Coronavirus Omicron in India News Highlights 8 January 2022: Telangana reports 2606 new coronavirus cases
68 employees at CBI's Mumbai office have tested positive for COVID-19, says official (PTI)
Coronavirus in Karnataka: Cases increase marginally in Karnataka today
◾New cases in State:8,906
◾New cases in B'lore: 7,113
◾Positivity rate in State: 5.42%
◾Discharges: 508
◾Active cases State: 38,507 (B'lore- 32k)
◾Deaths:04 (B'lore- 03)
◾Tests: 1,64,261
Coronavirus in Bengaluru: Test positivity rate crosses 10% in Bengaluru with the city recording 7,113 cases today. Bengaluru continues to be the epicenter of COVID in Karnataka with 79% of the cases: Karnataka Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K
Mumbai's Dharavi reports 147 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, taking active cases in the area to 729
Bharat Biotech says its trial of Covaxin booster jabs has demonstrated "long-term safety with no serious adverse events"
"90% of recipients had a detectable neutralizing antibody response against the wild-type strain (6 months after the second dose)," the Covaxin maker says
Romania tightens pandemic measures amid Covid-19 surge
Tighter pandemic measures came into force in Romania on Saturday as authorities hoped to quell sharply rising coronavirus cases amid concerns that the next virus wave could overstretch the country's health care system. (AP)
Tamil Nadu Lockdown: Tamil Nadu government announces complete lockdown on Sunday as a precautionary measure for Covid-19.
Actress Trisha tests positive for Covid
Actress Trisha, one of the top actresses in the Tamil and Telugu film industries, has announced that she has tested positive for Covid-19. Read Full Story
Jammu & Kashmir News: COVID19 testing continues at the Jammu Airport
"Travellers are allowed to leave the airport only if they're fully vaccinated, otherwise, everyone, including the Vaishno Devi yaatris, gets tested," says Sanjeev Kumar Garg, Jammu Airport Director
Mumbai News: 2500 beds are available at the BKC Jumbo COVID19 Centre. So far, there are no ICU patients at the centre. Most patients are asymptomatic. Weekend lockdown will not be imposed for now: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar