Coronavirus Vaccine Registration, Coronavirus Omicron Variant Cases in India January 11 Live Updates: As the highly contagious Omicron variant of Coronavirus continues its rapid spread across the globe, including in India, the Union Health Ministry started providing ‘precaution doses’ of Covid vaccine. According to Union Health Ministry data, over 11 lakh health care and frontline workers, and 60-plus citizens with co-morbidities received their third Covid dose on Monday as India began administering a “precautionary” dose against Coronavirus.
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Meanwhile, India reported 1,68,063 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 jours, taking its overall tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,58,75,790 which includes 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant, according to data from the Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday. The number of active cases rose to 8,21,446, the highest in 208 days, while the death toll climbed to 4,84,213 with 277 fresh fatalities, the Health Ministry said. Of the total 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant, 1,711 people have recovered or migrated so far. Maharashtra recorded the highest number of 1,247 cases, followed by Rajasthan at 645, Delhi 546, Karnataka 479 and Kerala 350. India had witnessed 1,79,723 fresh Coronavirus infections on Monday.
As Omicron led Covid surge in India, several states/UT governments have already imposed several restrictions, including night curfew and weekend lockdown in order to check the surge of Covid-19.
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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will be doing a virtual meeting with all Indian Medical Association leaders and senior doctors across the country on Covid management at 11:30 am today (ANI)
120 policemen tested COVID positive including 1 death in last 24 hours. Active cases 643।: Mumbai Police (ANI)
The West Indies and Ireland have postponed their second One-Day cricket international scheduled on Tuesday. Ireland was too depleted to play after two more positive coronavirus cases in camp plus two players becoming injured, Cricket West Indies and Cricket Ireland said in a joint statement on Monday. No names were mentioned, but the Irish have five players in total isolating. Paul Stirling, Simi Singh and Ben White tested positive last week and missed the first ODI on Saturday, when the host won by 24 runs. (AP)
Japan will keep its borders closed to most foreign citizens through February as it attempts to accelerate coronavirus booster shots for elderly people and expand hospital capacity to cope with the rapidly spreading omicron variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday. Japan briefly eased border controls in November after COVID-19 cases rapidly declined, but quickly reinstated a ban on most foreign entrants after the highly transmissible new variant emerged. (AP)
There is no need for full lockdown as of now. CM has asserted that the economy should not be affected, restricted lockdown enough for now: Tamil Nadu Health Minister MA Subramanian on COVID restrictions due to case surge (ANI)
A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. It wasn't clear how long the lockdown of Anyang city, home to 5.5 million, would last as a notice said it was being done to facilitate mass testing but did not indicate if it would end when the testing is completed. Another 13 million people are locked down in the city of Xi'an and 1.1 million in Yuzhou. (AP)
COVID19 | Puducherry reports 655 new cases, 0 death and 22 recoveries today; Active cases stand at 2355. Test positivity at 16.51% (ANI)
“Over 10.5 lakh (beneficiaries) received COVID vaccine ‘precaution dose’ on the first day of roll-out,” tweets Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI)
Hong Kong will start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children over the age of five, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as it tries to increase its relatively low vaccination rate amid an increase in coronavirus infections. Lam, speaking at a weekly media briefing, said kindergartens and primary schools must stop face-to-face classes from Friday until after the Lunar New Year at the beginning of February to prevent transmissions of the fast-spreading Omicron variant. (Reuters)
Odisha reports 7,071 fresh COVID-19 cases, biggest single-day spike in over seven months; tally jumps to 10.83 lakh: Health Department. (PTI)
4,461 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus detected across 28 states, UTs so far: Union Health Ministry. (PTI)
66 prisoners and 48 jail staff in Delhi jails have tested Covid positive so far. 42 prisoners and 34 jail staff in Tihar Jail, 24 prisoners and 8 jail staff in Mandoli jail and 6 jail staff of Rohini Jail have tested positive for Covid19: Prison Officials (ANI)
India's Covid-19 cases reach total of 35.88 mln – Health ministry (Reuters)
India's overall covid-19 death toll reaches 484,213 – Health ministry (Reuters)
India's daily covid-19 deaths rise by 277 – Health ministry (Reuters)
India's daily Covid-19 cases rise by 168,063 – Health ministry (Reuters)
Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans. The Biden administration announced the change Monday as it looks to lower costs and make testing for the virus more convenient amid rising frustrations. Under the new policy, first detailed to the AP, Americans will be able to either purchase home testing kits for free under their insurance or submit receipts for the tests for reimbursement, up to the monthly per-person limit. A family of four, for instance, could be reimbursed for up to 32 tests per month. PCR tests and rapid tests ordered or administered by a health provider will continue to be fully covered by insurance with no limit. (AP)
Uttar Pradesh | With number of active Covid cases crossing 1000 mark in Agra on Monday, the district admin imposed fresh restrictions in the city. Gyms & swimming pools have been closed down. Wearing of mask would be mandatory: Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh (ANI)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address a press conference on COVID at 12 noon today. (ANI)
As many as 25 widows from the 'Mahila Ashray Sadan' in Vrindavan tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, officials said. Overall, the district reported 240 new infections, most of them detected in random testing, according to Dr Bhudeo Singh, in-charge of the Rapid Response Team here. He said 25 widows from the 'Mahila Ashray Sadan' Vrindavan were also found infected, taking to 58 the tally of cases in the Ashram. (PTI)
Hospitals around the US are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all. The move is a reaction to the severe hospital staffing shortages and crushing caseloads that the omicron variant is causing. California health authorities announced over the weekend that hospital staff members who test positive but are symptom-free can continue working. Some hospitals in Rhode Island and Arizona have likewise told employees they can stay on the job if they have no symptoms or just mild ones. The highly contagious omicron variant has sent new cases of COVID-19 exploding to over 7,00,000 a day in the US on average, obliterating the record set a year ago. (AP)
The European Union ended travel restrictions on flights from southern Africa on Monday well over a month after imposing them to in hopes of containing the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The highly contagious variant was first discovered in southern Africa in late November and the 27-nation bloc restricted travel for visitors from that region, where the variant brought on a sudden surge of infections. Omicron has since become the dominant variant and is responsible in the EU and many other nations for a unprecedent increase in infections. That made the travel ban from southern Africa a moot point. (AP)
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