Top News Of The Day: Omicron Has "Very High" Global Risk, Says WHO

The new Omicron variant of Covid poses a "very high" global risk and could have "severe consequences" where there are surges, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, adding that it is not yet known how contagious and dangerous it is; Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged caution on the new Covid variant 'Omicron' as he spoke before the start of the Winter Session of Parliament; 'Omicron', the new Covid variant first found in South Africa, does not have the same symptoms one would normally see in the Delta variant, the South African doctor who alerted government scientists to the possibility of a new variant told NDTV; A bill to cancel the three controversial farm laws at the heart of massive farmer protests for over a year was passed within two hours in parliament today and other top stories.