According to the government, WHO has highlighted that compliance with public health and social measures is declining globally as vaccination rates rise.
Omicron Version Latest Updates: Maharashtra on Friday detected seven new cases of the new Omron variant of Kovid-19, officials said. One of the seven new cases is said to be a three-year-old child. With the new cases, the total number of omicron cases in India rose to 32. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry said that all the cases have seen mostly mild symptoms.
Here are the top 10 points to note about the latest development of the ‘Omicron’ version:
- In a joint press briefing, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health, said, “So far 2,936 cases of the new variant have been detected in 59 countries. Currently 78,064 probable cases are under testing and genomic sequencing, Agarwal said, adding the meetings.” are being conducted regularly to keep an eye on the global scenario and to check on the situation in India.”
- After a gap of four days, seven new cases of the Covid-19 variant omicron have been detected in Maharashtra – three in Mumbai and four in Pune, taking the state’s total to 17 cases, health officials said on Friday. Said on Friday. Among the confirmed cases in Mumbai are three men aged 25, 37 and 48, all with recent travel history to the UK, South Africa and Tanzania.
- Three of them have mild symptoms and others have been found asymptomatic, but all have been isolated and are undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Mumbai and Pune.
- Surveillance has been further intensified at international airports in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, with 9,678 passengers disembarking from “high-risk” countries out of a total of 61,439 passengers.
- An ICMR official said the scientific evidence for diagnosis and treatment is being reviewed regularly and the treatment remains unchanged for the time being.
- According to the government, WHO has highlighted that compliance with public health and social measures is declining globally as vaccination rates rise.
- Another official said that the government is yet to receive any recommendation from the National Technical Advisory Group (NTAGI) on Immunization on Child Immunization against COVID-19.
- The government said that 86.2 per cent of the country’s adult population received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 53.5 per cent have been given both doses.
- The government also said that the weekly positivity rate was between five and 10 per cent in 19 districts and more than 10 per cent in eight districts in three states.
- Citing an assessment by the Institute of Health Metrics, Dr VK Paul, member (health) of NITI Aayog, said in a press conference that the use of masks in the country has come down to pre-second wave levels and “in a way we have has again entered a dangerous zone”. Mask use is declining, he pointed out, and added, “From a safety capability standpoint, we are now operating at a low level … at a risky and unacceptable level”. “We have to remember that both vaccines and masks are important,” Paul stressed.
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