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.
Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...
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In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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