Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Cabinet Secretary Chairs Meeting Over Cyclone Jawad, Directs Agencies To Ensure 'No Loss'
Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS, December 3, 2021: This LIVE Blog brings to you the latest breaking news of the Parliament Winter Session in India, details on Covid variant Omicron & other news around.
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While the Parliament Winter Session continued to witness a lot of ruckus on the fourth day due to the suspension of 12 MPs from Rajya Sabha, the Opposition on Thursday hit out at the government over COVID-19 management, accusing it of mishandling the second wave, and struck a word of caution on the spread of the Omicron strain of the virus besides seeking clarity on booster doses of vaccines.
In a discussion in Lok Sabha on the Covid pandemic, members called for a ban on international flights in view of the outbreak of the Omicron strain and demanded that the government "accept responsibility" for the deaths of lakhs of people during the outbreak.
Launching a strong defence of the government, BJP members credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his leadership throughout the pandemic, for strengthening health infrastructure and making the country self-reliant in healthcare supplies such as vaccines, face-masks, PPE kits.
"Be it availability of medicines, stepping up oxygen production, ensuring vaccines for everyone or distributing free food grains for the poor, the prime minister cared for everyone," BJP member Rita Bahuguna Joshi said.
The discussion on the issue continued beyond midnight, in which 74 members participated. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is expected to reply to the debate on Friday.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a team of officials to South Africa's Gauteng province, the epicentre of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, for ramping up surveillance measures and contact tracing efforts as the country grapples with rising infections, an official said on Thursday, reported PTI.
Some 11,500 new infections were registered in the latest daily figures, a sharp rise from the 8,500 cases confirmed the previous day.
In contrast, daily infections were averaging between 200 and 300 in mid-November in the country, health officials said.
Omicron, which was first identified in South Africa exactly a week ago, now has been detected in at least 24 countries around the world, according to the WHO.
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Cyclone Jawad: UGC-NET Dec 2020 & June 2021 Exams rescheduled in Odisha, AP
Due to the red alert issued in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh for Cyclone Jawad, UGC-NET December 2020 and June 2021 Examinations, scheduled to be held on Dec 5 have been rescheduled in the two states. A revised datasheet for rescheduled examination will be uploaded later.
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