Discussion Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

[iDJ]

Omicron is slowly becoming a serious threat.

Omicron scare: Section 144 imposed in Mumbai for 48 hours

Mumbai deputy commissioner of police (operations) imposed Section 144 in the city, barring rallies and protest marches for the next two days. The order was issued keeping in view the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and also the recent violence in Amravati, Malegaon and Nanded. Violators will be...

www.cnbctv18.com

 

[Choco7905]

Omicron: Uttar Pradesh govt launches 6-day focused Covid testing drive | Lucknow News - Times of India

To zero in on possible carriers of Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Uttar Pradesh government launched a focused six-day testing drive on Wednesday

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Today we gave our sample at our medical college hospital as a part of U.P. govt drive. Let's see what happens.

 

[Yashvardhan Jain]

First case of Omricon detected in Andra Pradesh

https://twitter.com/x/status/1469919900957245441

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[iDJ]

Detected in Assam too from a Saudi bound migrant.

 

[rahul1117kumar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1469941459847553024

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1469942094668058628

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[iDJ]

Detected in Assam too from a Saudi bound migrant.

The person had come from Qatar. And it's a false news. He didn't had Omnicorn. He has normal COVID. Same local news who posted this yesterday. Corrected it today. They took it from facebook post as source.

 

[Choco7905]

Omicron: Uttar Pradesh govt launches 6-day focused Covid testing drive | Lucknow News - Times of India

To zero in on possible carriers of Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Uttar Pradesh government launched a focused six-day testing drive on Wednesday

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Today we gave our sample at our medical college hospital as a part of U.P. govt drive. Let's see what happens.

My report is negative.

 

[Ashok Varma]

Omicron variant will spread very rapidly in India: Juliet Pulliam

Given what has been seen in South Africa is now being seen in other parts of the world, I expect the variant will spread very rapidly in India, said Juliet Pulliam, Director, Sacema.

economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[Ashok Varma]

Boris Johnson: UK faces 'tidal wave' of omicron cases

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the omicron coronavirus variant and he has announced a huge increase in booster vaccinations to strengthen defenses against it

abcnews.go.com

 

[Vivek3457789]

ICMR's Regional Medical Research Centre develops test kit to detect Omicron cases

The development has come at a time when the Omicron variant is making its presence felt in various states, with at least 38 cases being detected in the country so far.

m.economictimes.com