Britain, Germany and Italy detect new Omicron cases Coronavirus edition on Saturday, November 27, 2021, even British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces new steps to contain the virus, while More countries banned On a trip from Southern Africa.
in view of a new form of coronavirus, ns Maharashtra government on Saturday Issued a new set of guidelines to make two doses of a COVID vaccination certificate mandatory for all domestic travelers, or those required to carry a COVID negative report of RT-PCR test within 72 hours of arrival.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday instructed to review the schemes to ease international travel restrictions in the light of Emerging new COVID-19 virus version B.1.1.529 (Omicron) is found in South Africa which has been designated as a ‘form of concern’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). In a two-hour long meeting with senior central government officials, Mr Modi highlighted the need for monitoring all international arrivals and testing as per the guidelines, with a special focus on countries identified as ‘at risk’.
Meanwhile, there has been a rise in COVID-19 cases in educational institutions. Odisha registers over 70 cases in two educational institutions. Karnataka is reporting clusters in the districts of Dharwad, Bengaluru and Mysuru.
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Philippines
Philippines to buy additional 20 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Philippines will buy an additional 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, a government official said on Sunday, seeking to fully vaccinate more than 80% of its population by mid-2022. Has been doing.
An agreement has been signed with Pfizer, bringing the government’s total procurement of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to 60 million doses, said Carlito Galvez Jr., the Southeast Asian country’s COVID-19 vaccine purchaser. is in charge of. -Reuters
Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada to intensify screening and testing at Karnataka-Kerala border
Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner KV Rajendra said on Sunday that the administration will intensify the screening and testing of passengers from Kerala to the district in view of the increased COVID-19 threat.
Dr. Rajendra told reporters here that though the administration has ramped up testing and testing at the borders in the last four months, it has slackened a bit in the last one month after a sharp drop in cases. Nevertheless, Kerala reports a test positivity rate of around 8% and hence there was a need to increase surveillance.
Australia
Australia detects first covid omicron infection
Health officials in Australia said on Sunday that they had learned that COVID-19 Omicron Strain For the first time since testing two passengers from Southern Africa who took off in Sydney.
The Eastern State of New South Wales health authority said it had conducted urgent genomic testing and confirmed the new strain was present in two passengers who landed in Sydney on Saturday.
Singapore
Singapore is tracking Omicron COVID-19 variant ‘very closely’: PM Lee
Singapore is tracking the emerging Omicron COVID-19 version “very closely” and may be forced to take some steps back before proceeding with easing security measures and opening up the economy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared Omicron “a variant of concern”, placing it in the same category as the delta variant, which has sparked waves of infection around the world and prompted several European countries to re-enter lockdown. forced to -PTI
National
Government panel asks for additional data from SII, says Covovax not yet approved in country of origin
An expert panel of the Central Drugs Authority of India, which recently reviewed the Serum Institute’s application seeking emergency authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine Covovax, has sought additional data from the firm, while the jab is yet to be administered in the country of origin. has not been approved, the official source said.
The Serum Institute of India (SII) submitted an application to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) in October for grant of market authorization of Kovovax for restricted use in emergency situations.
National
Active cases in India come down to 1,05,69, lowest in 543 days
According to the Union Health Ministry, India saw a single-day rise of 8,774 new coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total number of cases to 3,45,72,523, while the active cases declined to 1,05,69, a record 543 days. is the lowest. The ministry’s figures were updated on Sunday.
According to the data updated at 8 am, the death toll has risen to 4,68,554 with 621 deaths reported daily.
The daily increase in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 51 consecutive days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 154 consecutive days.
The Health Ministry said that the active cases have come down to 1,05,691, with 0.31% of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.34%, the highest since March 2020. Is. -PTI
Karnataka
New version, Cluster: Next 3 months critical, say experts
Following rising concerns about the new version of SARS-CoV-2 and reporting of cluster infections in the state, here’s what COVID-19 experts cautioned. next three months important,
After panic over reports of two South African nationals testing positive for COVID-19 at the Bengaluru airport, Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar said that there is no need to panic as no case of ‘Omicron’ has been reported in Karnataka.
In light of the new COVID-19 variant (Omicron) found in South Africa and emerging clusters in some colleges in Karnataka, the state government has made RT-PCR negative reports. Mandatory for people coming to the state from Kerala and Maharashtra,
TAC member Giridhar R Babu, who heads Lifecourse Epidemiology at the Indian Institute of Public Health in Bengaluru, has said that restricting entry from certain countries will not help prevent or control the spread of the new variant. “It is like closing the door of a stable after a horse bolts. Instead, identify clusters of recent origin and perform genomic sequencing. Establish travel history and identify secondary transmission worldwide, from the day of the first case of ‘Omicron’. Had the primary case been in early November, it would not have been difficult to miss the areas of prevalence,” he said in a series of tweets.
Goa
Two wards at Goa health facility to be earmarked for management of cases amid concerns over new coronavirus variant: Govt
The super-specialty block at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) will be declared as a COVID-19 facility, but two wards in the old GMCH wing will be dedicated to the management of cases on new forms of coronavirus. Amidst growing concern. State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said this on Saturday.
This decision of the Goa government comes amid growing concerns around the world over the detection of patients infected with the Omicron strain of coronavirus in South Africa. -PTI
International
Israel to ban foreigners from all countries on Omicron
Israel said on Saturday it would ban the entry of all foreigners into the country, making it the first country to completely close its borders in response to the potentially more infectious Omicron coronavirus variant, and said it would seek to counter terrorism. Will also reintroduce phone-tracking technology. To prevent the spread of diversity.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement that the ban, pending government approval, would last 14 days. -Reuters
International
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mauritius, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Maldives suspend flights with South African countries on Omicron
Bangladesh on Saturday immediately suspended travel from South Africa, joining a growing list of countries banning travel to the country amid fears of the spread of the new COVID-19 omicron variant, first detected there.
Pakistan on Saturday imposed a complete travel ban on six African countries and Hong Kong in the wake of the discovery of the new COVID-19 omicron variant detected for the first time in South Africa.
Mauritius will suspend all commercial passenger flights from South Africa from November 28 because of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, its foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Indonesia will ban the arrival of travelers arriving in eight African countries to prevent the spread of the new Omicron version of COVID-19, an official document showed on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry on Sunday suspended flights to and from Malawi, Zambia, Madagascar, Angola, Seychelles, Mauritius and the Comoros Islands, state news agency SPA reported on Twitter.
The health ministry said in a statement that travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini would not be allowed into the Maldives. -PTI, Reuters
National
New COVID-19 edition postpones last two ODIs between hosts SA and Netherlands
The three-match ODI series between South Africa and the Netherlands was postponed on Saturday amid concerns over a new variant of COVID-19 in the country.
The first ODI of the World Cup Super League was canceled due to heavy rain at Centurion on Friday. The next two matches were also scheduled at the same venue on 28 November and 1 December. -PTI
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