Breaking News | Delhi Reports 118 Fresh Covid Cases In Last 24 Hrs, Maharashtra Records Over 1,000 New Infections
Breaking News LIVE, December 23, 2021: This LIVE Blog brings to you the latest breaking news of upcoming polls, details on Covid variant Omicron & other news around.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Dondaicha in Dhule (Maharashtra) tomorrow to inaugurate certain development projects.
Delhi reports 118 positive cases, one death and 57 recoveries in the last 24 hours. No new case of Omicron was reported in national capital today.
Active cases: 684
Total Positive Cases: 14,42,633
Total Deaths: 25,103
Maharashtra reports 1,179 new Covid19 cases, 615 recoveries and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours.
23 more patients have been found to be infected by Omicron. Till date, a total of 88 patients infected with the #Omicron variant have been reported in the state
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency authorisation to Merck's at-home Covid treatment pill, a day after it gave nod to Pfizer's pill. The move is said to be a major milestone that promises to revolutionise the fight against the virus.
In view of rising numbers of Covid-19 and Omicron cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will hold a meeting with the Covid Task Force today at 10 pm via video conferencing: Public Relations Room (Chief Minister's Secretariat)
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced a night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am in the wake of the rising Covid-19 cases in the state. Schools will operate on 50 per cent attendance.
An explosion took place on the second floor of the court complex in Ludhiana. Four people are said to be injured in the blast, while two have lost their life. The police is investigating the matter.
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India has so far recorded close to 250 cases of Omicron across 15 states and union territories even though at least 90 of the infected people have either recovered or migrated. Although there haven't been any serious ramifications with the Omicron variant in India, it is said by the WHO that it is a highly transmissible variant, thus, utmost care is taken by the governments.
Delhi reported 125 cases of Coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest spike the national capital witnessed in over 6 months. It is being speculated that New Delhi is heading towards another lockdown.
In other news, PMK Modi will be in Varanasi today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch and lay the foundation stone for 22 projects worth over Rs 870 crore on Thursday, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The PMO, in a statement, said it was the Prime Minister's constant endeavour to strive for the development and economic advancement of his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi.
PM Modi will also digitally transfer a bonus of about Rs 35 crore to the bank accounts of more than 1.7 lakh milk producers.
Other than that, Vice President & Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, referring to ruckus created by Opposition during the winter session of Parliament, said y'day, "Some of our elected representatives are making a mockery of the institution. This has to be corrected at the earliest.
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