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omicron wave

India on

High Alert!

as the new variant spreads across the country, the government asks all states to

take all possible measures to contain the virus. what is india doing to avoid a third

wave as devastating as the second one early this year?

OUR BUREAU

New Delhi
s Omicron cases steadily rise
across the country, several
Astates have started imposing
new curbs to stop the spread. India
has recorded more than 260 cases of
the Omicron variant of coronavirus
across 16 states and UTs so far. The
daily rise in new Covid-19 cases has
been recorded below 15,000 for the
last 56 days now.

the active cases comprise 0.23
per cent of the total infections,
the lowest since march 2020,

while the national covid-19
recovery rate has further im-
proved to 98.40 per cent, the
highest since march 2020.

Amid the concerns over the
spread of the Omicron variant of
coronavirus, Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi held a meeting on Thursday Students of Gurukul School Of Art, dressed up in Santa Claus attire, make a painting with a message ‘Celebrate Christmas With Care’ in the
with officials to review the pandemic wake of the COVID-19 variant Omicron in Mumbai on Wednesday (ANI)
situation in the country. Narendra
Modi has directed the officials to states, beginning from the district challenge posed by the new variant. that the Oxygen supply equipment
ensure that the health systems in the level, are strengthened to meet any It is important for States to ensure Continued at next page... >>

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