India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 153.7 crore on Tuesday, with 76,68,282 vaccine doses given till 7 pm, the Union Health Ministry said.
Over 18 lakh (18,52,611) precautionary doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and people aged 60 years and above since Monday. So far more than 2,81,00,780 doses have been given to the beneficiaries in the age group of 15-18 years.
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America
Biden wants US agencies to make COVID-19 tests mandatory for unvaccinated employees by February 15
The Biden administration said Tuesday that federal agencies should require weekly COVID-19 testing by February 15 for non-vaccinated government employees who are working on-site or interacting with the public.
A vaccine mandate put in place by President Joe Biden in September covers nearly 3.5 million federal employees and requires them to be fully vaccinated or face potential discipline or even termination by November 22.
The administration said Tuesday that non-vaccinated employees – including those seeking religious or medical exemptions – “should be tested weekly for any week during which they work on site or as part of their job duties.” interact personally with members of the public. Agencies may require more frequent testing.” , Reuters
World
Omicron may be headed for sharp decline in US and UK
Scientists are seeing signs that the dangerous omicron wave of COVID-19 may be peaking in the UK and is about to do the same in the US, at which point cases could start to drop dramatically.
Reason: The variant has proven to be so wildly contagious that it is almost a month and a half after it was first detected in South Africa that people are likely to be infected.
“It’s going to come down as fast as it goes up,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics science at the University of Washington in Seattle. , AP
Canada
Canada’s Quebec plans health tax for residents who refuse COVID-19 vaccine: Premier
Quebec, Canada’s second most populous province, is working on a plan to require “health contributions” from adults who refuse to receive COVID-19 vaccinations for non-medical reasons, Premier Francois Legault said on Tuesday.
Legault said non-vaccination people put a financial burden on vaccinated residents and, in addition to finalizing the amount to be charged, the province is also working on the legal aspect of such a levy, he said.
While governments globally have imposed movement restrictions on uninsured people and some have imposed fines on the elderly, a sweeping tax on all illiterate adults may be a rare and controversial move. , Reuters
India
1.85 lakh COVID-19 cases reported in India as on January 11, 2022
The number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai declined for the fourth consecutive day, with the city recording 11,647 infections on Tuesday. The positivity rate, which indicates the number of positive cases per 100 tests, also hit a seven-day low of 18.7%.
Preliminary data from the city, which recorded over 1.75 lakh cases in the last 40 days, indicates a possible early flattening of the case curve.
Data from Delhi and Chennai also indicated a possible slowing down of the spread of the infection. Delhi recorded 21,529 cases on Tuesday. While the positivity rate rose a little over 25%, the pace of increase in cases has slowed. A similar trend was also recorded in Chennai on Tuesday.
America
Biden says US on right track in fight against COVID-19
President Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed confidence that the United States was on the right track in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the country grapples with a surge in infections spread by the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
White House officials have said the situation is different from previous phases of the pandemic as more people are getting protection from vaccinations and booster shots.
“I believe we are on the right track,” Biden told reporters on Tuesday.
Biden, however, acknowledged that he was concerned about the speed at which the virus was spreading around the world, as “it is not slowing down very much.” , Reuters
China
Lockdown in China amid Omicron’s fears
Several cities in China have locked down thousands of their residents and conducted mass testing amid concerns that the spread of the Omicron variant could threaten the country’s “zero COVID” strategy.
Cities in central Henan province, as well as the municipality of Tianjin to the north, near Beijing, have reported a localized spread of Omicron cases, prompting widespread measures. The timing is of particular concern to Chinese officials, with both the Winter Olympics in Beijing and the annual Chinese New Year holiday in the first week of February.
Henan accounted for most of the 110 new local cases reported in China on Monday – a high number for a country following a “zero COVID” approach that included continued bans on international travel for two years – compared to the rest. With in tianjin and in northwest Shaanxi.
West Bengal
Kovid negative report necessary in Ganga Sagar fair: Calcutta HC
Calcutta High Court on Tuesday amended its Order regarding Ganga Sagar Mela And said that only people with COVID negative report in the last 72 hours will be allowed to visit Sagar Island.
A division bench of Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice KD Bhutia said, “Only those who test positive in the RTPCR report within 72 hours will be allowed to enter Sagar Island.”
The bench reconstituted the committee to review the situation on Ganga Sagar Island with a retired judge of this high court as its chairman. In its earlier order, the court had constituted a committee comprising Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, a representative of the state and the chairman of the Human Rights Commission.
