After 19 months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, schools in the national capital will reopen with 50% student strength for all classes from November 1, though classes will continue in hybrid mode and any student will not be allowed to attend them offline. will not be forced. Delhi government said on Wednesday.
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According to a senior university official, Delhi University will wait for the city government’s guidelines before reopening the colleges.
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International
Antidepressant fluvoxamine may reduce risk of COVID-19 hospitalization: Lancet study
An inexpensive repurchase drug, fluvoxamine, can reduce hospital admissions in high-risk COVID-19 patients by up to 30 percent, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal.
Fluvoxamine is currently used to treat mental health conditions such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Due to its anti-inflammatory properties, it was selected for study as a potential treatment for COVID-19. -PTI
National
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin finds place in Oman’s list of approved COVID-19 vaccines
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has been included in the approved list of COVID-19 vaccines for travel to Oman without quarantine.
In a tweet, Bharat Biotech noted: “Covaxin has now been added to the approved list of #COVID19 vaccines for travel to Oman without quarantine. This will facilitate Covaxin vaccination for travelers to India.” The vaccine chief referred to a press release issued by the Embassy of India, Muscat in this regard. -PTI
China
Alert heightened in parts of northeast China as COVID-19 returns
Some border cities in northeastern China began tightening COVID-19 measures, restricting travel and limiting gatherings in public places, and some declaring a “pre-war” mode of vigilance and surveillance, Because China mainly deals with the outbreak spreading to the north.
China reported 23 locally transmitted symptomatic cases for Wednesday, official figures showed on Thursday, down from 50 a day earlier, bringing the total number to 270 since October 17, when the current outbreak began. -Reuters
Maharashtra
Maharashtra Home Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil tested positive for COVID-19. “After experiencing mild symptoms I decided to get tested for COVID-19. I have tested positive. My condition is stable and I am following my doctor’s advice. I urge all who Came in contact with me during my visit to Nagpur and Amravati, and other programmes, to test myself,” he said. -Maharashtra TH Bureau
National
Active COVID-19 cases in the country lowest in 243 days
According to the Union Health Ministry, with 16,156 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India rose to 3,42,31,809, while the active cases declined to 1,60,989, lowest in 243 days. Data updated on Thursday.
The death toll rose to 4,56,386 with 733 fresh deaths, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The daily increase in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 34 straight days and there have been fewer than 50,000 daily new cases for 123 consecutive days.
The Health Ministry said that active cases comprise 0.47% of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.20%, the highest since March 2020. -PTI
New Zealand
New Zealand begins easing COVID-19 border restrictions
New Zealand said on Thursday it would ease coronavirus border restrictions in force from March 2020, and move to a system of home isolation for fully vaccinated foreign arrivals from early next year.
The country was among the first to close its borders in response to the pandemic last year, and has retained these tough border restrictions – leaving many expatriate citizens and residents stranded for months. -Reuters
Karnataka
Revised travel guidelines for international travelers to Karnataka
The Karnataka government has amended travel guidelines to make RT-PCR reports mandatory for all international travelers arriving in the state. The notification issued on October 25 said that those coming from abroad will have to submit a self-declaration form on the online Air Suvidha portal and upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report. The test should have been done within 72 hours before starting the journey.
Puducherry
Physical classes for students of classes I to VIII from November 8
The Puducherry government has decided to resume physical classes for students of classes I to VIII from November 8.
Announcing this at a press conference on Wednesday, Education Minister A. Namasivayam said that individual classes will start in the Union Territory from November 8 with the COVID-19 protocol. Classes will be held from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm
Australia
Australia eases COVID-19 travel advisory ahead of border reopening
Australia on Thursday eased its COVID-related travel advisories for several countries including the United States, Britain and Canada as it prepares to reopen its borders next week for the first time in 18 months.
Australia will lift its outbound travel ban for fully vaccinated residents from 1 November, as Sydney and Melbourne, its largest cities, welcome foreign travelers without quarantine, following a strong uptake of COVID-19 vaccines . -Reuters
National
WHO says clarification on Covaxin likely by weekend from Bharat Biotech
The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it expects to receive clarification from Bharat Biotech on its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin by the end of this week, and will meet on November 3 for a final risk-benefit assessment for the emergency use list .
WHO tweeted, “The WHO Technical Advisory Group for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) is an independent advisory group that provides recommendations to WHO on whether the #COVID19 vaccine can be listed for emergency use under the EUL process,” WHO tweeted. -PTI
Orissa
First year UG, PG classes in Odisha to begin from November
The Higher Education Department on Wednesday said that physical classes for first year undergraduate and postgraduate students in Odisha for the 2021-22 academic session will begin from November 1 and 15, respectively.
The hostel facility will be provided to the students and the coronavirus guidelines should also be followed there. -PTI
International
Modern COVID-19 shot can be used in children, teens ‘within weeks,’ says CEO
Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine could begin to be used in children and adolescents in the United States within weeks, its chief executive said in an interview ahead of the Reuters Total Health conference, which will run from around November 15-18.
Moderna CEO Stephane Bansel said that based on talks with the US Food and Drug Administration, he believes his company’s COVID-19 vaccine will be authorized for children aged 12 to 17 in the next few weeks . -Reuters
National
‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign for door-to-door COVID vaccination in poor performing districts: Government
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination in poorly performing districts will be implemented ‘everybody’ in the next one month to encourage and motivate people for full immunization against the deadly infection. Ghar Dastak’ campaign will be started.
“No district should be without full immunization,” he said during a national review meeting with health ministers of various states and union territories (UTs), according to a health ministry statement. -PTI
Spain
Spain to provide separate booster to strengthen J&J vaccine
Spanish health officials said on Wednesday that people who have received a shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be offered a second dose from a different drug manufacturer.
Spain’s health ministry said the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has proven less effective than other vaccines. So Spaniards who have received it will now be offered a booster shot of either Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna Vaccine after three months have passed. -ap
National
Mild to moderate cases in home isolation may infect only a third of contacts: WHO-MAMC study
According to a study conducted over six months in Delhi, mild to moderate coronavirus cases under home isolation can infect only a third of contacts in seven to 10 days and thus special covid care centers for such patients There is no need to install.
The Maulana Azad Medical College, which conducted the research in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the Delhi government, included 109 families from central and northeastern districts in the study conducted between December 28, 2020 and June 28. -PTI
Assam
Assam eases COVID-19 restrictions, allows more people at weddings, funerals
The Assam government on Wednesday further relaxed COVID-related restrictions, allowing 200 people to attend weddings and religious functions with at least one dose of vaccination.
Issuing a fresh set of guidelines, Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua said the overall COVID-19 situation in the state has “significantly improved”. -PTI
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