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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Delhi schools reopen for all classes
Schools in the national capital welcomed students of primary and junior classes on Monday after prolonged closure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus induced restrictions eased, schools reopened for classes 9 to 12 on February 7 while classes nursery to 8 reopened from today. "From today schools for junior classes have reopened in Delhi. Younger kid were desperately waiting for schools to reopen. Childhood is incomplete without schools. I pray to God that we never have to close schools again," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.
Aryan, a fifth class student at SDMC school in Shanti Nagar, said, "I am happy as schools are reopening, will get to meet friends. We have been asked to wear masks and carry sanitiser. I am excited but I had to wake up at around 6:30 am to reach school. That is the only downside". "I am happy that I will be sitting in class not at home. Feeling good. I hope the schools don't close again," said another student Piyush. Several parents had come to schools to see off their children.
"My child was in second class when COVID-19 started and now he is in fifth class. Covid has impacted studies. It is good schools are reopening, I hope students stay safe and study well," said Reena, mother of two. Reena's younger son has also got admission in the school in KG class. "I am glad. He is getting to attend school in person, not online." Reena's younger son has also got admission in the school in KG class. "The students have suffered a lot because of lockdown and shutdown of the schools. They haven't gained much knowledge in the past two years. Hopefully, this cycle will end now and schools are open for good," said Ritu, another child's mother.
Schools in the city were briefly reopened before being closed again on December 28 last year in view of the third wave of the coronavirus driven by its Omicron variant. While the Centre has dropped the clause that mandated parental consent for students to physically attend classes from its guidelines, the Delhi government has decided to continue with the clause. The schools are, however, free to decide on the number of students they want to accommodate based on their infrastructure, keeping in mind Covid protocols.
Poonam Yadav, a third standard class teacher, said, "All students are very excited. We are also very excited because now approximately two years have passed but the basics of children are not very clear because they were not coming to school.Several students have been attending classes from their hometown. And many of them haven't returned. We have been contacting them". "Many parents have assured me that they will be returning soon. We are hoping students will return soon. It will take time to return to pre-covid normalcy. We are expecting 50 per cent attendance from today," she said.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Delhi schools reopen for all classes
Schools in the national capital welcomed students of primary and junior classes on Monday after prolonged closure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus induced restrictions eased, schools reopened for classes 9 to 12 on February 7 while classes nursery to 8 reopened from today. “From today schools for junior classes have reopened in Delhi. Younger kid were desperately waiting for schools to reopen. Childhood is incomplete without schools. I pray to God that we never have to close schools again,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.
Aryan, a fifth class student at SDMC school in Shanti Nagar, said, “I am happy as schools are reopening, will get to meet friends. We have been asked to wear masks and carry sanitiser. I am excited but I had to wake up at around 6:30 am to reach school. That is the only downside”. “I am happy that I will be sitting in class not at home. Feeling good. I hope the schools don’t close again,” said another student Piyush. Several parents had come to schools to see off their children.
“My child was in second class when COVID-19 started and now he is in fifth class. Covid has impacted studies. It is good schools are reopening, I hope students stay safe and study well,” said Reena, mother of two. Reena’s younger son has also got admission in the school in KG class. “I am glad. He is getting to attend school in person, not online.” Reena’s younger son has also got admission in the school in KG class. “The students have suffered a lot because of lockdown and shutdown of the schools. They haven’t gained much knowledge in the past two years. Hopefully, this cycle will end now and schools are open for good,” said Ritu, another child’s mother.
Schools in the city were briefly reopened before being closed again on December 28 last year in view of the third wave of the coronavirus driven by its Omicron variant. While the Centre has dropped the clause that mandated parental consent for students to physically attend classes from its guidelines, the Delhi government has decided to continue with the clause. The schools are, however, free to decide on the number of students they want to accommodate based on their infrastructure, keeping in mind Covid protocols.
