K’taka to hold meeting on ‘Omicron’
Bengaluru, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the possible impact of the new Covid variant ‘Omicron’ in the state and also to take a call…
VACCINE HUNT
Covid vaccine czar says India will have 4-5 bn doses in 2022
New Delhi, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s vaccine czar, Dr N.K. Arora, Chairman, Covid-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), has said the country has “a very robust pipeline for new…
Breakthrough Covid infections 3 times more in immunocompromised: Pfizer
New York, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Covid-19 infections in the ‘fully’ vaccinated are rare but are more common and severe in people with weaker immune systems, according to a real-world retrospective study led by the US…
Total travel bans ‘collective punishment’; scientific methods should contain Omicron: Guterres
By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres views completely banning citizens of certain countries from travel as a form of “collective punishment” and nations should instead use scientific methods to prevent…
Sri Lanka says all steps taken to prevent entry of Omicron variant
Colombo, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sri Lankan government on Monday said that it has taken all necessary measures in preventing the entry of the newly found Omicron variant of Covid-19 as many countries were closing…
More cases of Omicron variant reported in Australia’s New South Wales
Sydney, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) More cases infected with the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 were reported in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state. Two cases were confirmed by NSW health authorities on Monday evening. Both…
WHO spl session seeking ‘pandemic treaty’ amid Omicron concerns
Geneva, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A special session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) kicked off here amid growing concerns over the latest Omicron coronavirus variant, where the participants aim to negotiate a new “pandemic treaty.”…
Delhi’s LNJP hospital designated to treat Omicron patients
New Delhi, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital has been designated to treat patients testing positive for the new Covid-19 variant Omicron. The hospital has been asked to earmark wards for…
Andhra sends 15% Covid samples for genome sequencing
Amaravati, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The health authorities in Andhra Pradesh are sending 15 per cent of Covid-19 positive samples for genome sequencing in view of the new variant Omicron, which has been reported in some…
India logs 6,990 Covid cases, less than 10k for fourth straight day
New Delhi, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) India reported 6,990 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, below the 10,000-mark for fourth consecutive day, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday morning. In the…
20 students test Covid positive in K’taka
Bengaluru, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The district administrations are on high alert after 13 students of a government-run residential hostel in Hassan and seven medical college students, including an internee, tested positive for Covid-19, the health…
Global Covid caseload tops 262.14 mn
Washington, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 262.14 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.20 million and vaccination to over 7.95 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
UP crosses 16 crore-mark in Covid vaccinations
Lucknow, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vaccinations in Uttar Pradesh have crossed another milestone with the state recording more than 16 crore doses till Monday. With this, over 76 per cent of the eligible population of the…
Centre offers vaccines, other help to Omicron-affected nations
New Delhi, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian government on Monday offered ‘Made in India’ vaccine supply and other help to the countries dealing with new Covid variant ‘Omicron’ in Africa. “The Government of India stands…
Concerned over new Covid variant, MP reviews preparedness
Bhopal, Nov 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Concerned over the new Covid-19 variant — Omicron — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday directed the concerned officials in all the districts of the state to remain…
Sputnik V, Sputnik Light will neutralise latest Covid variant: RDIF
New Delhi, Nov 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gamaleya Institute believes that both Sputnik V and Sputnik Light will neutralise the latest variant of Covid-19, Omicron, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund on Monday….
Omicron, third wave fears lead to spike in vaccination rate in K’taka
Bengaluru, Nov 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The people of Karnataka, who did not take Covid vaccine shots despite several appeals by the state government, are now thronging the vaccination centers amid fears of new Covid variant Omicron…
No proposal for lockdown, take precautions, says Bommai
Davanagere (Karnataka), Nov 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seeking to allay apprehensions, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday made it clear that there was no proposal to impose lockdown in the state. “We have instructed for strict…
Omicron patients show extreme tiredness, no major oxygen drop
New Delhi, Nov 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) As fear grows over a new Covid variant now known as Omicron, doctors in South Africa have observed first symptoms of this new and deadly strain that are different from…
South African returnee tests Covid positive in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Nov 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 39-year-old South Africa returnee was retested on Monday and turned out to be positive for Covid-19, the Chandigarh administration said. One of his family members and domestic help were also…