Indian shares inched lower on Monday after snapping two straight weekly falls, as more cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant were reported over the weekend. By 0350 GMT, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) was down 0.27% at 17,150.05, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) dipped 0.12% to 57,627.59.…
Aperson who travelled from South Africa to Gujarat’s Jamnagar has tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the state health department has confirmed. The person came to Jamnagar from South Africa two days ago. After the person tested positive for Covid-19 during screening at the airport, the…
The 46-year-old man in Karnataka, who is among the two people found infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus in India, is a health care worker and has no travel history, said government sources. The man tested positive after his samples were collected and tested for Covid-19 infection on November 22. He…
Australian authorities announced on Monday a third case of the omicron Covid-19 variant as government leaders reconsidered plans to relax border restrictions this week. A South African man in his 30s who flew from Johannesburg to the northern Australian city of Darwin last Thursday tested positive for the new variant…