International travelers who test positive for COVID-19 will no longer be compulsorily sent”institutional quarantine“As the Center has relaxed its guidelines, allowing states to deal with such passengers.
The Center on Friday said that COVID vaccination, including a precautionary dose, for persons with laboratory tests infected with the coronavirus, will be deferred for three months after recovery.
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National
Active COVID-19 cases highest in 237 days
India added 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 3,89,03,731, including 10,050 cases from the Omicron version, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. Huh.
Active cases have risen to 21,13,365, the highest in 237 days, while the death toll has risen to 4,88,884 with 488 fresh deaths, data updated at 8 am.
The ministry said that since Friday there has been an increase of 3.69% in Omicron cases.
The ministry said active cases comprise 5.43% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has come down to 93.31%. -PTI
Assam
Assam bans participation of cultural programs, schools in Republic Day celebrations
The Assam government on Friday banned all cultural programmes, award functions and participation of school children in the upcoming Republic Day celebrations in the state in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issuing an order, Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua said that the Republic Day program will be limited to the hoisting of the national flag, speech of the special guest and ceremonial parade. -PTI
Russia
Russia at all-time high of new infections, blames Omicron
Daily new coronavirus infections in Russia reached an all-time high on Friday and officials blamed the highly contagious Omicron version of what they hope will soon dominate the country’s outbreak.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova on Friday noted the “intense spread of the Omicron variant” and said officials “expect it to dominate” driving the outbreak. The state’s coronavirus task force Golikova chiefs on Friday reported 49,513 new infections – the highest ever in the pandemic. -ap
Ireland
Ireland eases most Covid curbs as Omicron infections drop
Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin announced on Friday that most pandemic restrictions would be lifted, including early closing times and other restrictions on hospitality venues, declaring that the country “faced the storm of Omicron”.
Tighter rules, extended last month as the variant prompted a surge of new infections – forcing nightclubs to close over the Christmas period – after new cases and other key indicators eased in recent weeks 0600 GMT Sartuday will be removed from -afp
America
COVID-19 vaccines show high efficacy against severe omicrons: US data
Vaccines and boosters for COVID-19 continue to have high efficacy against dire consequences during the omicron wave of the virus, a large real-world study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed on Friday.
The paper evaluated data from more than 3,00,000 visits to emergency departments, urgent care clinics and hospitals in 10 states from August 26, 2021 to January 5, 2022. -afp
Maharashtra
Officials ask Maharashtra Social Justice Department to reopen hostels, residential schools
Maharashtra Minister for Social Justice and Special Assistance Dhananjay Munde on Friday directed officials to reopen the hostels of his department in coordination with municipal corporations and district administrations as classroom teaching was about to begin in the state’s schools from Monday.
According to a government release, Mr Munde has directed commissioners, disaster management department and chief executive officers of district councils in municipal areas to review the COVID-19 situation for reopening of schools, including residential and hostels.
He said that all necessary precautions should be taken before opening hostels and residential schools. -PTI
Nepal
Nepal implements odd-even rule for vehicles in Kathmandu Valley as COVID-19 cases rise
Nepal will implement an odd-even ration scheme for public and private vehicles in the Kathmandu Valley from Saturday morning to stem the alarming rise in coronavirus infections in the Himalayan nation, officials said.
Nepal’s nationwide active COVID-19 caseload touched 65,603 cases on Friday, with 10,703 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours, 766 cured and three deaths, according to data provided by the Ministry of Health and Population. -PTI
National
No data leaked from Co-Win portal: Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry on Friday said that there has been no data leak from the Co-Win portal and complete information of the people is safe and secure as this digital platform neither collects the address of an individual nor does RT- PCR test results. ,
“Several media reports have claimed that the data stored in the Co-WIN portal has been leaked online.
“It is clarified that no data has been leaked from the Co-Win portal and the entire data of residents is secure on this digital platform,” the ministry said in a statement. -PTI
Karnataka
Door to door medicine for people isolated at home in Dharwad
The Dharwad district administration will deliver the medicine to the COVID-19 affected persons isolated at home. The initiative started on Friday.
This is in accordance with the orders of the state government which has asked COVID-19 patients with no symptoms or mild symptoms to stay at home. Over 7,700 kits were distributed on the first day.
Karnataka
Mysore tourist attractions to reopen for the weekend
As the weekend curfew is lifted, major tourist attractions in Mysore that were closed for visitors during the last two weekends will remain open in the coming days.
The Mysore Zoo management said that it will keep the zoo open for visitors for the coming weekend. After the lockdown was announced over the weekend, it had kept the zoo open on Tuesday even though it was a holiday.
Telangana
Door to door fever survey started across the state
Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar informed that the state government has started fever survey to identify persons with COVID-19 symptoms so that they can be isolated immediately to break the chain of transmission of the virus.
He said the survey envisages immunization of all those who could not get the vaccine, including those who are disabled. Steps were taken to ensure that such people were vaccinated at their homes.
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