Omicron Variant Cases and Deaths in India Live, Covid-19 Booster Vaccine Registration Latest Update: Even as the world sees new wave of Omicron infections, the latest buzz over the NeoCoV virus has triggered panic among general public. However, the experts around the world are reacting cautiously to the new kind of virus that is found in bats as of now. In a swift reaction, the World health Organization has also said that whether the NeoCoV virus can actually jump from bats to humans need a further study. The research on the NeoCoV virus was published by the scientists from Wuhan. The study, which was first reported by Sputnik news agency, has not been peer-reviewed as of now. However, the possibility of the new, highly transmissible virus attacking the humans can’t be completely ruled out.
ALSO READ — DCGI gives permission to Bharat Biotech for Covid-19 intranasal booster dose trials
Meanwhile, the situation in Europe seemed to have stabilised. A Reuters reports says that Germany is also witnessing far lesser number of cases. England, Poland have already lifted the restrictions. Back home, the intranasal booster dose can soon become a reality in India after the DCGI gave its approval to the Bharat Biotech for the Phase 3 trials. BBV154 – the intranasal vaccine- developed by the Hyderabad company has not received the government’s nod for use among the general public.
India Covid-19 Status in last 24 hours:
New COVID cases: 2,35,532;
Death recorded: 871;
Recoveries registered: 3,35,939;
Active case: 20,04,333;
Daily positivity rate: 13.39%
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Coronavirus India Live News: Covid-19 Omicron Cases in India Live Count, Coronavirus Lockdown, Night Curfew Guidelines and Restrictions Live Updates
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya held a virtual meeting today with the eastern states on the Covid-19 situation, reported ANI. The minister tweeted, “Discussions held on telemedicine, vaccination & COVID guidelines.”
Canada's capital city of Ottawa is set on Saturday for a “massive” protest against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's COVID-19 vaccine mandates with the arrival of convoys of hundreds of vehicles from across the country. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” – coming from east and west – started out as a protest against a vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers, but has turned into a demonstration against government overreach during the pandemic with a strong anti-vax streak. The convoys are scheduled to get in around noon, but already on Friday dozens of vehicles blocked the roads in front of parliament. A total of some 2,700 trucks are expected, a federal government source said. (Reuters)
Delhi recorded 4483 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, news agency ANI reported. The national capital also recorded 28 deaths and 8807 recoveries.
The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Delhi has reduced significantly in the last one week from over 11,000 cases logged on January 22, but the containment zones count remains over 40,000, according to official data. A containment zone is created by authorities to check the spread of infection if at least three cases of coronavirus are recorded in a household or in a neighbourhood. According to official data shared by the Delhi health department, the number of containment zones in the city stood at 41,095 on Friday, a fall from 42,388 on Thursday. The number of containment zones on January 22 was 43,457 when 11,486 Covid cases were recorded. The number of cases have dropped in the last one week, with over 4,000 cases logged on Friday. However, the number of containment zones are still in the range of over 40,000. (PTI)
Andhra Pradesh logged 11,573 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours ending 9 AM today, according to a health bulletin. The bulletin further stated that the total recoveries increased to 21,30,162 after 9,445 more people got cured of the infection. The state also recorded three more deaths today taking the overall toll to 14,594.
Doctors at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital have said that veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar's health condition has marginally improved. Dr Pratit Samdani of the hospital was reported by ANI as saying that Lata Mangeshkar's ventilator support was removed two days ago. She, however, continues to be under observation in an ICU.
Puducherry confirmed 855 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday taking the overall case count to 1,59,824.
The new cases identified at the end of examination of 3,465 samples were spread over Puducherry 570, Karaikal 172, Yanam 102 and Mahe 11.
The active cases were 12,542 of whom 182 were in hospitals taking treatment while the remaining 12,360 patients were in home quarantine, Director of Health G Sriramulu said.
He said 2,604 patients recovered and were discharged during last twenty-four hours. The overall recoveries stood at 1,45,359. (PTI)
Tripura | All schools & Madrassas in the State (pre-primary to 12th class) are allowed to function normally with strict maintenance of #covid19 from 31st January, reads an official statement (ANI)
Indonesia is bracing for a third wave of COVID-19 infections as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives a surge in new cases, health authorities and experts said Saturday.
The country reported 9,905 new infections and seven deaths on Friday in the latest 24-hour period. It was the highest daily caseload since August last year when the country was struggling to contain a delta-driven wave.
Indonesia had recovered from last year's spike in cases and deaths that was among the worst in the region, and daily infections had fallen to about 200 by December. But cases are rising again just weeks after the country reported its first local omicron case. (AP)
Hundreds of gym owners on Saturday took out a protest march to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence here to oppose the DDMA’s decision to keep fitness centres closed even as the number of Covid cases have come down in the city. | Read More
Karnataka Coronavirus Restrictions: The Karnataka government has decided to relax Covid-19 restrictions in state as Coronavirus cases continue to ebb. Karnataka Minister BC Nagesh told agencies that the state government has decided to lift certain Coronavirus curbs from the state. | Read More
We've decided to open schools in Bengaluru from Monday. Night curfew to be lifted from Jan 31; have directed concerned depts to ensure that proper SOPs are followed. Marriage functions are permitted with 200 members indoors and 300 outdoors: Karnataka Minister BC Nagesh (ANI)
Nearly two years after the pandemic first hit the country, India acknowledged at the beginning of January 2022 that coronavirus had reached the stage of community transmission. Centre had said that the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus was spreading in the country via community transmission, and had become the dominant strain in many metros. What sets Omicron apart from the previous strains of the novel coronavirus is the fact that while other variants had about one or two dozen mutations, the Omicron variant was found by scientists to have a whopping 53 mutations. What is more is that of these 53 mutations, 13 were rare which should have, in fact, been harmful to Omicron, according to a report in IE. | Read More
Even though some cities or states in India may be beginning to see plateauing of COVID-19 cases, the risk persists and focus must be on reducing transmission and implementing situation-specific measures, senior WHO official Poonam Khetrapal Singh said. The Health Ministry said on Thursday that early indications of Covid cases plateauing have been reported in certain geographies in the country but the trend needs to be observed. | Read More
Pune district will allow schools and colleges to reopen from February 1, Pune Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar announced on Saturday following a Covid-19 review meeting at the Council Hall. He said students of Class 9 and above (above 15 years) will be vaccinated at schools. | Read More
Singapore has recently reported 198 cases of COVID-19 traced to the BA.2 Omicron sub-lineage, which appears to be more infectious than the more common BA.1, but hospitals are coping well in spite of the current wave infecting thousands of people daily, according to reports. | Read More
Consent from parents will be required to attend the school. The further decision for classes 1 to 8 will be taken in the next meeting: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar (ANI)
Schools & colleges will reopen in Pune district from Feb 1. For classes 1 to 8, the school timings will be half of the regular timings, but for classes 9 to 10, the school will run as per the regular schedule. Colleges will also function as per regular time: Maharashtra Deputy CM (ANI)
As per the latest data shared by the Union Health Ministry, India's active COVID-19 cases have declined by 1,01,278 to reach 20,04,333.
India reported 2,35,532 new coronavirus infections in a day on Friday, taking the total tally of cases to over 4.08 crore, as per the latest data shared by the Union Health Ministry.
Coronavirus India Live News: Covid-19 Omicron Cases in India Live Count, Coronavirus Lockdown, Night Curfew Guidelines and Restrictions Live Updates
