INDIA
Enemy changing with time, Centre keeping close watch: Mandaviya on Covid situation
The 2 per cent random sampling of all international passengers was being considered at all international airports to minimise the risk of ingress of any new variant into the country, health minister informed the House.
Viral message on Covid XBB variant is fake: Union health ministry
However, the Union health ministry has rejected the claim and has termed the message fake. "This message circulating in many WhatsApp groups regarding XXB variant of Covid 19 is FAKE and Misleading", said the health ministry on Thursday.The viral message claims that "the new variant of the COVID-Omicron XBB coronavirus is different, deadly and not easy to detect correctly.
India reports 185 fresh Covid cases, 1 death
In the same period, the country has recorded one Covid related death, taking the national toll to 5,30,681 as per the report. Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country presently stands at 3,402 cases, accounting for 0.01 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
All about BF.7 Omicron sub-variant that has triggered fresh Covid fears
Also called the Omicron Spawn, the BF.7 sub-variant, first detected in India in October, is the newest form that has high transmissibility. According to health experts, this is because the new variant quickly bypasses the immunity that a person has developed through a natural infection with an earlier variant or even if the complete course of the vaccines are taken.
Reservation pangs back for ruling BJP in Karnataka
Talking to reporters on Wednesday Basava Jayamrutyunjaya Swamiji, who is spearheading the agitation, stated that he is disappointed with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. "If the government declares reservation, there will be celebration. Otherwise, lakhs of people will lay siege to the Belagavi Suvarna Vidhana Soudha," he warned.
Three cases of BF.7 variant found in India so far
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in India and preparedness of public health system for its surveillance, containment and management, in view of the recent spike in cases of Covid-19 in some countries along with MoS Health Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, NITI Aayog's Member, Health, Dr V.K. Paul and other senior officials.
Killing of 3 terrorists likely to lift morale of Kashmiri Pandits
Kashmir Zonal Police headquarters confirmed in a tweet that all the three terrorists who had got trapped in a cordon-and-search operation at Manj Marg in Shopian, in the foothills of the Pir Panjal Mountain range in the wee hours on Tuesday, had been neutralised.
7 in 10 Indians want govt to shut all flights from China as Covid surges
Currently flights from mainland China to India are through other countries while direct flights run from Hong Kong to India. The Covid virus, via its sub variant BF.7, is back and is currently causing havoc in China.
Dense fog envelops Delhi, flights and trains delayed
The visibility dropped to 500 metres at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) at 5.30 a.m. "Flights are being diverted or are returning to Delhi due to bad weather in Chandigarh, Varanasi, and Lucknow," stated the advisory issued for flyers by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Wednesday. Around 20 trains were delayed due to the thick fog and low visibility that blanketed the national capital this morning at the New Delhi Railway Station.
PFI has links with Al Qaeda: NIA report
The probe agency alleged in the report that PFI leaders were in touch with the terror group via different modes.The NIA further claimed that the banned group was running a secret wing which they wanted to reveal at a different time."During recent raids, the NIA recovered a few devices. During the scanning of those devices, the agency learnt that PFI leaders had been in touch with the Al Qaeda. They were also had a secret wing," said a source.
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