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Maharashtra govt says ‘Molnupiravir’ must be used with caution to treat Covid-19 patients

The Maharashtra government on Monday issued a letter to the district, civic administrations and health departments in the state asking them to use oral anti-viral drug ‘Molnupiravir’ for treatment of symptomatic, adult COVID-19 patients with “abundant caution and in certain conditions”. Dr Pradeep Vyas, Additional Chief Secretary (Health), in the letter, requested district and civic authorities to use Molnupiravir with “abundant caution and in certain conditions and in full advised dose”. He said this drug has received emergency use authorization (from the Drug Controller General of India) and based on the opinion of some experts it has also been included in treatment protocol circulated on January 6, 2022, in the state subject to certain conditions. “Subsequently, certain state governments like Odisha have withdrawn this drug from the market. ICMR has also not recommended its use in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (which causes COVID-19). Molnupiravir has not been included in the Standard Treatment Protocol released by the Government of India on January 17, 2022,” Dr Vyas said in the letter. Molnupiravir has been shown to reduce hospitalization in a clinical trial and thus has received emergency use authorization, not an FDA approval, the letter stated. Source: CNBC

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“Just 15% Of Hospital Beds Occupied”, Cases To Dip Today: Delhi Minister

Delhi is expected to record fewer than 25,000 Covid cases today – less than the nearly 30,000 reported yesterday – Health Minister Satyendra Jain said late last night. Mr Jain also told reporters only 15 per cent of available hospital beds were occupied and that admissions had slowed. “This is an indication that the wave has plateaued,” the Health Minister said, confirming that there are no plans to impose new curbs ahead of the weekend curfew that will kick in at 10 pm. “Last night, Delhi reported 28,867 new cases, 31 fatalities… but over 13,000 hospital beds are vacant, just over 15 per cent of beds are occupied. We are expecting the city will report around 25,000 new COVID-19 cases today,” Mr Jain was quoted by news agency PTI. “Hospital admissions in the city have become stagnant… which is a good sign. The positivity rate keeps on changing but the main factor is hospital admissions,” he added. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal this morning said, “There is no need to panic. Cases have risen but hospitalisation and deaths are low. We have made all preparations. There is no shortage of beds.” On Thursday the national capital reported a record 28,867 cases in 24 hours – the most in a day since the pandemic began in December 2019. Yesterday’s positivity rate – 29 per cent – was also the highest since May 3 last year, when the country was battling the second wave of infections. The number of Covid containment zones in the city saw a massive 17-fold increase this month, PTI reported, rising from 1,243 on January 1 to 20,878 on January 12. The PM’s message comes amid a massive spike in cases across the country triggered, in part, by the spread of the Omicron strain, which is much more transmissible than the Delta variant. “We have to stay alert, but we also need to be aware that there’s no need to panic. We have to be careful amid this festive season,” he said, underlining the need to also keep the economy running. This morning the country reported over 2.64 lakh new cases in 24 hours – a 6.7 per cent increase from the day before. The number of confirmed Omicron cases increased by 4.83 per cent to 5,753. Source: NDTV

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COVID-19 Omicron Updates India: Sharp Spike In Cases, Positivity Rate Up To 11.05%

According to Health Ministry statistics, India has noted a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases with active infections crossing 9.5 lakh on Wednesday. Based on data, the case positivity rate has risen from 1.1 per cent on December 30 to 11.05 per cent on January 12. India recorded 1,94,720 fresh COVID-19 cases and 442 deaths in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am on Wednesday. The active cases mounted to 9,55,319, the highest in 211 days, thereby taking the daily positivity rate to 11.05 per cent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Wednesday indicated that India’s youth has displayed a sense of responsibility with over two crore children in the age group 15-18 years vaccinated against Covid-19 so far. The inoculation drive for children had started on January 3. The health ministry statistics indicate that Delhi, on Wednesday, had reported 27,561 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 deaths. The positivity rate in the capital also rose to 26.22 per cent. Meanwhile, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that COVID cases have started coming down in Mumbai and “we will soon see the same trend” in the national capital. He added further, “Plateauing of hospital admissions is an indication that the wave may have peaked. We may see a decline in cases in two to three days.” As of Wednesday, Mumbai had reported 16,420 new COVID-19 cases — about 41 per cent more than Tuesday — at a test positivity rate of 24 per cent and seven deaths. Source: The Indian Express

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Delhi Reports 19, 166 New COVID Cases, ICMR Says Testing of All COVID Positive Contacts Not Necessary Unless At High Risk