Poonam Yadav, a third standard class teacher, said, “All students are very excited. We are also very excited because now approximately two years have passed but the basics of children are not very clear because they were not coming to school.Several students have been attending classes from their hometown. And many of them haven’t returned. We have been contacting them”. “Many parents have assured me that they will be returning soon. We are hoping students will return soon. It will take time to return to pre-covid normalcy. We are expecting 50 per cent attendance from today,” she said.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Kriya Medical Technologies gets DCGI nod for RT-PCR kit
Medical devices firm Kriya Medical Technologies on Monday said it has received manufacturing licence from the DCGI (Drugs Controller General of India) for its product KRIVIDA Novus, an RT-PCR kit that can detect the Omicron variant and its sub-lineages in 45 minutes. Priced at Rs 150 plus taxes, the test is affordable and most suitable for entry point screening at airports, the company said in a statement.
The company said it will roll out the kit from its Chennai-based manufacturing facility. The company currently has a production capacity of 5 million tests per month and plans to increase it to 10 million tests per month within the next two weeks.
"Our focus is to make testing for Covid-19 variants faster, affordable and accessible to everyone, thereby enabling swift prevention and timely treatment. Since KRIVIDA Novus can detect the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) and all its sub-lineages, such as BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3 in 45 minutes, it is most ideal and beneficial for entry point screening at airports and remobilisation of normal conditions in workplace and institutions, Kriya Medical Technologies CEO and Founder Anu Moturi noted.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Kriya Medical Technologies gets DCGI nod for RT-PCR kit
Medical devices firm Kriya Medical Technologies on Monday said it has received manufacturing licence from the DCGI (Drugs Controller General of India) for its product KRIVIDA Novus, an RT-PCR kit that can detect the Omicron variant and its sub-lineages in 45 minutes. Priced at Rs 150 plus taxes, the test is affordable and most suitable for entry point screening at airports, the company said in a statement.
The company said it will roll out the kit from its Chennai-based manufacturing facility. The company currently has a production capacity of 5 million tests per month and plans to increase it to 10 million tests per month within the next two weeks.
“Our focus is to make testing for Covid-19 variants faster, affordable and accessible to everyone, thereby enabling swift prevention and timely treatment. Since KRIVIDA Novus can detect the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) and all its sub-lineages, such as BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3 in 45 minutes, it is most ideal and beneficial for entry point screening at airports and remobilisation of normal conditions in workplace and institutions, Kriya Medical Technologies CEO and Founder Anu Moturi noted.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Goa sees 131 COVID-19 cases, four fatalities
Goa on Sunday reported 131 fresh coronavirus positive cases with the infection rate at 7.69 per cent and four fatalities due to the viral infection, the state health department bulletin said. With the addition of new cases and fatalities, the tally of infections in Goa rose to 2,44,172 and the COVID-19 death toll to 3,773.
A total of 282 people were discharged after undergoing treatment for coronavirus infection, taking the number of recoveries in Goa to 2,38,066 so far, the bulletin said. "With 1,702 new tests, the total number of samples tested so far in Goa has gone up to 18,53,515, it said.
On January 23, 2022, Goa had reported 1,582 coronavirus positive cases with the positivity rate reaching 40.18 per cent. Goa's COVID-19 figures: Positive cases 2,44,172, new cases 131, death toll 3,773, discharged 238066, active cases 2333, samples tested till date 1853515.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Goa sees 131 COVID-19 cases, four fatalities
Goa on Sunday reported 131 fresh coronavirus positive cases with the infection rate at 7.69 per cent and four fatalities due to the viral infection, the state health department bulletin said. With the addition of new cases and fatalities, the tally of infections in Goa rose to 2,44,172 and the COVID-19 death toll to 3,773.
A total of 282 people were discharged after undergoing treatment for coronavirus infection, taking the number of recoveries in Goa to 2,38,066 so far, the bulletin said. “With 1,702 new tests, the total number of samples tested so far in Goa has gone up to 18,53,515, it said.
