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Amid concerns over the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials told PTI on Thursday, five more persons, who arrived in Mumbai from 'at risk countries' tested positive for COVID-19 infection.
After Karnataka confirmed two positive cases of Covid-19's Omicron variant, state CM Basavaraj Bomani said the government will prepare new SoPs to tackle the new variant.
"We are holding a meeting tomorrow with all these details. We will come out with new SoPs as far as the Omicron is concerned. We are trying to get the experts' view and Government of India's guidelines on this," Bommai informed the media personnel on Thursday.
Germany has decided to ban unvaccinated people from many public places unless they have recently recovered from Coronavirus.
"Culture and leisure nationwide will be open only to those who have been vaccinated or recovered," Merkel said, BBC.com reported.
"We have understood that the situation is very serious and that we want to take further measures in addition to those already taken," she added.
A local court in Palghar remanded Kiran Gosavi (NCB witness in Mumbai drugs on cruise case) to police custody till December 7.
Kerala and Maharashtra are the two states that have more than 10,000 actives cases - 55% of the cases of the country are reported in these two states: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed a rally at Moradabad and attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Talking about revoking Farm Laws, she said that PM Modi did not even keep 2 minutes silence in Parliament over the death of over 750 farmers who sacrificed their lives due to the contentious black laws.
All 477 people who travelled from 11 countries to Tamil Nadu tested negative for Omicron. Separate wards have been set up at 4 Medical College Hospitals in Chennai,Trichy, Coimbatore, Madurai. RT-PCR fee of Rs 600 won't be charged for underprivileged: TN Health Min Ma Subramanian
NCP's Working Committee meeting chaired by party president Sharad Pawar to be held on 7th December in Delhi.
Politicians in power have always defamed me for dynastic politics but I just want to say this to all of you that only a family man can understand the pain of each and every member of the family: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav during his rally in Lalitpur
4 more travellers from “at-risk” countries test positive for COVID-19 on arrival at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport: Officials
12 new cases of COVID19 were detected in Madhya Pradesh, whereas 8 have recovered. 128 total active cases in the state. The recovery rate in the state is 98.6% and the infection rate is 0.2%. A total of 57,362 samples tested yesterday: Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra
Congress, NCP, RJD, TRS, and IUML stage walkout from Rajya Sabha over the issue of inflation.
Trinamool Congress also walked out from Rajya Sabha over various issues including the suspension of 12 Opposition MPs
Opposition MPs raise slogans on the issue of farmers' deaths, rising inflation in Rajya Sabha
It has been our effort over last 6 months to slowly increase flights, internationally as well...Omicron is a setback as all countries across the world need to be safe. Our govt has categorised 11 countries as 'at risk': Union Civil Aviation Min Jyotiraditya Scindia in Lok Sabha
Supreme Court gives 24 hours deadline to the Centre and Delhi government to come up with a serious plan for implementation of air pollution control measures.
The Supreme Court told Centre and Delhi governments that if they fail to do take measures to control pollution, then the court will pass an order. The Court will hear the matter tomorrow at 10 am.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has been discharged from the hospital after he underwent spine surgery on November 22
Supreme Court pulls up Delhi government for opening the schools amid the rising air pollution levels in the city. SC asks Delhi government when the government implemented work from home for adults then why children are being forced to go to school.
Centre tells Supreme Court that industries found non-compliant were closed and State govts were intimated. Things are going on at jet speed and officers are working round the clock,
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 pm after the opposition created a huge ruckus inside Parliament over the suspension of 12 MPs. Chairman Venkaiah Naidu reiterated his statement that the MPs disrespected that chair in the last session and their suspension can be discussed again if they apologise to the Parliament,
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi joins the Opposition leaders' protest against the suspension of 12 Opposition members of Rajya Sabha.
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will introduce The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha today
Winter session of Parliament | Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha gives Zero Hour Notice on the matter of 'caste-based census'
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will move the 'Dam Safety Bill 2019' in Rajya Sabha today for further consideration and passage. The Bill was also moved in the House yesterday but it couldn't be passed due to ruckus created by Opposition on various issues.
