Omicron coronavirus variant tally reached 213 on Wednesday, several states have taken to reimpose some Covid-19 restrictions to prevent further spread of the infection.
This comes as the Centre on Tuesday wrote to all state governments regarding preventive measures that are required to be taken, emphasising local-level containment to curb any possible outbreak.
Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan urged states to cut the number of people attending marriage and funerals and restrict numbers in offices, industries and public transport.
He also laid down a framework that states and union territories may use to decide on restrictions to be imposed in any district.