Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics(INSACOG) on Sunday confirmed the presence of BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants in India. The health body said a 19-year-old woman in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu was detected with the B.

India confirms presence of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants

The World Health Organization has said that in the next two months, over half of the people in Europe are on track to contract the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

WHO says over 50% of Europeans on track to contract Omicron variant of coronavirus

As the number of Omicron variant cases continues to rise, the number of daily coronavirus cases reached 300 million on Friday. The Omicron variant is believed to spread faster than other variants.

300 million COVID-19 cases reported worldwide amid Omicron surge

According to a White House official, the US will distribute 500 million free COVID-19 tests and mobilise military medical practitioners and push ahead with vaccination amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country.

US to send 500mn free tests, deploy military personnel to fight COVID-19 surge