On January 23, 2022, Goa had reported 1,582 coronavirus positive cases with the positivity rate reaching 40.18 per cent. Goa’s COVID-19 figures: Positive cases 2,44,172, new cases 131, death toll 3,773, discharged 238066, active cases 2333, samples tested till date 1853515.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Arunachal Pradesh logs 22 new COVID-19 cases, tally 64,004
Arunachal Pradesh on Monday registered 22 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 64,004, a senior health official said here. The toll in the frontier state remained unchanged at 294 as no casualty was reported in the past 24 hours, the official said.
Of the 22 fresh cases, nine were reported from the Capital Complex Region, four from Upper Siang, two each from Namsai and Lohit and one each from West Kameng, Tirap, Tawang, Lower Siang and Lower Subansiri district, the official said. As many as 63,081 people have recuperated from the disease so far, including, 88 on Sunday, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
Arunachal Pradesh currently has 629 active cases. The recovery rate marginally improved to 98.56 per cent from 98.45 per cent the previous day, the SSO stated. All fresh cases were detected through rapid antigen tests, Jampa said, adding that 11 of them were found to have developed symptoms. A total of 12,54,813 samples have been tested in the state so far, including 248 on Sunday, he said, adding that the positivity ratio, too, marginally increased to 8.87 per cent from 8.03 per cent the previous day. According to State Immunisation Officer (SSO) Dr Dimong Padung, as many as 16,06,933 people have been inoculated with anti-COVID vaccines so far.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Arunachal Pradesh logs 22 new COVID-19 cases, tally 64,004
Arunachal Pradesh on Monday registered 22 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 64,004, a senior health official said here. The toll in the frontier state remained unchanged at 294 as no casualty was reported in the past 24 hours, the official said.
Of the 22 fresh cases, nine were reported from the Capital Complex Region, four from Upper Siang, two each from Namsai and Lohit and one each from West Kameng, Tirap, Tawang, Lower Siang and Lower Subansiri district, the official said. As many as 63,081 people have recuperated from the disease so far, including, 88 on Sunday, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
Arunachal Pradesh currently has 629 active cases. The recovery rate marginally improved to 98.56 per cent from 98.45 per cent the previous day, the SSO stated. All fresh cases were detected through rapid antigen tests, Jampa said, adding that 11 of them were found to have developed symptoms. A total of 12,54,813 samples have been tested in the state so far, including 248 on Sunday, he said, adding that the positivity ratio, too, marginally increased to 8.87 per cent from 8.03 per cent the previous day. According to State Immunisation Officer (SSO) Dr Dimong Padung, as many as 16,06,933 people have been inoculated with anti-COVID vaccines so far.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Blockaded US-Canada border crossing re-opens to normal traffic
A key US-Canada border crossing reopened late Sunday almost one week after it was shut by truck driver-led protests against Covid-19 restrictions, the bridge's operator said. "The Ambassador Bridge is now fully open, once again allowing the free flow of commerce between the Canadian and U.S. economies," the Detroit International Bridge Company said in a statement.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Blockaded US-Canada border crossing re-opens to normal traffic
A key US-Canada border crossing reopened late Sunday almost one week after it was shut by truck driver-led protests against Covid-19 restrictions, the bridge’s operator said. “The Ambassador Bridge is now fully open, once again allowing the free flow of commerce between the Canadian and U.S. economies,” the Detroit International Bridge Company said in a statement.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Vietnam to lift Covid-19 restrictions on international flights
Vietnam will lift coronavirus restrictions on international flights for fully vaccinated passengers from Tuesday, the country's aviation authority said in a statement. The communist nation has virtually closed itself to the world since March 2020 due to the pandemic, dealing a severe blow to its vital tourism sector. Authorities have slowly eased the curbs in recent months, with visitors trickling in under a bubble arrangement since November.
