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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 13, 2022, 08:14:51 IST
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Omicron especially dangerous for unvaccinated, says WHO
Covid-19 infections continued to surge in the country at a slightly slower rate than last week, with India reporting over 1.94 lakh fresh cases in the last 24 hours, 26,657 more than the previous day. This makes a 15.8% rise today. Deaths from the virus, although still very low overall, are rising at a faster rate with each passing day. Stay with TOI for latest updates:
01:04 (IST) Jan 13
Karnataka former CM & Congress leader M Veerappa Moily says he tested positive for Covid-19.
01:04 (IST) Jan 13
Assam government relaxed the night curfew timings for Thursday in view of the celebration of Bhogali Bihu. The night curfew timings will be from 11 pm to 4 am instead of 10 pm to 6 am on January 13.
22:36 (IST) Jan 12
France reports 3,985 people in intensive care units for covid-19, up by 16 (Reuters)
22:09 (IST) Jan 12
I request everyone including Sadhus to make this Mela (Gangasagar) smaller because COVID is spreading rapidly. I could do whatever I can but Covid, Omicron situation is not in my hands.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (As reported by ANI)
21:41 (IST) Jan 12
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is dangerous, and especially so for those who have not been vaccinated against the disease, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. "While Omicron causes less severe disease than Delta, it remains a dangerous virus, particularly for those who are unvaccinated," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference.
21:26 (IST) Jan 12
Daily Covid cases in major cities
21:12 (IST) Jan 12
Daily Covid cases in major states
20:56 (IST) Jan 12
PM will interact with chief ministers of all states tomorrow at 4:30 pm via video-conferencing on the Covid-19 related situation.
20:46 (IST) Jan 12
Maharashtra reports 46,723 new Covid cases, 28,041 recoveries, and 32 deaths today.
20:17 (IST) Jan 12
Bengal registers 22,155 fresh Covid cases, 1,057 more than Tuesday's count: Health Department
19:34 (IST) Jan 12
Delhi reports 27,561 new cases, 40 deaths and 14,957 recoveries. Active cases 87445. Positivity rate reaches 26.22 %.
19:28 (IST) Jan 12
Karnataka reports 21,390 new cases, 1541 recoveries and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases 93,099.
19:25 (IST) Jan 12
Mumbai reports 16,420 new Covid-19 cases, about 41 per cent more than Tuesday; death count grows by seven: BMC
19:14 (IST) Jan 12
Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5 pm on Wednesday added 9,941 new positive cases, taking the total to 8.85 lakh.
18:42 (IST) Jan 12
Kerala reports 12, 742 fresh Covid cases, 199 deaths.
18:01 (IST) Jan 12
Read: Covaxin booster effectively neutralises Omicron & Delta variants, shows Emory University study
17:44 (IST) Jan 12
Bharat Biotech's official statement
COVAXIN® (BBV152) Booster Shown to Neutralize Both Omicron and Delta Variants of SARS-CoV-2 #bbv152 #COVAXIN… https://t.co/F5SvEgN64A
— BharatBiotech (@BharatBiotech) 164198918900017:40 (IST) Jan 12
COVAXIN( BBV152) booster shown to neutralize both Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2: Bharat Biotech
17:38 (IST) Jan 12
Read: Weekly case positivity in 300 districts over 5%, don't treat Omicron as common cold, says govt
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