Healthcare workers gear up for the vaccination drive for children, at Thane district hospital (Express photo by Deepak Joshi)
Covid-19 Omicron Cases and Deaths in India Today Live: To tackle a possible surge in COVID-19 cases, the Centre advised all states and Union territories to initiate the process of setting up makeshift hospitals and to constitute special teams to monitor patients in home isolation.
In a letter to all chief secretaries, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said it is imperative to re-emphasise the significance of timely and swift upgradation of health infrastructure in all states and UTs. “This becomes all the more important since with the sudden increase in cases, we may start seeing a stressed health infrastructure,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Haryana government closed cinema halls, sports complexes, swimming pools and entertainment parks in Gurugram, Faridabad and three other districts. Government and private offices will function with 50% staff attendance, the government said. The restrictions will remain in effect till January 12.
The sharp spike in Covid-19 cases across cities continued on Saturday, with 6,347 fresh cases being reported in Mumbai, 2,716 in Delhi, 2,398 in Kolkata, 810 in Bengaluru and 682 in Chennai. India’s Omicron tally on Saturday reached 1,431 even as the country reported 22,775 new coronavirus cases and 406 deaths, Union Health Ministry’s data updated till 8 am stated. Active caseload currently stands at 1,04,781 while recovery rate currently is 98.32%.
In another development, India on Saturday opened the registration for Covid-19 vaccines for children between the age of 15 to 18 years on the CoWin portal. “If the children are safe, then the future of the country is safe. I request the family members to register the eligible children for vaccination, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.
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Omicron tally in India reaches 1,431; 22,775 new coronavirus cases and 406 deaths in the last 24 hours. Follow this space for the latest Covid-19 updates.
A health worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at a government hospital amid fear of spread of ‘Omicron variant’ in Bengaluru (PTI File Photo)
Stating that India reported over 10,000 daily Covid cases after 33 days, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday said there is a need for heightened vigil among the people of the country.
Briefing the media, Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Luv Aggarwal also said on an average, India reported more than 8,000 cases per day last week. Overall case positivity rate stands at 0.92%, he said, adding that weekly positivity rate is over 10 per cent in eight districts while it is 5-10% in 14 districts. India’s R naught value, which indicates spread of Covid-19, is 1.22 so cases are increasing, not shrinking, the ministry said.
People with no travel history have been infected for the Omicron Covid variant and this means it is gradually spreading in the community, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said Thursday. Jain also said that 46 of 115 samples sequenced in the national capital so far had tested positive for the new strain.
India reported 13,154 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. The active cases stood at 82,402 cases, while the death toll has climbed to 4,80,860. According to a bulletin released on Thursday morning, the Omicron case tally has risen to 961, with 263 cases in Delhi and 252 in Maharashtra. Of the 961 cases, 320 Omicron cases have recovered or been discharged.
Meanwhile, Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics Consortia INSACOG said that there is now clear experimental and clinical data supporting very high immune escape potential of Omicron, but initial estimates show the severity of illness being lower than what was seen in previous outbreaks, the said in its latest bulletin citing global data.
Healthcare workers gear up for the vaccination drive for children, at Thane district hospital (Express photo by Deepak Joshi)Covid-19 Omicron Cases and Deaths in India Today Live: To tackle a possible surge in COVID-19 cases, the Centre advised all states and Union territories to initiate the process of setting up makeshift hospitals and to constitute special teams to monitor patients in home isolation. In a letter to all chief secretaries, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said it is imperative to re-emphasise the significance of timely and swift upgradation of health infrastructure in all states and UTs. “This becomes all the more important since with the sudden increase in cases, we may start seeing a stressed health infrastructure,” he said. Meanwhile, the Haryana government closed cinema halls, sports complexes, swimming pools and entertainment parks in Gurugram, Faridabad and three other districts. Government and private offices will function with 50% staff attendance, the government said. The restrictions will remain in effect till January 12. The sharp spike in Covid-19 cases across cities continued on Saturday, with 6,347 fresh cases being reported in Mumbai, 2,716 in Delhi, 2,398 in Kolkata, 810 in Bengaluru and 682 in Chennai. India’s Omicron tally on Saturday reached 1,431 even as the country reported 22,775 new coronavirus cases and 406 deaths, Union Health Ministry’s data updated till 8 am stated. Active caseload currently stands at 1,04,781 while recovery rate currently is 98.32%. In another development, India on Saturday opened the registration for Covid-19 vaccines for children between the age of 15 to 18 years on the CoWin portal. “If the children are safe, then the future of the country is safe. I request the family members to register the eligible children for vaccination, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said. Live BlogOmicron tally in India reaches 1,431; 22,775 new coronavirus cases and 406 deaths in the last 24 hours. Follow this space for the latest Covid-19 updates. A health worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at a government hospital amid fear of spread of ‘Omicron variant’ in Bengaluru (PTI File Photo) Stating that India reported over 10,000 daily Covid cases after 33 days, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday said there is a need for heightened vigil among the people of the country. Briefing the media, Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Luv Aggarwal also said on an average, India reported more than 8,000 cases per day last week. Overall case positivity rate stands at 0.92%, he said, adding that weekly positivity rate is over 10 per cent in eight districts while it is 5-10% in 14 districts. India’s R naught value, which indicates spread of Covid-19, is 1.22 so cases are increasing, not shrinking, the ministry said. People with no travel history have been infected for the Omicron Covid variant and this means it is gradually spreading in the community, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said Thursday. Jain also said that 46 of 115 samples sequenced in the national capital so far had tested positive for the new strain. India reported 13,154 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. The active cases stood at 82,402 cases, while the death toll has climbed to 4,80,860. According to a bulletin released on Thursday morning, the Omicron case tally has risen to 961, with 263 cases in Delhi and 252 in Maharashtra. Of the 961 cases, 320 Omicron cases have recovered or been discharged. Meanwhile, Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics Consortia INSACOG said that there is now clear experimental and clinical data supporting very high immune escape potential of Omicron, but initial estimates show the severity of illness being lower than what was seen in previous outbreaks, the said in its latest bulletin citing global data.