India reported 8,954 new coronavirus cases and 267 related fatalities on Wednesday, pushing the overall case tally to 3,45,96,776 and the death count to 4,69,247, according to the Health Ministry bulletin.
During the same period, 10,207 recoveries were reported throughout the country. With this, the national recovery rate currently stands at 98.36 per cent, which is the highest since March 2020. The active cases in the country stood at 99,023 or 0.29% of the total cases.
New Covid variant, 'Omicron' which has been declared as a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns across the globe. The variant was first detected in South Africa earlier this month. Since then, the new strain has already been detected in several European countries . 'Omicron' is said to be much more infectious than the Delta variant.
Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus cases:
Maharashtra needs to be more careful than other states regarding the new Covid variant Omicron as it was "hit first and hit the hardest" last time, state minister Aaditya Thackeray told NDTV today amid friction with the Centre over the guidelines at airports. The state has revised its guidelines, which the Centre wanted in sync with the national rules. But Mr Thackeray, who is also the son of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, made it clear that Maharashtra's rules will still be different from the Centre's version as "People's safety is top priority".
"We have to do certain things in a stricter fashion because if you see the last time also --- we were hit first, we were hit the hardest and we were always accountable and transparent... so we need to be a little cautious about our state," he told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
RT-PCR Test, Quarantine: Mumbai Airport Lists New Omicorm Travel RulesSegregation of arriving passengers from high-risk countries, compulsorily RT-PCR test for others, and 14 day home quarantine are among the measures taken by the Mumbai airport amid concerns over the Omicron strain.
Kind attention to all the International flyers arriving to India.#DelhiAirport pic.twitter.com/nEad7kBAgi
- Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) November 30, 2021
Omicron: Fliers Can Pick Rapid PCR Or RT-PCR Tests At Delhi Airport: Details HereStarting today, airports across the country have enforced strict quarantine and testing rules for international passengers amid growing concern over the entry and spread of the Omicron Covid strain.
US Panel Endorses #Merck #Covid Pill Amid '#Omicron' Variant Concerns
- NDTV (@ndtv) December 1, 2021
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Latest Updates from Delhi Airport.
- Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) December 1, 2021
Operations for International arrivals are running smooth after the implementation of the New guidelines laid down by @MoHFW_INDIA. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Ru1wUr238I
India reported 8,954 new coronavirus cases and 267 related fatalities on Wednesday, pushing the overall case tally to 3,45,96,776 and the death count to 4,69,247, according to the Health Ministry bulletin.
During the same period, 10,207 recoveries were reported throughout the country. With this, the national recovery rate currently stands at 98.36 per cent, which is the highest since March 2020. The active cases in the country stood at 99,023 or 0.29% of the total cases.
अब तक 14 देशों में नए वैरिएंट की पुष्टि हुई है हमारे देश के किसी भी हिस्से में कोविड के नए वैरिएंट ओमीक्रान का कोई मामला सामने नहीं आया है।
- Dr.Bharati Pravin Pawar (@DrBharatippawar) November 30, 2021
- केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्री मा.श्री. @mansukhmandviya जीं pic.twitter.com/3rDJZbqipR
For passengers arriving from non 'at risk' countries, random testing will be done. If anyone of them is found positive, the same procedure will be followed... From these (at risk) countries, we received 41 passengers on Monday & no one tested positive: Dr G Srinivas Rao (4/4)
- ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2021
7-Day Institutional Quarantine For Fliers From 'At-Risk' Nations In MaharashtraThe state government said that travel guidelines issued by the Centre on November 28 in view of 'Omicron', the new strain of Covid that has been designated a variant of concern, will act as "minimum restrictions".