Delhi: As the country is witnessing the third wave of COVID-19 infections, the capital, Delhi, has reported around 19,166 new COVID-19 infections and 17 deaths. The total count of cases has risen to 1,568,896 in Delhi, while the death toll stands at 25,177. The daily positivity rate was at 25% and the active caseload stood at 65,806. In the light of increasing cases in the city, the government has directed to close down all bars and restaurants to curb the spread. The news agency ANI has tweeted, “Today’s DDMA meeting decided to close restaurants & bars & to allow ‘take away’ facility only. It was also decided to allow operation of only one weekly market per day per zone: Delhi LG.” As people may need hospitalization and monitoring again, the government has also issued a statement to strengthen the setup for people. ANI tweeted further, “Delhi Health Department was advised to make adequate arrangements for additional manpower in hospitals and to scale up the vaccination efforts including for those in age group of 15-18 years: Delhi LG.” Also, as most of the senior and adult population of the county is doubly vaccinated and the infections are mild, The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in an advisory, said that the contacts of COVID-19 patients do not need testing unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities. Source: Hindustan Times and ANI

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Bangalore COVID Update: Amidst COVID Infection Surge, Bangalore Reports Over 3,600 Cases

As the whole country is grappling again with the surge in the new variant of COVID-19 – Omicron, Karnataka has also reported a total surge of 4,246 fresh cases. On January 4, 2022, the Karnataka government had announced a weekend curfew and the extension of night curfew for two weeks in the entire state. Out of the total new cases, 3,605 were reported only from Bengaluru. The positivity rate in the state stands at 3.33 per cent. Earlier today, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that people need to be cautious for the next four to six weeks to control a possible third wave of COVID-19 and the spread of Omicron variant in the state. “New COVID guidelines have been released after a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister. My appeal to the people is, four to six weeks is crucial. As we have observed worldwide, it is declining in five to six weeks. This wave will not be for too long, like in the first and second wave that was for three to four months,” Sudhakar was quoted as saying by PTI. According to the health department, the cumulative infections and fatalities have risen to 30,13,326 and 38,355 respectively. Source: The Indian Express

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Omicron threat: Andaman & Nicobar Islands also reported the first two cases of Omicron.

The highly transmissible variant ‘Omicron’ has been rapidly increasing and increased the threat in the country. Omicron cases have now also been detected in UT’s Andaman and Nicobar islands. Variant has seen drastic increase and now spread in 23 states so far including Andaman Nicobar, It has detected its first two cases of Omicron, along with Maharashtra and Delhi topping the charts. Maharashtra and Delhi have seen astronomical rise in Covid tally and new variant omicron. With that the overall tally in the country has now reached 1270 cases in the country. Maharashtra with a huge surge in omicron cases stands at 450, followed by Maharashtra, Delhi has also seen huge spike had reported 320 cases, Along with that 109 cases have been detected in Kerala, Distribution of cases across states which so far have detected two digit cases is as follows: 97 cases in Gujarat, 69 in Rajasthan, 62 in Telangana, 46 in Tamil Nadu, 34 in Karnataka, 16 in Andhra Pradesh, 14 in Haryana, 14 in Odisha, 11 in West Bengal. The states who have recorded comparatively lower cases are as follows: 9 in Madhya Pradesh, 4 in Uttarakhand, 3 in Chandigarh and Jammu & Kashmir and Andaman and Nicobar and one each in Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Manipur, Punjab and Goa. However, a maximum number of cases have been seen asymptomatic but are under observation to detect any severe symptoms. 125 in Maharashtra have now been discharged, 57 patients discharged in Delhi, 47 in Rajasthan have recovered, and 42 in Gujarat. The daily cases of Covid in India rose by 27%as the country has seen and surge and reported 16,764 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Health experts on Thursday stated that even though the variant has changed now but the treatment and preventive measure towards it will not change and Informed everyone that it is collective responsibility to have strict adherence towards Covid-Appropriate Behaviour and  follow all  the restrictive measures issued by the Union and State government.

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India sees 781 Omicron cases, Delhi has seen drastic surge followed by Maharashtra

The exponential rise of the highly transmissible COVID 19 variant Omicron has been seen in India. The total tally has reached 781. Variant has spread across 21 states of the country. As many as 238 Omicron cases including 57 recoveries were reported in Delhi and 167 in Maharashtra including 72 recoveries over the last 24 hours. The exponential spread of the SARS-CoV-2 is slipping slowly to the trouble zone with 9,195 new Covid-19 cases, the country’s active caseload rose to 77,002. Government is persistently expediting the inoculation drive of the country. States across the country continued to impose stricter covid regulations to curb the continuous spread of the Omicron variant. Delhi being the maximum contributor at 238 cases followed by Maharashtra. With this rise in the tally, the situation has worsened in the last 24 hours. In Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared a “yellow alert” on Tuesday. Schools, colleges, cinema halls and gyms will remain closed and restaurants, bars and metro trains have been allowed to operate at 50% capacity, Wedding and funeral congregations will be limited to only 20. Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Manipur have witnessed only single digit cases so far. The alert has been issued by the health ministry to all the states to stay alert during the festive season. Maharashtra has banned the public gathering and celebratory gathering on the occasion of New Year. The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still “very high”, the World Health Organisation said today.

