Omicron Coronavirus India Live News, February 7 Highlights: New Omicron Virus Cases in India Highlights, Coronavirus Vaccination Statistics and Registration Highlights, Covid-19 Cases and Deaths India Highlights, School Reopening Highlights: Has the Omicron-led third wave peaked in India? It maybe too early to say that but the latest Covid tally shows a significant drop in daily coronavirus cases. The health ministry’s bulletin on February 7 shows that India detected 83, 636 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. The fatality tally also showed a decline. The official data shows that 895 Indians died due to coronavirus-related complication on Monday. The active cases have further reduced to 11,08,938 with a decline of 1 lakh cases in the span of 1 day, the government record shows.
Here are latest, verified Covid updates from India, across the world:
Daily COVID-19 infections in Karnataka declined to 6,151 on Monday, taking the total positive cases to 39,02,309, according to the health department.
The cumulative fatalities stood at 39,396 as the state reported 49 deaths, the health department said.
The data shared by the department showed that 99,254 tests were conducted today, whereas the state had been conducting over one lakh tests ever since the outbreak of the third wave of COVID-19. The state had reported 8,425 fresh infections on Sunday.
On Sunday also the state had tested 1,29,337 samples including 99,023 RT-PCR tests.
In its daily bulletin, the department said 16,802 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 37,75,799. Active cases stood at 87,080.
Bengaluru urban district reported 2,718 infections and 15 deaths.
Other districts too had fresh cases including 321 in Belagavi, 285 in Mysuru, 219 in Hassan, 210 in Tumakuru, 195 in Kodagu, 182 in Mandya and 177 in Shivamogga.
There were deaths in 19 districts including six in Mysuru, four each in Tumakuru and Udupi and three in Dakshina Kannada.
There were zero fatalities in 12 districts.
The positivity and case fatality rates for the day were at 6.19 per cent and 0.79 per cent, respectively.
There were 1,92,051 inoculations done, taking the total vaccinations to 9.73 crore, the department said. (PTI)
Andhra Pradesh reported 1,597 fresh cases of Covid-19, 8,766 recoveries and eight deaths in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Monday.
The state Covid-19 chart now showed a total of 23,05,052 positives, 22,27,985 recoveries and 14,672 deaths, according to the latest bulletin.
The active caseload decreased to 62,395 it said.
On Sunday, the active cases were at 69,572.
East Godavari district reported the highest of 478 fresh cases and Srikakulam the lowest of 15.
Five districts registered between 100 and 225 new cases while the remaining six added less than 100 each.
Visakhapatnam reported two fresh fatalities in a day.
Chittoor, Kurnool, SPS Nellore, Prakasam and East and West Godavari districts added one more coronavirus death each to their tally. (PTI)
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Serum Institute of India’s proposal to manufacture a vaccine against omicron variant of coronavirus for examination, test and analysis, official sources said on Monday.
“With reference to your application, please find herewith the permission to manufacture SARS-CoV-2 rS Protein (COVID-19) recombinant spike protein nanoparticle vaccine (omicron variant) for examination, test and analysis under the provisions of New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 to manufacture the test batches of the drug/drugs mentioned therein,” an approval order issued on February 4 stated. | READ MORE
COVID19 | Delhi reports 1,151 new cases, 15 fatalities and 2,120 recoveries in the last 24 hours; Active cases stand at 7,885 (ANI)
The way India handled pandemic is an example for the world, says PM Modi (PTI)
Kerala reports 22,524 new COVID-19 cases, 49,586 recoveries & 14 deaths in last 24 hours.
113 deaths which were not added due to lack of documents and 733 deaths as per new guidelines of central government: State Government (ANI)
Papua New Guinea's prime minister tested positive for COVID-19 when he arrived in Beijing last week to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games and had to cut short his stay.
Prime Minister James Marape was immediately given medical treatment, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Monday.
Marape missed Friday's opening ceremony and returned home Sunday night, canceling a planned trip to France. However, he held a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang via video link while in Beijing, Zhao said at a regular briefing.
Marape's present condition is unknown.
The Papua New Guinea delegation 'strictly complied with relevant epidemic prevention measures during its stay in China,' Zhao said.
Papua New Guinea, an impoverished nation of 7 million people, is experiencing a surge in cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, with less than 4% of its population vaccinated. (AP)
A widely available and affordable blood thinning drug, heparin, limits lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients, and may also prevent infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to early results of a study.
Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) and colleagues are tracking hospital patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 13 countries who were given doses of inhaled heparin. | READ MORE
Odisha recorded 20 more COVID-19 deaths on Monday, while 1,497 people tested positive for the pathogen, the Health Department said. The daily positivity rate dropped to 3.18 per cent from 3.48 per cent the previous day, a bulletin stated. Bhubaneswar reported five new fatalities followed by four in Kalahandi and three in Cuttack district, it said. The infections are the lowest since January 5 and it plunged by 55 per cent from 3,329 a week ago. The state had logged 2,106 COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths on Sunday. Khurda district reported the highest number of cases with 251 infections, while 283 children were among those newly infected in the state. - PTI
Nepal's capital on Monday announced it would ease strict pandemic measures, with plans to reopen schools and sports venues and slowly return city life to normal, as COVID-19 cases began to decline. The Nepalese government imposed tough restrictions last month as virus cases broke records, fuelled by the omicron variant. Schools were shut, religious festivals banned, and restaurants were limited to serving small numbers of customers. The Kathmandu District Administration said in a statement that it would lift limits on road traffic from Monday, which had restricted vehicles to alternating days for odd or even license plates. - AP
Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Monday said the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to the single-shot Sputnik Light vaccine for restricted use in emergency situation in India. Sputnik Light is a one-dose vaccine and the same as the first component - recombinant human adenovirus serotype number 26 (rAd26) - of the two-dose Sputnik V vaccine, Dr Reddy's said in a statement. In September 2020, the drug major had partnered with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to conduct clinical trials of Sputnik V and distribute the vaccine in India. - PTI
The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card is not mandatory for registration on CoWIN portal for COVID-19 vaccination. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant was informed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that one of the nine identity documents including passport, Driving Licence, PAN card, Voter's Card, Ration card can be produced for vaccination. The apex court took note of the submission and disposed of a plea filed by Siddharthshankar Sharma who claimed that Aadhaar card was being mandatorily insisted upon for administering COVID-19 vaccination on the CoWIN portal. - PTI
With a dip in weekly Covid cases, most of the states across India are announcing new round of 'unlock 2022'. After Delhi, states such as Bihar and Assam have said that the the situation is more or less normal now. While Assam will remove all kind of coronavirus restrictions from February 15. Bihar has eased curbs for cinemas in the state. Now cinema hall can hold shows with 50 per cent capacity.
Hong Kong is expected to report a record of around 610 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, broadcaster TVB reported, in the biggest test yet for the city's zero-COVID strategy as it grapples to contain a growing outbreak.Around 300 others were found positive in preliminary tests, TVB said, citing an unnamed source.The global financial hub, which is following mainland China's strategy of suppressing all coronavirus outbreaks as soon as possible, has seen cases soar since January with over 2,000 infections compared with just two in December.The city recorded 342 cases on Sunday, slightly below the previous day's record of 351 cases. - Reuters
Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism sector, reviving migration and injecting billions of dollars into the world No. 13 economy.The move effectively calls time on the last main component of Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which it has attributed to relatively low death and infection rates. The other core strategy, stop-start lockdowns, was shelved for good in December.The country had taken steps in recent months to relax border controls, like allowing in skilled migrants and quarantine-free travel arrangements - "travel bubbles" - with select countries like New Zealand. - Reuters
The mayor of Canada's capital declared a state of emergency Sunday and a former U.S. ambassador to Canada said groups in the U.S. must stop interfering in the domestic affairs of America's neighbor as protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions continued to paralyze Ottawa's downtown. Mayor Jim Watson said the declaration highlights the need for support from other jurisdictions and levels of government. It gives the city some additional powers around procurement and how it delivers services, which could help purchase equipment required by frontline workers and first responders. Thousands of protesters descended in Ottawa again on the weekend, joining a hundred who remained since last weekend. Residents of Ottawa are furious at the nonstop blaring of horns, traffic disruption and harassment and fear no end is in sight after the police chief called it a ‘siege’ that he could not manage. - AP
From Delhi to Gujarat, schools are welcoming students for the physical classes. For Central govt staff, the full attendance resumes from today. These measures show the the third wave of the coronavirus has ebbed now with weekly cases showing a downward trend.