Khelo India Youth Games postponed due to COVID-19 surge
Other Sports | January 11, 2022 20:25 ISTThe event was scheduled for February 15 onwards this year and the fresh dates will be announced after reviewing the Covid situation.
The event was scheduled for February 15 onwards this year and the fresh dates will be announced after reviewing the Covid situation.
Pawan Kalyan's ex-wife Renu Desai and their son Akira Nandan had tested positive. Renu said, "We both are recovering now and I request all of you to please take this 3rd wave seriously. Wear your masks and be careful as much as possible. I had both my vaccines last year and was going to give Akira his now. But, he tested positive before that."
Janhvi Kapoor confirmed that she had earlier tested positive for COVID19. Taking to her Instagram handle, the actress updated about her and Khushi's health.
Recently, it was also confirmed that Bigg Boss 15 is getting extended by two weeks. The Salman Khan hosted show, which premiered on 2 October 2021, was to see its finale in the mid of January. However, now the show will witness its finale in February.
Prison dispensaries have been turned into Covid Care Centres at Tihar, Mandoli and Rohini jail complexes. An oxygen plant in Tihar will be functional soon, officials have said.
On Saturday, Uttarakhand had reported 1,560 coronavirus cases, the highest single-day spike in infection cases in the state since May 29 last year.
Hrithik Roshan's ex-wife Sussanne Khan has been infected with the Omicron strain of the virus. She took to her Instagram handle to inform about her health. Sussanne revealed that she tested positive on January 10.
In Mathura, the 'parikrama' of the Dwarkadhish temple has been banned. Distribution of 'prasad' and 'charnamrit' has also been stopped.
The scientists from KU Leuven began by testing nine monoclonal antibodies used in clinical practice or currently in preclinical development. "We now need to study the length of protection of the booster dose. The vaccines probably become less effective in offering protection against contracting the virus, but they should continue to protect against severe forms," explained Olivier Schwartz.
Experts believe that the current wave will end by the second week of March this year. The date being mentioned is March 10, after which normalcy may return.
Haryana has witnessed a big spike in Covid cases over the past nearly a fortnight. Districts including Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, Ambala, Panchkula are among the worst-affected.
Molnupiravir inhibits the replication of certain RNA viruses. It is basically to be used in treating Covid-19 infected people of more than 50 years of age and in those with multiple comorbidities. The recommended dose of Molnupiravir 800 mg is twice a day for five days. A patient needs to take 40 capsules containing 200 mg of medication.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has advised all states and Union Territories to keep watch on the situation of the total number of active cases, cases under home isolation, hospitalized cases, cases on oxygen beds, ICU and ventilation support.
The third wave of the pandemic has started and is expected to peak by January-end, Maharashtra minister Rajesh Tope told reporters on Monday.
In fresh advisory for testing COVID samples, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday said that the contacts of Covid patients do not need testing unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities.
In the DDMA meeting earlier held today, it decided not to impose lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 and discussed further restrictions such as closing dine-in facility in restaurants and scaling down seating capacity in Metro trains and buses, officials said.
In total, 10 of the mutations from Omicron were found in the 25 samples taken in Cyprus. Eleven of the samples came from people who were hospitalized due to the virus.
Delhi reported 20,181 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, its highest since May 5 last year, said the state health department on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a high-level Covid review meeting stressed on the need to ensure adequate health infrastructure at the district level. He asked officials to maintain coordination regarding this with the states.
Mumbai logged 20,318 fresh COVID cases and five deaths on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government on Saturday imposed a night curfew between 11 pm to 5 am from January 10.
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