Covid19

10 Jan

Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Begins from today

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Amidst the rising number of daily COVID cases, the precautionary COVID booster doses to all the health and frontline workers and seniors in India, begins from today. Frontline and healthcare workers and citizens above the age of 60 and with co-morbidities are eligible for the precaution dose of the vaccine. The co-morbidities like diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic ailments will get the option of getting the dose on the advice of their doctor. The Health Ministry has stated that there is no need to register for the precautionary vaccine doses. Those who are eligible can directly take an appointment or walk into any vaccination…

10 Jan

India records 1,79,723 cases of COVID, 146 deaths

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India witnessed single-day rise of 1,79,723 covid cases taking the total toll to 3,57,07,727, including 4,033 cases of the Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The number of active cases has increased to 7,23,619, the highest, while the death toll has climbed to 4,83,936 with 146 fatalities, the data updated later stated. Of the total 4,033 cases of Omicron variant, 1,552 have recovered. Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of Omicron cases to around 1,216, followed by Rajasthan 529, Delhi 513, Karnataka 441, Kerala 333 and Gujarat…

10 Jan

PM Modi chairs review meet on Covid, directs officials to vaccinate teens in ‘mission mode’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country in the wake of the rise in cases, fuelled by the Omicron variant, and asked to accelerate the vaccine drive for adolescents in a mission mode. A meeting with chief ministers will be convened to discuss state-specific scenarios, best practices and the public health response, PM Modi said. The meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Top officials part of the meeting included the Aviation Secretary, Home Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, and Chairman of the Railway Board, among others.…

08 Jan

Hospitalization and Oxygen support low in Maharashtra

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On Saturday State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that COVID-19 cases increasing in Maharashtra but the need for hospitalization and oxygen support became low. He also said that the state task force and health department had given their assessment of the COVID-19 situation to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who will decide on the extent of restrictions, 41,000 cases were detected on Friday in the state, though there was no addition to the Omicron tally. The Minister said, "Those having cough, fever etc, including children, must get themselves tested. Senior citizens with comorbidities and frontline health staff must go for the…

08 Jan

More than 2 crore teenagers are vaccinated with first dose in a week

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Over 2 crore teenagers have been successfully vaccinated with the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 under India’s vaccination drive.India began vaccination of children in the age group 15-18 on January 3, 2021, a crucial milestone in expanding immunity beyond adults. The Union Health Ministry has announced that only Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will be the one that will be administered to eligible children in two doses 28 days apart. According to health ministry officials, over 91% of the adult population of the country has received at least one dose of the vaccine while more than 66% have been vaccinated with both…

07 Jan

Mumbai won’t go into lockdown even if Covid cases rise, BMC chief Iqbal Chahal says

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Even as Mumbai reported record 20,181 fresh COVID-19 cases on January 6, the country's financial capital has no plans to impose a lockdown. The city has no plans to shut down even as the cases continue to surge, Bloomberg News reported, quoting Mumbai’s Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal. "Mumbai has already banned large gatherings and also put restrictions on the number of people that can attend events. No lockdown and no further restrictions are planned even if cases were to rise," Chahal told Bloomberg News in an interview. Among the newly reported cases, only 5 percent of patients required medical…

07 Jan

India’s first antigen self-test kit

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The demand for India’s first self-test antigen test kit CoviSelf by Mylab saw a sudden jump in demand in last few weeks. It is a comfortable, easy-to-use and accurate test method and it can detect major variants of coronavirus including Omicron.Designed as the mid-nasal swab test, it can detect positive results in just 15 mins. Each unit contains a testing kit, instructions to use (IFU) leaflet and a bag to safely dispose of after testing. The company has made the test available for online ordering on company website along with all major online channels. The MD & Co-founder of Mylab…

06 Jan

125 passengers found Covid positive on flight from Italy to Amritsar

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As many as 125 passengers that have arrived in Amritsar on a chartered Italy-Amritsar flight have tested positive for Covid-19, said airport authorities on Thursday. There were 179 passengers on the Italy-Amritsar flight, said VK Seth, Airport Director. Since Italy is one of the “at risk” countries according to the Union Health Ministry, all eligible passengers — 160 in this case — were tested for COVID-19 and 125 of them were found to be positive, they mentioned. Out of total 179 passengers, 19 were children or infant so they were exempt from on-arrival RT-PCR testing, they said. The charter flight…

04 Jan

In Delhi, a weekend curfew was imposed due to the rise of Covid, while non-essential movement was restricted

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The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has decided to impose a weekend curfew in the city to control the spread of Covid-19. During the weekend curfew, no non-essential movement will be allowed. According to the orders, government offices in the city would have to implement work from home for employees, apart from critical services, and private offices will operate at 50% capacity. To reduce crowding around metro stations and bus stops, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia announced that buses and metro will run at full capacity. Satyendar Jain, the Delhi health minister, announced on Monday that Omicron is the…

03 Jan

Vaccination drive for children aged 15 to 18 years old begins in India’s cities

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From January 1, 2022, all potential beneficiaries can register on the Co-WIN portal. They also can register for vaccinations at vaccination centres by walking in. COVID-19 vaccinations were given to beneficiaries in the age bracket of 15 to 18 years old around the country on Monday (January 3). Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on December 25, 2021 that vaccination for the age group 15-18 years will begin on January 3, 2022, while the administration of the precautionary third dose for the vulnerable categories will begin on January 10, 2022. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan had told the States and Union…