Omicron: Third wave looms as India Covid cases spike - BBC
Dec 31, 2021 · A sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in India over the past week has sparked fears that a third wave, driven by Omicron, is around the corner. The country reported 16,764 new infections and 220 deaths...
Omicron: India reports first cases of new Covid variant - BBC
Dec 2, 2021 · These are the first cases of the new Omicron variant to be reported in India. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Omicron poses a "high infection risk".
Omicron: Curfew in Delhi as India Covid cases surge - BBC
India reported 58,097 cases on Wednesday, a six-fold rise in a week that experts say is fuelled by the Omicron variant. Nearly a third of those infections came from Delhi and Mumbai. Both...
Omicron spreads in India, full vaccination in focus | Reuters
Dec 6, 2021 · Cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have risen to 21 in India over the weekend and people must step up for vaccination, officials said on Monday.
As Omicron spreads in India, mass gatherings spark fears of ... - CNN
Dec 29, 2021 · Doctors in India are bracing for a potential third wave driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, as cases rise and political leaders hold mass gatherings ahead of key elections.
India reckons with the possibility of a third wave of the virus.
Dec 30, 2021 · Health experts in India expressed alarm on Thursday as the country recorded a coronavirus surge, probably fueled by the Omicron variant, that has seen new reported cases more than double in the...
India fears new COVID wave as Omicron infections spread
Dec 29, 2021 · The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is raising fears of a third wave of the pandemic in India. The country on Wednesday reported a total of nearly 800 Omicron cases, while COVID-19 infections...
Omicron and 3rd wave of pandemic in India: What experts, …
India has so far seen two surges. A 44% jump in daily Covid cases on December 29 signals the overall increase in Covid cases that experts, scientific projections forecast following the outbreak...
India detects all Omicron sub-variants in country, no rise in …
Jan 9, 2023 · India has detected the presence of all Omicron sub-variants of COVID-19 in the community after testing more than 300 samples since late December, the health ministry said in a statement on...
Covid-19: India records first death linked to Omicron variant
A 74-year-old man who died in the western state of Rajasthan was India's first death with the Omicron variant, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Officials said the man had been suffering...