COVID pandemic: India logs over 2.35 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 13.39%; 871 deaths
India | January 29, 2022 9:29 ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 20,04,333 the health ministry data showed on Jan 29.
The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 20,04,333 the health ministry data showed on Jan 29.
The govt also allowed physical classes of Universities, colleges, schools for classes 10th to 12th; coaching/training institutes both govt and private to open with immediate effect from Feb 1.
Earlier on Jan 28, Mandaviya conducted a high-level meeting with Southern states and UT's Health Minister's and stressed upon e-Sanjeevani, teleconsultation etc.
Sharing the genome sequencing data till Thursday in the state, the Minister said that Omicron variant is more dominant in the ongoing 3rd wave of COVID with 67.5 pc of the samples testing positive for the variant.
Officials tested each returning passenger three times in nearby Fiji, required that they be vaccinated, and put them in quarantine with additional testing when they arrived home.
The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 21,05,611 the health ministry data showed today.
Delta variant, which drove the ferocious 2nd wave of COVID infections in April and May last year, was found in 13.70 pc of the 2,503 samples sequenced during the period.
Haryana govt had earlier this month suspended physical classes in all schools amid the surge in COVID cases.
Now, the guidelines released through orders on Jan 5, 10, 13 and 18 have been extended till Feb 10, as per the HSDMA order dated January 26.
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen said that as of Feb 1 Danes will enjoy free access to restaurants, cafes, museums and nightclubs, while mask use will cease to be mandatory.
"The COVID situation is in control in Delhi. Today, the national capital will report less than 5,000 cases and the positivity rate will also come down from the existing 10%," says Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.
"The individuals infected with Omicron have significant immune response which could neutralize not only the Omicron but also the other VOCs including most prevalent Delta variant," a study by ICMR has revealed.
The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 22,23,018 the health ministry data showed today.
A total of 10,603,034 child Covid cases had been reported across the country as of Jan 20, and children represented 18.4 pc of all confirmed cases, according to the report published late Monday.
Omicron is more likely than previous variants to cause infection even in people who’ve been vaccinated, but it’s not yet clear that a change to the vaccine recipe will be ordered.
A new study has shown that Omicron variant viruses are particularly sensitive to inhibition by the so-called interferon response, an unspecific immune response that is present in all body cells.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick revealed that an investigation was underway in a statement before the London Assembly. Dick said Scotland Yard is now investigating “a number of events” at Downing Street.
WHO Europe director said that they anticipate that there will be a period of quiet before Covid-19 may come back towards the end of the year, but not necessarily the pandemic coming back.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar has requested all those who have been in contact with him in the past few days to get themselves tested and take all necessary precautions.
When asked how she felt about her decision to cancel the wedding that was due to be held this summer, Ardern replied, "Such is life."Last month, New Zealand said it was pushing back its phased border reopening until the end of February over concerns about the Omicron variant, according to CNN.
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