Omicron fear: Ban on prisoners in UP meeting visitors as Covid cases rise
India | January 02, 2022 10:50 ISTThe Department had allowed visitors to meet jail inmates on August 16 after suspending visits on March 24, 2020, due to Covid-19.
The Department had allowed visitors to meet jail inmates on August 16 after suspending visits on March 24, 2020, due to Covid-19.
In view of the rising concern of a possible third wave of COVID-19 infection, the Additional Chief Secretary warned people not to be lulled by the narrative that the third wave or Omicron wave is mild and not fatal.
Haryana imposed restrictions today, which will be imposed in 5 of its districts including Gurgaon, and Covid and Omicron cases spike in the state. The restrictions will come into force on January 2.
So far infection from Omicron has been reported to be mild among vaccinated patients.
As the debate rises in India over a new Coronavirus strain being called 'Delmicron', leading health experts on Saturday advised people not to pay heed to rumours and wait for the global health agencies like the World Health Organisation (WHO) or US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to confirm or deny the presence of such Covid variant.
The Maharashtra government issued new COVID-19 guidelines prohibiting gathering of more than five persons in public places from 9 pm-6 am, among other such measures, applicable from the intervening night of December 24-25.
The chief minister said Omicron was characterised by a fast spread and mild infection and asked people not to panic as the Delhi government was prepared to deal with it if there was a surge in the number of infections.
With the Omicron variant of coronavirus slowly spreading its tentacles in the country, a number of states enhanced surveillance to trace, track and quarantine contacts of COVID-19 positive persons while Delhi began genome sequencing of samples of all infected people and has prohibited Christmas and New Year gatherings.
Bill Gates advised people to take booster shots of COVID vaccine, saying it gives the best protection.
In a press release issued on Sunday, Chahal said due to the new virus variant Omicron, the situation at many countries in the world has once again gone out of control and has created a lockdown-like situation.
An order imposing section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) within the Mumbai commissionerate limits from Thursday was issued by the deputy commissioner of police (operations) on Monday.
Ramaphosa said his own infection serves as a caution to all people in South Africa to be vaccinated and remain vigilant against exposure, the statement said. Vaccination remains the best protection against severe illness and hospitalization, it said.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,41,14,331, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.37 percent.
Mumbai Police has clamped prohibitory orders under Sec 144 till Sunday night. The order has been issued to prevent danger to human life from Omicron as well as a threat to the law and order situation against the backdrop of the violence that took place in Amravati, Malegaon (Nashik) and Nanded.
Health Secretary, ICMR Director-General, and other top officials from the ministry deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health chaired by Ram Gopal Yadav on the issue 'Challenges posed by Omicron variant of COVID-19'.
The new variant of COVID-19 was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from South Africa on November 25. As per the WHO, the first known confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen collected on November 9 this year.
As insurers are engaged in talks with the reinsurers on the quantum of the hike, term plan premiums are set to become costlier for policyholders. The term plan premiums hike is likely to affect policyholders' pockets.
"The next one could be worse. It could be more contagious, or more lethal, or both," warned the scientist behind the creation of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, administered in India as Covishield to protect against COVID-19,
“With the new variant, our current forecast is that the country could see the third wave by February but it will be milder than the second wave," said IIT scientist.
If your mask fits poorly, the probability of infection increases to about four per cent. If you wear well-fitting medical masks, the virus is likely to be transmitted within 20 minutes with a maximum probability of ten per cent. The study confirms the intuitive assumption that for effective protection against infection, in particular, the infected person should wear a mask that filters as well as possible and fits tightly to the face.
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