10:07 (IST)

Omicron Variant LATEST Updates

Ensure COVID-19 duty of resident docs don't exceed 8 hours: IMA urges Centre, states

The Indian Medical Association on Wednesday requested the Centre and states to ensure that Covid duty of resident doctors do not exceed eight hours a day and after a week there should be a quarantine 10 to 14 day quarantine period in accommodation prescribed by the hospital.

In the event of a Covid duty doctor falling ill, they should be hospitalised at the earliest.

In a statement, the doctors' body said in case of untimely death, the status of Covid martyr and compensation as well as case-wise assistance should be arranged.

There should also be a provision for taking care of the mental health of doctors, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said.

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10:00 (IST)

Omicron Guidelines for Odisha

Odisha govt issues new guidelines till 1 Feb

The Odisha government issues new guidelines to be effective from 5 am of Jan 7 till 5 am of 1 February. Schools, colleges up to 12th class shall be closed. Online classes to continue for classes 10, 12. Shops to operate from 5 am-9 pm every day. Markets/cinema halls to close at 9 pm

09:57 (IST)

Omicron Variant LATEST Updates:

India logs 90,928 new COVID cases in last 24 hrs

India has logged 90,928 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate is at 4.18 percent the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday. The active caseload of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 2,85,401. As per the health ministry, 2,135 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in India, of which 828 have recovered.

Omicron Variant LATEST Updates: India has logged 90,928 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate is at 4.18 percent the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday. The active caseload of COVID cases in the country now stands at 2,85,401. As per the Ministry, 2,135 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in India, of which 828 have recovered.

As many as 4,82,551 recoveries and 534 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours were also reported by the Ministry. While the cumulative recoveries from the virus stand at 3,43,21,803, the total COVID deaths were reported to be 4,82,551. Further, the Ministry informed that over 147.72 crore COVID vaccine doses have been administered across the nation so far.

Maharashtra reported 26,538 fresh COVID-19 cases and eight deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin on Wednesday. Of the new cases, Mumbai reported the highest number of infections at 15,166. Delhi on Wednesday reported 10,665 new coronavirus cases, almost double the number of infections logged the day before, with the positivity rate shooting up to 11.88 percent, according to health department data.

 



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