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Coronavirus highlights Updates: Mock drills in health facilities across states, UTs being conducted today to take stock of Covid preparedness.

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands inside a swab collection booth to check preparation of Covid-19 test facilities at a hospital in Mumbai. (AFP)

India is keeping a close eye on the pandemic situation amid surge in Covid cases in many parts of the world, including China. Both Central government and states have advised citizens to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and maintain physical distance, wear masks in crowded places and get vaccinated. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged doctors to share authentic information to curtail the spread of unverified information....Read More

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• 27 Dec 2022, 10:25:17 PM IST

  Delhi logs 16 fresh Covid cases, positivity rate 0.44 pc

  Delhi logged 16 fresh Covid cases on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 0.44 per cent, news agency PTI reported, citing city health department. No new fatality due to the viral disease was reported.

• 27 Dec 2022, 09:50:47 PM IST

  Jharkhand prepared for Covid, no need to panic: Health minister

  Jharkhand health minister Banna Gupta Tuesday said the state government is ready to deal with any spurt in Covid cases. He stressed there was "no need to panic" and urged people to be on alert and get the booster dose.

  "We had faced challenges during all waves of the Covid pandemic with our limited resources. Our efforts during the coronavirus crisis were appreciated. Now, we are prepared to deal with any health crisis," he was quoted by news agency PTI.

• 27 Dec 2022, 09:48:39 PM IST

  China to publish Covid data only once a month from January

  China is set to publish data on Covid-19 cases only once a month after the disease is downgraded to Category B, or less stringent, virus management, the government announced on Tuesday, a move that’s likely to deepen confusion and distrust among citizens about how quickly the virus is spreading in the country or how many it’s fatally infecting. Read more

• 27 Dec 2022, 05:58:07 PM IST

  Coronavirus: AP CM holds review meeting to check preparedness of village clinics

  Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday held a review meeting on the prevailing Covid situation and decided to write a letter to the Centre seeking to reduce the gap for administering a 'precautionary dose' from the existing nine months to six months, Chief Minister's Office said in a statement.

• 27 Dec 2022, 05:00:10 PM IST

  Health Minister Mandaviya visits Safdarjung Hospital, reviews Covid mock drill

  Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday reviewed the Covid response mock drill at the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital here, conducted as part of a nationwide exercise, to check its preparedness to deal with any surge in cases.

• 27 Dec 2022, 04:52:17 PM IST

  Sikkim govt issues advisory to check Covid-19 cases

  The Sikkim government on Tuesday issued an advisory asking people to take precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak of Covid-19 disease again in the state.

• 27 Dec 2022, 03:53:25 PM IST

  TN health minister reviews mock drill at govt hospital in Chennai, says govt ready to tackle spike in cases

  Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian, who oversaw a mock drill at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital here on Tuesday, said the state had a sufficient stock of medicines, beds, equipment and oxygen to tackle any spike in Covid-19 cases.

• 27 Dec 2022, 03:41:12 PM IST

  Covid-19 mock drill held at Kozhikode Medical College in Kerala

  To assess Kerala's preparedness to appropriately deal with another outbreak, if any, of Covid-19, a mock drill was held at the Kozhikode Medical College  on Tuesday.

• 27 Dec 2022, 02:39:12 PM IST

  Sudden Covid-19 outbreaks depict lack of efficacy of Chinese vaccines: Report

  China's sudden Covid-19 outbreaks "demonstrate a lack of effectiveness of its vaccines", prompting global concerns, particularly in nations where Beijing's vaccines have been accepted, ANI reported.

• 27 Dec 2022, 02:24:15 PM IST

  Covid an excuse to stop Bharat Jodo Yatra:Venugopal

  The Congress on Tuesday charged that the Government was using Covid as an excuse to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra as the long march spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi was gaining momentum every passing day.

  “We are very much concerned about the health of the people of this country and the Covid situation as well. This entire drama (of Covid spread) is created to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra,” AICC general secretary K C Venugopal told reporters. 

• 27 Dec 2022, 01:37:24 PM IST

  Delhi deputy chief minister visits LNJP hospital to review Covid mock drill

  Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia visits Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital to review Covid Mock drill.

