Demand for relaxing partial lockdown measures in tourism sector in Bengal

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The travel restriction announced by the government to contain the spread of the disease in the state has severely impacted the state’s tourism industry, they said. Trade bodies in West Bengal are pressing for relaxation of the partial lockdown measures clamped by the government on the job intensive tourism sector and have demanded its relaxation. … Read more

Covid-19: Maharashtra sees sharp fall in cases at 31,111; 24 die, 122 new Omicron patients detected

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With these additions, the state’s overall tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 72,42,921, while the death toll jumped to 1,41,832, it said. Maharashtra on Monday recorded 31,111 fresh coronavirus positive cases, 10,216 less than the day before, and 24 new deaths linked to the infection, the state health department said. With these additions, the state’s … Read more

Covid-19: Moderna CEO says data for Omicron-specific shot likely available in March

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Bancel said the best case scenario was the combined COVID/flu vaccine would be available by the fall of 2023, at least in some countries. Moderna Inc’s vaccine candidate against the Omicron coronavirus variant will enter clinical development in the next few weeks and the company expects to be able to share data with regulators around … Read more

Covid-19: Punjab records 264% increase in patients requiring oxygen support in 24 hours

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Punjab has also imposed a night curfew from 10 PM to 5 AM, while cinema theatres, restaurants, and malls have been asked to operate at only 50% capacity. Patients requiring medical oxygen support jumped 264% in 24 hours in Chandigarh from 62 on Friday to 226 on Saturday, an alarming increase, sparking fresh fear in … Read more

Covid-19: What is the new IHU variant discovered in France?

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The study reports that the variant was detected in November among 12 people in southeastern France, the first of whom had returned from Cameroon. Even as the world struggles to come to grips with the coronavirus’ Omicron variant, news about the emergence of another highly-mutated variant spread on Tuesday, raising fears over yet another wave … Read more

Covid-19: Don’t panic, strictly follow norms, says Mumbai civic chief as city logs 8,063 fresh cases

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He also appealed to all the home quarantined patients to strictly abide by guidelines to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Mumbai at the earliest. On a day Mumbai reported 8,063 fresh coronavirus positive cases, civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal on Sunday sought to allay apprehensions of citizens, saying that 89 per cent of … Read more

Covid-19: Mumbai upsurge pushes Maharashtra tally; State logs 11,877 new cases, 50 Omicron infections

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Maharashtra on Sunday reported 11,877 fresh COVID-19 cases, 2,707 more than the day before, and 50 Omicron infections, the state health department said in a bulletin. The state reported nine fatalities, which increased the overall COVID-19 toll to 1,41,542. Maharashtra is now left with 42,024 active cases, the bulletin said. Of the new 11,877 cases, … Read more

Covid-19: Civic body says 141 Mumbai residents without travel history tested positive for Omicron

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The tally of Omicron-infected Mumbai residents without history of overseas travel rose to 160. The total of Omicron cases in the city rose to 290. As many as 141 Mumbai residents who had not traveled abroad  recently tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Thursday, the civic body said. Out of 153 persons … Read more

Covid-19: Mumbai makes RT-PCR tests at airport mandatory for UAE returnees

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The decision was taken after BMC Commissioner IS Chahal chaired a virtual meeting with civic officials, deans and medical superintendents of hospitals. Passengers arriving in Mumbai from the United Arab Emirates will have to undergo an RT-PCR test, depending on which a decision would be taken for 7-day home quarantine, the metropolis’ civic body said … Read more

Covid-19: WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of Omicron, Delta cases

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Top officials with the UN health agency cautioned that it’s still too early to be reassured by initial data suggesting that omicron leads to milder disease. The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 combining to produce a “tsunami” of cases, but said … Read more