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The Union health ministry on Wednesday said India has reported 228 cases of Omicron so far. The country, meanwhile, reported 6,317 new
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India's Omicron caseload climbs to 226

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States with Omicron cases marked in Red

19:28 (IST) Dec 22

Karnataka reports 321 new Covid-19 cases

and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours.

19:27 (IST) Dec 22

From 1 Jan'22, the people who have not

taken both doses will not be allowed to
enter marriage halls, hotels, restaurants,
offices, banks, or any other public places.
This is to protect ourselves from Omicron
and the third wave of Covid: Haryana
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19:09 (IST) Dec 22

From Jan 1, only fully vaccinated people will

be allowed to travel from bus stands and
railway stations in Haryana.
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Three of the infected do not have any

major symptoms of coronavirus nor do
they have any travel history: Dr Sudhir
Bhandari
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4 new Omicron cases reported in Jaipur

Principal of SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Dr Sudhir
Bhandari said three of them have been admitted
to the RUHS hospital for treatment while a foreign
national is undergoing treatment in Delhi.

18:53 (IST) Dec 22

Andhra Pradesh's coronavirus caseload

increases to 20,76,077 with 103 fresh
infections, toll rises to 14,483 as two more
people die: Health department

18:51 (IST) Dec 22

Allowing unvaccinated people to use

public transport will invite 'explosive
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In Ernakulam, 2 people reached from UK, a

woman & a boy had reached from
Tanzania, another woman had reached
from Ghana & one more woman reached
from Ireland & had tested positive for the
variant. In Trivandrum, a husband, wife &
another woman reached from Nigeria:
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18:32 (IST) Dec 22

9 more Omicron cases reported in Kerala

6 persons who reached Ernakulam and 3 who
reached Thiruvananthapuram were found
infected with the variant. The total number of
omicron cases in the state stands at 24: Kerala
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18:20 (IST) Dec 22

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3,205 fresh Covid-19 cases take Kerala's tally

to 52,13,943; 383 more fatalities push death
toll to 45,538.

18:12 (IST) Dec 22

Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla handed

over 1 million doses of 'Made in India'
vaccines to representatives of Myanmar
Red Cross Society to support the people of
Myanmar, including those along the India-
Myanmar border, in their fight against
COVID: Embassy of India in Myanmar

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would be given to government employees
without vaccination certificates.
Govt employees will have to register on iHRMS
portal for Covid vaccination certificate that has
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