Karnataka Omicron

Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar K said that statistics show that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has become less dominant which is now replaced by the Omicron variant of the virus.

The Karnataka Covid war room analysis into the infections in the past seven days from January 1 to 7 has revealed that unvaccinated people are 30 times more likely to land in the Intensive Care Unit than the vaccinated, an official said on Saturday.

In view of rising COVID-19 cases in the city, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta instructed the Chief Health Officer Dr Balasundar to identify each COVID care centre in all Assembly constituencies.

Ten more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Karnataka, the State's Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday.

Amid nationwideconcern over the highly infectious Omicron variant, Bengaluru logged 400 of Karnataka's 566 fresh coronavirus cases today as most metropolitan cities witness an uptick in infections.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday ruled out reconsidering the government's decision to impose night curfew and curbs on New Year celebrations in the State in the wake of fresh COVID-19 concerns.

The Karnataka government has announced a night curfew in the state for 10 days starting from December 28, between 10 pm and 5 am, Health Minister K Sudhakar said.

Keeping in view rising cases of Covid and the threat of Omicron, the Karnataka government on Tuesday had said that no parties or mass gatherings would be permitted in the state from December 30 to January 2.

Karnataka has asked officials to trace, track and quarantine primary and secondary contacts of Covid patients in the state in a fresh notification issued by the state's health department.

The number of cases of fast-spreading strain Omicron has risen to 213 in India, with Delhi and Maharashtra reporting the most number of infections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review the situation tomorrow, sources told NDTV.

Keeping in view COVID-19 situation and the rising number of cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus, Karnataka government on Tuesday said that no parties or mass gatherings would be permitted in state from December 30 to January 2.

Five more cases of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus were found in Karnataka taking the total to 19.

India's Omicron COVID count rose to 126 on Saturday after Karnataka and Kerala reported six and four cases respectively, while three more persons in Maharashtra also tested positive for the variant.

The new cases of Omicron have been detected after five cases were reported in the state on Thursday.

Karnataka, Delhi and Gujarat together reported 10 new cases of Omicron variant taking the countrywide tally of this strain to 83 even as the national capital with a total of 85 new Covid cases recorded its highest single-day rise in the last 137 days

Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar K said that statistics show that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has become less dominant which is now replaced by the Omicron variant of the virus.

The Karnataka Covid war room analysis into the infections in the past seven days from January 1 to 7 has revealed that unvaccinated people are 30 times more likely to land in the Intensive Care Unit than the vaccinated, an official said on Saturday.

In view of rising COVID-19 cases in the city, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta instructed the Chief Health Officer Dr Balasundar to identify each COVID care centre in all Assembly constituencies.

Ten more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Karnataka, the State's Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday.

Amid nationwideconcern over the highly infectious Omicron variant, Bengaluru logged 400 of Karnataka's 566 fresh coronavirus cases today as most metropolitan cities witness an uptick in infections.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday ruled out reconsidering the government's decision to impose night curfew and curbs on New Year celebrations in the State in the wake of fresh COVID-19 concerns.

The Karnataka government has announced a night curfew in the state for 10 days starting from December 28, between 10 pm and 5 am, Health Minister K Sudhakar said.

Keeping in view rising cases of Covid and the threat of Omicron, the Karnataka government on Tuesday had said that no parties or mass gatherings would be permitted in the state from December 30 to January 2.

Karnataka has asked officials to trace, track and quarantine primary and secondary contacts of Covid patients in the state in a fresh notification issued by the state's health department.

The number of cases of fast-spreading strain Omicron has risen to 213 in India, with Delhi and Maharashtra reporting the most number of infections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review the situation tomorrow, sources told NDTV.

Keeping in view COVID-19 situation and the rising number of cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus, Karnataka government on Tuesday said that no parties or mass gatherings would be permitted in state from December 30 to January 2.

Five more cases of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus were found in Karnataka taking the total to 19.

India's Omicron COVID count rose to 126 on Saturday after Karnataka and Kerala reported six and four cases respectively, while three more persons in Maharashtra also tested positive for the variant.

The new cases of Omicron have been detected after five cases were reported in the state on Thursday.

Karnataka, Delhi and Gujarat together reported 10 new cases of Omicron variant taking the countrywide tally of this strain to 83 even as the national capital with a total of 85 new Covid cases recorded its highest single-day rise in the last 137 days