Coronavirus Omicron cases in India News Highlights 3 January 2022: No plans to impose lockdown in Telangana

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to 'isolate' after family member, staff test positive for Covid

Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh reported 122 fresh cases taking the total tally to 20,77,608 cases across the state. While coming to fatalities, two new deaths registered in the last twenty four hours with one in Visakhapatnam taking total toll to 14,498.

66 passengers onboard Mumbai-Goa cruise ship test positive for Covid

Out of the nearly 2,000 passengers travelling onboard a Mumbai-Goa luxury cruiseliner, 66 have tested positive for Covid, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday.

The minister also said that four persons across the state have tested positive for Omicron, taking the total count of Omicron cases in the coastal state to five.

29 more turn positive for Omicron in Kerala, tally rises to 181

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday informed that 29 more people have turned positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, taking the tally to 181.

Omicron variant in South Korea: South Korea confirms first 2 deaths linked to Omicron variant

South Korea on Monday confirmed its first two deaths linked to the Omicron COVID-19 variant amid rising worry about the highly transmissible variant.

Two people in their 90s, who had been hospitalized at a nursing hospital in Gwangju, about 330 km south of Seoul, posthumously tested positive for the variant, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

The first deceased in connection with the Omicron variant passed away on Dec. 27, before being confirmed to have been infected with the variant on Dec. 30.

Omicron in Pakistan: Omicron-driven fifth wave has started in Pakistan: Authorities

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country, Pakistani authorities have warned that Omicron-driven fifth wave has started.

The National Command and Operation Centre, the principal body governing the policies and implementation of the national COVID-19 effort of Pakistan, held a meeting on Monday and discussed the epidemic curve chart data, national vaccine strategy and disease prevalence across the country after 708 cases were recorded in a single day - the highest since October 30 when 733 infections were detected, The News International reported.

Goa has detected four more cases of Omicron including a local with no travel history, indicating indigenous spread which needs to be further examined: Health minster Vishwajit Rane

Delhi reports 4,099 fresh cases, one death in the last 24 hours; Active caseload at 10,986, Positivity rate at 6.46%

Days of chaos in air travel in the United States did not ease up as people returned home from holiday trips, with more than 2,000 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid cases, reports AFP

Thousands of protesters defied authorities and gathered in the Dutch capital Amsterdam to oppose coronavirus restrictions, leading to clashes and arrests, reports AFP