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Chennai
Despite several restrictions being imposed, the Kasimedu fishing port witnessed huge crowds on Saturday morning, a day before the total lockdown.
Photo: Jyothi Ramalingam B.
National
‘No fresh registration required for third precautionary dose’
The health ministry said on Friday that no fresh registration is required to take the third precautionary dose.
“Those who have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine can make an appointment directly or walk into any vaccination centre,” the ministry said.
It said that the facility of online appointment will also start from Saturday evening. Vaccination begins on January 10, with an appointment on the site.
National
Center asks states to ensure oxygen supply
The Central Government, after a review chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, on Friday said that it is the primary responsibility of the states to ensure that oxygen equipment is operational for timely availability of patient care to deal with any emergency.
The Health Ministry said that ventilators are to be installed and commissioned quickly in the health facilities of the designated area. States and Union Territories were advised to register any complaints related to ventilators in the online grievance management system, which was launched on August 30, 2021.
International
Omicron spreads due to a mix of factors: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Friday that the spread of omicrons was caused by a number of factors, including the make-up of the COVID-19 variant and an increase in social mixing.
Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s Kovid-19 technical chief, said.
First, its mutations allow the virus to more easily adhere to human cells.
“Second, it is said that we have immunity. And that means people can be reinfected either … if they had a previous infection or if they were vaccinated,” She said in comments broadcast by WHO.
“The second reason is that we are seeing replication of omicron in the upper respiratory tract – and this is different from delta and other types, including the parenteral strain, which is replicated in the lower respiratory tract in the lungs.”
But in addition to these factors, the spread of the virus was also occurring in the context of more people being mixed, spending more time indoors in the northern hemisphere winter and non-compliance of measures such as physical distancing. AFP
New Delhi
Delhi refuses to wear mask as pandemic outbreak
As government sources and doctors believe the rise in daily COVID-19 cases and infections shoot through the roof, non-adherence to protocols by Delhiites is also not playing any role in reducing the intensity of the wave. .
People are flouting the most basic norms like wearing masks or wearing them properly, citing repeated government appeals, sensitization campaigns, strict prosecution and its communicability with doctors advice.
National
NCPCR asks 4 states to increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage of children
Apex child rights body NCPCR on Friday asked Punjab, Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya to take immediate steps to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination for children in the age group of 15-17 years as the number of children in these states The mass vaccination rate remained below 1.45. Percent.
In a letter to the chief secretaries of these four states, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said that these states have performed poorly in providing vaccination to children.
“It has been observed by the Commission that as compared to other states and the national data on child immunization, your state has not made adequate efforts to provide vaccination to the most vulnerable population of our country which can put them at great risk of life. Is. .- PTI
America
US FDA narrows gap for modern COVID-19 booster doses as cases rise
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday shortened the interval between the primary series and booster doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine by five months, as it ramps up protection against the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
The agency hopes the shorter one-month gap, for people 18 and older, will soon provide better protection against infections and the version that runs heavy hospitals.
The United States on Thursday reported 662,000 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth-highest daily US total ever recorded. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that the prospect of an Omicron-driven surge in US COVID-19 cases has yet to top. Reuters
Haryana
Haryana postpones Surajkund Crafts Mela amid surge in COVID cases
According to an official statement released on Friday, the Haryana government has decided to reschedule the proposed ’35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2022′, which was originally scheduled to be held from February 4 to 20.
The state government has also taken this decision in view of the spread of the new coronavirus variant Omicron in the country. It has been said in the statement issued here that the new date of the fair will be announced later keeping in mind the situation of Kovid. PTI
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