Delhi's R for Covid has jumped to 2.54 between 23 & 29 Dec from 1.12 around 17 Dec. R values are higher than those reported at start of pandemic, when people were not vaccinated.
The focus must be to protect those at high risk as Omicron appears to spread faster than Delta variant, Poonam Khetrapal Singh of WHO South-East Asia Region says.
The number of active cases has declined to 91,456, the lowest since March 2020 and the recovery rate was recorded at 98.37%, the highest since March 2020, the health ministry said.
Active cases count has risen to 94,943 comprising 0.27% of total infections, while the recovery rate was recorded at 98.36%, highest since March 2020, the health ministry said.
BBMP Commissioner Gaurav Gupta says 'finding source of Omicron' is very difficult, but 'task at hand is to test, isolate patients and trace contacts of every case'.
The active cases comprise 0.29% of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national recovery rate has improved to 98.35%, the highest since March 2020.
Most of those found positive are asymptomatic, but state Health Minister Dr K. Sudhakar says samples have been sent for genome sequencing over Omicron variant worries.
The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.
The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation.
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.
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