A Covid-19 isolation center is prepared as a precautionary measure due to the Omicron variant at the Commonwealth Games Village Sports Complex in New Delhi, India. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)
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Dec 30, 2021
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Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun has mandated visitors to present a negative Covid-19 certificate not older than 72 hours or a full vaccination certificate for entry into the district.
The government of Goa has allowed entry to the state to only fully-vaccinated people or those with a negative Covid-19 test report not older than 72 hours.
Casinos, cinema halls and theatres, auditoriums, river cruises, water and entertainment parks can now operate at 50% capacity. Those entering such places will also have to produce certificates proving full vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test not older than 24 hours.
Delhi's Covid-19 cases reported a spike as the national capital added 923 cases in the past 24 hours. About 496 cases were reported yesterday, marking an 86% rise in new cases today.
The positivity rate in Delhi has now jumped to 1.29%, with 2,191 active cases in the city.
Mumbai reported 2,510 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours and one death, according to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The data also reported 259 recoveries from the disease.
The Omicron case tally in Mumbai has now reached 137.
The Uttarakhand Health Department reported 38 new Covid-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases now stand at 222 in the state.
Andhra Pradesh has reported 10 new Omicron cases on Tuesday, taking the total tally in the state to 16, according to state data. The press note reported that the patients are all healthy and are isolating.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain told ANI that not a single Omicron patient in the state has required oxygen support so far. Delhi currently has close to 250 such cases, the highest in the country.
He added that Delhi's Covid-19 positivity rate is around 1%, after it reported 496 new cases yesterday. "The cases have increased with the arrival of international flights," Jain said.