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COVID-19 Update: PM Modi To Hold a Meeting To Review The Country’s COVID-19 Situation on Thursday

As the COVID-19 cases have started rising again in the country and the threat of Omicron is looming over, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday directed all district magistrates to ensure no Christmas and New Year gathering takes place in Delhi. DDMA has ordered the district magistrates to identify areas where the spread of COVID-19 can be extremely high ahead of Christmas and New Year. According to statistics on released on Wednesday, India detected 6,317 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. The official data says that India has now 213 Omicron cases with most being reported from Delhi. While the total number of active cases remain at 78, 190, it is the COVID deaths that are increasingly concerning. As against 132 fatalities on Tuesday, India saw 317 people succumbing to coronavirus-related complications. Although the Centre had earlier said that Omicron is a mild variant it is changing it’s stance and is asking the states to activate war rooms. The local officials have been instructed to reinstate night curfews wherever necessary. Source: The news has been published by The Financial Express with a few edits by the ArdorComm News Network Team.

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Omicron COVID-19 Update India: 7-Year-old Boy Tests Positive for Omicron in West Bengal

West Bengal: On Wednesday, West Bengal reported it’s first case of the new COVID-19 variant – Omicron.  A seven-year-old boy, resident of Murshidabad district, tested positive for the new coronavirus variant, news agency PTI reported citing a senior official of the health department. The boy, the official said, recently returned to Bengal from Abu Dhabi via Hyderabad. Also, in Telangana, two foreign nationals who arrived from abroad tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant – Omicron. However, according to reports, both are asymptomatic. Globally, Australia reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students nearly after a two-year ban on their entry. This move was taken in a bid to boost an economy hit by the Covid-19 induced lockdowns, thereby restarting international travel. The move comes despite the warning issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that COVID-19 vaccines appear to have become slightly less effective in preventing severe disease and death but do provide “significant protection”. Source: The article has been published by the Indian Express with a few edits from the ArdorComm News Network team.

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26 Omicron Case Count With Mild Symptoms In India: Health Ministry Warns Against Lowering Guard

There is a total of 26 Omicron cases in India across five states, but all with mild symptoms, the health ministry said on Friday at its weekly briefing. Of the 25 Omicron cases, nine are in Rajasthan, three in Gujarat, 11 in Maharashtra, two in Karnataka, and one in Delhi. Joint secretary, health ministry, Lav Agarwal, also present at the briefing, said that there have been 83 Covid-positive cases in India among travellers who came from ‘at risk’ countries, and of those, 13 were found to be infected with Omicron variant. ICMR chief Balram Bhargava, meanwhile, advised caution against the new variant, saying that although Omicron hasn’t yet posed a high threat to public healthcare, “we still need to be vigilant”. Bhargava also said, “We are trying to grow Omicron in a laboratory. Once that’s done, we will be able to test the efficacy of vaccines.” “Regular meetings are being organised to keep a watch on the global scenario and Covid scene in India with a focus on Omicron. we need help to not spread panic. District level restrictions to be implemented where positivity over 5%,” he added. Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog, said that usage of masks is showing a decline in India causing worry. “Mask usage is declining in India. we have to remember that both vaccines and masks are important. As far as protection capability is concerned, we are now operating at a risky and unacceptable level. we should learn from the global situation,” he said. The ministry also added that there are no recommendations yet on vaccinations for kids from the National Technical Advisory group. On the brighter side, Agarwal said that over 131 crore total vaccine doses are administered across the country so far, and quite half of the adult population is now fully vaccinated. As on December 9, over 74.5 lakh doses were administered. Kerala still continues to report the greatest number of Covid cases in the county – as much as 52.8% of the overall cases in India were reported from the southern state last week. Mentioning the daily Covid figure, the health ministry said India continues to record below 10,000 cases for the 14th consecutive day on Friday. “While overall positivity across the country gives comfort, there are still a large number of districts reporting high case positivity,” Agarwal added. Source: News18

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