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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicOmicron

Topic: Omicron

Has Omicron reached its peak? Perhaps not — it might be the last Covid variant of concern

Covid might very likely be mild as some past exposure creates immunity that reduces the likelihood of hospitalisation and death.

Centre to send teams to 10 states with high Covid cases & low vaccination rate

Health ministry says teams will be deployed to Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Mizoram, Karnataka, Bihar, UP, Jharkhand, and Punjab.

183 of 358 Omicron cases analysed, 87 fully vaccinated and 70% asymptomatic, Modi govt says

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan Friday also said that 121 cases had foreign travel history, while in 44 cases the infected had come in contact with foreign travellers.

RBI making e-transactions more secure commendable. But its obstinacy has made digitalisation a circus

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Why RBI must stick to fundamentals amid global churn to ensure macroeconomic stability

More and more central banks are shifting their focus back to inflation even as growth recovery remains nascent. In this environment, RBI should avoid drastic policy responses.

PM Modi to hold Covid review meeting today as India records 236 Omicron cases

The central govt Tuesday said Omicron is at least thrice more transmissible than Delta variant & asked states/UTs to activate war rooms and keep analysing small trends and surges.

Doctors are back on TV for Omicron, but channels distracted with Aishwarya, Jaya

‘Don’t drop your mask’ is the news channels' verdict and it was business as usual in parliament. But Aishwarya's ED case & Jaya's meltdown went prime time.

Alarm and night curfews won’t stop Omicron. Double down vaccinations, start boosters

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India’s Omicron tally now at 213, Delhi has recorded 57 cases

Omicron infections have been detected in six other states, including Maharashtra which has 54 cases. A total of 6,317 new coronavirus cases were also lodged in the last 24 hours.

No evidence to suggest existing vaccines don’t work on Omicron variant, Modi govt tells RS

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said vaccines are expected to still offer protection against severe disease and vaccination with the available Covid vaccines remains crucial.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.