Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top government officials are presently in a meeting to discuss the current COVID-19 situation in the country even as the newly discovered Omicron variant from South Africa has prompted global concerns. The meeting, “Covid-19 Health Response: Briefing To Hon’ble Prime Minister” is being attended virtually and will include Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Principal Secretary to PM, PK Mishra, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, and NITI Aayog member (health) Dr VK Paul today.
Covid Situation In India
India has reported 8,318 new cases, a 21.14% reduction from yesterday, while adding 465 to its death toll yesterday. The number of new cases last week on 20th November was 10,488.
99 students tested positive in Kerala, while the Forest Research Institute in the campus of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy has closed off for local workers and tourists after 11 new cases were detected.
Over 73.58 lakh doses were administered in the past 24 hours, and the cumulative vaccine coverage is over 121.6 crores, according to the official statistics.
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➡️India’s Cumulative #COVID19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 121.06 Cr (1,21,06,58,262).
➡️More than 73.58 Lakh doses administered in last 24 hours.#Unite2FightCorona#LargestVaccineDrive pic.twitter.com/EgvviM5YYt
Omicron Variant Causing Concerns
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet addressed to the Prime Minister who is presently chairing a meeting on the Covid situation that India should restrict international flights to stop the new variant from entering the country.
I urge Hon’ble PM to stop flights from those countries which are affected by new variant. With great difficulty, our country has recovered from Corona. We shud do everything possible to prevent this new variant from entering India https://t.co/5LpFULIHKb
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 27, 2021
The WTO has also suspended an in-person ministerial conference in Geneva because of the Omicron strain, a new variant of the coronavirus discovered in South Africa. The meeting had been postponed due to "an outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus", it stated.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed it as a Variant of Concern (VOC). It states on its website: “This variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning. Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant, as compared to other VOCs. The number of cases of this variant appears to be increasing in almost all provinces in South Africa. Current SARS-CoV-2 PCR diagnostics continue to detect this variant.”
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