Tag: Omicron

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As Odisha battles a new wave of the COVID pandemic, the State Special Relief Commissioner on Wednesday issued a slew of new guidelines for strict adherence by public during observance/celebration of religious festivals/ festivities/ functions/ rituals.

The Omicron infection has spread to 28 States and UTs, as per the ministry.

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The authorities of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar on Wednesday issued a series of fresh protocols for care of patients visiting the premier hospital in the backdrop of the State witnessing a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday directed all swimming pools operated by private entities in the State Capital city to immediately close down operations.

According to Hans Kluge, WHO Europe Director, 26 countries in the region reported that more than 1 per cent of their populations are being infected with Covid each week, The Telegraph reported.

A scientist in Cyprus has claimed that his team has identified a new Covid variant being dubbed as 'Deltacron.'

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Monday issued a slew of new regulations to decentralise markets and Haat areas to reduce crowding of people amid a sharp surge in the cases of COVID-19 in the State Capital city. 

All states and Union Territories are advised to keep a daily watch on the situation of the total number of active cases, cases under home isolation, the number of hospitalized cases, cases on oxygen beds, ICU beds and on ventilatory support, he wrote.

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First detected in South Africa and Botswana in late November 2021, Omicron has been discovered in more than 100 countries and across all seven continents, as per the open access data sharing platform GISAID.

With the fresh cases, the total number of Omicron infection has reached 103 in the State.

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Of the total 4,033 cases of Omicron variant, 1,552 have recovered or migrated.