Member, Health, Dr VK Paul said.
Elections in India: NITI Aayog member VK Paul has told the Election Commission that the rising number of Covid cases in the country has made it unsafe to hold poll rallies and roadshows.