Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for Education V Sivankutty said that the matter of uninoculated teachers will be brought under the notice of the Health Department. V Sivankutty said that school managements are forcing uninoculated teachers to come to schools. Out of 1.85 lakh teachers, almost 5000 of them still haven’t received their vaccines. The minister also said that the teachers who haven’t received the vaccine need not come to school and that they must stay at home.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 4,350 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, informed the health department in a press release.

New Delhi: The new Omicron variant of coronavirus has reportedly got over 30 mutations in the spike protein region giving it the potential to develop a immunoescape mechanism, and thus the efficacy of vaccines against it needs to be evaluated critically, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guelria has said.

Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has expressed shock over Aluva native Mofiya Parveen’s suicide. On Sunday, he visited Mofiya’s family in Aluva around 2.30 pm.

Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains are predicted in the state till Monday. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) declared an orange alert in Idukki on Sunday due to the possibility of heavy rains in different locations.

Kolkata: At least 15 people were killed during a funeral procession, some of them women, when a vehicle carrying the remains of the dead rammed into a stationary truck in West Bengal’s Nadia district early on Sunday.

LONDON: The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread.

COIMBATORE: A Personal Assistant (PA) of former Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami was arrested in Omalur in neighbouring Salem district on Sunday on charges of collecting lakhs of rupees from many people by promising to secure them government jobs.

New Delhi: ln view of the possible threat that the new COVID-19 variant can pose to the nation, the Centre has asked all states and UTs to focus on intensive containment, active surveillance, enhanced testing, monitoring of hotspots, increased coverage of vaccination and augmentation of health infrastructure.