India
Omicron version behind current surge in COVID-19 cases: Experts
A top health expert in India said on Tuesday that the current surge in COVID-19 cases is mostly driven by the Omron version. The increase in numbers is expected to continue for the next few weeks, he added. The expert said that at present, COVID deaths were being reported mostly in people with co-morbidities.
Following a steady rise in cases across India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday held a virtual meeting with members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to discuss clinical treatment guidelines and measures to ensure To ensure that correct information is provided. Public.
NK Arora, head of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) of the COVID Working Group, said, “At present most of the COVID-19 cases in India are driven by the Omicron variant.” The initial indication given by the IIT Kanpur model said that broadcasting was taking place very actively and India should reach its peak in the near future. “But it is likely to last for several weeks before subsiding,” said Dr. Arora. ANI,
World
WHO warns of virus outbreak in Europe
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that more than half of people in Europe are on track to contract the Omicron coronavirus variant in the next two months, if infections continue at current rates.
Speaking at a news conference, regional director Hans Kluge warned that the Omicron version represents a “new west-to-east tidal wave sweeping” in the European region.
“At this rate, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimates that more than 50% of the region’s population will be infected with Omicron in the next six to eight weeks,” Mr Kluge told reporters.
The WHO’s European region includes 53 countries and regions, including several countries in Central Asia, and Mr Kluge said 50 of them had confirmed cases of the Omicron variant. , AFP
India
No Molnupiravir: ICMR team
ICMR’s National Task Force for COVID-19 has decided against the inclusion of antiviral drug molanupiravir So far in the clinical management protocol for COVID-19, official sources said on Tuesday.
Experts from the task force cited safety concerns, and argued that molanupiravir was not of much use in COVID treatment to arrive at a decision at a meeting held on Monday.
According to the Ministry of Health, Molnupiravir is an antiviral drug that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication by viral mutagenesis. This anti-Covid pill got the approval of the Drug Regulatory General of India on 28 December for restricted use in emergency. Mutagenesis is a process by which the genetic information of an organism is changed by the production of a mutation.
Maharashtra
COVID-19 cases decline for the fourth day in Mumbai
The number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai declined for the fourth consecutive day, registering 11,647 infections on Tuesday. The positivity rate, which indicates the number of positive cases detected per 100 tests, also hit a seven-day low of 18.7%.
Preliminary data from the city, which recorded over 1.75 lakh cases in the last 40 days, indicated a possible early flattening of the case curve.
Data from Delhi and Chennai also indicated a possible slowdown in the spread of the infection. Delhi recorded 21,529 cases on Tuesday. While the positivity rate rose a little over 25%, the pace of increase in cases has slowed. A similar trend was also recorded in Chennai on Tuesday.
Karnataka
Experts divided on ICMR’s advice on ‘Purposeful Testing Strategy’
COVID-19 experts in Karnataka have expressed mixed views on the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) latest advisory on ‘Purposeful Testing Strategy for COVID-19’, which states that contacts of COVID-19 patients should be tested till No need to do so unless they are recognized as high. Risk based on age.
According to the advisory issued on Monday, asymptomatic patients undergoing surgical or non-surgical invasive procedures, including pregnant women hospitalized for delivery, should not be tested unless warrants or develops symptoms. It said that no emergency procedure, including surgery, should be delayed because of the lack of testing. Apart from this, inter-state passengers are also not required to be tested.
However, COVID-19 experts in Karnataka said the advice goes against the basic principle of controlling the pandemic.
India
Most serious patients not vaccinated: Doctor
Doctors said that as the pandemic peaked, most of the COVID-19 patients on ventilator beds or oxygen support have not been vaccinated at the two hospitals in the city. However, the situation is different in some other hospitals.
At Lok Nayak Hospital, out of nine patients on ventilator beds on Tuesday, four were not vaccinated, two were partially vaccinated and only one was fully vaccinated. The vaccination status of two was unknown. At Holy Family Hospital, of the nine patients on either ventilator or oxygen support, six were not vaccinated, two were partially vaccinated and all of them were over 50 years of age.
Sumit Ray, Head of the Department of Critical Care at Holy Family Hospital, said: “One in nine patients has been fully vaccinated but is undergoing chemotherapy. Also, all four patients on ventilators have not been vaccinated. Most people with severe disease are either not vaccinated or partially vaccinated.”
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