Glenmark launches nasal spray for treatment of Covid-19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that laws requiring people in England with COVID-19 to self-isolate could be lifted by the end of the month, bringing an end to all domestic coronavirus restrictions.
Tamil Nadu reports 3,971 fresh Covid cases and 28 deaths in the last 24 hours
Karnataka on Wednesday reported 5,339 new cases of Covid-19 and 48 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,12,100 and toll to 39,495.
Gujarat added 2,560 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 12.08 lakh. The state’s death toll has increased to 10,740 with 24 deaths
Delhi records 1,317 fresh Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths in the last 24 hours. Positivity rate stands at 2.11 per cent: Authorities
Kerala reports 23,253 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours; daily positivity rate at 27.4%
198 fresh Covid-19 cases take Puducherry’s tally to 1,64,760; two more fatalities push death toll to 1,955: Health department official
Over one crore youngsters between 15-18 age group are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya
AIIMS-Delhi announces to discontinue routine Covid-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalization and surgeries
WHO: Global Covid-19 case counts decline 17% in latest week
Delhi University to reopen from February 17, announces Proctor Prof. Rajni Abbi following demonstration by students
All social/ religious/ cultural/ political & other congregations including weddings & funerals are permitted at 50% of the capacity, both in indoor & outdoor areas: HP Cabinet
Himachal Pradesh government has decided to lift night curfew amid a decline in Covid-19 cases in state, says official spokesperson
Mask up even after 7-day recovery period, say experts
Health experts have said that people who’ve come out of the mandatory seven-day quarantine after recovering from mild or asymptomatic Covid should continue to wear masks as transmission risk in some categories of recovered may not be zero. According to central guidelines, mild cases admitted to a Covid Care Facility or under home isolation can be discharged after at least seven days have passed from testing positive and with no fever for three successive days. There is no need for testing prior to discharge. Read more
Covid cases in TN fall at same pace as they rose
Tamil Nadu reported fewer than 5,000 new Covid-19 cases after nearly a month on Tuesday, when the state added 4,519 new cases to the state registry, discharged 20,237 people, and declared 37 deaths. With this, active cases in the state dropped below one lakh to 90,137. The fall in the number of cases, at the same pace as the rise, has resulted in a bellshaped curve in the epidemic graph during the third wave.
Active Covid-19 cases in Ladakh declined to 773 with 179 coronavirus patients being cured, while 70 fresh cases were recorded, taking the overall caseload to 27,062, officials said on Wednesday (PTI)
New Covid wave batters Afghanistan’s crumbling health care
Only five hospitals in Afghanistan still offer Covid-19 treatment, with 33 others having been forced to close in recent months for lack of doctors, medicines and even heat. This comes as the economically devastated nation is hit by a steep rise in the number of reported coronavirus cases. At Kabul’s only Covid-19 treatment hospital, staff can only heat the building at night because of lack of fuel, even as winter temperatures drop below freezing during the day. (AP)
Next Covid variant likely to be more infectious: WHO
Omicron will not be the last variant and the next variant of concern is likely to be more transmissible, the World Health Organization has said, warning against complacency in following Covid-appropriate protocol. “Omicron will not be the last variant you will hear us speaking about. The next variant of concern will be more fit and what we mean by that is it will be more transmissible because it will have to overtake what is currently circulating. The big question is whether or not future variants will be more or less severe,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, Covid-19 technical lead at WHO.
Covid 3rd wave passed, says Telangana health director
With Telangana seeing a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases in the last one week, director public health, Dr G Srinivasa Rao on Tuesday announced that the third wave was over and people can now get back to their normal lives, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.