Omicron spreading fast across Europe, other parts of world; avoid non-essential travel, says government
The Hindu
It is likely that Omicron spread will outpace Delta variant where community transmission occurs, the government said citing the WHO.
As many as 101 positive cases of the have been detected across 11 States and Union Territories so far, the government said on Friday and advised people to keep new year celebrations at low intensity.
It said that though daily COVID-19 cases are below 10,000 for the past 20 days, there is a need to stay vigilant in view of the new variant and rising cases in other countries.
With the spreading very fast across Europe and other parts of the world, people need to avoid non-essential travel. They must also avoid mass gatherings, and new year celebrations need to be at low intensity, the government said.
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