Coronavirus Omicron India Highlights: Amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid-19, India on Thursday reported 90,928 fresh coronavirus cases, 19,206 recoveries, and 325 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the daily positivity rate has increased to 6.43 percent while the active cases stand at 2,85,401. The total recoveries have reached 3,43,41,009 and the death toll has climbed to 4,82,876.
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The Omicron tally in India has reached 2,630. In view of the rising cases of coronavirus, the Congress party has suspended all its rallies in poll-bound states — Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Goa.
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Coronavirus and Omicron in India Highlights:
2:00 pm | Dr Chandra from Delhi said, "Don't increase the burden...causing hospital beds to be clogged like what happened in the second wave. Say we have 25 million (people) in Delhi, even if 1 percent hospitalised, Delhi NCR cannot handle it, and we cannot have double jeopardy of health care workers also collapsing."
13:50 pm | Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said that "Covid guidelines are issued by the Chief Secretary and we should abide by them to keep ourselves safe from the virus. Police officers above 55 years of age are advised not to go for duty, they can work from their homes."
13:40 pm | Dr P Sarat Chandra, Professor, said that "vaccination, masking to be actively followed to avoid the spread. Even if 1% of the population requires hospitalization, it would be a huge number. So it's our responsibility to not let our guards down thinking it's a mild infection."
13:35 pm | Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai tests positive for Covid-19.
13:25 pm | Maharashtra Minister Amit Deshmukh said that at present, "we don't think that cinema halls or malls need to be closed. But if something is to be done in the larger public interest, State Cabinet will discuss these things & the CM will take a final call."
13:01 pm | Maharashtra Health Department added that "this current surge (in Covid-19 cases) may peak in mid-February and may subside by mid-March."
12:30 pm | Maharashtra Health Department stated that no consideration of lockdown as of now. "Maharashtra govt will consider a lockdown or lockdown-like restrictions after medical oxygen demand for the state goes beyond 800 metric tonnes/day or more than 40 percent of Covid beds in hospitals are occupied," it added.
12:04 pm | Maharashtra Health Department says it has stopped genome sequencing of COVID samples after 55% of the samples in last genome sequencing were confirmed for Omicron variant. Order for fresh sero survey is expected this week.
12:01 pm | Delhi may report around 14,000 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, the State Health Minister Satyendar Jain said.
11:37 am | Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to hold a review meeting this evening over rising cases of Covid-19 in the country, said the sources.
11:21 am | The last date for filing applications for admission in nursery/entry-level classes in private schools of Delhi is being extended for further two weeks, said Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia.
11:00 am | Chhattisgarh Govt postpones 'Swachhta Rally' to held in Raipur on Jan 8 & other public events till further orders, in view of rising cases of Covid-19.
10:40 am | Assam: IIT, Guwahati declared as containment zone after 60 COVID cases detected on its campus
09:55 am | Six more districts of Haryana-- Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Rohtak, and Jhajjar -- included in Group 'A', to see the closure of cinema halls, sports complexes, swimming pools, & entertainment parks. Govt & private offices to the function with 50% staff attendance.
09:45 am | Number of Omicron variant cases in India rises to 2,630
09:30 am | Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan to brief officials of Election Commission of India on Thursday over Covid-19 situation in the country; Niti Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul to also attend the briefing.
09:15 am | India reports 90,928 fresh Covid-19 cases, 19,206 recoveries, and 325 deaths in the last 24 hours.
-PTC News
