Omicron variant live updates: Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate; wrong to think it is causing mild disease, says WHO

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Omicron Variant in India Narendra Modi Amarinder Singh Booster Dose Covid Vaccine Covid Vaccination in India Mamata Banerjee Covaxin vaccine Covid vaccine registration OPEN APP ... 120 Whatsapp +  Omicron variant live updates: Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate; wrong to think it is causing mild disease, says WHO 8 more cases of the Omicron variant were confirmed in Maharashtra on Tuesday evening, taking the state's tally to 28. Earlier on Tuesday, India reported 5,784 new cases pushing the country's tally to ...READ MORE  THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 14, 2021, 23:13:42 IST Omicron variant live updates: Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate; wrong to think it is causing mild disease, says WHO ... 120 KEY EVENTS Eight new cases of Omicron in Maharashtra, count now 28 UK to remove all countries from Covid travel red list from Wednesday Pfizer says Covid-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis Expect Omicron cases, deaths to rise, says WHO Covid 19: Over 55 per cent of India's adult population fully vaccinated now Government makes RTPCR pre-booking process easier for international passengers Four more Omicron Variant cases detected in Delhi Covid-19: India reports 5,784 cases, 252 deaths in last 24 hours 23:13 (IST) Dec 14 Nashik: A 49-year-old man from Mali, a west African country, has tested positive for Covid-19, said NMC health department officials  The civic body has sent his samples for genome sequencing to the Pune-based NIV lab to check if it is a case of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. NMC officials said that a three-member team from Mali had reached Nashik city on Sunday for official work and was put up in a hotel. The NMC team had collected swab samples of the trio on Monday and one of them tested positive.  22:30 (IST) Dec 14 Evidence suggests small decline in vaccine efficacy: WHO  Emerging evidence suggests a small decline in the effectiveness of vaccines against severe Covid-19 disease and death and a decline in preventing mild disease or infection, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Read full story  22:15 (IST) Dec 14 WHO's emergency director Mike Ryan says vaccines are not failing at large, they seem to provide a level of protection against Omicron, reports Reuters  22:13 (IST) Dec 14 WHO's incidence manager Mahmoud says what happens in South Africa might not be applicable to other countries, but Omicron causes higher reinfection rates there, reports Reuters  GET LATEST UPDATES ON LIVEBLOGSUBSCRIBE  22:11 (IST) Dec 14 WHO Henao-Restrepo says holding meeting on Wednesday on Covid-19 vaccines, reports Reuters  22:05 (IST) Dec 14 WHO's Tedros says 77 countries have now reported cases of Omicron variant which is spreading faster than any other strain, reports Reuters  22:04 (IST) Dec 14 WHO's Tedros says people wrong to consider Omicron as causing mild disease, could overwhelm unprepared health systems, reports Reuters  22:03 (IST) Dec 14 Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate, 'probably in all countries', says WHO, reports AFP  21:52 (IST) Dec 14 Nashik sees 52 Covid-19 cases, 1 death, 28 recoveries, reports PTI  Enjoy a premium news reading experience Get TOI+ for just $19.99 14.99/year.  Learn more SUBSCRIBE NOW 21:22 (IST) Dec 14 Eight new cases of Omicron in Maharashtra, count now 28  Eight new cases of the Omicron variant were reported from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Tuesday, taking the count of cases linked to the variant to 28. Seven of the cases were from Mumbai and one from the Vasai Virar corporation. The Mumbai cases were contacts of a positive person who had returned from London and subsequently tested positive for Covid. State health authorities said that out of the 8 patients, three were women and five men. All infected are in the age group of 24 years to 41 years. Read full story  21:02 (IST) Dec 14 Over 134.53 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Government  The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 134.53 crore on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said. More than 62,17,862 vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night, the ministry said. Read full story  20:50 (IST) Dec 14 Tamil Nadu records 649 new Covid-19 cases, 695 recoveries and 09 deaths in the last 24 hours, reports ANI  20:47 (IST) Dec 14 The 4 new Omicron patients are asymptomatic, 2 came from the UK and the other 2 were their close contacts. 2-3 more Covid-19 patients, out of the 38 in LNJP, will be discharged today. Currently, we have 50 dedicated beds and will increase if need be, said LNJP-MD, Dr Suresh Kumar, reports ANI  20:46 (IST) Dec 14 Delhi: The Omicron patient discharged today came from Zimbabwe on December 2 and had a slight throat discomfort and weakness initially, but returned completely healthy after 10 days. Omicron patients have mild symptoms, stable oxygen rates and no need for ICU.  LNJP-MD, Dr. Suresh Kumar (As reported by ANI) GET LATEST NEWS ALERTS ON TOI APP OPEN APP 76278019 20:44 (IST) Dec 14 Delhi records 45 new Covid-19 cases, 31 recoveries and zero deaths in the last 24 hours, reports ANI  20:40 (IST) Dec 14 UK to remove all countries from Covid travel red list from Wednesday  Britain will remove all 11 countries from its Covid-19 travel red list from Wednesday, health secretary Sajid Javid told parliament. "Now that there is community transmission of Omicron in the UK and Omicron has spread so widely across the world, the travel red list is now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron from abroad," he said. Read full story  20:27 (IST) Dec 14 Delhi-Kathmandu (Nepal) bus service, that was suspended due to Covid-19, will resume tomorrow from Dr Ambedkar Stadium Terminal, Delhi Gate, New Delhi, reports ANI  Bus Service will be operated on the previous pattern, however, the latest MHA guidelines of COVID protocol shall be followed.  19:36 (IST) Dec 14 Omicron cases in India   19:34 (IST) Dec 14 Maharashtra Public Health Department's statement  Maharashtra Public Health Department's statement 19:27 (IST) Dec 14 Maharashtra: Eight more cases of Omicron detected. Out of these 7 patients are from Mumbai and 1 patient is from Vasai Virar. The state now has 28 Omicron cases. None of the patients had history of international travel as per preliminary information.  54 More Updates SEE MORE UPDATES TOP COMMENTS GODFATHER SENIOR Guided by the pharma lobby and controlled by the red dragon, actually wanting to increase the sales of vaccines to help their friends through addition...  REPLY 43 1 RKFROMNY So ? These cases are found in more than 38 countries. So what ? It hasnt killed anyone. And yes the guy in UK who died didnt die from Omnciron. He did...  REPLY 28 7 KIRAN KEKRE Very frustrating for Vaccine promoters and manifacurers ? 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