Amid a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases across the US, the authorities have reopened schools in New York City for children.

India reports over 37,000 people testing positive in the last 24 hours amid the Omicron threat

After a relatively stable trend in the Covid 19 cases, India is recording a rise in the number of infections dominated by the omicron variant. A total of 58 000 Covid 19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours this is a 55 percent increase in cases in just one day.

India records 2,135 Omicron cases in last 24 hours

India today reported its highest daily tally of Covid-19 cases since September 2021 with over 37,000 people testing positive in the last 24 hours. The country has also recorded over 1,800 Omicron cases and the country has also reported 124 deaths in the past 24 hours.

India reports over 37,000 people testing positive in the last 24 hours amid Omicron threat

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the rising Omicron cases—which is fast becoming the dominant variant—could pave the way for a new, more dangerous variant.

Rising Omicron cases may lead to more dangerous variants, warns WHO

The UK is currently witnessing one of the most severe omicron surges. However, UK PM resists lockdown plans for now.

UK PM resists another lockdown, insists 'Plan B' is working amid record surge in COVID-19 cases

It was supposed to be a new year, a post-pandemic 2022 one, where we put the pandemic behind us. Instead, it is the year of a new variant one that is wreaking havoc across the world omicron is currently shaking the globe to its core.

Omicron causing crippling staff shortages in UK & US

India reports fresh 58000 Covid 19 cases in 24 hours

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention explained the scientific rationale for shortening their isolation and quarantine guidelines for COVID-19 and said that the guidelines also apply to children.

Check out CDC's new COVID guidelines and the scientific rationale behind them

People living in the Japanese prefecture Okinawa are angry at the personnel of the United States military for spreading coronavirus cases. Okinawa's governor said, “I’m outraged because the sharp increase in cases among US military personnel suggests that their management is insufficient.

Japan: People in Okinawa are angry at US military personnel for spreading coronavirus cases

A record number of COVID-19 cases has been reported in the US, United Kingdom, France, and Australia as the WHO warned that Omicron's rapid spread could lead to the spread of new, more dangerous variants.

US sets global record, reports more than 1 million cases; UK, Australia, France also break previous records

For the third day in a row, Australia's COVID-19 cases surpassed their daily record high, further straining hospital resources and testing facilities as public anger grows over the response to the speedy response to the rapidly spreading Omicron outbreak.

'No silver bullets': Australia reports record high in COVID-19 cases; hospitalisations surge

As countries across the world tackle an Omicron surge, the World Health Organization has said that countries with a high portion of unvaccinated are at risk.

WHO warns that next variant could be more dangerous

India detected 37,379 new coronavirus cases and 124 more fatalities in the span of 24 hours, the most Covid cases since September, according to the Union health ministry's data updated on Tuesday.

India reports over 37,000 new cases, 124 deaths as Omicron tally reaches to 1,892

A mother in rural Wisconsin said she felt “utterly helpless” as she sent her 13-year-old off to school. Another, in suburban New Jersey, expressed frustration that her highly vaccinated district had returned to remote learning.

‘Insurmountable’: Parents grapple with Omicron’s upending force in schools

A 11-month-old baby tested positive for novel coronavirus in India and was later hospitalised after the condition of the infant became severe. The baby is the son of a famous Indian TV actor, Nakuul Mehta, who had tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago.

11-month-old tests positive for COVID-19 in India

Omicron is currently shaking the world to its core, hospitals in US and UK run out of staff

UK’s state-run hospitals will face “considerable pressure” in the coming weeks due to the nationwide spread of Omicron infection, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, as the new variant of Covid surges through the country.

UK hospitals to face ‘considerable pressure’, says PM Johnson amid record Omicron cases

Worries of food shortages have led to some residents of Xian, the Chinese city under Covid lockdown resorting to barter to secure essential supplies, as per BBC.

Residents in Chinese city under Covid lockdown resort to barter to secure food

COVID-19's new dominant variant, Omicron, has taken over the world in just one month. The highly transmissible mutant variant has resulted in an increase in cases, raising the risk of another COVID outbreak.

Omicron: Skin, lips, and nail symptoms that mean you need urgent COVID-19 treatment

Amid Covid surge in India, national capital Delhi imposes weekend curfew

When it comes to Omicron in England, the country imposed limited measures known as Plan B last month those measures include wearing of face coverings on public transport and in shops but the government stopped short of ordering restrictions to close businesses or restrict numbers at gatherings.

England wakes up to new Omicron surge, PM Boris Johnson resists new restrictions

Sri Lanka may be on a brink of bankruptcy as the island country faces an acute financial crisis topped by a blow to a food supply. As 2022 begins, Sri Lanka is looking to face record-high inflation, financial crisis, exorbitant food prices, humanitarian crisis, and pandemic-induced disruptions. The Sri Lankan government had decided to temporarily ban the use of chemical fertilizers in May 2021. The ban led to protest by farmers ultimately leading to a drastic drop in cultivation in Sri Lanka. Moreover, long queues were seen outside shops for bare necessities lie milk, sugar, and rice. Also, several shops in the markets were shut. Opposition MP Harsha de Silva told Sri Lankan parliament that the country would go bankrupt.

Sri Lanka may go bankrupt in 2022? From financial to food crisis Sri Lanka’s woes amid Covid

The omicron surge threatens to upend any sense of peace in the nation’s education system. After a holiday break that saw COVID-19 cases spike unrelentingly, a small but growing list of districts — including Newark, New Jersey; Atlanta; Milwaukee; and Cleveland — moved temporarily to remote learning for more than 450,000 children.

‘It’s chaos’ as schools confront omicron

As cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 have increased in recent days, India's capital Delhi will implement a weekend curfew, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said during a news conference on Tuesday.

Omicron: India's national capital Delhi imposes weekend curfew amid rising COVID cases

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