Starting Tuesday (1700 GMT Monday), "Vietnam will lift restrictions on passenger carriage on scheduled flights and non-scheduled flights," the civil aviation authority said. The statement, released Sunday, did not say how many flights would be allowed to enter, but indicated arrivals could be permitted to return to pre-pandemic levels. Anyone wanting to enter Vietnam must be fully vaccinated and will have to observe a three-day quarantine, either at home or in a hotel, according to regulations.
Travellers must still abide by existing entry-exit regulations and pre-pandemic healthcare requirements, the authority said. More than 90 percent of adults in the country have received two Covid-19 vaccine doses. The government is considering inoculating young teenagers as it accelerates the rollout of booster shots. Vietnam is currently reporting around 20,000 new daily cases, and has recorded more than 2.5 million infections with nearly 39,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Vietnam to lift Covid-19 restrictions on international flights
Vietnam will lift coronavirus restrictions on international flights for fully vaccinated passengers from Tuesday, the country’s aviation authority said in a statement. The communist nation has virtually closed itself to the world since March 2020 due to the pandemic, dealing a severe blow to its vital tourism sector. Authorities have slowly eased the curbs in recent months, with visitors trickling in under a bubble arrangement since November.
Starting Tuesday (1700 GMT Monday), “Vietnam will lift restrictions on passenger carriage on scheduled flights and non-scheduled flights,” the civil aviation authority said. The statement, released Sunday, did not say how many flights would be allowed to enter, but indicated arrivals could be permitted to return to pre-pandemic levels. Anyone wanting to enter Vietnam must be fully vaccinated and will have to observe a three-day quarantine, either at home or in a hotel, according to regulations.
Travellers must still abide by existing entry-exit regulations and pre-pandemic healthcare requirements, the authority said. More than 90 percent of adults in the country have received two Covid-19 vaccine doses. The government is considering inoculating young teenagers as it accelerates the rollout of booster shots. Vietnam is currently reporting around 20,000 new daily cases, and has recorded more than 2.5 million infections with nearly 39,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Indian railways to resume cooked food service on all trains from today; Here’s how to place order through IRCTC website
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to resume cooked meals on all trains from February 14 after the service was stopped last year owing to Covid-19 restrictions. As of January, cooked food services was restored in 80% of trains. Ready-to-eat meals, however, will also continue to be served on demand. Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unprecedented lockdown, e-catering services were suspended on March 22, 2020.
Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State for Railways & Textiles tweeted: “Your favorite food will be served to you once again from February 14." In August last year, IRCTC started ready-to-eat meal service. Cooked food services were restored in 80% of trains in January, 2022. IRCTC had started e-catering service in the year 2014 whereby passengers could order an array of food of their choice from reputed brands as well as popular regional and local delicacies on phone or online while travelling on trains and get the same delivered to their seats at the railway station. During the pre-COVID period, IRCTC had started clocking 20,000 e-catering orders per day.
HERE’S HOW ONE CAN PLACE A FOOD ORDER THROUGH IRCTC’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
-Go to IRCTC’s eCatering official website https://ift.tt/jiWxDY3
-Enter your ten-digit PNR number and click on the arrow to proceed further
-Select the food from the list of cafes, outlets and quick service restaurants available there.
-Place the order and select the payment mode. Either, you can choose to pay online or cash on delivery.
-Once the order is placed, the food will be delivered to your seat/berth.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Indian railways to resume cooked food service on all trains from today; Here’s how to place order through IRCTC website
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to resume cooked meals on all trains from February 14 after the service was stopped last year owing to Covid-19 restrictions. As of January, cooked food services was restored in 80% of trains. Ready-to-eat meals, however, will also continue to be served on demand. Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unprecedented lockdown, e-catering services were suspended on March 22, 2020.
Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State for Railways & Textiles tweeted: “Your favorite food will be served to you once again from February 14.” In August last year, IRCTC started ready-to-eat meal service. Cooked food services were restored in 80% of trains in January, 2022. IRCTC had started e-catering service in the year 2014 whereby passengers could order an array of food of their choice from reputed brands as well as popular regional and local delicacies on phone or online while travelling on trains and get the same delivered to their seats at the railway station. During the pre-COVID period, IRCTC had started clocking 20,000 e-catering orders per day.
HERE’S HOW ONE CAN PLACE A FOOD ORDER THROUGH IRCTC’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
-Go to IRCTC’s eCatering official website https://ift.tt/jiWxDY3
-Enter your ten-digit PNR number and click on the arrow to proceed further
-Select the food from the list of cafes, outlets and quick service restaurants available there.
-Place the order and select the payment mode. Either, you can choose to pay online or cash on delivery.
-Once the order is placed, the food will be delivered to your seat/berth.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | India reports 24% decline in new COVID-19 cases, active cases down by nearly 11%
India has reported 34,113 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour period, marking a decline of 23.9 percent in the fresh infections in a day. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India is now 4,26,65, 534. A total of 346 COVID-19 fatalities were reported in a day, taking the toll due to coronavirus in India to 5,09,011. The highest deaths in a day-69- were registered in Kerala, which also reported 77 deaths as part of its data reconciliation exercise.
West Bengal and Karnataka reported 27 deaths each, followed by Odisha which recorded 22 fatalities in a day. India now has 4,78,882 active cases, down from 5,37, 045 cases a day before which indicates a decline of 10.8 percent in the 24-hour period. Kerala reported the biggest fall in active COVID-19 cases with the total tally of active cases coming down by 21,014. Maharashtra, which has also been seeing a high number of daily cases for a long time, also reported a decline of 6,330 in the tally of active COVID-19 cases.
As 91,930 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries after the infectious disease has now gone up to 4,16,77,641. This also raised the recovery rate in India to 97.68 percent. The COVID-19 daily positivity rate in the country now is 3.19 percent while the rolling average of the weekly positivity rate is 3.99 percent. A total of 75.18 crore total tests have been carried out in India so far of which 10,67,908 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry said that 172.95 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | India reports 24% decline in new COVID-19 cases, active cases down by nearly 11%
India has reported 34,113 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour period, marking a decline of 23.9 percent in the fresh infections in a day. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India is now 4,26,65, 534. A total of 346 COVID-19 fatalities were reported in a day, taking the toll due to coronavirus in India to 5,09,011. The highest deaths in a day-69- were registered in Kerala, which also reported 77 deaths as part of its data reconciliation exercise.
West Bengal and Karnataka reported 27 deaths each, followed by Odisha which recorded 22 fatalities in a day. India now has 4,78,882 active cases, down from 5,37, 045 cases a day before which indicates a decline of 10.8 percent in the 24-hour period. Kerala reported the biggest fall in active COVID-19 cases with the total tally of active cases coming down by 21,014. Maharashtra, which has also been seeing a high number of daily cases for a long time, also reported a decline of 6,330 in the tally of active COVID-19 cases.
As 91,930 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries after the infectious disease has now gone up to 4,16,77,641. This also raised the recovery rate in India to 97.68 percent. The COVID-19 daily positivity rate in the country now is 3.19 percent while the rolling average of the weekly positivity rate is 3.99 percent. A total of 75.18 crore total tests have been carried out in India so far of which 10,67,908 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry said that 172.95 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Maharashtra sees 3,502 new cases, 17 deaths
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 3,502 new coronavirus positive cases, over 850 less than the day ago, which took the state’s infection count to 78,42,949, while 17 deaths pushed the toll to 1,43,404, the health department said. On Saturday, the state had logged 4,359 cases – over a thousand less than the previous day – and also reported 32 pandemic-related deaths.
