BackAmid Omicron spread, PM Modi to hold Covid-19 review meeting today
According to the Ministry, 213 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in the country so far
PremiumAmid the spread of the Omicron covid variant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review the pandemic situation in the country today, news agency ANI reported.
India has recorded 236 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 16 states and UTs so far out of which 104 people have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
Maharashtra has recorded the maximum of 65 cases of the Omicron variant followed by Delhi at 64, Telangana 24, Karnataka 19, Rajasthan 21 and Kerala 15.
The ministry data updated at 8 am also showed that India recorded 7,495 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 3,47,65,976, while the active cases increased to 78,291.
The death toll has climbed to 4,78,759 with 434 fresh fatalities, the data stated.
Meanwhile, Union Health Ministry on Tuesday alerted States and Union Territories about the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, and said that based on current scientific evidence, Omicron is at least three times more transmissible than the Delta variant.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is more transmissible and emphasised on vaccination and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour to counter the spread of the virus.
"Omicron is a new variant and is a more transmissible variant. We need to do two things to protect ourselves, first one is to take vaccines and the second is to follow Covid appropriate behaviour," Dr Guleria told ANI.
The new variant of COVID-19 was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from South Africa on November 25.
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