The country recorded 2,30,920 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The total number of infected has reached 4.08 crore, and active cases are around 20 lakh.
The figures are based on the state bulletin issued till 10 pm on Saturday. However, Ladakh, Tripura, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Lakshadweep were yet to release the day’s figures.
Kerala recorded 50,812 infections on Saturday, followed by Karnataka (33,337) and Maharashtra (27,971).
India recorded 872 deaths on Saturday, which is much higher than the average level of the previous week.
The total number of deaths recorded since the start of the pandemic has reached 4,93,243.
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India
India’s Kovid vaccination coverage crosses 165.6 crores: Government
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 165.6 crore with over 53 lakh vaccine doses administered on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said.
The daily vaccination numbers are expected to increase with the compilation of the final report for the day by late tonight, the ministry said.
In all, 53,96,51,188 first doses have been given to people in the age group of 18-44 and 40,19,58,479 second doses have been given in the same age group since the start of Phase-III of the vaccination campaign. For statistics from the Ministry of Health. , PTI
United Kingdom
UK to offer COVID vaccination to vulnerable children aged 5-11
Britain will this week begin offering vaccinations to children aged five to 11 who are most at risk from the coronavirus, the state-run National Health Service said on Sunday.
Britain has been slower to give shots to children ages 5-11 than some other countries, and does not plan to vaccinate the age group more widely, unlike countries such as the United States and Israel.
NHS England said that children in the cohort who were in a clinical risk group or who live with someone who is immunosuppressed would be able to receive the first COVID-19 shot, which last month provided vaccines and vaccinations. But in line with the advice issued by the Joint Committee. JCVI). , Reuters
Lung abnormalities with shortness of breath found in tall COVID patients
According to a study, lung abnormalities have been found in chronic COVID patients suffering from breathlessness, which raises the possibility that the coronavirus may cause hidden damage to the lungs that is not detected by routine tests.
Researchers used a novel xenon gas scan method to pick up lung abnormalities in coronavirus patients who have not been hospitalized but still experience shortness of breath.
Breathlessness is a symptom in most chronic COVID patients, but it is not clear whether it is linked to other factors such as changes in breathing patterns, fatigue, or something more fundamental.
India
We still need to be vigilant, says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that although active COVID-19 cases and positivity rates have declined in most states in the last two weeks, “we still need to be vigilant and not let down our guard”. Is.”
Speaking in a virtual meeting with health ministers and senior officials of Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal on Saturday, he urged them to monitor the case positivity rate on a daily basis and increase the RT-PCR testing rates. because most of the states demonstrated low share. Criterion.
States were advised to keep a close watch on the number of hospitalizations and deaths. “It is important to analyze the hospitalization cases, deaths and the ratio of vaccinated and unvaccinated people with ventilators and oxygen support at the state level”, advised Mr Mandaviya.
Kashmir
Kashmir traders warn of adverse impact of lockdown, seek incentives
Facing a prolonged lockdown since 2019, traders in Kashmir switched to businesses in lay-offs, sales of manufacturing units and daily consumables to avoid nose-diving income, as authorities extended a 64-hour weekend The lockdown continued. On Saturday, voices were raised among traders’ association demanding a review of the lockdown exercise.
Niyaz Ahmed, a resident of Rajouri Kadal in the old city, has closed his high-end kitchenware shop in the interiors of Srinagar city and sells food and drinks in mobile vans.
“People seem to have stopped spending on luxuries. I sell food and plastic items in the interior of the city, where the police crackdown on shopkeepers is less. I have two daughters, one in college and the other is about to get married later this year. If the lockdown continues, I am not sure if I can pay the college fees and get my daughter married,” Mr Ahmed said.
India
Parts of India at risk even as COVID-19 cases drop: WHO
Senior WHO official Poonam Khetrapal Singh said that even though some cities or states in India are seeing cases of COVID-19, the risk remains and situation-specific measures have to be taken to reduce transmission. The focus should be on implementation.
The health ministry on Thursday said that there are early signs of a plateau of COVID cases in certain geographical areas of the country, but the trend needs to be observed.
Responding to a question that the cases of coronavirus in India have started decreasing, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region, said that the risk of COVID-19 is high and any country, their Despite the current transmission scenario, “is not out. of the forest” yet.
Omicron’s rapid spread is not due to high viral load
On November 26, 2021, just a month after the World Health Organization declared it a form of concern, the Omicron variant became the dominant variant in many countries infecting both vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals. Two months later, Omicron has become the dominant version in every country. Which is witnessing a new wave. In essence, Omicron has replaced the Delta version, which was considered highly communicative in almost every country around the world.
One of the defining features of a new version is the higher transmission efficiency than the current version. If the delta version was found to be highly permeable when compared with the alpha version, the Omicron version was found to be highly transmissible when compared with the delta version.
India
India’s active COVID-19 caseload nears 20 lakh as on Jan 30, 2022
The country recorded 2,30,920 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The total number of infected has reached 4.08 crore, and active cases are around 20 lakh.
The figures are based on the state bulletin issued till 10 pm on Saturday. However, Ladakh, Tripura, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Lakshadweep were yet to release the day’s figures.
Kerala recorded 50,812 infections on Saturday, followed by Karnataka (33,337) and Maharashtra (27,971).
China
Indian students still in limbo waiting to return to China even after two years
Two years after thousands of Indian medical students abruptly halted their education in China amid the COVID-19 outbreak, students are still in the dark about when they can return and are increasingly desperate about their future.
Students of half a dozen medical colleges of China, who have been living in India for the last two years, told Hindu In interviews that they have been given no information about when they might return and that their online classes have not prepared them as some impending graduates may have missed out on practical training which is an important component of medical education.
“Some of us are going to graduate with degrees that are only on paper, while we have wasted our family’s savings,” said a student enrolled at a college in Tianjin. students Hindu Spoke Two was enrolled in 45 universities authorized by China to offer MBBS degrees to foreign students taught in English. About 23,000 Indian medical students are enrolled in Chinese programs. The students who were interviewed are not being named because they were concerned about jeopardizing their return to their universities.
Telangana
Long wait for home collection of samples in Telangana
There has been a huge demand for RT-PCR tests due to the increasing number of people getting sick with symptoms of COVID-19. Taking samples from home is taking more time. So is processing them, and sending the results to the ones tested. A similar situation with respect to private lab services was observed during the earlier waves.
Those who opt for home collection of samples do not get the same day slot. Private health facilities are providing reports only after 24 to 48 hours. Besides, they are collecting samples only till afternoon or evening, not later.
With this, people with COVID symptoms are dependent on private laboratories for home sample collection and are forced to wait for a day or two to know their infection status.
Tamil Nadu
First dose coverage crosses 90% in Tamil Nadu
The state achieved 90.30 per cent coverage in the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday at the end of the 20th Mega Camp. According to health department officials, 68.66% of the beneficiaries have received the second dose.
A health bulletin said so far 26,01,610 beneficiaries, which is 77.75 per cent of the eligible population in the 15-18 age group, have been vaccinated, while 3,80,570 persons eligible for the precautionary dose (booster) have also been vaccinated. has been covered.
Delhi
Gyms, spas, reopen on demand owners
Hundreds of gym owners staged a sit-in outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Saturday.
They were raising slogans against the decision of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to keep fitness centers closed despite the decline in COVID-19 cases in the city.
The protesters started their march from Chandgi Ram Akhara to Mr Kejriwal’s residence but were stopped after a few minutes by the police.
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