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#Over 150: India’s Omicron tally crossed the 150-mark with Maharashtra and Gujarat reporting cases.
India’s Omicron cases cross 150
# Kids vaccination: Against this backdrop, virologist T Jacob John called for vaccinating children.
With Covid third-wave likely in February, children must be vaccinated: Virologist Jacob John
# Meanwhile, private labs request a shot at sequencing: If SRL application gets approved, it could open the door for more private labs in genome sequencing efforts.
Eye on Omicron: SRL approaches INSACOG to participate in the genomic surveillance
#Pandemic-induced saving: As Covid-hit people looked for security in golden years, both NPS and Atal Pension Yojana surged 30% in number of subscribers & value the past year
Covid impact: The rise and rise of pension plans
#No let-up in sight: Even the looming threat of the Omicron variant has not broken the deadlock in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on relaxing certain intellectual property (IP) rules for Covid-19 vaccines and medical products.
TRIPS waiver: India, South Africa, US, EU try for breakthrough
#TN cautions: Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has urged the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to issue further guidelines for additional surveillance of all international passengers arriving in the State may be similar to international passengers from 'countries at-risk'.
#Internationally, opposition continues against coercion: Brexit minister, Lord David Frost, has resigned as the man in charge of overseeing matters related to Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) amid opposition to "coercive" lockdown restrictions due to a surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
UK Brexit minister David Frost quits warning against 'coercive' Covid measures
#Travel restrictions: Germany tightens travel restrictions for people coming from Britain in response to the rapid spread of the omicron variant there.
Germany tightens travel restrictions on visitors from UK
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