Recently there was a speculation that soon the pandemic coronavirus will end as less dangerous variant Omicron is here to mark the end of disease ridden days but going by the World Health Organisation and some other experts’ viewpoint people will have to wait longer to get rid of the virus corona as chances are there that some more variants may emerge to act as spoilsport. The rising number of deaths in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir including infants and young children is testimony to the fact that Omicron is not like normal flu but is as lethal as the earlier variants. Already people including the health authorities were worried due to this super spreader virus which is three to four times more virulent than the earlier versions of the COVID-19 variants and now the rise in number of deaths, exact number is 60 till date in Jammu region including the infants and young children is alarming and needs for more efforts to stop the spread of the virus. The situation is akin in all other parts of the country with Centre mulling to take more steps to curb the toll and tally especially on account of new variant Omicron. Looking into the emerging situation, the Central Government has extended the existing COVID-related restrictions in the country till February 28. Taking a strong view of the rising cases of COVID-19 and Omicron variants, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued the order directing all the states and the Union Territories (UTs) to instruct their local and district administrations to promptly take containment measures against the threat of the Omicron variant based on their own assessment of the situation. Such drastic measures have become utmost necessary because conventional methods are proving futile in war against the COVID-19 and its variants because cases are spreading like wildfire with no looking back. The warning from the WHO that anytime the criticality could arise as mutations of virus is dynamic and the same can cause damage therefore taking Omicron variants lightly is not at all a good idea. The misconception among the people that Omicron is toothless can lead to major catastrophe therefore people should always countercheck any information regarding the virus corona before taking any step with regard to this disease. This is the key to safety and people should remain cautious in this regard because it is a matter of life and death.