Coronavirus LIVE Updates: EU's Two New Treatments Amid Omicron, UK Sees Record Cases for Day 2; Delhi's Tally Highest Since Aug
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: As Omicron cases continue to rise unabated, the European Union Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended two new Covid treatments- Swedish-made drug Kineret and U.S.-made Xevudy for treatment of COVID-19. Amid the holiday season, the UK recorded another daily record of 88,376 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, England’s chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get worse. .
– 7,447 new cases, 391 new deaths, 7,886 new recoveries, 830 dip in active cases
– New cases below 10k for the 21st day
– Kerala reports 3,404 new cases, Maharashtra 877, West Bengal 660
– Kerala reports 320 new deaths (including 284 backlog), Maharashtra 19, West Bengal 12, Tamil Nadu 12
– 22 states/UTs report rise in active cases
– Difference between new cases reported in the last 7 days and the preceding 7 days in India is -21% (world average is +0.5%)
– 70.46 lakh new vaccinations. 136 crore total. 15.51 lakh received their first dose yesterday, 54.96 lakh second dose. 53.72 crore fully vaccinated
– 12.6 lakh new tests. Test positivity rate: 0.59% (0.66% the previous day)
– Test positivity rate below 1% for the 18th day
– Test positivity rate (weekly average): Mizoram 7.95%, Kerala 5.86%, Ladakh 2.31%
Dec 17, 2021 09:35 IST
Here's State-wise Distribution of Cases
Dec 17, 2021 09:29 IST
German Police Conduct Raids Over Alleged COVID Death Threats
Police in eastern Germany carried out raids Wednesday in an investigation of alleged threats to kill a state governor and others by opponents of coronavirus restrictions and vaccinations. They said they found weapons including crossbows, but it wasn’t clear whether they were usable. Five properties in Dresden and one in the nearby town of Heidenau were searched in an investigation of suspected preparations for a serious act of violence, police said.
Dec 17, 2021 09:09 IST
In Fight Against the Coronavirus, One Key Component of the Human Immune System has Hogged the Limelight: Antibodies.
Dec 17, 2021 08:49 IST
Australia's New South Wales Sets Daily COVID Case Record
The premier of Australia’s most populous state said he is not considering lockdowns or other restrictions as a record 2,213 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Friday, the highest number since the pandemic began. The new peak followed the 1,742 cases reported in New South Wales state on Thursday, which had topped the previous record set in September.
Dec 17, 2021 08:29 IST
Bengal's First Omicron Patient Released from Hospital
The seven-year-old boy, who is the first person of West Bengal to have tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19, and his family members were discharged from a hospital in Malda district on Thursday after they tested negative for the virus, a health department official said. The boy recently returned to West Bengal from Abu Dhabi via Hyderabad. He had left for a relative’s place at Kaliachak in Malda district from Kolkata airport. He was admitted to the Malda Medical College and Hospital along with his sister and parents. The seven-year-old child and all those who came in touch with him were found negative today. As per norm, the child and his sister, parents and grandmother have been discharged from the hospital. They will be kept in home quarantine for another week, he said.
Dec 17, 2021 08:18 IST
Goa Records 36 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths; Active Tally at 392
Goa’s coronavirus caseload went up by 36 and reached 1,79,601 on Thursday, while three more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, a health department official said. The death toll increased to 3,485 with the addition of three fresh fatalities, he said. The number of recovered cases in the state rose to 1,75,724 after 32 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, the official said. Goa now has 392 active cases of coronavirus.
In Fight Against the Coronavirus, One Key Component of the Human Immune System has Hogged the Limelight: Antibodies.
Dec 17, 2021 08:49 IST
Australia's New South Wales Sets Daily COVID Case Record
The premier of Australia’s most populous state said he is not considering lockdowns or other restrictions as a record 2,213 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Friday, the highest number since the pandemic began. The new peak followed the 1,742 cases reported in New South Wales state on Thursday, which had topped the previous record set in September.
Dec 17, 2021 08:29 IST
Bengal's First Omicron Patient Released from Hospital
The seven-year-old boy, who is the first person of West Bengal to have tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19, and his family members were discharged from a hospital in Malda district on Thursday after they tested negative for the virus, a health department official said. The boy recently returned to West Bengal from Abu Dhabi via Hyderabad. He had left for a relative’s place at Kaliachak in Malda district from Kolkata airport. He was admitted to the Malda Medical College and Hospital along with his sister and parents. The seven-year-old child and all those who came in touch with him were found negative today. As per norm, the child and his sister, parents and grandmother have been discharged from the hospital. They will be kept in home quarantine for another week, he said.
