Covid 19 Top 10 News Updates for Bangalore – 8 December 2021
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299 new Covid cases, 6 deaths in state Karnataka logged 299 fresh Covid-19 cases and six deaths on Tuesday, taking the total number of infections to 29,98,699 and the toll to 38,243. Read more
December first week logs 27.45% rise in Covid cases across state Karnataka has witnessed a rise of 27.45% in the seven-day moving average of new Covid-19 cases in the first week of December, according to the state government data. Read more
Covid clusters: New norms for schools, colleges Following a spike in the Covid-19 clusters, especially in schools and colleges across the state, a separate set of guidelines will be issued in a couple of days. Read more
Panel report soon on Omicron treatment & discharge policy A newly appointed clinical expert committee by the government is likely to submit a report soon on protocols for treatment, discharge of Omicron-infected patients and their Covid positive contacts. Read more
Don’t close schools, education experts tell Karnataka govt Primary and secondary education minister BC Nagesh on Tuesday categorically said schools and colleges won’t be shut in the backdrop of increasing Covid-19 clusters and fear of Omicron variant. Read more
Omicron has two lineages, but experts allay fears A month after it was first reported by South Africa, Omicron (B.1.1.529), designated as a variant of concern (VOC) by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has split into two lineages — BA.1 and BA.2. However, health experts assure that there is nothing to be scared about the new lineages for now. Read more
Sensex rebounds 887 pts as Omicron fears recede The sensex reversed its two-session losing streak with an 887-point surge on Tuesday as fears about the impact of the Omicron variant on the global economy abated and financial stocks led during the day. Read more
Mixing Pfizer, AZ jabs with other vax gives robust immunity: Lancet study Following up first doses of the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines with second doses of the Moderna or Novavax jabs generates robust immune response against Covid-19, according to a study published in The Lancet journal. Read more
Omicron cases in SA rise by 5-fold South Africa’s fourth Covid wave was anticipated and the emergence of the new Omicron variant was inevitable, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said, terming the surge in infections a matter of “great concern”. Read more
Omicron more contagious than Delta: UK Early signs indicate that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is more transmissible than the Delta variant currently dominant in the UK, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Cabinet ministers on Tuesday. Read more