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28 Dec

Vaccination will starts for those who aged 15 years and above

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Vaccine sites will be set up for children aged 15 years and over. On Tuesday, Union Health Secretary has taken this decision in a meeting with states. It was also decided that those above 60 years of age could get a precautionary dose without a certificate from the doctor. However, they must consult with their physicians before taking that. On 25th December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that for children between the ages of 15 to 18 will begin vaccination from 3rd January 2022. The Health Secretary Rakesh Bhushan said, "All those who aged 15 years or more will be…

28 Dec

Delhi issues Yellow Alert to control increasing cases of COVID-19

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal issues Covid-19 guidelines to control increasing Covid-19 cases. As per the guidelines, the central government offices in Delhi will follow the government orders, however, the private firms will function with 50% of the staff. Multiplexes and cinema halls will shut till further orders. Only weekly one market per zone with 50 % of vendors will be allowed. Restaurants can operate with 50% capacity from 8 am to 10 pm. With that bars can also operate with 50% capacity from 12 noon to 10 pm.

28 Dec

Sourav Ganguly, has tested COVID positive

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BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, has tested positive with COVID-19 on December 26. Ganguly had a minor fever on Sunday (December 26) and got the covid positive report on Monday evening, Ganguly was admitted to Woodlands Hospital shortly after his COVID-positive report came in, after undergoing treatment for a cardiac issue earlier this year. According to family sources, the hospitalisation was merely a precaution and there was no reason to be concerned. Medical specialists recommended the 49-year-old cricketer-turned-administrator not to isolate at home due to a pre-existing heart issue.

24 Dec

Delay UP Elections, Ban Rallies: Court Urges Poll Body, PM Over Omicron

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The Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 by a month or two, reported news websites. The court also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties in the state amid the rising fears of the highly contagious Covid variant Omicron. "If rallies are not stopped, results will be worse than the second wave," Justice Shekhar Yadav said. The court made the observations while hearing an unconnected bail petition. The observation comes on the same day when PM Modi…

21 Dec

31 out of 54 Omicron patients discharged in Maharashtra

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31 patients out of 54 who were infected with the new coronavirus variant Omicron in Maharashtra till now have been discharged from hospitals on Monday. No new cases of Omicron by the WHO, was reported in the state on Monday, keeping the newly discovered strain's tally constant at 54, he said. Of these, the highest 22 cases were from Mumbai. According to the health department, 31 of the 54 patients infected with Omicron so far have been discharged from hospitals after they returned negative RT-PCR test reports. Since 1st December, as many as 1,36,400 travellers have arrived from overseas, including…

19 Dec

Omicron in 89 countries, cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days: WHO

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The Omicron variant of coronavirus has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. Omicron is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population immunity, but it is unclear if this is due to the variant’s ability to evade immunity, its inherent increased transmissibility or a combination of both, the WHO said in an update. “There is consistent evidence that Omicron has a substantial growth advantage over Delta. It is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant…

16 Dec

Omicron scare: Section 144 extended in Mumbai for 14 days

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With over two dozen cases of new highly-infectious Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Maharashtra government has decided to curb huge gatherings and launch crackdown against violators. The total Omicron cases now have shot up to 32 with four new cases being reported - two from Osmanabad and one each from Mumbai and Buldhana. The Mumbai Police has extended the 144 CrPC by another fortnight. “Section 144 will be imposed from 0001 hrs of 16 December and will be in force till 2400 hrs of 31 December,” states the order signed by deputy commissioner of police (operations) Chaitanya S. The BrihanMumbai Municipal…

15 Dec

Omicron Probably In Most Countries, Spreading At Unprecedented Rate: WHO

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The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and urged countries to act as drug maker Pfizer said its coronavirus pill was effective against the variant.Dutch primary schools will close early as Europe battles a fresh wave of infections and hospital admissions, while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a major parliamentary test seeking to impose fresh Covid curbs. Omicron, first detected by South Africa and reported to the WHO on November 24, has a large number of mutations, setting alarm bells ringing since its discovery. The WHO chief also voiced concern that many…

13 Dec

3 more people from London test positive for Covid in Bengaluru

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Three persons, who arrived from London to the KempeGowda International Airport (in Bengaluru, tested positive for Covid-19 in RT-PCR tests. As per the protocol 30-year-old woman and 6-year-old two boys have been taken to hospital and kept under isolation. Since they have arrived from a high risk zone, the samples have been sent for genomic sequencing. So far, three patients have tested positive for Omicron variant in the state. Two have travel history and one did not have any travel history. The health department initiated a series of measures to contain the infection from the new variant. However, the state…

11 Dec

Amid Omicron scare, section 144 imposed in Mumbai for two days

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In a bid to prevent large gatherings in Mumbai, the police imposed section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) within Mumbai commissionerate limits prohibiting rallies and protest marches involving people and vehicles over the next two days, an official said to news agency. The order, issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), will be in force for 48 hours on Saturday and Sunday. "It has been issued to prevent danger to human life from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 as well as a threat to the law and order situation against the backdrop of violence that took place…