• 27 Dec 2022, 01:01:45 PM IST

  Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine iNCOVACC prices revealed

  Bharat Biotech's iNCOVACC will be priced at ₹800 for Private Markets and ₹325 for governments.

• 27 Dec 2022, 12:56:45 PM IST

  Mock drill conducted in West Bengal hospitals to check Covid preparedness

  Hospitals in West Bengal on Tuesday conducted Covid mock drill to check infrastructure and preparedness to combat in case there is any spike in Coronavirus cases, a senior health department official told PTI.

• 27 Dec 2022, 12:36:47 PM IST

  Covid test mandatory for passengers arriving from China: Japanese PM

  Following Beijing's announced to end inbound quarantine requirements, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that travellers coming from mainland China will have to take Covid-19 tests on arrival from Friday. 

• 27 Dec 2022, 11:54:48 AM IST

  China to increase financial support to Covid-hit catering, tourism sector

  China will step up support to small and private businesses in the catering and tourism sectors that were hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic, reports Reuters.

• 27 Dec 2022, 11:23:10 AM IST

  Tamil Nadu health minister visits a government hospital in Chennai to review mock drill

• 27 Dec 2022, 11:19:31 AM IST

  Assam: Gauhati Medical College and Hospital conducts mock drill

  Mock drill is being conducted at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital in Assam's Guwahati to check Covid preparedness, reports ANI.

• 27 Dec 2022, 10:43:24 AM IST

  Odisha: Over 59 percent people yet to get Covid booster dose

  About 59 per cent of the eligible people are yet to receive the booster dose of the coronavirus vaccines in Odisha and the state government has urged the Centre to supply the shots to expedite vaccination drive, reports PTI.

• 27 Dec 2022, 10:40:46 AM IST

  China reports one death yesterday as compared with no deaths a day earlier: Chinese officials

  China reported one new COVID-19 death in mainland for Dec. 26, compared with no deaths a day earlier, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, reports Reuters.

• 27 Dec 2022, 10:31:44 AM IST

  Telangana: Covid preparedness being checked at Gandhi hospital in Telangana

  Hospitals across states and Union Territories conducting mock drills to stay prepared for a possible Covid outbreak, if there will be any.

• 27 Dec 2022, 10:29:31 AM IST

  Mock drill conducted at MCH hospital in Jammu

  Covid preparedness is being checked in several hospitals across states and Union Territories.

• 27 Dec 2022, 10:06:51 AM IST

  Covid mock drill: Union Health Minister visits Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital 

  Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visits Safdarjung Hospital to review Covid Mock drill, reports ANI.

• 27 Dec 2022, 09:48:59 AM IST

  Delhi hospitals to conduct mock drills over Covid preparedness today

  Hospitals across Delhi, including LNJP and other private hospitals, will conduct mock drills on Tuesday to assess their preparedness, including availability of beds and manpower, to deal with any increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, reports PTI.

• 27 Dec 2022, 09:28:44 AM IST

  Karnataka: Covid precautions to be implemented in phased manner: CM Bommai

  Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that precautionary and preventive measures will be taken up and implemented in a phased manner to check the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic without affecting the economy. Read more

• 27 Dec 2022, 09:04:06 AM IST

  Two passengers test Covid positive at Kolkata airport yesterday

  Two passengers including a foreign national who landed at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International airport in Kolkata have tested positive for Covid-19 since Sunday, officials said. Read more

• 27 Dec 2022, 08:00:58 AM IST

  Delhi: Government teachers to be deployed at IGI airport for Covid surveillance

  The Delhi government issued a notice on Monday to deploy government teachers at IGI airport from December 31 to January 15 to ensure that passengers arriving from abroad behave appropriately. Due to winter vacations, schools in Delhi will be closed during this time.

• 27 Dec 2022, 07:05:11 AM IST

  Mock drill across many health facilities in several states and UTs on Tuesday

  Mock drill to be held on Tuesday across a number of health facilities in several states and Union territories to ensure readiness to deal with any eventuality related to COVID-19 following advisory by central government.