Japan has softened its suspension of all new incoming flight bookings to make it easier for citizens to return, the government said Thursday, a day after it announced the move prompted by worries about the Omicron coronavirus variant. The transport ministry abruptly said Wednesday it was asking airlines to stop taking all new incoming flight reservations for a month, in a surprise move affecting citizens and foreign residents.
A grand Ram Temple is being constructed in Ayodhya, work on Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Project in underway in Varanasi and now we are awaiting construction of a temple at Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura. For BJP, these are not election issues: Deputy CM KP Maurya on his tweet
Sensex jumps 214.43 pts to 57,899.22 in opening trade; Nifty rises 53.95 pts to 17,220.85
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a meeting at 10 am today with States on airport screening and surveillance with Airport Public Health Officials (APHOs) and Port Health Officials (PHOs): Official sources
A leader of Mumbai BJP filed police complaint against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for "showing utter disrespect to national anthem" by allegedly singing it while in sitting position & then "abruptly stopping after 4 or 5 verses", during her visit to the city on Wednesday
In view of the rising concern over Omicron, the new Covid-19 variant, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Wednesday released a new set of guidelines adopting a risk-based approach. The new protocols will be in place from December 1 until further orders.
As per the revised protocols, travellers from certain countries, based on the evolving epidemiological situation, shall follow the additional measures.
International travellers will need to upload a negative RT-PCR report. The test should be conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey.
Each passenger shall also submit a declaration with respect to authenticity of the report and will be liable for criminal prosecution if found otherwise.
Passengers originating or transiting from the 'at risk' countries shall be informed by the airlines that they will undergo post-arrival testing, and will be isolated if the results return positive.
All passengers from the 'at risk' countries will have to undergo home quarantine for seven days, following which a re-test will be conducted on the eighth day. If the results return positive, the samples will be sent for genomic sequencing.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an alert for the formation of Cyclone Jawad, which may hit the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on December 4 morning.
The cyclone is likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall in almost all the districts of south Bengal.
Accordingly, the West Bengal government has issued warning to the farmers to reap and bind the corn that is still lying on the fields, because the severe rainfall might cause heavy damage to crops.
According to an alert issued by the state government, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur on December 4 and 5 in several districts of the state, including Kolkata, South and North 24 Parganas, East and West Midnapore, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia and Jhargram.
The met department also predicted that the temperature will rise gradually in all these districts.
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The Tamil Nadu health department is on high alert after a person tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia.
The development has rung warning bells in Tamil Nadu, as many people from the southern state stay in Saudi Arabia, who frequently travel back to their home state.
According to the officials, the person -- whose identity has not been revealed by the Saudi authorities -- had been to one of the African countries recently.
While Saudi Arabia has already banned flight services from many African nations, it has been learnt from the sources that the person who tested positive had arrived in Dubai before the ban on flights from African nations was imposed.
While sources in the Tamil Nadu health department denied any detection of Omicron cases in the state, the department is taking extra precautions to ensure no one in the state gets infected with the new variant.
Tamil Nadu has several people working in Saudi Arabia and the new Omicron case is of a person who had reached that country a few days before.
The state health department is not taking any chances and has opened several counters for RT-PCR tests at the Chennai International Airport.
Meanwhile, the parliamentary panel said in its report that when the government's thrust is on digitisation, frequent suspension of the internet on flimsy grounds is uncalled for and must be avoided.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, in its report titled 'Suspension of Telecom and Internet Services and Its Impact' called for defining the parameters and a robust mechanism for internet shutdown.
It noted that the suspension of telecom services and the internet frequently affected the life and liberty of people.
The Committee said, When the Government's thrust is on digitisation and knowledge economy with free and open access to the internet at its core, frequent suspension of internet on flimsy grounds is uncalled for and must be avoided.
There is a need to monitor the exercise of this provision so that these are not misused to the disadvantage of people at large. The Committee, therefore, recommend that a proper mechanism is put in place at the earliest to decide on the merit or appropriateness of telecom/internet shutdowns, it said in the report.
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