At present, there are 45,905 active cases in Maharashtra. A total of 9,815 patients were discharged during the day, which raised the overall recovery figure in the state to 76,49,669, it said in a statement, adding that the recovery rate is 97.54 per cent. With 1,34,634 people being tested on Sunday, the cumulative test count reached 7,64,37,416, the department said.
The state also reported 218 Omicron variant cases, of which 172 were in Mumbai, 30 in Pune city, 12 in Gadchiroli and 14 in Pune rural. Till date, a total of 3,986 patients were found infected with the Omicron variant. Out of them, 3,334 have been discharged after testing negative for the infection. Mumbai city saw 288 new cases and one death, which took its caseload to 10,53,132 and toll to 16,683.
Mumbai division, which comprises the megalopolis and its satellite townships, reported 587 new cases and four deaths. Its case count has now reached 22,24,639 and 36,817. Nashik division reported 571 new cases, Pune division 932 cases, Kolhapur division 173 cases, Aurangabad division 88 cases, Latur division 148 cases, Akola division 438 cases and Nagpur division 565 cases, the department said. The coronavirus figures of Maharashtra are as follows: Positive cases 78,42,949, death toll 1,43,404, recoveries 76,49,669, active cases 45,905, total tests 7,64,37,416.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Maharashtra sees 3,502 new cases, 17 deaths
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 3,502 new coronavirus positive cases, over 850 less than the day ago, which took the state’s infection count to 78,42,949, while 17 deaths pushed the toll to 1,43,404, the health department said. On Saturday, the state had logged 4,359 cases – over a thousand less than the previous day – and also reported 32 pandemic-related deaths.
At present, there are 45,905 active cases in Maharashtra. A total of 9,815 patients were discharged during the day, which raised the overall recovery figure in the state to 76,49,669, it said in a statement, adding that the recovery rate is 97.54 per cent. With 1,34,634 people being tested on Sunday, the cumulative test count reached 7,64,37,416, the department said.
The state also reported 218 Omicron variant cases, of which 172 were in Mumbai, 30 in Pune city, 12 in Gadchiroli and 14 in Pune rural. Till date, a total of 3,986 patients were found infected with the Omicron variant. Out of them, 3,334 have been discharged after testing negative for the infection. Mumbai city saw 288 new cases and one death, which took its caseload to 10,53,132 and toll to 16,683.
Mumbai division, which comprises the megalopolis and its satellite townships, reported 587 new cases and four deaths. Its case count has now reached 22,24,639 and 36,817. Nashik division reported 571 new cases, Pune division 932 cases, Kolhapur division 173 cases, Aurangabad division 88 cases, Latur division 148 cases, Akola division 438 cases and Nagpur division 565 cases, the department said. The coronavirus figures of Maharashtra are as follows: Positive cases 78,42,949, death toll 1,43,404, recoveries 76,49,669, active cases 45,905, total tests 7,64,37,416.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Follow Centre's revised Covid guidelines for international arrivals at Delhi airport: DDMA
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed health officials and district magistrates to ensure the Centre's revised COVID-19 guidelines for international arrivals are followed at the IGI Airport from Monday. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on February 10 released detailed guidelines for international arrivals at airports and seaports in the country, doing away with the quarantine provision.
According to the guidelines, all the passengers will show self-declaration form on arrival at the airport. The passengers found to be symptomatic during screening will be immediately isolated and taken to medical facility under health protocol. If tested positive, their contacts will be identified and managed as per laid down protocol.
The protocol post arrival mandates that two per cent of the total passengers in a flight will undergo random testing at the airport. Such travellers in each flight will be identified by the airlines concerned, preferably from different countries. They will submit the samples and will be allowed to leave the airport. If such travellers test positive, their samples would be sent for genomic sequencing.
All travellers will self-monitor their health for next 14 days of arrival. Earlier, such travellers were required to undergo weeklong home quarantine. The guidelines state if travellers under self-health monitoring develop signs and symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, they will immediately self-isolate and report to their nearest health facility or call national helpline number (1075)/ state helpline number.
