Omicron Alert: PM Narendra Modi likely to hold key meet as cases rise to 213 in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a review meet on Thursday amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The cases of the more infectious Omicron variant have risen to 213 in India. Delhi and Maharashtra have reported the most number of infections.

Apart from 57 cases in Delhi and 54 in Maharashtra, the fast-spreading Omicron strain has seen a rise in several other states. Telangana has so far reported 24, Karnataka 19, Rajasthan 18, Kerala 15 and Gujarat 14.

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Three cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir and two each in Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have reported one case each.

The Centre had on Tuesday shot an advisory to states amid rising Omicron cases. The Central government has asked the states to activate "war rooms" and bring back curbs, including night curfews to contain it.

The World Health Organization has said the Omicron variant is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from Covid.