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15:36 hours: Puducherry reports 129 new COVID-19 cases. Active cases stand at 399. Test positivity rate is at 3.58 per cent, says state health department.
14:45 hours: 125 passengers of Air India’s Italy-Amritsar flight have tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at Amritsar airport, says Airport Director VK Seth.
14:12 hours: Covid guidelines are issued by the Chief Secretary and we should abide by them to keep ourselves safe from the virus. Police officers above 55 years of age are advised not to go for duty, they can work from their homes, says Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil.
13:49 hours: Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs, tests positive for COVID-19.
12:50 hours: BREAKING: PM Modi to meet President Ram Nath Kovind shortly over security breach in Punjab, reports ANI.
12:39 hours: Delhi is likely to witness 14,000 fresh COVID cases today and the daily positivity rate may rise to around 14 per cent… No person has died of Omicron variant in the national capital so far. As of now, it appears lockdown is not needed, says state Health Minister Satyender Jain.
12:30 hours: No consideration of lockdown as of now. Maharashtra govt will consider a lockdown or lockdown-like restrictions after medical oxygen demand for the state goes beyond 800 metric tonnes/ day or more than 40 per cent of Covid beds in hospitals are occupied, says Maharashtra Health Department.
12:12 hours: Gujarat Government postpones 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit to be held from January 10 to January 12 amid fears over Omicron.
12:06 hours: 71 Mumbai Police personnel tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking active cases in the force to 265, say police.
11:56 hours: PM Modi to inaugurate the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata tomorrow, says PMO.
11:51 hours: Maharashtra Health Department says it has stopped genome sequencing of COVID samples after 55 per cent of the samples in last genome sequencing were confirmed for Omicron variant.
11:47 hours: There is no proposal with the Home Department to impose lockdown or shut down of markets in Madhya Pradesh. We are planning to increase the penalty amount for not wearing face masks and also considering to set up open jails, says Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra.
11:42 hours: Just In: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to hold a review meeting this evening over rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, reports ANI.
11:30 hours: An all-party meeting will be held the day after tomorrow on NEET exam issue, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
11:15 hours: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan reaches Election Commission office to brief EC officials on COVID-19 situation in the country.
11:05 hours: Last date for filing applications for admission in nursery/ entry-level classes in private schools of Delhi is being extended for further two weeks, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia says.
11:00 hours: Madhya Pradesh reported 1033 COVID cases in the last 24 hours, around double the number recorded the day before which is a matter of concern. But we should not panic. We must observe all COVID-appropriate behaviour, says state Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang.
Daily positive cases are rising rapidly. We imposed some more restrictions yesterday, including a cap of 250 people at wedding gatherings. Only 50 people are allowed to attend final rites. I instructed officials to increase beds in hospitals, he added.
10:30 hours: Chhattisgarh Government postpones ‘Swachhta Rally’ to held in Raipur on January 8 and other public events till further orders in view of rising cases of COVID-19, reports ANI.
10:18 hours: Just In: Guwahati IIT declared as containment zone after 60 COVID cases detected on its campus.
10:09 hours: West Bengal BJP general secretary Agnimitra Paul tests positive for COVID-19.
9:59 hours: West Bengal BJP Mahila Morcha president Agnimitra Paul tests positive for COVID-19.
9:39 hours: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan to brief officials of Election Commission of India today over COVID-19 situation in the country. Niti Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul to also attend the briefing.
9:35 hours: Just In: Union MoS for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar tests positive for COVID-19.
9:30 hours: Number of Omicron variant cases rises to 2,630, says Union Health Ministry.
9:25 hours: BREAKING: India reports 90,928 fresh COVID cases, 19,206 recoveries, and 325 deaths in the last 24 hours, says Union Health Ministry.
Daily positivity rate: 6.43 per cent
Active cases: 2,85,401
Total recoveries: 3,43,41,009
Death toll: 4,82,876
Total vaccination: 148.67 crore doses
9:00 hours: Haryana reported 35 more cases of Omicron variant of COVID19 yesterday, says state health department.
8:39 hours: Fire breaks out at Lajpat Rai Market in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk. 13 fire tenders were rushed to the put off the fire.
8:22 hours: Following the increase in Covid cases, we have decided to close pre-primary, primary, classes from 1-8 and Anganwadi centres in Diu. We request the tourists to take all precautionary measures and keep themselves safe, says Diu Collector Saloni Rai.
8:01 hours: A criminal was taken for weapon recovery near the Metro Vihar police station of Outer Delhi’s NIA police station area where he snatched the constable’s pistol and fired at him. In return firing, the criminal was shot in the leg and was arrested by the police, says Delhi Police.
7:49 hours: The Border Security Force has stopped public entry at the daily flag-lowering retreat ceremony along the India-Pakistan border in Attari due to rising COVID cases, says BSF.
7:30 hours: A total of 230 resident doctors from various hospitals in Mumbai have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 3 days, says Ganesh Solunke, president of JJ Hospital, Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors.
7:20 hours: Delhi AQI is presently at 380 (overall) in the ‘very poor’ category, as per SAFAR.
7:15 hours: Mizoram reports 502 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death. Active caseload stands at 2,572, says state health department.