AIIMS Delhi cancels winter vacation, faculty asked to join duty immediately due to Omicron surge

The senior health ministry officials spoke to NDTV stating that this is not a good sign and the third wave should not be taken lightly by the country, since the delta variant is also prevalent along with the omicron variant. A health official said, "We are closely looking at it."

Meanwhile, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has decided to impose a weekend curfew in the national capital.

The Deputy Chief Minister informed that cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been rapidly rising. "Delhi has reported around 11,000 positive cases in the past 8-10 days, of which around 350 patients are in hospital, only 124 patients need oxygen and 7 are on a ventilator," he added.

Delhi has been witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks following the emergence of the Omicron variant, reports the ANI.

The city reported 4,099 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the positivity rate in the national capital to 6.46 per cent, Delhi's health department bulletin informed on Monday.

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