The decisions came amid rising Covid cases linked to the Omicron variant of the virus.
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PM directed the officials to maintain a high level of vigil and alertness at all levels. He directed the Centre to work in close coordination with the States to support their efforts of public health measures of containment and management under the ‘Whole of Government’ approach.
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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, when asked whether the vaccines given in the country are effective in developing immunity against the latest variant
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The risk of needing to stay in hospital for patients with the Omicron variant of COVID19 is 40% to 45% lower than for patients with the Delta variant.
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The researchers analysed data for two million people in Scotland and 42 million people in Brazil who had been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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To launch 'Protean Clinic' bringing specialist capabilities to general practice clinics
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The ministry said that 8,043 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,41,95,060. India’s recovery rate stands at 98.40 per cent which is the highest since March 2020.
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There is now consistent evidence that Omicron is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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