"Maximum of the children are with their single parent -1,25,205, while 11,272 children are with family members, followed by 8,450 with guardians," it said.
While Omicron seems to cause less severe disease than other variants, Fauci said the sheer volume of cases could have a meaningful effect on collective immunity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said there is no problem in capping home isolation period to five days, considering several aspects. However, we need to stay in home isolation for seven days at least.
Khordha district reported highest 3,469 cases of Covid-19 infections, accounting for over 30% of the total new positives today, followed by Sundargarh with 1416 cases
There has been an 8.31 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Monday, the ministry said.
The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (37,122,164 infections and 486,066 deaths), followed by Brazil (23,015,128 infections and 621,327 deaths).
As per the new guidelines, Covid-19 patients showing mild symptoms without shortness of breath and hypoxia are required to observe home isolation.
The UV-C air duct disinfection system can be used in auditoriums, large conference rooms, class-rooms, malls etc. which provides a relatively safer environment for indoor activities in the current pandemic.
mRNA vaccines are considered safe as mRNA is non-infectious, non-integrating in nature, and degraded by standard cellular mechanisms. They are highly efficacious because of their inherent capability of being translated into proteins in the cell.
The petals of the Himalayan Buransh plant, scientifically called Rhododendron Arboreum, are consumed in various forms by the local population for its varied health benefits.
Once the 15-18 age group is covered, he said, the government is likely to take a policy decision for initiating the vaccination drive for the 12-14 age group in March, he said.
During this period, matters of extremely urgent nature shall only be taken up for hearing through virtual mode. During the above period of shutdown the Complaints/Petitions shall be filed through official email (ohrc@nic.in) only.
Odisha is the first state in the country to order around 5 lakh Omicron test kits, Girish Krishnamurthy, CEO and managing director of Tata Medical and Diagnostics Ltd had stated earlier.
It is pertinent to mention here that Odisha is witnessing a massive surge in Covid-19 cases for the past couple of weeks. The State has been recording 10,000 plus daily cases since the past many days.
The petals of the Himalayan Buransh plant are consumed in various forms by the local population for its varied health benefits.
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