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Where did Karnataka doctor get Omicron? No ready answer, govt to ‘review his steps over 1 month’

Karnataka govt has also issued a set of new SOPs in view of the new variant, with a double dose of vaccination now mandatory for parents of schoolchildren and government staff. 

Modi’s trust in scientists ensured India developed vaccine in a year, Mandaviya tells Lok Sabha

During a discussion on Covid, Health Minister said that earlier, permissions for vaccine research required 3 years, but Modi govt ‘eased those processes’.

India records 9,216 new Covid infections, active cases increase to 99,976

The death toll climbed to 4,70,115 with 391 fatalities while an increase of 213 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours, the health ministry said.

2 Omicron cases detected in Karnataka, first in India, says health ministry

The infected patients are 66-year-old and 46-year-old persons. Contact tracing is on, government says.

South Africa in talks with Pfizer, Merck for Covid pills amid Omicron concerns

South Africa has the highest number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant, about 3 million, and 90,000 deaths. This is the country's fourth wave of infections.

India records 9,765 new Covid infections in last 24 hours, active cases rise to 99,763

The death toll climbed to 4,69,724 with 477 fresh fatalities while the country's total caseload rose to 3,46,06,541, according to the health ministry data.

On Omicron, keep eye out for changes in hospitalisation rate & mortality: Centre tells states

All samples from hotspots to be genome sequenced. States asked to step up surveillance at airports, but Centre objects to Maharashtra’s decision on testing all passengers.

Modi govt says Maharashtra order on international passengers differ from its guidelines

After Maharashtra revised the guidelines in view of concerns over Omicron variant, the Centre Wednesday asked the state to align its order with the Union health ministry's SOPs.

Active Covid cases in India below 1 lakh after 547 days, lowest since March 2020

The active cases have declined to 99,023 comprising 0.29% of the total infections. With 8,954 new infections, the daily caseload has stayed below 20,000 for 54 straight days.

‘Bruce Lee assault’ — ICMR official explains why Covaxin may have edge against Omicron

Dr Samiran Panda says Covaxin, being a whole virion vaccine, could work better, while there are chances of Omicron escaping targeted vaccines such as those based on the mRNA platform.

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Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?