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WHO finds COVID and flu vaccination rates are ‘incredibly low’ as cases rise
Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and flu are putting pressure on fitness systems this winter, senior public fitness officials told Reuters. In the United States, several European countries and other parts of the world, there have been reports of an increase in hospitalizations similar to respiratory infections in recent weeks. Death rates have also increased among older people in some regions, although well below the peak of the COVID pandemic. The Spanish government has reinstated the legal responsibility to wear a mask in fitness establishments, as have some American hospital networks. deal with the flu, deal with COVID, when we can save it,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, acting director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness at the World Health Organization. She cited “incredibly low” flu and COVID vaccination rates in many countries this season, as the world tries to triumph over the pandemic and its restrictions. Governments have struggled to talk about the dangers still posed by COVID and the benefits of vaccination since the global public fitness emergency was declared over in May 2023, infectious disease experts and fitness officials said. physical aptitude.
Covid Cases in India News: T’puram International airport witnesses highest passenger inflow post Covid
India 609 new Covid cases, six deaths in 24 hours
India reported a peak of 609 Covid cases on January 12, with an active case count of 3,368. The death toll reached 5,33,412, adding six new deaths. The accumulation of cases is attributed to the Omicron JN. 1 subvariant and the decline. temperatures. The country’s recovery rate is 98. 81%, with a mortality rate of 1. 81%. 682 cases of the JN. 1 subvariant have been reported in 12 states. India has administered 220. 67 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses. The WHO has warned of the persistent risk of the virus, recording 10,000 deaths in December.
India Covid Cases News: 40 new Covid cases in Bengal, doctors on the elderly
The Covid spike continues in Bengal with the state reporting 40 fresh cases on Thursday. This is the highest single-day spike in more than a year. This has pushed up the total number of active cases in Bengal to 249. Health experts said this uptick was expected and the elderly and those with comorbidities need to take precautionary measures.The active Covid case count, which stood at 70 on January 1, has now multiplied by around 3.5 times due to the continuous uptick. Health officials said that despite the spike, the ones needing treatment are those with comorbidities or those who have been found positive during the treatment of a primary ailment.”We are keeping a close tab on those requiring hospital treatment. In fact, those who are admitted are mostly patients who have multiple pre-existing health conditions where Covid has been found incidentally. We need not worry about the surge and urge elderly people to adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour so that they remain adequately protected,” said a senior health official.The 40 cases were among a total of 514 fresh cases reported from across the country. Bengal started reporting Covid cases from December end – about two weeks after the first JN.1 variant was detected in Kerala.”The spike which started from the western coast shifted to the eastern coast towards December end. So we would be in the ascending phase now. Looking at past experiences the downswing should begin by February first week,” said microbiologist Bhaskar Narayan Chaudhuri of Peerless Hospital.Health officials anticipate further rise after the Gangasagar mela but maintained that despite the rise, the infection would remain mild like any other mild respiratory infection. Labs across the city are now getting higher number of samples for confirmation of the infection where the positivity rate is hovering between 5% and 10%.
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Covid Live: First case of Covid JN. 1 in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh on Thursday reported its first case of the JN. 1 subvariant of Covid – an untamed man who was cured in home isolation. The 33-year-old tested positive on December 12 upon her return from the Maldives. Several members of his family circle also tested positive. Their sample was sent for genome sequencing to AIIMS-Bhopal. “We got the report from a single sample,” said Amit Malakar, IDSP’s nodal director.
WHO chief: 10,000 Covid deaths worldwide in December
The head of the U. N. fitness company said Wednesday’s gatherings and the spread of the world’s largest variant led to a surge in Covid-19 transmission last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said around 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions increased during the month. 42% in approximately 50 countries, most commonly in Europe and the Americas, shared such trend data. “Although 10,000 deaths per month is well below the figure at the height of the pandemic, this level of preventable deaths is not acceptable,” the WHO director-general told reporters from his headquarters in Geneva. He said he was “sure” that cases were emerging elsewhere that had not been reported, and called on governments to maintain vigilance and ensure continued access to treatments and vaccines. .
A total of 827 cases of the JN. 19 subvariant of Covid-19 have been reported in 12 states, official sources said Thursday.
They said 250 cases were reported in Maharashtra, 199 in Karnataka, 155 in Kerala, Goa, 36 in Gujarat, 30 in Andhra Pradesh, 30 in Rajasthan, 26 in Tamil Nadu and Telangana, 22 in Delhi, 3 in Odisha and one in Haryana.
As per the health ministry website, 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccines have so far been administered in the country
The number of active Covid-19 cases has risen in several states, according to ministry data updated at 8 a. m. on Thursday.
With 3 more deaths reported in 24 hours, the death toll in the country lately stands at 5,33,409.
Covid cases in India: As of Thursday, India’s active Covid-19 caseload stood at 3,422
India reports 514 new Covid cases in 24 hours
Reported levels of the virus in US wastewater are higher than they have been since the first omicron wave
Virus levels reported in U. S. wastewater are allU. S. pandemic rates are higher than since the first wave of omicrons, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though severe consequences remain even rarer than in previous pandemic winters.
The World Health Organization said knowledge of a variety of resources indicated an increase in transmission last month.
The World Health Organization said knowledge of a variety of resources indicated a surge in transmission last month, driven by gatherings over the Christmas holidays and the JN. 1 variant, which is now the maximum reported worldwide.
Maharashtra logs 98 fresh Covid-19 cases
Maharashtra reported 98 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Wednesday, the fitness department said. With 47, Mumbai Circle recorded the highest number of infections, followed by 24 in Pune Circle, 12 in Nashik Circle and six in Nagpur, while 4 cases were reported in Kolhapur and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. Pune and Ahmednagar reported one death due to Covid-19.
Christmas gatherings and JN. 1 variant are fuelling Covid-19 epidemic: WHO
Meanwhile, holiday gatherings and the globally dominant JN. 1 variant drove the spread of Covid-19 around the world in December, WHO leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
10,000 global Covid deaths last month, UN says
The WHO said about 10,000 Covid deaths were reported worldwide in December, while hospitalizations in the month rose 42% in just about 50 countries, most commonly in Europe and the Americas.
The number of cases had fallen to double digits as of December 5, 2023, but cases began to rise after the emergence of a new variant and cold weather.
Four new Covid deaths are recorded in the country
India has recorded 605 new Covid cases, while the number of active cases of infection has dropped to 3,643, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Four deaths, two in Karnataka and Kerala, were reported in 24 hours, according to updated ministry data. at 8 a. m.