India reported 7,081 new Covid-19 cases, 264 deaths in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra reported 6 new cases of the variant on Sunday, taking the state's tally beyond 50. India's Omicron tally has crossed 150. Meanwhile, Andaman and Nicobar Islands completed 100% Covid vaccination. Stay tuned for updates
India's OmicronCovid count rose to 151 on Sunday after Maharashtra reported six more cases while a 45-year-old NRI and a teenage boy, who recently arrived in Gujarat from the United Kingdom, also tested positive for the variant.
According to central and state officials, omicron cases have been detected in 11 states and union territories -- Maharashtra (54), Delhi (22), Rajasthan (17) and Karnataka (14), Telangana (20), Gujarat (9), Kerala (11), Andhra Pradesh (1), Chandigarh (1), Tamil Nadu (1) and West Bengal (1).
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Mizoram reports 117 new Covid-19 cases
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Italy reports 97 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, 24,259 new cases
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No lockdown before Christmas, Germany says
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UK health minister Sajid Javid doesn't rule out new Covid curbs before Christmas
Britain's health minister Sajid Javid declined on Sunday to rule out the chance of further Covid-19 restrictions before Christmas, saying the spread of the Omicron variant was a very fast moving situation.