# Omicron in the country: As reports come in from Delhi, on a second Omicron case reported from the Capital – the toll across India was up on Friday at 32 cases – including two from Gujarat and seven from Mumbai.

India reports 9 new cases of Omicron, total now at 32

# Caution ahead: The country might witness a peak in Omicron cases on January 27, 2022, with a ‘pessimistic scenario’ pegging the daily tally of infections at 1.50-lakh cases. The wave could subside completely by March 28, 2022 according to the team that developed the SUTRA model.

IIT-H’s model pegs peak of Omicron cases on Jan 27, 2022

# Rely on local data: Indian health administrators will take their time to decide on boosters based on local data.

‘India will rely on indigenous data for vaccine booster shots’

# Property impact: Real estate developers’ apex body CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India) does not see an “immediate impact” of the Omicron Covid variant on property bookings.

Omicron will not immediately impact the property market: CREDAI

# Cutting through clutter: PHFI’s Dr Srinath Reddy helps navigate the information overload on Omicron.

We need to nudge the virus to become less virulent: Dr Srinath Reddy

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