Dec 17, 2021 08:18 IST
Goa Records 36 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths; Active Tally at 392
Goa’s coronavirus caseload went up by 36 and reached 1,79,601 on Thursday, while three more patients succumbed to the infection in the state, a health department official said. The death toll increased to 3,485 with the addition of three fresh fatalities, he said. The number of recovered cases in the state rose to 1,75,724 after 32 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, the official said. Goa now has 392 active cases of coronavirus.
Dec 17, 2021 08:06 IST
Two-thirds of Delhi's Eligible Population Fully Vaccinated Against Covid
Of the nearly 1.5 crore people eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Delhi, over one crore have received both doses of vaccine, according to government data. According to the CoWIN portal, over 2.46 crore doses have been administered in the city since the inoculation exercise started on January 16. As many as 1,00,20,014 people have received both doses. Over 1.08 lakh people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Delhi on Thursday. Authorities in Northwest Delhi district have administered the maximum number of doses (over 29 lakh) in the capital, followed by Southwest Delhi (28.69 lakh) and West Delhi (26.57 lakh). In view of the threat posed by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the authorities have increased the pace of vaccination in Delhi over the last few weeks.
Dec 17, 2021 07:51 IST
Zydus’s Needle-free Covid Vaccine May be Introduced Next Week
Zydus Healthcare’s anti-coronavirus disease vaccine, ZyCoV-D, could be introduced in the national vaccination programme by next week, Hindustan Times reported. “The training of vaccinators who would be administering the shots is nearly complete and the vaccine could be introduced very soon; likely by next week,” said a person aware of the matter on condition of anonymity.
Dec 17, 2021 07:39 IST
COVID Case in Blinken Press Curtails his Southeast Asia Tour
A positive COVID-19 test among U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s traveling party has cut short the top diplomat’s first official tour of Southeast Asia. A member of the press corps accompanying Blinken on what was to have been a three-nation visit to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, forcing Blinken to abandon the program at his next and last stop in Bangkok, and return to the United States. Instead of spending Wednesday night in Bangkok, Blinken flew to the Thai capital for a brief logistical layover before traveling to Guam to refuel and then continuing on to Hawaii. At the airport in Bangkok, at least two Thai ground crew members were seen wearing full protective gear as they serviced Blinken’s
Two-thirds of Delhi's Eligible Population Fully Vaccinated Against Covid
Of the nearly 1.5 crore people eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Delhi, over one crore have received both doses of vaccine, according to government data. According to the CoWIN portal, over 2.46 crore doses have been administered in the city since the inoculation exercise started on January 16. As many as 1,00,20,014 people have received both doses. Over 1.08 lakh people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Delhi on Thursday. Authorities in Northwest Delhi district have administered the maximum number of doses (over 29 lakh) in the capital, followed by Southwest Delhi (28.69 lakh) and West Delhi (26.57 lakh). In view of the threat posed by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the authorities have increased the pace of vaccination in Delhi over the last few weeks.
Dec 17, 2021 07:51 IST
Zydus’s Needle-free Covid Vaccine May be Introduced Next Week
Zydus Healthcare’s anti-coronavirus disease vaccine, ZyCoV-D, could be introduced in the national vaccination programme by next week, Hindustan Times reported. “The training of vaccinators who would be administering the shots is nearly complete and the vaccine could be introduced very soon; likely by next week,” said a person aware of the matter on condition of anonymity.
Dec 17, 2021 07:39 IST
COVID Case in Blinken Press Curtails his Southeast Asia Tour
A positive COVID-19 test among U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s traveling party has cut short the top diplomat’s first official tour of Southeast Asia. A member of the press corps accompanying Blinken on what was to have been a three-nation visit to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, forcing Blinken to abandon the program at his next and last stop in Bangkok, and return to the United States. Instead of spending Wednesday night in Bangkok, Blinken flew to the Thai capital for a brief logistical layover before traveling to Guam to refuel and then continuing on to Hawaii. At the airport in Bangkok, at least two Thai ground crew members were seen wearing full protective gear as they serviced Blinken’s
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