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Hong Kong
Hong Kong hospitals hit 90% capacity as COVID-19 cases rise
Hong Kong’s hospitals reached 90% capacity on Thursday and quarantine facilities were at their limit, officials said, as the city followed China’s “zero tolerance” strategy to sniff out a record number of new COVID-19 cases. fights for.
To ease the pressure on the city’s health system, officials said they would take a different approach to hospitalization and isolation policies and discharge some patients sooner. The move comes amid reports of patients being treated in beds outside a hospital in the city’s working-class Sham Shui Po.
Hong Kong reported 6,116 new coronavirus infections on Thursday. Anyone in the city who is infected with COVID-19 should be admitted to a hospital or community isolation facility. , AP
Despite threats of action, truck drivers took the lead
Hundreds of truck drivers jammed the streets of Canada’s capital as they blew their horns on Thursday, threatening to break a nearly three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. .
Police buses arrived near Ottawa’s Parliament Hill and activists put up additional fencing around government buildings. Police essentially began sealing off most areas of the city to outsiders to prevent protesters from coming to the aid.
“Action is imminent,” said interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell. “We are fully committed to ending this illegal exposure.”
Police made at least three arrests around Parliament Hill on Thursday night, but officers were not pushing the protesters. One of the organizers was seen in handcuffs between two police officers. , AP
America
Oscars will require COVID testing for everyone and vaccines for most: NYT
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will require attendees at the 94th Oscars to show evidence of vaccination against the coronavirus and at least two negative PCR tests, new York Times reported on Thursday.
The report, quoting an Academy spokesperson, said performers and presenters undergo severe testing, but will not be required to show proof of vaccination.
Face covering requirements will also vary at the awards show, to be held on March 27. The nominees and their guests will be seated in the orchestra and parterre areas of the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and will not be required to wear masks. Newspaper. , Reuters
America
California adopts ‘endemic’ virus policy
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus pandemic by a state that emphasizes outbreak prevention and quick responses over mandates, nearly two years in the making of a milestone. Years that harm another return to normal existence.
Mr Newsom said the approach – which includes pushing back against false claims and other misinformation – means being wary of warning signs of the next deadly new surge or variant.
“This disease is not going away,” he said The Associated Press before his formal announcement. “This quote, undeniably, is not the end of the war.” A disease reaches an endemic stage when the virus is still present in a community but becomes manageable as immunity builds up. , AP
Kerala
Kerala ready to open schools in full swing
General Education Minister V. Shivankutty has said that the District Collectors should convene online meetings of various departments from Friday to Sunday to review the arrangements before resuming full-time school education from Monday.
Addressing an online meeting of district collectors on Thursday, the minister said that though the government has relaxed restrictions, COVID-19 precautions should be followed when students reach schools collectively.
Schools should be cleaned and disinfected over the weekend. The facility of safe travel to and from school should be ensured for the students. Police presence should be ensured in crowded places.
No need for RT-PCR negative certificate for passengers from Kerala, Goa going to Karnataka
Passengers coming to Karnataka from Kerala and Goa through all modes of transport are no longer required to report negative RT-PCR.
Following a recommendation by the state’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Karnataka on Thursday relaxed the rule. However, it is mandatory to carry a double dose vaccine certificate.
This exemption was given to the passengers of Maharashtra last week. In a circular issued on Thursday, Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) TK Anil Kumar said that the rule has been relaxed in view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the state.
Tamil Nadu
DPH issues guidelines for COVID-19 testing
According to the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine, symptomatic persons and at-risk contacts with or without symptoms will be tested for COVID-19 in the state.
Following the Indian Medical Council of Research’s (ICMR) advisory on “Purposeful Testing Strategy for COVID-19”, the DPH has issued guidelines for testing in the state. In a circular to all Deputy Directors of Health Services (DDHS) and Corporation/Municipal Health Officers, the DPH listed out the persons who should be tested.
Individuals who are symptomatic (cough, fever, sore throat, loss of taste and/or smell, breathlessness and/or other respiratory symptoms) and at-risk contacts who are the elderly, those over 60 years of age, and co- Individuals with illness such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic lung or kidney disease, malignancy and obesity with/without symptoms should be tested.
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