Amidst fear of the new Covid-19 variant ‘Omicron’ in the country, as many as 33 students of a Plus-2 residential college at Kunjakanta under ward No 2 of Dhenkanal Municipality, tested positive for the virus on Wednesday (Dec 1).
The district administration has reportedly sealed the College and the hostel building following detection of the positive cases. Moreover, the civic body authorities issued a show cause notice to the College for allowing students to vacate hostel despite restrictions.
All the students who have vacated hostels will remain in isolation. Earlier, the district Collector, Saroj Kumar Sethi, had declared Kunjakanta area as a ‘containment zone’ for 10 days from December 1 till 10th.
The daily positivity was recorded at 2.73 per cent, while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.71 per cent.
Union Health Secretary said that irrespective of the new COVID variants, ‘Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate and Adherence to COVID Appropriate Behaviour’ continue to remain the tested strategy for COVID management.
In a letter to the director of Capital Hospital, RGH Hospital, CDMOs, and superintendents of all government medical colleges and hospitals, the Public Health department director directed to keep all healthcare facilities ready to manage Covid cases requiring hospitalization.
The molecule, known as TriSb92, can be a key tool in preparing for future pandemics, as it is aimed at preventing both the transmission and spread of the virus, said researchers from the University of Helsinki in Finland.
The daily positivity was recorded at 2.73 per cent, while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.71 per cent.
Union Health Secretary said that irrespective of the new COVID variants, ‘Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate and Adherence to COVID Appropriate Behaviour’ continue to remain the tested strategy for COVID management.
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