This Standard Operating Procedure will be valid from midnight of February 14 till further orders. Based on the risk assessment, this document shall be reviewed from time to time. The guidelines further stipulate all travellers should submit complete and factual information in self-declaration form on the online air portal Suvidha before the scheduled travel, including last 14 days' travel details. They will also upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report not earlier than 72 hrs prior to undertaking the travel or certificate of completing full primary vaccination schedule.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Follow Centre’s revised Covid guidelines for international arrivals at Delhi airport: DDMA
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed health officials and district magistrates to ensure the Centre’s revised COVID-19 guidelines for international arrivals are followed at the IGI Airport from Monday. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on February 10 released detailed guidelines for international arrivals at airports and seaports in the country, doing away with the quarantine provision.
According to the guidelines, all the passengers will show self-declaration form on arrival at the airport. The passengers found to be symptomatic during screening will be immediately isolated and taken to medical facility under health protocol. If tested positive, their contacts will be identified and managed as per laid down protocol.
The protocol post arrival mandates that two per cent of the total passengers in a flight will undergo random testing at the airport. Such travellers in each flight will be identified by the airlines concerned, preferably from different countries. They will submit the samples and will be allowed to leave the airport. If such travellers test positive, their samples would be sent for genomic sequencing.
All travellers will self-monitor their health for next 14 days of arrival. Earlier, such travellers were required to undergo weeklong home quarantine. The guidelines state if travellers under self-health monitoring develop signs and symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, they will immediately self-isolate and report to their nearest health facility or call national helpline number (1075)/ state helpline number.
This Standard Operating Procedure will be valid from midnight of February 14 till further orders. Based on the risk assessment, this document shall be reviewed from time to time. The guidelines further stipulate all travellers should submit complete and factual information in self-declaration form on the online air portal Suvidha before the scheduled travel, including last 14 days’ travel details. They will also upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report not earlier than 72 hrs prior to undertaking the travel or certificate of completing full primary vaccination schedule.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Thane logs 156 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death
Thane has reported 156 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection tally in the district to 7,07,222, an official said on Monday. These new cases were recorded on Sunday, he said. One more person also succumbed to the viral infection, which pushed the death toll in the district to 11,846, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 1.67 per cent. In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,63,138, while the death toll stands at 3,390, another official said.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | Thane logs 156 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death
Thane has reported 156 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection tally in the district to 7,07,222, an official said on Monday. These new cases were recorded on Sunday, he said. One more person also succumbed to the viral infection, which pushed the death toll in the district to 11,846, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 1.67 per cent. In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,63,138, while the death toll stands at 3,390, another official said.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | J&K records 440 fresh COVID-19 cases; 1 death
Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 440 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total infections in the union territory to 4,50,771 while one death due to the virus was reported in 24 hours, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 276 were from the Jammu division and 164 from Kashmir, the officials said. Jammu district recorded the highest of 96 cases followed by 92 cases in Srinagar district, they said. There are 5,466 active cases in the union territory, while the number of recoveries was 4,40,560, they said. The death toll in the union territory due to the pandemic was 4,745, including the one reported in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the officials said, there were 51 confirmed cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) in the union territory. No fresh case was reported since Saturday evening.
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Coronavirus Omicron India LIVE Updates | J&K records 440 fresh COVID-19 cases; 1 death
Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 440 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total infections in the union territory to 4,50,771 while one death due to the virus was reported in 24 hours, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 276 were from the Jammu division and 164 from Kashmir, the officials said. Jammu district recorded the highest of 96 cases followed by 92 cases in Srinagar district, they said. There are 5,466 active cases in the union territory, while the number of recoveries was 4,40,560, they said. The death toll in the union territory due to the pandemic was 4,745, including the one reported in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the officials said, there were 51 confirmed cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) in the union territory. No fresh case was reported since Saturday evening.
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