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Omicron’s global spread prompts renewed lockdowns, delayed reopenings
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PIL for capping price of HRCT tests for COVID-19; HC seeks Delhi govt stand
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on the plea by Shivleen Pasricha, a lawyer, who has claimed that for detection of COVID-19 amongst suspected/ probable patients, the most widely recommended test is RT-PCR.
Op CO-JEET Launched By Armed Forces To Fight COVID-19 In India: Lt Gen Kanitkar
“Under the CO-JEET” plan, personnel of the three wings of the armed forces the Army, the Indian Air Force and the Navy have been pressed into service to help restore oxygen supply chains, set up COVID beds and provide help to the civilian administration in its fight to control the pandemic,” said the Lt General, whose post of deputy chief integrated defence staff (medical) comes under the Chief of Defence Staff.
Indonesia finds cases of Indian COVID-19 variant as officials warn on Eid travel
Indonesia, which has been trying to contain one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia, stopped issuing visas last month for foreigners who had been in India in the previous 14 days.
The two cases of the Indian variant, known as B.1.617, were found in Jakarta, while the minister said a variant first discovered in South Africa was also detected in Bali.
Aaditya Thackeray suggests creating paediatric Covid care ward anticipating next wave
“Along with paediatric covid care centre, another aspect we are now focussed on is to create a network of creches for those parents who may have to be in covid care centres and may not have support to look after their children, that aren’t infected by covid,” he added. He further said that Mumbai saw a massive spike last month and sustained it because of the constant increase in beds and facilities.
4,68 lakh dedicated beds for COVID-19 patients in 2,084 hospitals, Centre to SC’
“It is common knowledge that a large number of medical, nursing and pharmacy students, who graduated in 2020 and would be in the process of graduating in 2021, would be available to augment the workforce in the health sector. The Central Government should, we feel, look into this aspect, and ensure the optimal manner of utilization of their services, regard being had, of course, to their safety and well-being,” it said.
The Central Government should also consider using health care workforce available with the armed forces and para military forces for the purpose of vaccination, it suggested.
Could not predict exact nature of 2nd wave: Scientists working on mathematical models
”Clearly, the model predictions in this instance were incorrect because of the reasons below,” they said, listing reasons why. A mathematical model, they said, can only predict the future with some certainty so long as virus dynamics and its transmissibility do not change substantially over time. Mathematical models can also provide a mechanism to predicting alternate scenarios corresponding to various policy decisions such as non-pharmaceutical interventions, they added.
India’s COVID-19 case total nears 20 million
Medical experts say real numbers across the country of 1.35 billion may be five to 10 times higher than the official tally.
Hospitals have filled to capacity, medical oxygen supplies have run short and morgues and crematoriums have been swamped as the country deals with the surge in cases.
At least 11 states and union territories have imposed some form of restrictions to try and stem infections, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is reluctant to impose a national lockdown, concerned about the economic impact.
Waivers for vaccine production “not a solution” – BioNTech
Such waivers are among the options being considered by the Biden administration for maximising the production and supply of vaccines, though no decision has been made, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. read more
“This is not a solution,” BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said.
Record 3,689 daily COVID-19 deaths in India, 3,92,488 more test positive
The 3,689 new fatalities included 802 from Maharashtra, 412 from Delhi, 304 from Uttar Pradesh, 271 from Karnataka, 229 from Chhattisgarh, 172 from Gujarat, 169 from Jharkhand,160 from Rajasthan, 147 from Tamil Nadu, 138 from Punjab,125 from Haryana, 107 from Uttarakhand, 103 from West Bengal and 102 from Madhya Pradesh.
Automakers firm up measures to safeguard workforce amid Covid-19 surge
The country’s largest automobile company Tata Motors told PTI that the company remains vigilant about the evolving COVID situation and has scaled up efforts to enhance the well-being of its personnel and its business as well as supporting the ecosystem.